Chapter 236 236 [Natural disasters and civil strife]
After more than half a month of separation, just as the expedition led by Angma and Ronin went to search for the skull of Gul'dan, the ruins of Dalaran had undergone earth-shaking changes.
Thanks to the consensus reached at the summit before Angma traveled to Kalimdo, under the threat of a common enemy, the coalition forces received assistance from various parties including the Kingdom of Kurtiras, the Bronzebeard Dwarves and so on.
Several kilometers north of the ruins, near the shore of Lake Lordamir, a large military fortress built by the power of all tribes has taken shape. It is across the lake from the capital of Lordaron, firmly curbing the attempt of the Scourge Legion occupying the land of Tirisfalin to march into the depths of the Hillsbrad hills.
Under the power of magic, more than a dozen large towers rose up from the ground, and a very lethal dwarf siege cannon was erected at the top. Using high-tech engineering science, dwarfs also equipped each tower with automatic ammunition delivery device to directly connect to the ammunition depot underground, so that these 300 mm caliber mortar cannons can continuously spit out the power of destroying the world.
These dozen firepower points alone are enough to defeat any attempt to use the human sea tactics to subdue this military fortress - it's a pity that the technical assistance of the dwarfs had not lasted for long, and the great craftsman Mekatok sent people to send a worrying news: Nomorigan was invaded by the stone palate monster, and all their energy was restrained, so it was difficult to continue to provide assistance to the coalition forces.
Magic cannot solve everything, and the few mages are unable to catch any effort. In addition to the most important part of the fortress, including the construction of city walls and ordinary defensive facilities, it is necessary to use conventional construction plans to carry out the same period.
In the mountains northwest of Dalaran ruins, there were endless rumbling sounds. The bronze bearded dwarves used explosives to open mountains and quarry to meet the construction needs.
The refugees left by Lordaeron in the Arachi Heights were recruited as labor force. Thousands of workers returned from the quarry in ox carts carrying stone blanks, forming a long row that could not be seen at a glance.
The stonemasons cut the stone on the spot and dragged it to the city wall under construction with takeoff and landing. A dedicated person was responsible for loading the gravel that was chiseled, mixing some engineering adhesives configured by dwarfs into the foundation to increase the bearing capacity of the wet and soft mud on the shore.
The periphery of the fortress construction site is a simple fortification group that undertakes guarding tasks before the fortress is completed. The trenches are connected together, and the wooden sharp thorns are blocked, cutting off the possibility of the undead cavalry charging after landing.
Teams of blood elves, humans and dwarf soldiers patrolled them. Some dwarf siege tanks stopped in specific locations in the defense zone and acted as firepower turrets.
In the storage area of the fortress, boxes of supplies were piled up. From time to time, you can see humans wearing Kultilas uniforms or cargo transport teams of blood elves coming from the southeast.
These are the supplies transported by the Blood Elves and the Kurtiras to Nanhai Town by water.
In the past half month, not only this military fortress, but also Ambermere, where the Gilness army settled in, and Nanhai Town, have launched a rush of construction.
Hillsbrad Hills have become the base camp for all tribes to fight against natural disasters.
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"Three seats, that's how things are. This is a huge surprise. Who would have thought that before we attacked, they would have a big mess on themselves."
On one of the towers, the mage Itonis, standing side by side with Angma, said.
Angma looked at the capital of Lordaeron on the other side, silent. Through the mist, he could clearly see the hidden fires leaping in the ruins of the magnificent city, as if chaos had occurred.
Through Itonis's story, he learned that a few days ago, the coalition forces discovered an abnormality in the capital of Lordaeron.
After some investigation, the leaders of all races were surprised to find that not only were the counter barriers that were rushing to block the spells by the undead, but there were also many fewer gargoyles patrolling in the air. For the first time in history, they were able to fully control the situation on the other side of the lake.
The Scourge Legion was divided into two forces and started a civil war among the ruins of the city. One of them was suppressed and retreated step by step, almost losing control of the royal capital.
At first, everyone suspected that this might be a trap carefully laid by the Scourge Corps, with the purpose of allowing the coalition forces that had not yet gained a foothold to take advantage of the situation to launch an attack so as to capture them all.
But as the Allies in other fields reported that they discovered abnormal disasters and movements, the suspicion disappeared.
The undead in the Silver Song Forest, Andorhar (West Plagueland) and Stantamme (Eastern Plagueland) are all moving towards the Tirisfalinland, and even some very important strategic areas have been abandoned...
There was really a civil strife in the Scourge.
Both sides regarded each other as the biggest threat, and neither wanted to give up the base of the Lordaeron Capital, and almost mobilized all their troops to join the war in Tirisfalin. For this reason, they even temporarily put down their suppression of the coalition forces and gave up a large area of land.
This allowed the coalition to take the opportunity to severely damage the Scourge Legion and squeeze the depth of the undead strategy. In just one day, the generals of the tribes who came from all directions formulated a thorough attack strategy all night.
