With the fall of old Marshal Danath Trollbane, Marcus Jonathan immediately gave the order to attack. The Stormwind defenders atop the second wall had fallen into a grief-fueled state following the old marshal's death, unleashing an unprecedented barrage.
For a time, the rain of arrows inflicted tremendous casualties on the unprepared Trifarix Legion and Zandalar regular army. Naturally, the Zandalar regulars suffered the greatest losses. Though elite, they lacked the Trifarix Legion's plate armor, armed to the teeth.
There was almost no cover on the bridge across the Valley of Heroes, and it also limited the number of Horde troops that could cross. The Horde and Zandalar forces that had entered the Valley of Heroes could only choose to withdraw first.
However, before General Marcus Jonathan could breathe a sigh of relief, Blackfuse Company's various siege weapons entered the Valley of Heroes.
How could Siegecrafter Blackfuse, who possessed Stormwind's blueprints, not know about the artificial lake and bridge in the Valley of Heroes? He had long prepared a solution.
The massive Iron Reaver stepped onto the bridge. Although it appeared far larger than Horridon, it was much slimmer. The bridge could not bear Horridon's weight, yet it could allow the Iron Reaver to advance.
At the same time, the Iron Scorpions moved across the bridge with incredible agility.
General Marcus Jonathan naturally knew how formidable these Blackfuse Company engineering weapons were. He hurriedly shouted at the nearby artillerymen, "Quick, destroy the bridge! We absolutely cannot let these constructs approach the city wall!"
The human artillerymen continuously poured cannon fire onto the marble bridge. Before long, it began to collapse, and the Iron Reavers and Iron Scorpions atop the stone bridge fell into the artificial lake.
General Marcus Jonathan had greatly underestimated Blackfuse Company's siege constructs. First, the Iron Reaver—despite falling