Yu Lin Bloodhawk had not divided the forces this way because he was greedy for profit and only attacked where there was something to gain. At this point, everything he did was aimed at diverting the attention of the Orcs Main Force within Quel'Thalas, so he would fight without hesitation whether a battle offered any spoils or not.
The Hinterlands' Eastern Burning Legion was to attack the supply transfer depot garrisoned by a full orc regiment because the Orcs Forces there were relatively concentrated, making them ideal targets for the Eastern Burning Legion's spellcasters and their wide-area magical attacks.
As long as the Eastern Burning Legion's ranged firepower could suppress that of the Orcs Forces inside the supply depot, wouldn't the depot become a place where its elven mages could wreak havoc at will?
Tor'Watha had been turned into a living hell by the high elf mages' devastating spells of ice and fire. This time, Yu Lin Bloodhawk intended to turn the orcs' logistical supply depot into another living hell.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk did not care at all whether any supplies could be recovered afterward, or how much they might get. Moreover, since the depot was too close to the Orcs Forces surrounding Southshore, he did not dare take any orc prisoners. He was certainly afraid that if the Orcs Main Force besieging Southshore suddenly came charging over, dragging those prisoners along would become an endless source of trouble.
The main reason for sending the Hinterlands' Western Burning Legion against the orc regiment scattered across several locations was to make the fullest possible use of the Wildhammer dwarves' gryphon riders. Their speed would allow them to intercept anyone who slipped through in short order, preventing even one or two messengers from escaping any of those positions.
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