"Ah? What do you mean Stratholme broke out Scourge? And was stopped by Kael'thas's leaders? What kind of script is this?"
Diakum, who is far away from Gilneas, received the message one day later.
He stood up from his chair. It can be seen that this news was "shocked" to Vigilant. He held the information compiled by Neri and looked at it carefully. After a moment, he said with a strange expression:
"So, the battle between Sun King Kael'thas and Death Lord Toserin destroyed one-third of Stratholme, and the Death Knight regiment that Lich King carefully prepared there was wiped out before they even left the city?"
"Yes, Kael'thas may have used the power of the sun."
Neri whispered:
"According to the letter sent by Archbishop Faol, he personally went to the battlefield and saw that the city in the center of the battle was almost completely burned, and the ground was burned into glaze. Although Sun King resisted Governor Toserin, he failed to capture him.
The Demon Sword named "Frostmourne" is very powerful. Kael'thas won but also exhausted itself.
Now the entire Stratholme is under martial law.
It is said that someone saw Dreadlord taking advantage of the chaos to spread the plague, and Church of the Holy Light urgently invited a group of Forest Sprite Sage to treat the fatal disease. It is said that those diseases were very similar to the Magic Plague used by Polluter."
"This is really a mess."
Diakum rubbed his chin and said with some regret:
"Although Kael'thas is much stronger than before when he comes to Path of the Sun, Frostmourne's sword wielder is also extraordinary. It is a pity that Death Lord could not be left behind. And if those Death Knight were all created by Frostmourne, then the problem will be very serious.
As long as Demon Sword is not destroyed, those devoured souls will eventually be reshaped into their original appearance during the psychic ritual.
Apart from one failure, Lich King has lost nothing.
Stratholme City's elite Dragonborn were all captured in one fell swoop. It was really a "rich victory"."
Having said this, Vigilant glanced at the battle report in his hand and said:
"The forces of death are also gearing up to join this chaos. Another chaos of Six Forces will break out in Tirisfal Glades."
"I don't think the undead are a big problem. If Kael'thas's sunlight can burn them, then no amount of destruction caused by the undead army can defeat the defense line guarded by you."
Neri wagging his tail and said:
"You don't even need to participate in the battle. Just continuously releasing light and heat is enough to burn those Undead. Lich King has been trying their best to cobble together a high-end force that can resist you."
"Indeed, in the current world line, there are all kinds of monsters and monsters, and in terms of threats, Scourge is only worthy of sitting at the same table with children."
Dick grinned, and couldn't help but mourn for Lich King Dog Egg.
To fall into this timeline and become Lich King, what kind of evil must have happened in the previous life?
The wretched has been developing for so long and has accumulated a lot of cannon fodder, but his true high-end strength may not even be able to withstand Light Weaver Warband's wave of light swearing Charge.
If Scourge wants to truly rise, it must seize the opportunity to create a big wave. However, Northern Borderlands is not their stage.
As long as Vigilant's golden Holy Sun is still here, Dog Egg will not go crazy and bet all his family assets on it. There are so many easy persimmons in the world, why come to Diakum to hit your head and bleed?
"However, apart from the accident that occurred in Stratholme City, Tyr's Hand and Avalon County have been successfully captured. Ash Knight Order has regained the strategic location of Corin's Crossing. Their next step is to move towards Darrowshire.
As long as we capture that area, most of the Stratholme area will be recovered.
Lordaeron will have to bear even more pressure."
Neri walked to the military sand table and placed a red flag representing Sin'dorei in the position of Stratholme, and placed a golden flag representing human Church of the Holy Light in the position of Darrowshire.
In the entire Northern Borderlands area, the black flag representing Dragonborn has been clearly surrounded by Lothar's coalition forces attacking from all sides.
The battle under Hillsbrad Foothills started yesterday. Dragonborn, who rushed out from the Alterac Mountains, wanted to recapture Tarren Mill. General Danath commanded his army to engage in a cruel defensive battle.
