However, by advancing rapidly with 2,000 Wolf Riders and leaving their infantry behind, the orcs were essentially repeating what had happened after the Alliance captured Blackrock Hold, when Alleria led all the elven cavalry to the passes into the Burning Steppes and the Swamp of Sorrows to cut off the orcs' retreat. Clearly, the Shattered Hand Clan wanted to seize complete control of this military camp first, then use it as a base to control the entire Swamp of Sorrows and prevent the Allied Army from threatening Stormwind City from the west.
You think a mere 2,000 Orc Wolf Riders can come and take a piece of my pie? As commander of the Western Route Army, Alleria clenched her fists in anger. "Two thousand Wolf Riders-even if Grommash Hellscream himself is leading you, I'm going to wipe you out!" Alleria made her decision.
"You dared to break away from your main force, so there's no way you'll rejoin the troops behind you intact and without a hitch. I'll destroy you! And if I can't, I'll at least leave you unable to fight." Alleria sneered through gritted teeth. "Racing against time, are you? What you don't know is that I've already taken this camp!"
Alleria quickly found a Military Map of the Swamp of Sorrows, then leaned over it and studied it closely for a long time. It was not until midnight that she finalized her plan of action.
She summoned a signalman and sent out the detailed orders.
Her intentions were simple: she would send every mounted unit capable of moving quickly into the mountain valley southwest of the camp, where they would lie concealed and await further orders. The remaining infantry, who had no mounts, would all stay in the camp and be assigned to defend its various fortifications.