Calia, who had just become the Queen of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, suddenly appeared in Andorhal, and repelled her brother Arthas who committed heinous crimes, successfully saving the Knights of the Silver Hand and a large number of refugees who were on the verge of collapse.
Undoubtedly, it greatly encouraged the Alliance troops who were confronting the undead natural disaster on the front line.
In particular, the three airships floating in the sky can not only carry out ferocious bombardment from a high position, but can also drop various explosives to bombard the low-level undead that are densely packed like a tide, causing them to completely lose their numerical advantage.
After all, without the overwhelming and fierce charge, the offensive capabilities of the undead army can be said to have been greatly weakened.
An elite coalition composed of humans and dwarves can even form an array in the wild without relying on fortifications to defeat an army of ghouls, zombies and skeletons that are four or even six times their own number.
What's more, Calia severely wounded the Lich King's first death knight, Arthas, who was holding the artifact Frostmourne, forcing the latter to lose one of his eyes.
Plus Uther the Lightbringer and the Knights of the Silver Hand who survived a narrow escape.
Not only did the Alliance not collapse like in the original timeline at the beginning of the Third War, but it instead took on a posture that was able to regain the lost land and restore Lordaeron just like it did during the First Orc War.
A large amount of holy water was continuously transported from the rear of Stranglethorn Vale to the front line, directly destroying the plague, one of the two magic weapons of the Lich King's rapid expansion.
The lack of plague transformation means that the Scourge can only effectively utilize those corpses as part of its own strength after completely defeating the enemy.
But if there is no way to win quickly or it becomes a tug-of-war, then all the destroyed undead will be burned and purified, and there will no longer be any way to pull them up as cannon fodder.
This is undoubtedly a blow to the bottom of the pot, and it is also the biggest weakness of the seemingly invincible Scourge Legion.
After all, if brainless ghouls and zombies want to kill an elite veteran, it will take at least three of them.
If human veterans gather into arrays or even complex and huge legions, then this number may double or triple.
Therefore, the Scourge Legion is actually not good at fighting protracted battles, but is better at launching unexpected sneak attacks and quick attacks.
Once they begin to shift into positional warfare and a war of attrition, not only will they not be able to take advantage at all, but they may become weaker and weaker through constant attrition.
After sensing the high morale of the coalition forces, Baron Rivendell and several lichs who commanded the natural disaster forces occupying the capital of Lordaeron decisively gave up their originally planned southward invasion plan and chose to retreat and defend. They did not dare to easily leave the solid city walls and fortresses.
protection of.
Because they knew very well that Ner'zhul's current goal was to capture Quel'Thalas and resurrect Kel'Thuzad as a great lich in the Sunwell.
The real elite main force has been taken north by Arthas and the fear lord Tichondrius.
Especially those spider-like Crypt Demons brought back from Northrend in the far north, which are now the only units of the Scourge that can pose a threat to air units.
And they were all transferred to the north to prepare for the high elves' dragon eagle riders.
As for gargoyles, things that were created through a combination of necromancy and alchemy, they would not be invented until Kel'Thuzad became the archlich and put on the battlefield on a large scale.
The Frost Dragon had to wait until the end of the Third War, when Alsace once again took a boat out to the Icecrown Glacier, and used the power of Frostmourne to kill and resurrect the blue dragon Sapphiron.
Therefore, the current Scourge Legion can be said to be quite weak in terms of air power.
The only way to build an air defense system is through ziggurats and a large number of necromancers and shadow mages.
Although it is definitely enough to fight defensively, the offensive ability is obviously insufficient.
If you encounter flying units such as the Eagle's Nest Mountain dwarves' gryphon troops and the high elves' dragon eagle troops that require height and speed, they will definitely suffer.
Not to mention airships, air fortresses that can launch attacks from two to three thousand meters away.
However, Calia knew very well that in addition to the intricate streets and buildings on the surface of Lordaeron's capital, there was also a large area of ​​underground sewers that were equally easy to defend and difficult to attack.
The Undercity that Sylvanas later built was renovated and expanded on this basis. You can imagine how huge the space inside it is.
Even if the entire royal capital is razed to the ground with massive explosive barrels and incendiary bombs, there will still be nothing you can do against the undead who will inevitably hide in the sewers and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
If we insist on launching a ground attack, it will definitely cause huge casualties.
And if the coalition forces suffer too many casualties, they will not be able to withstand the huge number of undead scattered in Tirisfal Glades and the entire East Wilder region, as well as the growing main force led by Arthas.
Therefore, after discussion, the commanders from each kingdom agreed on the current strategy of focusing on defense and rescuing refugees as a supplement.
They do not seek to regain the territory of Lordaeron in a short time, they just want to save more surviving civilians.
In this way, on the only road from the royal capital of Lordaeron to Silverpine Forest, the coalition forces began to cut down wood and build increasingly stronger fortifications with the help of Dalaran mages.
