This meeting, which had a profound impact on the entire Eastern Kingdoms, came to an end, and the leaders quickly departed.
Before the meeting ended, King Genn announced that until the threat of the Undead was completely eliminated, the Kingdom of Gilneas would no longer have any contact with the outside world, and Lord Crowley, who had crossed the Greymane Wall, would not be able to receive support from Gilneas.
Closed-door policy!
This would not be a good policy in any era, but at this moment, no one can change King Genn's decision; after all, he is the King of Gilneas.
The various nations, including Dalaran, expressed no interest in Jiang Jie's plan to "send troops to assist the Sunstrider Dynasty."
In fact, even if one is interested, it's useless. Unless permitted by the Sun King, any action to send troops into Quel'Thalas will be considered a provocation and could cause an unnecessary war!
After the meeting, Jiang Jie stayed behind, along with Fenna and Uther the Lightbringer.
" Nicholas, you did a great job, better than me. I didn't expect you to persuade King Genn; it wasn't easy." Calia sighed, "But you shouldn't have declared your intention to send troops to help the Sunstrider Dynasty. What if the Sun King really requests aid? Lordaeron doesn't have the resources to help any other nation; we... can barely protect ourselves."
Jiang Jie shook his head and said, "In fact, regardless of whether the Sun King requests it or not, we should send troops to support him. Once Arthas breaks through the Sunstrider Dynasty, he will definitely move south again to attack Lordaeron. At that time, he will have hundreds of thousands more Undead Sunstrider Dynasty... Who can stop him?"
It must be admitted that the average combat strength of High Elf far surpasses that of humans!
There are far more High Elf mages than the seven human kingdoms combined. Once these mages are killed, they will be resurrected as Undead! Not skeletons or zombies, but Undead who can cast spells, and whose spellcasting abilities are all quite strong!
You have to understand, compared to the High Elf mages, the human mages of Dalaran were far too inexperienced, much less capable!
Furthermore, the High Elf Ranger Corps—every single ranger is a true archer, the best of the best! If they were resurrected as Undead, Arthas would have thousands, even tens of thousands, more archers, creating an unimaginable fighting force!
When they march south with so many elite Undead, how will Lordaeron resist?
Even the more powerful Dalaran couldn't withstand it!
Therefore, for Lordaeron own sake, Lordaeron must send troops to help the Sunstrider Dynasty fight against the Undead, and cannot allow the Scourge to expand its manpower explosively!
You want to open a second, third, or fourth mine?
Then I'll have to cause trouble!
They wreak havoc, plunder resources, develop their own mines, and mass-produce troops!
"My suggestion is to immediately dispatch the most elite troops to Light's Hope Chapel, and then, after Arthas travels to Quel'Thalas, send troops to Stratholme to recapture and purify Stratholme."
Jiang Jie said, "Then, station a large number of troops in Stratholme. On the one hand, guard the passage between the Eastern Plaguelands and the Ghostlands. Even if it costs us our lives to fill it, we absolutely cannot let the Undead return to the Eastern Plaguelands from there! On the other hand, as soon as the Scourge enters the Ghostlands, immediately send troops to the Ghostlands, make contact with the High Elf there, and attack the Scourge!"
" The Sun King probably won't allow it. In that case, we'll be attacked by the High Elf instead." Calia shook her head slightly.
" The Sun King? Once the Scourge enters Quel'Thalas, he won't have the energy to care about any of this! I guarantee he'll be incredibly grateful for our intervention!" Jiang Jie said. "As for Arthas, he won't stop; he'll march straight towards the Sunwell! Our elite troops just need to pursue him; there won't be much danger!"
" Nicholas, I believe you." Princess Calia thought for a moment.
Then he asked, "So, who will purify Stratholme?" "Lord Uther must remain in Lordaeron to oversee things. The other Grand Knight all have their own missions. Fenna is naturally the most suitable, and I will accompany him. I just don't know if Jaina will be willing to lend a hand."
Jiang Jie glanced at Fenna standing beside him, a warm smile spreading across his face. "I have another suggestion: as a newly promoted Grand Knight, Fenna should establish her own unit under the Order of the Silver Hand. The Ashen Army, what do you think of that name?"
The Order of the Silver Hand are not a monolithic entity.
Uther the Lightbringer is the Grand Master and Supreme Leader, wielding the " Libram of Justice." He is the only one who can control the entire situation. He does not have his own troops because everyone in the Order of the Silver Hand must obey his command.
And willingly at that!
Gavinrad Doom is a figurehead second-in-command, lacking any real presence. This Grand Knight, who wields the " Libram of Zeal," is not assertive enough. The one with more power and authority, and who commands more respect, is Commander-in-Chief Dathrohan, who wields the " Libram of Holiness."
Dathrohan is the governor and Highlord of Stratholme, the second largest city in the Kingdom of Lordaeron, and holds a very high position.
Further down are Tirion Fordring, the Highlord Tirion of the third largest city, Hearthglen, who wields the " Retribution " Holy Book, and Alexandros Mograine, the Highlord of Tirisfal Monastery.
As for Sage the Sage of Truth, although he is listed as Grand Knight, he actually has little power and is just an ordinary high-ranking commander.
The same applies to Fenna now.
She nominally succeeded Gavinrad as the supreme commander of Chillwind Camp, but in reality, Chillwind Camp was just a small outpost under the rule of Hearthglen, with a total strength of less than a thousand men, of which only a hundred were elite Order of the Silver Hand.
It could be said that she was the lowest-ranking and least powerful Grand Knight!
Of course, this is understandable. After all, she is still young, and her promotion to Grand Knight was too late. In addition, the other Grand Knight intentionally or unintentionally rejected her, so it was naturally difficult for her to wield much real power.
Now, the opportunity has arrived.
The commander-in-chief Dathrohan, was in charge of stationing the Light's Hope Chapel, monitoring and purifying Stratholme. However, after Arthas entered Stratholme, Dathrohan was under great pressure and definitely needed reinforcements. He had already sent people to request support.
Although Arthas will leave soon, it would take too much time for Dathrohan's men to purify the entire Stratholme. Realistically, he wouldn't have that much time, so the Order of the Silver Hand.
Reinforcing troops requires a high-ranking commander to lead the team.
All the Grand Knight have their own things to do, and the only ones who might lead reinforcements are Gavinrad Doom, Sage the Truth Messenger, and Fenna.
Sage, the Messenger of Truth, had little presence and wasn't highly regarded. The best candidate would have been Gavinrad.
However, during this period, due to obtaining Ashbringer, severely injuring Tichondrius twice, and raiding Scholomance, Fenna's popularity grew, and her reputation within the Knights of Faith was subtly surpassing that of Sage the Truth Courier, placing her on par with several other Grand Knight, and earning her the title of " Uther the Second".
She had a great influence, especially among the young Paladin.
In fact, in terms of overall strength, Fenna is already no weaker Gavinrad. In addition to the reputation and ability of the Ashbringer, and now with Jiang Jie's personal recommendation and the promise to accompany her, Uther, as her teacher, quickly nodded, Calia naturally did not object.
After all, with two divine swords, even if they were to face Arthas or Tichondrius head-on, they could barely put up a fight!
This is something Gavinrad can't do!