The Infernals, over four meters tall and blazing with fel fire, rampaged almost unopposed, while powerful, swift Orc Wolf Riders wove through their ranks, slaughtering as they went. What could the humans do except throw lives at them? Fortunately, they still had their most elite heavy cavalry in reserve.
These heavy cavalry had always been the human army's strongest trump card. Thick, full-body plate armor gave them extraordinary protection, and their robust physiques gave them tremendous strength. Chosen from among a thousand and equipped with enchanted plate armor, these elite soldiers could withstand the crushing strength of Orcs and even Infernals, along with their fel fire.
The human formation gradually stabilized. Meanwhile, Grommash Hellscream left forty Infernals to cover his retreat and led his Orc Wolf Riders out through the encirclement. No one could stop Grommash Hellscream at the spearhead of the charge. Perhaps Uther could have put up a fight if he had intervened personally.
The battle was brief, but both sides suffered considerable losses. The Orcs lost four hundred cavalrymen, most of them after the elite heavy cavalry joined the fighting. The humans suffered far worse, losing nearly three thousand light and heavy cavalry, including over two hundred of their finest heavy cavalrymen.
The Warsong Clan troops led by Grom Hellscream were simply too powerful. Moreover, this Vanguard consisted of the Warsong Clan's finest soldiers. Grom Hellscream felt he had encountered a formidable opponent, while the human Allied Command gained a new understanding of the Orcs' strength.
After the battle, Alleria visited the Allied Command. She had not gone there to laugh at their expense; she had two other reasons for going. First, the humans had acquired around two hundred brown-furred Worgs with injuries of varying severity in the battle. Alleria bought them all at two gold coins