At the same time, three giant airships also began patrolling the skies over Tirisfal Glades and the Eastern and Western Plaguelands, delivering urgently needed supplies to towns that were still resisting, and picking up women, the elderly, and children and sending them to the safety of the rear.
During this time, Calia also accepted a paladin from the Twilight Forest of the Southern Stormwind Kingdom recommended by the Lightbringer Uther as her deputy and bodyguard.
His name is Morgan Lattimore...
However, just as the coalition forces were intensively gathering more troops and supplies to prepare for war, Arthas had quietly passed through Stratholme under the cover of the dense forest, successfully entered the land controlled by the high elves, and transferred all the information he had accumulated in his heart before.
All the anger is vented on these proud pointed ears.
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The high elves, which had taken thousands of years to multiply and grow, suffered unprecedented heavy losses in their population base in just a few days.
The undead who were constantly being killed and resurrected even made a trail of death contaminated by the plague in a vibrant green forest during the march, running through the Land of Ghosts and the Eversong Forest.
Looking around at the plague victims brought from Firestone Farm, Dalson Orchard, Geron Farm and other towns in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, as well as the massive zombies transformed from the massacre of elven villages, they cut off their remaining limbs.
The abomination with his arms sewn together, the shadows and ghosts twisted by corrupted souls, the death knight who had almost recovered from his injuries finally walked out of the shadow of his previous defeat and fled, staring with two eyes of different colors showing a look of satisfaction.
Obviously, his other eye with a lavender pupil did not belong to him.
Instead, one of the many victims is selected, dug out, stuffed into the eye socket, and then turned into a part of the body through evil necromantic magic.
Although it may not be as perfect as the original one, it is at least much better than the one-eyed one with a huge visual blind spot.
What's more, piecing together the limbs and organs of different people and resurrecting them into new undead creatures is originally the specialty of the Scourge.
Not to mention just one eye, it would be no problem to replace the entire head.
In addition to the cannon fodder made from corpses and skeletons, those crypt demons that look even more ferocious and terrifying are truly elite troops.
Although their number is not very large, they possess extremely high intelligence and the ability to spray sticky webs and death flying insects.
The former can wrap the target and immobilize it, while the latter can cause considerable damage to air units.
The most important thing is that this group of bugs is very good at digging holes. They can directly dig an underground tunnel within a few hours, jump over the solid wall, and launch a surprise attack from the inside towards the enemy's vulnerable rear.
Arthas relied on these powerful helpers to easily destroy towns outside the magic barrier one after another.
Even the Amani trolls who saw him slaughtering the high elves and wanted to come over to form an alliance were not able to escape.
Basically, any creature that blocks the path of the undead army will be destroyed mercilessly without exception. In a true sense, everyone is equal before death, without any double standards.
Standing on a high cliff, the death knight looked down at the high elf civilians below who were screaming and wailing. Without looking back, he said to the ghost floating behind him: "Look, I told you, these self-esteem
The very tall elves are nothing. They can't stop the siege of the undead army, let alone stop me from conquering Quel'Thalas and occupying the Sunwell."
"Don't be careless.
Have you forgotten the trouble those elite scouts caused when we first entered the forest?
The magical power of the high elves is extraordinary, not even the magical kingdom of Dalaran can compare with it.
Especially the rune stones and magic wards surrounding Quel'Thalas will block all approaching enemies.
The Amani trolls spent thousands of years unable to crack the secret of the magical ward.
What's more, Anasterian Sunstrider is a very powerful opponent, and Flamestrike is also an artifact comparable to Frostmourne."
The spirit of Kel'Thuzad issued a serious warning.
After all, he was once a mage in Dalaran, and he knew very well the high elves who imparted magical knowledge to humans, and he understood how powerful this seemingly unexpanded magical kingdom actually was.
Especially after being nourished by the infinite energy of the Sunwell, the number of high elves' mages is simply staggering.
The number of people who are qualified to be called archmages alone exceeds fifty, which is more than seven times the number of human archmages.
Of course, this is also relatively short-lived compared to humans, while elves can easily live to be hundreds or even thousands of years old.
When the human archmage dies due to aging, the elf archmage at the same time can still live for hundreds of years, and even fall in love with the former's granddaughter or even great-granddaughter.
If the high elves gather these powerful spellcasters together, then the Scourge is very likely to be destroyed by blizzards, meteorites and magical fire falling from the sky just like the trolls thousands of years ago.
You must know that with the unlimited energy source of the Sunwell as the backing, the elf mage never needs to worry about the problem of insufficient magic power, and can directly defeat the millions of natural disasters with large-scale destructive spells.
The numerical advantage is nothing compared to the terrifying magical power.
But Arthas disagreed with this and retorted with a slightly contemptuous tone: "The premise you assume is that these elves are united, Anasterian Sunstrider loves and protects all people, and the people also worship and loyal
to him.
You have also seen the collapse and destruction of the Kingdom of Lordaeron.
My father, King Terenas, can be considered diligent and caring for his people, right?
To be continued...