Yu Lin Bloodhawk also thought the arrangement was truly idiotic.
"High command explained that the center is the main force for the decisive battle and the key to victory. Its composition shouldn't be too complicated, or command would become confused and the army would lose flexibility. So they separated our elven legion and one Main Combat Burning Legion of the Wildhammer Dwarves to serve as the left and right wings respectively," Alleria said.
"If that's the case, why strip half the mages from our left wing?" the officer said. "The center already has a mage legion from Dalaran, while we have only 1,800 mages. Take away half, and we're left with just 900. That's too few for a legion with little close-combat capability. We're facing orcs, after all. Without enough mages, our strength will be greatly diminished.
"Would adding 800 mages to the center somehow not complicate its composition? It would have dwarves, elves, and humans. Isn't that the same thing? That reasoning clearly isn't convincing.
"Normally, we should swap positions with one of the Human Burning Legions in the center. Our forces are entirely ranged, and the Kingdom has spared no expense this time, giving everyone without a worg mount a tallstrider mount. In the center, we could provide enough ranged firepower for the decisive frontal battle while also rapidly supporting either wing or even the vanguard."
Yu Lin Bloodhawk thought the officer's suggestion was quite sound and could not help giving him a second look.
"Although Dalaran has formed a mage legion, it actually has only 4,000 mages. The rest are logistical personnel serving them. Of those 4,000 or so mages, fewer than 1,000 are intermediate rank or above. In other words, there are fewer than 1,000 actual combat mages. The remaining novice mages can only cast single-target