To be honest, Southshore had been having a hard time lately. This hadn't started with Duanmu Huai and the others arriving on the planet; even before that, Southshore had already been struggling to make ends meet.
As could be seen from the map, reaching Alliance territory from here required crossing the Arathi Highlands, then passing through Sador Bridge to reach the Wetlands, and finally traveling through Menethil Harbor to reach Dun Morogh or Theramore.
The problem was that not long ago, Sador Bridge had been blown up by Dark Iron Dwarfs, while the Horde had deployed troops to seal off the Arathi Highlands. As a result, Southshore was effectively trapped in the Hillsbrad Foothills.
Southshore had actually considered breaking through the blockade of the Arathi Highlands again and repairing Sador Bridge. However, they had also been attacked by the Forsaken. The farms responsible for supplying food had been destroyed, the Jade Mine producing iron ore had been seized by the Forsaken, and even the former mayor of Southshore had been assassinated.
Marshal Mareb had originally planned to request help from Dangarol, the Dwarfs' stronghold located on the border between the Hillsbrad Foothills and the Arathi Highlands. But when he sent people over to take a look, well, Dangarol had also been slaughtered by the Horde!
Southshore was completely screwed now.
Southshore did have a harbor, but there were only a few fishing boats there. Even worse, there might not be any Horde at sea, but there were Naga! If you dared to take a fishing boat out to sea, they'd sink it in minutes!
Southshore was surrounded on all sides. If the Inquisition hadn't purified Undercity earlier and scared off the undead in Tarren Mill, Southshore would probably have already surrendered completely before the Forsaken's sausage-slicing tactics.
Yet misfortunes never