Pandaria Operation

Just as Boss Hu and Shaohao joined forces to dig a pit for Garrosh to jump into, the Alliance and Horde expeditionary forces officially began their operations as well.

Led by General Turalyon, the Alliance army headed for the Temple of the Red Crane to support Chi-Ji the Red Crane, who was locked in fierce battle with the Confusion of Sha, along with the hard-fighting Pandaren Monk forces.

At the same time, Prince Anduin, codenamed "White Pawn," led an elite detachment to the Jade Forest at the easternmost edge of the Pandaria Continent. Prince Anduin was deeply interested in the power of Yu'lon the Jade Serpent, so before holding formal diplomatic talks with the Shaohao Dynasty, he decided to first meet Yu'lon, one of Pandaria's August Celestials.

Of course, there was also a major political motive behind this. If they could win the favor and trust of the August Celestials, subsequent dealings with the Shaohao Dynasty would undoubtedly become much easier.

The Horde expeditionary army, meanwhile, marched north toward the Valley of the Four Winds.

The Shaohao Dynasty was desperately short on manpower at the moment, overwhelmed by the endless Sha that were appearing across the continent. Therefore, they entrusted the Horde with dealing with the Lizardmen bandits rampaging through the Valley of the Four Winds.

Among these Lizardmen bandits, the strongest group was known as Salles's Legion.

They were the strongest and most famous because their leader, Salles, possessed an incomparably ferocious giant mount: Cannon Ship.

Cannon Ship was an enormous Mushan Beast. Its mountain-like bulk could rival even the Goron Giants. Mushan Beasts were large mammals unique to the Pandaria Continent, and whenever spring arrived, they began courting and mating... Ahem.

An enormous cannon was mounted on Cannon Ship's back. The weapon had a distinct Mogu race style