Dick came in disguise. No one knew his identity except Mograine who was stationed here. On the one hand, this was to avoid causing confusion. On the other hand, Valiance Keep's personnel The composition is very complicated, and no one can guarantee whether there will be Cult of the Damned working for Scourge. These mice are very clever and annoying. No one knows when they will jump out and destroy the original detailed plan.
Especially for a Paladin like Dick, there are only two landing sites in the entire Northrend, one in the east and one in the west, Tirion Fordring and Mograine. This has already made Scourge very passive. Another Dick will definitely cause a wave of unnecessary trouble.
As mentioned before, Undead Scourge also has its own small society inside, and when Lich King Sleep, the arrival of Dick, and the chaos caused among Undead Scourge, is likely to make the situation of Valiance Keep and Farshire, which are still in a state of expansion, very passive.
No matter how strong Dick is, he is only one person, and he cannot protect Borean Tundra and these Courage forerunners forever.
Judging from the sight of Dick dressed as a Kingdom of Lordaeron civilian employee, Valiance Keep's current Order is generally pretty good It is neat and tidy. In this City, which occupies at least two-thirds of the size of Stratholme, there is no Civilized World like City. There are so many tricks, it is divided into three parts as a whole. The dock area is used for repairing Warships. These Warships have to go back and forth between Northrend and Eastern Kingdoms every seven days. is used to transport soldiers and supplies. Sometimes it has to go deep into Ocean of Northrend to attack those lawless Pirate.
Speaking of which, Pirate of Northrend has become more and more crazy these days, and there was even an incident where the Pirate ship besieged Valiance Keep. However, there were Mograine and Scarlet Crusade stationed here. Those Pirate lost one-third of their manpower and could not even capture the dock of the fortress. In the end, they could only escape in despair.
And this matter also has something to do with Dick. These Pirate all belong to the forces of Bloodsail Buccaneers. This Pirate Crew gang that has dominated Great Sea for more than ten years has two large-scale stations. One is the mysterious Plunder Isle, and the other is Scalawag Point of Northlands. In exchange for Kul Tiras's help, Dick The location of these two places was told to Daelin, and then Bloodsail Buccaneers suffered. Daelin personally took Maritime Sovereignty and three fleets to Plunder Isle located at South Seas. The navy Commodore Matthew, which has become more and more important in recent years, took the remaining fleet to Scalawag Point, and supported Northern Expedition by the way.
I don't know how the battle of Plunder Isle went, but Scalawag Point, a logistics port located in Howling Bay, was almost completely wiped out by the Kul Tiras navy and escaped. In order to survive, Pirate had to take refuge in Scourge, and some returned to the days of watching the sky and eating on the sea. When they were desperate, attacking Valiance Keep with all their lives was just a tactic to survive.
After the dock area is the largest building in the fortress, Barracks, where at least 1,000 soldiers and thousands of Warhorse live. The smell is not very good, but at least it can provide a safe resting place. The innermost part is the headquarters, where Mograine and the generals live.
In addition, there are three other Argent Crusades and Camps scattered throughout the wide Borean Tundra, but they are all reconnaissance or logistics Camps, as well as some rangers patrolling the entire plain. Soldiers, overall, Mograine, a veteran general with a lifetime of military experience, has initially established an effective defense system in this place in more than three months. When reinforcements from the rear are sufficient, he will launch an attack on the local Scourge Forces in one go.
When Dick saw Old Mograine, the old knight seemed to be in a very good mood. He hugged Dick, invited Dick from afar to sit on a chair, took out two wine glasses, and shook a bottle of unique wine in front of Dick's eyes.
"This is Deep Sea Chen Stormstout given to us by local Tuskarr. You will like the taste. In this cold weather, drinking a glass of this wine will warm you up."
Dick set his sights on the large Map hanging on the wall behind Mograine, which recorded the entire Borean Tundra situation with various complex lines. He was no longer a low-level soldier, and now this kind of military Map was enough for him to understand the speed and situation of the current war.
After a few seconds, Dick looked away from Map, picked up the wine glass, and drank a glass of Chen Stormstout. His stomach was burning and groaning, making Dick couldn't help grinning, making Mograine laugh.
"When I was fighting with Marshal Lothar, the marshal said that a soldier who cannot drink is not a good soldier."
Mograine drank the Chen Stormstout in front of him without changing his expression, then took a breath,
"But he thinks the marshal is wrong. You are a good soldier, but you don't like drinking."
Dick waved his hand, calmed his twitching stomach, and started talking about business, "Judging from your Map, we have already captured the coastline? Will the local Scourge just let us Operation?"
The old knight flexed his wrist seriously and said,
"Of course they will not sit back and watch us expand our power, but without an effective command, they are no match for us. In the past three months, we have fought the local Undead 4 times and never lost. We also took this coastline from them with the sword in Warrior's hand. Right now Brigitte and Darion are leading the follow-up troops of Scarlet Crusade to try to open up a new landing point at Dragonblight. When the construction there is completed, we will be equivalent to setting two nails on this continent, and no one can try to drive us away."
Facing Mograine, Dick no longer hid it. After briefly understanding the local situation, he asked the most important thing about coming here this time.
"So, Alexandros, what do you think of Northern Expedition War? Why are we fighting this war?"
This question is somewhat strange, but out of trust in Dick, Mograine thought about it for a moment and held Fist tightly.
