Wielding Power in Azeroth
Chapter 359

Recapturing Silvermoon City

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The third operational meeting was successful. The power struggles and infighting were eliminated, and everyone temporarily reached a consensus on their goals. Deployment was made according to the previously proposed strategic objective of concentrating superior forces to recapture Silvermoon City. ♝🐜 👌🎈

According to the strategic objective, Zul'ra will send a town's Giant Deer Army northward from the land along the path on the eastern shore of Lake Alendal, across Eversong Woods, to join the Sin'dorei army in attacking Silvermoon City. The Forsaken's Dreadguards will also be participating in the battle.

While launching the battle to retake Silvermoon City, the combined fleets of the Sin'dorei and Amani will also conduct a landing operation on Quel'Danas in the north. In addition to the existing fleet personnel, Zul'ra will also send two regiments of the Giant Deer Army and some scattered personnel, led by Mordu and Bakaji, to be responsible for establishing transit ports.

The Forsaken forces will not participate in the landing operation on Quel'Danas, but Sylvanas's Deathguards will be responsible for retaking Tranquillien and, together with the Amani Warrior from Sath Valley, Anowien, and other locations, will intercept any the Scourge forces that may come north to reinforce from the south.

After the strategic tasks were assigned to each other, Zul'ra immediately returned to Zul'Aman from the Dawnstar Spire, ordering Cook to mobilize the Giant Deer Army, which had been training for months, and to have Broken-Tooth husband, Wolrongo, dispatch a fleet to coordinate the operation.

Zul'ra had no intention of personally participating in the battle, but instead remained in the Sath Valley. It was clear that the the Scourge in Silvermoon City was not difficult to defeat; the combined forces of the three factions were more than enough. The more critical challenge was the the Scourge in the south, specifically Deatholme and Stratholme.

Arthas fought his way from the south all the way to Quel'Danas in the north, leaving a black mark on the northern land. That huge Dead Scar still lies across the land, connecting the the Scourge in various places along the way. If the the Scourge from Deatholme and Stratholme moves north, the forces that will besiege Silvermoon City will be in danger.

Also fearing that the Scourge would follow one after another, the timing of the battle was also planned. Sylvanas would depart from a town of the Giant Deer Army in response to the call, and head north along the path on the east shore of Lake Alendal. After arriving at the Sin'dorei's main camp outside Silvermoon City, Sylvanas would immediately send her Deathguards to launch a war to retake Tranquillien.

The war in Tranquillien acted as a fuse, drawing in the the Scourge from Deatholme, Dead Scar, and even the northern Silvermoon City. Of course, this wasn't solely due to the the Scourge's command; the Forsaken's necromancy also played a role.

The Scourge are controlled by the Lich King through necromancy, and command is then held by Lich, Death Knight, and various leaders below them, forming a vast network that is impenetrable to other races, but not to the Forsaken.

The Forsaken escaped the the Scourge, knew it all too well. They could even infiltrate the Scourge the Scourge undetected. Since they were all Undead anyway, the Dreadguard had already used this method to silently reach the Silvermoon City in the north.

After Sylvanas initiated the battle against Tranquillien, and with some auxiliary means attracting a large number of Scourge, the combined forces of Amani'lai and Sin'dorei launched a timely war to retake Silvermoon City, with the Dreadguard hidden outside Silvermoon City responding simultaneously.

Zul'ra did not participate in the battle to retake Silvermoon City, but he was not idle either. While ordering Saibunuwa of Sath Valley, Anowien, and Battleaxe Ridge to be on guard, he ordered the remaining seven regiments of the Giant Deer Army to carry out guerrilla warfare raids on the the Scourge near Dead Scar and Deatholme.

Throughout the entire Dead Scar, Zul'ra drew fire at the southernmost point, while Sylvanas drew fire at the western foot of Sunscar Peak in the central area. It's easy to imagine how easy the battle in Silvermoon City was. If anything wasn't easy, it would probably be the the Scourge's experts. It wouldn't be easy for them to start, but it was just that—not easy. They could easily resolve the situation.

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Although this world has firepower that can be formed by a single person, supernatural magical abilities do not belong to individuals alone. There are always forces or opportunities to balance them. Although the Sin'dorei are in dire straits, they can still send out two Archmage to fight them off, or they can use two artifacts to severely injure their opponents. In short, this is not something Zul'ra needs to worry about.

Zul'ra remained stationed in the Sath Valley, not going directly to the front lines to participate in the battle. Instead, she used her rudimentary divination skills to observe the nearby Giant Deer Army's battle from a distance via a crystal ball.

The seven regiments of the Giant Deer Army conducted guerrilla warfare separately, aiming to draw the the Scourge's attention. They did a good job, making very good progress, and the members followed orders. They successfully slowed down the the Scourge's advance in Deatholme and the nearby Dead Scar.

On the third day, the Undead lured by Zul'ra and Sylvanas retreated back into the Dead Scar, and good news also came from the north.

Thanks to their superior military strength, the allied forces have successfully recaptured Silvermoon City, and the battle has been won. Cook even sent a letter to Zul'ra via carrier hawk, detailing the specifics of the battle and summarizing the events leading up to and following the war.

During the attack on Silvermoon City, the Sin'dorei deployed a large number of mages, teleporting their armies in droves to the Undead of Silvermoon City —a tactical Alliance that had also used in the Second and Third World Wars.

Large numbers of soldiers were teleported into the enemy ranks by mages to launch attacks from all sides, while the opposing army swarmed in to launch a pincer attack from both inside and outside. The Orcs and Trolls of the Old Horde had suffered from this many times before.

The tactic of teleporting to bloom was not used in the war between Amani and Quel'Thalas because Zul'ra took the initiative to attack, creating chaos on the battlefield and winning in the confusion thanks to the strong physique of the Forest Trolls.

The Scourge, in a conservative posture, was not so lucky against the teleportation-based tactics. The Scourge minions in Silvermoon City were instantly defeated. However, the arrival of powerful Undead such as the Scourge dragons, Nerubians, abominations, and Death Knight caused considerable trouble and casualties to the allied forces. But the Sin'dorei had prepared corresponding methods to deal with them.

The Sin'dorei prepared magical arrows and magical bombs, using them to eliminate the powerful Undead. Cook's letter also mentioned Blood Knights, a type of Warrior trained by the Sin'dorei, similar to Sunbearers. These warriors used scorching the Light to strike the Undead and destroyed a large number of the Scourge buildings.

Thanks to prior preparations and the soldiers' fearlessness, victory ultimately fell to the allied forces. Even the appearance of the Undead leader Dar'Khan riding Frost Wyrms could not turn the tide of the battle. The Elves traitor was besieged in Silvermoon City by numerous Blood Elves, including Rommath, Lor'themar, Halduron, Candiris, and Liadrin.

A great battle filled with revenge and rage unfolded on the ruins of Silvermoon City. The final result of this battle was that Dar'Khan was ambushed by Lirath and struck by an arrow with the artifact Sparkstone attached to it, blasting him to oblivion.

After winning the war, the Sin'dorei rebuilt half of the city from ruins in just one night. Cook used an incredibly amazed tone here, and then raised his question: the Sin'dorei lost their power source, the Sunwell, so where did they get so much energy?

Cook asked Sin'dorei Sin'dorei about his doubts, and their answers were formulaic: the energy crystals the prince had sent back from Outland, and the method of absorbing that energy. Cook expressed his skepticism and mentioned the change in color in the Sin'dorei's eyes, his words carrying a hint of premonition and wariness.

There's nothing left at night.

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