The total number of troops participating in the battle on both sides exceeds 70,000, and it is difficult to determine the winner in a short period of time. This represents the great success of Lothar's "containment tactics".
If Alterac Mountains's Dragonborn cannot defeat Danath's army immediately, it means that when Lothar leads the carefully selected elite When the iron cavalry quickly passed through Silverpine Forest to attack Tirisfal under the cover of Kaldorei, they were also unable to quickly support Lordaeron City.
When the army closest to Lordaeron was contained, Lordaeron where King Terenas was located became a de facto "isolated city".
"Lothar has no intention of fighting a protracted war with Lordaeron Dragonborn. He wants to end the fight in the shortest possible time."
Diakum stood in front of the sand table, sizing up the war situation in front of him, and said:
"It has been a month since he raised his troops. He will attack Huanglong in the next month, and then spend at least half a year dealing with the remaining Northern Borderlands forces in various places. This Human Civil War can't take more than one year from start to finish."
"But if you include the previous periods of confrontation and substantial division between the two parties, this confrontation has lasted for more than a year."
Neri shook his head and said:
"The rift between Southern Borderlands and Northern Borderlands has long been established. It is not difficult to defeat Lordaeron, but the next management is the time that will test Lothar's skills the most.
Werewolves, Dragonborn, and those degenerate demi-humans hiding in the mountains, as well as various beliefs and the intervention of external forces, Lothar, the emperor, is destined to be unstable on his throne. More importantly, the external environment does not allow him to quietly unify the country.
Scourge will not stop harassing people now that they have taken action. Perhaps after experiencing the torture and destruction of the Fel demon and the void black dragon, the next person to torture humans will be the dead Scourge.
If I were Lothar, I would have a headache."
"This is not a bad thing. Having a strong enemy can unite people's hearts to a certain extent."
Dick picked up a golden flag symbolizing Lightforged and placed it in the position of Lordaeron. He said:
"When Lothar enters Silverpine Forest, let's move forward together. Overmind has awakened, and the inheritance of Nerubian has returned to the insect swarm. We are only one step away from the final completion of war preparations.
time
Time has been respectfully on my side, and I no longer have any worries. It's time to have a showdown with Xal'atath, a colleague who always makes things difficult for me."
"You want to go to Lordaeron in person?"
Neri's expression changed slightly.
She stepped forward and took Diakum's hand, shook her head and said:
"Before Little Prophet Nat Parker was sent to Draenor, he told me not to let you pass. He said that Lordaeron had a black hole that would swallow up all light. He also said that you are just a rising sun and cannot resist the erosion of the black hole.
You'd better stay here.
Twins is strong enough, they can handle the provocation of Xal'atath.
If it's a deadly trap, then you shouldn't jump into it."
"What if that wasn't a trap?"
Dick reached out and stroked Neri's long hair, and he said softly:
"They set a trap for a Tiger, so naturally they can't trap a flying dragon. Xal'atath thinks she has a chance to win, but in fact, I think Void Herald still underestimates me.
Even though she had tried her best to raise my threat to the extreme that she could imagine, I must say that her imagination was still a little too poor.
Don't worry, Neri.
I want to shine brightly, and now is not the time to burn it out."
Just when he kissed Neri's forehead, the door of the room was pushed open. Jaina and her brother stood at the door awkwardly, looking at the archbishop who was hugged by Saint with a shy look on his face.
Okay.
They thought that the gossip spread privately by the Light Weavers around them was just pure gossip, but they didn't expect that there really is some unclear relationship between you, Saint, and the Archbishop!
Hello Vigilant!
As a leader of believers, you actually mess with the relationship between men and women. You really need to have your beliefs severely revised!
"Marshal Lothar's messenger has arrived, Vigilant."
Derek Proudmoore will report to Diakum with "disciple etiquette":
"The marshal will lead Iron Horse Knights, Seventh Legion elites and Army of the Light, a total of 27,000 people, into Silverpine Forest in two hours. Kaldorei Druid have already established a stronghold in Pyrewood Village, and we can set off.