The blood elves and the Wild Hammer Dwarf army of Eagle Nest Mountain will join forces to advance westward, crossing the undead Stansom region and Andorhal region, ignoring everything along the way, pointing directly to the northwest of Andorhal, and connecting the Andorhal region and the mountain pass (the barrier of the undead in later generations).
For the coalition forces, this pass is the most important strategic location, no doubt about it.
Once the pass is successfully occupied and the defense is forged on the spot, facing the narrow passage, the Scourge's sea tactics will no longer work. This means that from now on, these ugly miscellaneous parts will no longer be able to send troops to attack the plague places of the East and West.
It can be foreseen that no matter how fierce the two undead fighting each other, they will not be so stupid that they give up this pass. The Blood Elves and the Wild Hammer Dwarf will inevitably usher in a tragic siege. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the warriors, the Kurtilas Marines, who landed in the direction of Nanhai Town, will also go north with some coalition forces, cross the Andorhal Pass, and meet with the Blood Elves and the Wild Hammer Dwarf.
As for the war zone on the other hand, the main force of the coalition forces stationed in the ruins of Dalaran was enough to just hold the current defense zone firmly, because attacking the Yinsong Forest, which is without any danger, is obviously not a good idea.
"It seems that the Burning Legion has realized the betrayal of the Lich King and has begun to order the Fear King who stayed at Lordaeron to take back the command of the troops from Kel Thuzad. The Lich King is not a fool, and he will definitely not let them do what they want. This civil strife has started because of this... I just don't know how long it will last, and whether it can bring enough time to the strategic decisions of the coalition forces..."
Angma thought to himself that he had never expected that the civil strife of the Scourge would be several months ahead of the official history.
The demon should have noticed the betrayal of the Lich King after he was defeated and ordered the fearful demon kings who had originally monitored the natural disaster to defend Lordaeron's last scourge forces that could make him come back for the Burning Legion.
As a result, Illidan casts a spell to bombard the Ice Crown Glacier, the Lich King's strength is greatly reduced, and a large number of undeads are free. The war quickly turns into a natural disaster. The tripartite competition between the demon and the free undead led by Sylvanas (the Forgotten in later generations) ends with Sylvanas winning a complete victory.
There was also a small episode here. In order to regain his hometown, Grand Marshal Garrith took risks and pretended to unite with Sylvanas... No matter what history evaluates this person, from the perspective of a thorough bystander, Angma felt that this person was indeed brave and knowledgeable. Unfortunately, Sylvanas had the same idea as him, and as soon as the battle ended, he took the initiative and got rid of him one step earlier. Otherwise, the situation in the future would be hard to say.
The natural disasters and civil strife that occurred several months in advance forced Angma to persuade Rothema to send troops to reinforce the night elves.
perhaps……
The coalition's strategy can really be successful. In this way, not only the blood elves, but also the situation in the entire eastern continent and the north will be much better.
This was the biggest good news that Angma had heard in four months. In addition, he was curious whether Sylvanas, who had been regained his freedom, would take advantage of the opportunity of the Lich King and the Burning Legion to attack each other...
But no matter how much progress the Eastern Continent made in the battle against the Scourge, as long as the Battle of Mount Hygal fails, everything will be meaningless. No one can resist the coming fallen Titan Sageras.
"I urge Master Carlyle to come as soon as possible."
Angma said something to Itonis, then left the latter and headed to the place where the space rift was.
"Okay, I'll go urging you now." Itonis nodded.
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There are three things Angma has to do when she comes back.
The first thing to do is to check the status of the Sun Well. Itonis told him that the Sun Well, or Anwina, has been in an evolutionary process since Angma left, and outsiders still cannot go to the island to check up close, so they can only wait and see from a distance.
This is gratifying news, but what puzzled Angma and all the blood elf magicians was that the magic fluctuations emitted by the Sun Well had completely surpassed their heyday.
Just a drop of magic water from the Well of Eternity has absolutely no such effect.
There must be some other surprises here, but the Central Plains will not be able to find out until Anwena has evolved.
The second thing is to take as many professional mages as possible who can skillfully use external energy sources to prepare for the activation of the Eternal Well vial. Carlyle, which has been studying the Sun Well for many years, is the most indispensable one.
The third thing...
He wanted to use Luo Ning to find out the reason why the Red Dragon Legion did not come to participate in the war. If there was any possibility, he would try his best to convince the Red Dragon Queen to join the war.
Malfurion didn't know, but Angma knew very well that the plan to resurrect the demigod to resist Archmond would not be successful, and the Hygar coalition needed more support.
In case the Eye of Sargeras fails to destroy Archmond, or the plan simply dies due to Illidan's failure to return in time, or for some other reason, the Hygar coalition will be ready for a second time.
Thinking of this, Angma came to the location of the space rift.
In the camp, Ronin, a group of Dalaran and the blood elves mages were gathered around the levitating skull of Gul'dan to concentrate and cast spells.
In the air, a dark and deep crack appeared faintly.
Chapter completed!