Although the High Elf Ranger Corps and the orc forces each had their own advantages and strengths, in terms of overall combat power, one elite main combat legion of orcs was probably comparable to one combined legion of the High Elf Ranger Corps.
Even that rough parity was only possible because the High Elf Ranger Corps now had large numbers of Battle Pets. In the past, even Alleria and Sylvanas would not have dared to assess the balance of power between the two sides this way.
Yet even by the current standards for comparing their strength, Quel'Thalas still faced considerable danger.
A combined legion of the High Elf Ranger Corps consisted of one Main Combat Burning Legion and one Auxiliary Burning Legion, totaling twelve thousand soldiers. By that reckoning, the two elite main combat legions of orcs that had suddenly appeared in Southern Eversong Woods could tie down at least four Ranger Burning Legions of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas.
The Kingdom of Quel'Thalas had only ten legions in its standing military, and the Ranger Corps in the south had only six legions in total. The arrival of these two elite main combat legions of orcs therefore placed enormous military pressure on the kingdom.
"Thank goodness we recalled the Expeditionary Army Corps! Otherwise, things would be even more difficult now!" Alleria said with relief.
Sylvanas also frowned at the large red arrows on the military map representing the allied orc and Zul'Aman troll forces. "Indeed! The orcs are advancing far too quickly! Brother-in-law said in his letter that their forces in The Hinterlands would march in about twenty days, so we'd better hold the orcs in Southern Eversong Woods for at least a month or so."
Studying the map intently, Sylvanas said calmly, "If we keep letting the orcs rampage unchecked