If you are willing, I am happy to invite you to move forward with my fleet. While Marshal Lothar takes the land route to defeat the three lines of defense of Silverpine Forest, we can take the sea route to land on Whispering Shore of Tirisfal Glades.
Sir Uther and the protesters he summoned will be there to meet us."
"But there is Naga in the sea."
Jaina sighed and said:
"Lots and lots of Naga, which means we have to kill them all by sea."
"Then let's go. I'm used to flying on a spaceship like Exodar, but I haven't flown on a battleship like Azeroth."
Dick took Neri's hand, looked at Jaina again, and said:
"By the way, I'll give you some guidance on your Arcane knowledge. What's wrong? With your eyes so wide open, do you think I, a gold medal teacher with 30 years of teaching experience in the Arcane Academy, am not qualified to give you guidance?"
Although I don't know much about the secrets of Arcane, I can still make a few comments.
For example, I can teach you how to summon "Ancient Glacial Elemental", which is a super advanced version of Water Elemental, do you want to learn?"
"There was chaos in the Stratholme area. Baron Rivendare believed in Lich King's promise. He led the wolf into the house, which directly led to the kingdom's loss of advantage in the Stratholme area. Once Church of the Holy Light's rebels captured Darrowshire, they could directly threaten the defense of the Andorhal area.
By then, there will also be problems with the kingdom's food supply."
King Terenas's imperial general, the powerful Dragonborn Grand Knight Osma·Garithos said to his majesty in a solemn tone:
"We have two choices now. Your Majesty, the Dragonborn strength in the Andorhal area is only enough to support one direction, or let them set up defenses along the Thondroril River line to prevent the rebels in the Stratholme area from continuing to penetrate deeper.
Or let them leave enough strength to defend the city, and then come to Tirisfal Glades to defend the royal capital!
With all due respect, from a military perspective, the Hillsbrad Foothills war should not have happened. Alterac Kingdom's Dragonborn should have been stationed in the mountain pass. They could block the Lothar rebels' advance route without doing anything.
But those idiots insisted on taking back Tarren Mill, which directly led to them being led by the nose by Lothar."
The loyal knight, who had recently been promoted to general, sighed and said:
"But now it's done, and it's too late to say this. The rebels' Flying City Dalaran pose a great threat to the Alterac royal city, and the natural dangers on the ground cannot stop their progress in the sky. In the most extreme case, Dalaran may even suddenly appear in the sky above the royal capital.
Your Majesty, you must be on guard!"
King Terenas was sitting on the throne, looking at the war sand table below. After a while, he said:
"Lothar will go from Silverpine Forest to Tirisfal, right?"
"Yes, after the failure of the so-called "Nightmare War" by Nightmare King, who has no ability and only knows how to brag, it has become difficult for Silverpine Forest to resist the advance of Lothar and the werewolves."
General Dragonborn sneered and said:
"We trusted the wrong person, which directly caused us to lose the opportunity."
"But this is also an opportunity."
King Terenas had another explanation for this. He held the Elven God-Sword that emitted scarlet light in his hand, rubbed his chin, and said:
"Lothar is a commander-in-chief, but he always likes to do this kind of "conquering the army personally". Garithos, my loyal general, do you think that if Lothar and his pioneer warriors are killed in Lordaeron, what kind of blow will Alliance, who is currently on the offensive, suffer?
Can they still choose someone who can command the three armies as well as Lothar?"
This question made General Garithos think for a moment, then shook his head and said decisively:
"Absolutely impossible!
No matter it is King Llane Wrynn, Muradin Bronzebeard Prince, Malfurion Stormrage Archdruid, or Kael'thas Sunstrider, they can only command Warrior of their respective races. Only Anduin Lothar has enough prestige to unify all the rebels.
Once this Lion dies, the powerful coalition forces may immediately fall into the dilemma of fighting on their own, but
But if we resort to this tactic, that means you're in danger too."
Garithos obviously disagrees with this solution.
