"The Orc army has begun advancing east along the entire front!" A High Elf Ranger scout brought this news to the Alliance leadership.
The Horde army throughout the Hillsbrad Foothills had moved out at once. They avoided the Alliance defensive lines to the north, then marched swiftly east.
The Horde, which had seemed somewhat listless before, suddenly erupted with terrifying fighting strength. They captured Eastpoint Tower with astonishing speed and began closing in on Thoradin's Wall.
"Has the Horde gone mad?" Turalyon exclaimed in the Alliance command post.
"It looks like they really might have!" Muradin Bronzebeard unfolded the note in his hand and placed it on the command table. "General Fandral Staghelm Stormpike, stationed at Dun Garok, sent word that their vanguard has already engaged the Horde. It looks like the Horde is serious this time!"
"They can't get past Thoradin's Wall!" Alleria said quietly. "Even if they barely manage to breach that wall, we'll catch up with them in the Arathi Highlands and wipe them out!"
"My uncle wrote to say that he's already leading his army toward Galin Town at full speed. Stromgarde swears to stand or fall with Thoradin's Wall!" Danath Trollbane of Stromgarde said firmly.
As those below him chattered on in discussion, the Alliance commander, Anduin Lothar, could not help frowning.
Their discussion was sound. The Horde's actions really were insane...
Thoradin's Wall had been built by Emperor Thoradin three thousand years earlier to resist the Trolls. Its terrain was exceptionally defensible, its fortifications exceptionally complete, and the Dwarven fortress of Dun Garok stood within supporting distance.
It was almost impossible for the Horde to capture that towering wall in a short time... Besides, even if they took it, it would have no effect on the course of the war...
"Perhaps the Horde has