Afterward, Velin pointed to a location thirty kilometers above Wild Crane Pass and said to Kyle, "Notify my cousin Edgar and have him lead his troops to garrison here and monitor activity on the Misty River."
"Deploy a two-hundred-man outpost here to monitor the situation within Duke Hador's Territory."
"And here, where the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, transfer a Thousand-man Squad over to build a fortress. Ensure the road connecting us to the 134th Legion remains open while keeping watch over the surrounding area."
Velin spoke while Kyle took notes.
Ten minutes later, Velin had arranged eight outposts, five fortifications, and two important garrison sites. Incorporating Kyle's suggestions, he completed the deployment map.
The Dwarven army stationed along the border of Duke Hador's Territory naturally could not remain indifferent to the large-scale movement of the Human Army. They entered a State of War, ready at any moment to face a human attack.
Across from Wild Crane Pass, in Marius City, the Dwarven general Gord stationed there looked over the orders sent by the ducal residence, then glanced at the orders from the southern Command Department.
According to the instructions of Gemir, Duke Hador's eldest son, Marius City was to focus on defense and was forbidden from taking the initiative to attack the Human Army.
But the order from the southern Command Department was clear: he was to dispatch troops to attack Wild Crane Pass and retake it.
"General, we are Duke Hador's army first, and only then the army of the Ironforge Mountain Dwarf Kingdom," a Gold-grade Dwarven officer quietly reminded him.
General Gord nodded, placing the order document from the southern Command Department into a brazier. He belonged to Duke Hador, not the King.
The surrounding Dwarven officers remained unmoved by this action and