He said loudly:
"We still have enough black dragons. We can dispatch Twilight Dragon to attack Silverpine Forest. Our Naga allies have repeatedly stated that they can provide more support. Your court witch is summoning Lord Daval to return from Sea of Darkness.
Your Dragonborns are determined and will never be afraid of invading enemies!
Although we have lost Stratholme, we still have Tirisfal and Andorhal. The kingdom's grain-producing areas are still in our hands. As long as we hold on firmly, we will be able to survive until the moment of counterattack.
Lothar is a cross-continental expedition. Your Majesty, Stormwind Kingdom's logistical transportation has its limits!
The most important thing is that your ally Kingdom of Kul Tiras is integrating internally. Once they complete the change of dynasty, with the support of the Kul Tiras fleet, we may not be able to turn defeat into victory.
You cannot implement such a risky strategy and bet yourself on the gambling table that Lothar will definitely die in the city."
"Kul Tiras people won't come, Garithos."
King Terenas stood up from the throne.
He shook his head and said:
"If they really wanted to come, they wouldn't have sent out not even a fleet within these ten days. They have a permanent garrison on Tol Barad Island on the edge of the continent, but Lothar have defeated Silverpine Forest and haven't seen a single Kul Tiras person appear.
Those Tidesages are the first and last batch of support they sent.
Don't you still understand what Kul Tiras's "allies" are up to?
They hope that we can withstand Lothar as long as possible so that they can build a strong enough defense overseas. They have no intention of joining Dragonborn Empire. What those bastards want to build is their own "Tide Empire".
Don't count on them!
Just do as I say, Garithos."
The king was still very decisive. He waved his hand and said:
"We can no longer disperse our forces at this time, otherwise they will be defeated individually, so we will concentrate the Dragonborn we have on Lordaeron, and at the same time speed up the transformation of new Dragonborn! If Lothar wants to end the war here, he will get it.
When I chop off his head, the war will end!
Just take the plunge.
Our strength is not strong enough to fight against the coalition of five ethnic groups, and the cunning and stingy Gallywix's support for the war is far less generous than the wealthy Steamwheedle's.
After the failure of Quel'Thalas's beheading, the deterioration of the war situation was an inevitable result.
Right now, we can only win in danger."
Dragonborn General wanted to persuade him again, but in the end he just nodded and left the King's Hall with the instructions.
King Terenas looked at the sand table on the table.
His face was as dark as water, but he was not desperate. He still felt that he still had a chance of winning, and Lothar's "leading by example" would bring trouble to that guy.
The king left the throne room and walked into the royal garden of the palace. The place had changed a lot. A towering dark altar was quickly built at the cost of demolishing the palace. The void priests under Ms. Xal'atath all chanted loudly here, and some Naga Seawitch and black dragon spellcasters also participated.
Countless voices echoed in the tide of the void, Shath'yar calling Deathwing's name, asking it to return from the abyss of Sea of Darkness.
The palace witch Xal'atath presided over the ceremony, but when she saw the king arriving, she still floated down from the high platform, bowed to his majesty, and whispered:
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, your Lord Daval has been strengthened by God in the void. When it returns, all the problems you face will no longer be a problem. This is your "Final Weapon"!
Yes, as long as "Executioner" Deathwing returns, even if Warden Diacum comes here in person, he will only reap a sad failure.
Your empire will rise in the echoes of the void in glorious victory."
"What about you?"
King Terenas stared at the royal witch in front of her.
He knew that he trusted her, but at this moment, the king could not remember when he met this witch or when she appeared beside him.
Forget it, none of this matters.
The king asked in a deep voice:
"What is your purpose? In this war, you have been much more determined than me."
"You don't need to know this."
Xal'atath pulled down his black hood and looked back at the void crack that had formed behind him and the power from Sea of Darkness rolling in it.
She whispered:
"I just want to take off the mask of the hypocrite and expose his hypocritical face to the sea of stars. Devils cannot have a face. Your Majesty, once they have a face, they will be attacked by the righteous."
I want to draw that face for the devil
Speaking of which, your divine sword seems to be disobedient. Do you want me to "strengthen" it for you?"