"Revenge, and bring the war to Undead, we are Lordaeron's New Wall. If we don't fall, Undead can't even think of entering Civilized World."
Dick nodded noncommittally, and then talked about his plan,
"Then have you ever thought about it, Alexandros, you know, the people now support Northern Expedition because they think the war can protect them, but for us, we all know that this war cannot end in at least 2 years. Even if Arthas is killed, the entire Northrend Can we just let the Undead of go unchecked? The Purification war after the war will inevitably drag on longer... Think about it five years later, will the people who are tired of the war still support us? Even if they support it, can the newly built Lordaeron national power be able to withstand it?"
Dick emphasized his tone, "This is the Undead of an entire continent. If Purification them are to do it, even if they exhaust us to death, it will be an impossible task within 10 years."
"So?"
Mograine frowned. He knew that Dick's words were not alarmist. When Orcish War was there, if Orcs hadn't hit In Lordaeron, most people still don't pay much attention to Orcs, which almost overturned the entire continent. This has nothing to do with Wisdom or not. The will of tens of millions of people gathered together is inherently short-sighted. This is a problem of human nature.
The old knight waited for Dick to give him an answer, and Dick did not disappoint him. He pointed at the ground outside Mograine's window, Borean Tundra, a place covered in cold.
"Here, Alexandros, when I got off the boat just now, I saw the farmers who came to Pioneering were picking up the crops under the protection of the army. Do you know the land here?"
When talking about this issue, Mograine's brows relaxed, and there was a hint of relief on his face, "Of course, I have to say that you made the right choice when you asked me to bring these farmers with me. The soil here is more fertile than Lordaeron. It's unbelievable. In just 3 months, we harvested one crop of Wheat. Although it is not enough to be self-sufficient, it is much faster than the originally planned material transportation."
"Yes! Alexandros, the land here is so fertile, why should we leave it to Scourge? Or allow it to be destroyed by war?"
Dick waved his arms and his tone became more relaxed,
"I talked to Queen His Majesty before coming here..."
When Queen His Majesty was mentioned, Dick's expression changed slightly, but the old knight did not notice it. He was waiting for Dick's next words.
"Huh?"
"His Majesty means that she intends to turn Borean Tundra into Sixth Province of Lordaeron, and give all the land here to the people and nobles in exchange for their support. If her plan succeeds, at least we will It can provide enough land for 30,000 civilian families to cultivate, and based on the area of Borean Tundra, at least 20 Landed Baron, or 10 Powerful Earl, and a distinguished Marquis will be born here."
Dick's eyes narrowed,
"As we continue to advance, more and more land will be liberated. These lands will be given priority to veterans and nobles who lost their fiefdoms due to the Undead invasion. As long as they are on our side, Lordaeron will not give up lightly. The most important thing is, when the civilians get the land they dream of, when they get used to the life here, and when they know that Undead is coming to destroy it, what will they do?"
"They will stand up and fight with us... It's enough to experience the feeling of losing your home once."
Old Mograine's eyes also lit up. His family also lost its fiefdom during the Undead invasion. Tirisfal region, which is troubled by Undead and Worgen, is not a good place. In the next 20 years, it will not be suitable for human survival there, but if the fiefdom is changed to Borean Tundra...
The old knight remembered the excitement of the farmers when they were harvesting grain a few days ago. He silently weighed Dick's statement and finally raised an unavoidable question.
"But Undead Scourge will not let us do this. If we want to transfer to Pioneering, our military strength is not enough, and other forces..."
"No! You can't transfer to Pioneering, at least not until you kill Arthas! Before that, we can only implement it on a small scale, first attracting the nobles, and then attracting the common people who have lost their land."
Dick shook his head and asked another question, "Did Tirion Fordring Knight's Operation go smoothly in Howling Fjord?"
Mograine shook his head, "It's not going well. Compared with the situation at Borean Tundra, it's very bad over there. Tirion Fordring said in the letter to me that that place is ruled by Vrykul. Those The half-giants are difficult to deal with, and Tirion Fordring suspects that they are colluding with Undead Scourge and are Evil's allies. It's really disgusting. They can only take a defensive position there, and it's difficult to counterattack."
"Then pull them back and let us attack Borean Tundra with all our strength!"
Dick turned around, "Alexandros, how long will it take for you and Tirion's army to wipe out the entire Borean Tundra?"
"Tirion Fordring There are 10,000 people over there, if they are all placed here."
Old Mograine stood up from the chair, walked a few steps beside the desk, and finally came to a conclusion, "At most 3 months! I can guarantee that there will not be any large stocks of Undead left in the entire Borean Tundra. The biggest threat here is the climate, but if there are enough Mage, the entire attack plan can be completed in 2 months."
"In 2 months, Arthas will almost wake up at that time, so let's do it! We adjust our strategy so that the incoming reinforcements from other forces will land from Dragonblight. In this way, after 2 months, when Arthas wakes up, he will find that Alliance Forces has already arrived at his door, and he will not be able to spare time to harass Borean Tundra."
"But on Howling Fjord's side, if Vrykul really forms an alliance with Scourge, they cannot leave it alone. When the war is going on, and they suddenly come out from Howling Bay, it will only be a disaster for everyone."
"So I'll go over there and give me those Vrykul, trust me, Alexandros."
Dick smiled and waved, "What do you think of this idea?"
Old Mograine glanced at the confident Dick and shook his head.
"Frankly speaking, it's not very good. You kind of take it for granted, Dick."