nashuaworldcup Chapter 250 Lakeside Camp
Chapter 250 Lakeside Camp
In the Alterac Mountains, the Arathi Highlands, or the Hillsbrad Foothills, everyone had heard of the Syndicate bandits, but few knew of the former Kingdom of Stromgarde.
Galin Tor Bane... a descendant of the Alterac bloodline...
His ancestor, the Great General, was originally the leader of the Kingdom of Alteran. After being defeated by King Arathor, he voluntarily joined the Arathi human tribes, thus forming the original Kingdom of Arathor.
If Stromgarde can still be considered a kingdom... Galin & Trollbane are currently the only remaining candidates for a new king worthy of the loyalty of Stromgarde's warriors.
Stormwind does not recognize the prince's legitimacy as king, just as Stromgarde has long refused to acknowledge Stormwind as the leader of the Alliance. They only recognize the old Alliance of Lordaeron and the Son of Lothar...
The old alliance and Lothar's son are history...
Recently, news has come from Outland that Dalaran has reopened the passage to the holy city of Shattrath, and the human expeditionary force has already established itself in another world, with all five heroes still alive.
The expeditionary force will eventually return, and the Son of Lothar will reappear on Azeroth, but even if Garin's uncle returns...
Stromgarde might not be able to hold out either.
They too are quickly becoming displaced bandits... forced to make contact with organizations like the Syndicate because of shared origins... blood ties.
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Stormwind and Stromgarde, though historically estranged, successfully formed an alliance in the face of the new Horde's aggressive advances. Prince Galin of Stromgarde finally agreed to join the Stormwind alliance, or at least accept the Seventh Legion's assistance.
The commander of Southshore, aware of the current situation, is willing to send troops to support Stromgarde; their fates are intertwined... Humanity must unite in this fight...
However, while the Arathi Basin alliance was gathering more allies to fight the Forsaken's Corrupted Legion, Stromgarde chose to send troops to Hillsbrad Foothills, which puzzled the commander of Southshore...
Is Stromgarde preparing to abandon Arathi Highlands and completely hand it over to the Arathorian forces in Refuge Valley?
It's always good for Stromgarde to join in...
The allied forces' joint expedition to Hillsbrad was aimed at cutting off Undercity's vanguard and then severing the Horde's land supply lines, which aligned with the overall operational objectives. Lorraine's servants were used as the Forsaken's vanguard.
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Among the reinforcements sent by Stormwind, the Seventh Legion has emerged in recent years, gaining a formidable reputation and rising to prominence.
Lothar, the human lion, was once a member of the Brotherhood of the Iron Horses.
The Seventh Cavalry Regiment, composed of battle-hardened human veterans, was actually formed by merging the core members of the Iron Horse Brotherhood with the elite Stormwind Knights of Stormwind. The Seventh Legion continues the glory of the Alliance veterans.
The Seventh Legion, facilitated by King Varian of the Alliance, was vaguely comparable to Thrall's Kor'kron Elite Guard of the Horde, and they clashed multiple times... with victories and defeats on both sides...
Given that many members of the Iron Horse Brotherhood came from Stromgarde, the 7th Legion cavalry battalion sent from Southshore cooperated well with the Stromgarde prince's personal guard.
Humanity has won a resounding victory and has once again established a camp on the shores of Lake Lordamere...
Its scale far exceeds that of the combined forces of dwarves and human knights that were wiped out a few days ago.
Is this a resounding victory for the League in the Battle of Hillsbrad?
This victory was of great importance to the people of this land. It boosted morale, wiped out the invading undead, and restored Stromgarde's prestige!
At least that's what Prince Garin thinks!
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The Arathor Alliance's motto is revenge for the refugees of Dalaran... revenge for those killed in the crater left behind after Dalaran's ascent, and it seems that the executioners and schemers are also included in this.
That's right, they are all human...
This time, the human coalition is fighting under the banner of the Alliance...
The commander was a young general sent by Stromgarde... He was elected marshal because he was the last prince of Stromgarde...
The sheer scale of the operation against Lorraine's undead minions was actually a coincidence. They were secretly vying for power, showcasing their respective strengths. Even the Syndicate and the bandits of Dunholm Castle were trying to make their presence felt...
Humans united and repelled the tribe's attack!
This news boosted morale back home... and has already been relayed back to Stormwind as a testament to Countess Katarina's achievements and a victory for the Alliance.
Undercity had just received news of a victory; a messenger informed Lorraine that she had annihilated a human force, specifically Master Yuvel's men... Both sides seemed to believe they had won their first battle...
In reality, it was the first clash over the territory left vacant by Dalaran... Humans did temporarily occupy the Dalaran crater.
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Prince Garin, the commander-in-chief, was the knight captain who led the allied forces in the siege of Lorraine... He also served as the captain of the Stromgarde militia, and this battle was considered his breakthrough...
Don't underestimate the position of knight captain or militia captain; it is very important in the major kingdoms of the Human Alliance.
Even the former Prince Arthas of Lordaeron started as a militia captain, training himself to lead the people and build his reputation before becoming a member of the Knights of the Silver Hand.
He eventually became the commander of the Royal Knights and a general in the Lordaeron Defense Forces...
He eventually became the Grand Marshal of the Lordaeron Northern Expedition...
After he went to the North Pole, he became the Lich King's puppet.
