Iron and Fire of Azeroth
Chapter 158

Crazy Plan

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"If these two most elite knightly orders of Northrend's humans were destroyed, the Kingdom of Lordaeron's tombstone could receive its final shovelful of earth. By then, no one would be able to stop the Scourge from completely occupying the Lordaeron Continent."

"Strahnbrad, Silverpine Forest, Hillsbrad, Southshore, the Alterac Mountains, and the Arathi Highlands would all be unable to escape. Perhaps Dalaran's mages might find a way to flee such misfortune, but they would only be running away with their tails between their legs."

Astartes painted a terrifying picture of the Scourge entering the southern territories and completely conquering every inch of the Lordaeron Continent.

"Should we immediately send word to the Scarlet Crusade and have Abbendis abandon the plan to attack Chillwind Camp, so we don't draw the Undead's attention for now?"

"What I mean is, when you can't beat the enemy, don't group up and fight them. Farm resources, build up, and hold the line."

Roderick's mind was no longer functioning very clearly at this point, yet he actually came up with such an idea.

"Are you really going to use gaming logic to assess the situation in Northrend, Lieutenant?"

"When Raven Guard heads north, without the Scarlet Crusade's elite forces from Tyr's Hand and without General Abbendis backing you, you won't be able to use the Raven Guard Knights' limited strength to gain command over the other forces. Entering Northrend and attacking the Undead with Raven Guard's soldiers alone would still be a dead end."

"Pretending not to know the enemy's strategy, turtling up, and peacefully farming alongside the Scourge while at a disadvantage would only be a slow death."

"Lieutenant, your series of actions in Northrend has already ruined the Scourge's insidious plan."

"If Dathrohan had remained hidden like this, the Scourge could naturally have maintained this

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