He returned home and destroyed his own country; Lordaeron was ruined by the filial son Arthas.
Whether he was controlled or intended to do so, he did indeed inherit the Lich King's throne and become the so-called king.
However, as the old King Tyrese said, "Royalty is not eternal... my child... we have always ruled this country with courage and wisdom... force is a double-edged sword, and a king must use it with caution... I hope you can continue the glory and wisdom of the Menethil family."
The old father was met with a sorcerer's sword, Frostmourne, as tall as a man. Arthas then beheaded King Tyrese!
Prince Galin and Prince Thorbane did the same, but he did it secretly amidst the chaos...
All for that rusty crown.
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Ultimately, Prince Galin did not become king of Stromgarde, because his uncle was more respected, and the throne seemed more suitable for the hero in Outland. Even so, he hid the holy sword that symbolized the power of the Troll family...
Prince Galin & Thorbane, currently no one in Stromgarde questions his position... those who do either leave or die; Stromgarde is known as a stubborn warlord.
The leaders are Garin and Thorbehn.
Garin had always longed for his father's praise... longed for his father to say he was better than his uncle, and this time he had lived up to that expectation... but his father was already dead...
In this battle, Garin felt he was on par with Turalyon, the former supreme commander of the Sons of Lothar. The so-called Brotherhood of the Iron Horse... the Silver Hand Paladins... the Scarlet Crusade were nothing compared to this...
Like the Death Knight they captured this time, he was all talk and no action.
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He was very satisfied with the results of the battle. If the boats on the lake could have assembled faster, it would have been a better option to build the pontoon bridge directly to Fenice Wolf Island in the middle of the lake.
However, he was soon disappointed...
"Captain, something terrible has happened! All our cannons have fallen into the lake!"
A messenger clad in fiery red armor rushed in with the news, nearly collapsing onto the lakeside grass in his haste. Prince Garin, mounted on his horse and wearing the Lionheart Armor of the Alliance General, looked up at the lake upon hearing this...
There was indeed a group of starving and disoriented soldiers and laborers frantically trying to stabilize the wooden boat...
Some soldiers stretched out sticks and spears from the shore to try and rescue their fallen comrades, but some cried out, "There's something in the water..." and then vanished in a flash. The soldiers began to shout and yell, some poking around with sticks, others firing wildly with their muskets...
It's impossible to determine whether anything actually hit the water.
The only certainty is that several of the iron cannons, weighing several hundred kilograms and painstakingly transported to the ships, were lost along with the ships that had already capsized or sunk.
Several soldiers and laborers went missing in succession.
The attack plan on Wolf Island in the lake was shelved, but the frequency of reconnaissance by the Bat Riders and transport ships in the center of Wolf Island was increasing, as if the enemy was amassing troops for a counterattack.
The enemy commander they had been pursuing, the Plaguebringer who was said to be an important figure in Undercity, had also disappeared without a trace.
Prince Garin immediately roared angrily, "I am now the commander-in-chief of the allied forces, call me marshal! You fools, you've gotten the cannons I borrowed wet, who's going to return them to the dwarves? Get the cannons out of there right now!"
"No, Marshal! There's something in the water, a monster..."
"I know there were monsters. Didn't we catch and kill them? Those monsters that escaped to the bottom of the water aren't scary... You all stay here and guard the edge. Eliminate any monsters you encounter! That's an order! Understand...?"
Garin gave a fierce order; he would not allow any flaws in this great victory, lest the cavalry battalion commander of the Seventh Legion become a laughingstock, or the Hillsbrad militia and the Syndicate bandits look down on him.
They are the regular army of Stromgarde; even mistakes must be made to appear professional...
Fearless, calm, and disciplined!
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His orders were carried out quickly. The farmers sent from Hillsbrad were ordered to go into the water. They were afraid but had no choice. Under the so-called protection of swords, they dived into the shallows, tied ropes to the heavy cannons, and then pulled hard towards the shore...
But no sooner had the rope been wrapped and tightened than it was cut in just one or two seconds.
The farmers fell to the ground. The guards approached and examined them closely, discovering that their ropes appeared to have been bitten through by the teeth of some creature, with clear bite marks at the cut...
"There really is something underwater, moving incredibly fast, like an arrow. I just saw it...it looked like a person..."
A man who had narrowly escaped from the water shouted, clutching his chest.
The armored officer next to him slapped him across the face. "Nonsense! Even the best swimmer can't be as fast as an arrow. Keep going down and pull up the weapons and ammunition that's sunk to the bottom. At least get the artillery shells up..."
"No, sir, really, there's a monster in the water... We can't go..."
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Progress at the lakeside is slow; the fortifications and ferry crossing are being built at a snail's pace, and Jarvan is getting impatient...
Shortly after, Major William, commander of the border defense company of the 7th Army Corps' South China Sea Garrison Cavalry Battalion, which was reorganizing nearby, rode up...
"Marshal, what's the problem at the front? Do you need my help?"
"It's alright, Major William... Your troops have been a great help. You all need to rest well; there will be many tough battles ahead... Once the Kirin Tor reinforcements arrive, along with the help of the Holy Light Support Group, we can take Ambermill straight... and retake it! This island is just a transit point for the Horde; it would be best if we could cut off their supplies, but if not, it's fine too. We just need to monitor the enemy's movements..."