Rise of the blood elves

Angmar took a deep breath, this was indeed a war that could only be won but not lost.Because the last elite forces in the north have all gathered here.No one can bear the consequences of defeat, let alone the enemy is the Scourge Legion who is extremely good at "eliminating each other".

The Scourge Legion will use psychic spells to resurrect the war dead with well-preserved corpses. Even if only a few of them can maintain their original strength, it will greatly increase the enemy's total high-end combat power, which is unacceptable.

In other words, the coalition cannot afford to lose.

But on the contrary, once the Scourge can be defeated here, it means that at least Dalaran and the Hillsbrad Hills, whose land has not been corrupted, have returned to the control of the northern tribes, which is of great significance. And metaphor.

Most of the hundreds of thousands of human refugees poured into Stromgarde and a safe unnamed valley in the Arathi Highlands. Later, some people gradually began to call that valley the "Valley of Refuge".

Although the Kingdom of Stormwind was not able to participate in the coalition of races launched by Dalaran due to "various reasons" due to the obstruction of Countess Katrana Presto, who is actually the black dragon princess Onyxia, it has been heading north by sea. Deliver supplies.

The church in the Kingdom of Stormwind has played a very good leading role in this matter. Under the leadership of Archbishop Benedictus, the church has launched many fundraising activities to purchase necessities such as food, clothing, and clothing to meet the needs of the refugees.

The Holy Light Church has always been a transnational religious organization that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has been completely untainted for many years.The people of Stormwind Kingdom are also willing to help their suffering compatriots far to the north.Because after the Kingdom of Stormwind was destroyed by the orcs, the money needed for reconstruction was raised by the church from the other six countries, and the Kingdom of Lordaeron provided the most money.

Now that the people of Lordaeron are in trouble, they feel that they should contribute.

In the official history, the maritime kingdom of Kul Tiras, which did not participate in the war due to its pessimistic expectations for the Third War, also provided its own assistance under the lobbying of the coalition leaders headed by the Silver Hand.

In addition, there are the Bronzebeard dwarves and gnomes who have been working closely with the coalition forces. Their weapons and equipment support are the best guarantee for the coalition's armament needs.With all kinds of assistance, not only can the war continue, but the hundreds of thousands of refugees will not be short of food in the short term. This is the capital of the future counterattack against the Scourge Legion who still control Tirisfal Glades.

"They are waiting for the cannon fodder troops to enter the battlefield," Tirion said.

Angmar nodded.

Through earlier aerial reconnaissance, we learned that there were [-] to [-] weak resurrectors following closely behind the main force of the undead.They are the best cannon fodder for consuming enemy troops in large-scale battles, but they are of no use in siege warfare.

If there is no coalition force, these resurrected people will rush into the vast territory of Gilneas to cause chaos after the main force of the undead breaks through the Greymane Wall.

Right now, the Scourge would rather give up the perfect opportunity to launch an attack before all the coalition forces have been teleported, in order to wait for these resurrected people to enter, to resist the attack from Gilneas for them, and to protect their flanks.

After all, after Archimonde took away half of the main force of the natural disaster and almost all the demons to the west, the undead left in Lordaeron no longer have the strength to securely defeat the elite coalition forces.

With the arrival of dawn, the dark clouds hanging over the battlefield became thicker and thicker.

At some point, the rising sun that had just risen from the eastern horizon was obscured by heavy fog, and the sky and earth became pale.

The decayed fertile soil and the diseased and sore pine forest that you see before your eyes look very depressing against the pale light.

In addition to the shouts of the officers, there were only the noisy footsteps of soldiers running around. The Scourge Legion in the distance had not moved, just looking here in silence, giving people a full sense of oppression.

There seemed to be a violent storm brewing rapidly in the brief calm before the war.

Angmar's pupils shrank, and he saw that the morning fog in the southeast began to stir, and soon a ghostly blurred black spot appeared on the white background cloth, and then gradually became clearer, and the spot also expanded into a covering Live the black line on the horizon.

Countless terrifying zombies are staggering towards the battlefield.

"We will resist these resurrected people." In the temporary headquarters, a Gilnean officer who came here through the two-way portal to communicate the details of coordinated operations said, and hurriedly led his men back.

In the next battle, it will be impossible for them to support the main battlefield.Fortunately, there is a complete defensive position to rely on. The siege weapons on Greymane Wall are also an effective means of killing dense enemies. Holding back four times the number of Risen Ones is not a big problem.

Ten minutes later, the troops have basically been transferred.The blood elves and human troops, which had the largest number of troops, did not break up and mix together. Instead, they formed independent legions and adjusted their formations on the left and right.

It's not that the coalition forces don't want to mix, but because doing so will only drag each other down.

After joining forces to fight against the Amani trolls 800 years ago, humans and blood high elves have not had any coordinated operations on this scale.During the Second War, Alleria's participation in the war with a small ranger force was obviously not enough to deepen mutual understanding, and the Dalaran coalition fell more than a month ago before the enemy could officially start fighting.

It can be said that humans and blood elves only have a very superficial understanding of each other's command styles and fighting methods. If they are mixed together hastily, they may hinder each other due to unfamiliarity with each other's fighting methods.

As for the types of arms, the composition of the blood elves' troops dispatched this time also covers the necessary arms for large-scale battlefield operations, from elite infantry to farstrider rangers who have a broader battlefield position than archers, to spellbreakers, blood knights, and mages. and pastor.There is absolutely no embarrassment of forcibly mixing the units in order to make up for the shortcomings of the units regardless of the disadvantages.

There is always a misconception in the outside world that the blood elves do not have conventional infantry, but the fact is that a kingdom with very long borders and established under the watchful eye of the Amani trolls, how could it not maintain a large number of conventional infantry as the main force of land warfare for vigilance? The enemy's large-scale invasion? The outside world is not familiar with the blood elves' conventional infantry units. First, because the forest guerrilla war with the trolls has always been small-scale and frequent, and there is basically no chance for large troops to appear. Second, because of the brilliance of the rangers. It was so eye-catching that it completely obscured the appearance of conventional infantry.

Only mages and priests were integrated together due to their uneven numbers, standing in the center to take care of both sides.

Bang bang bang.

Hundreds of huge arcane puppets walked out of the portal. They were four to five meters tall and powered by mana crystals. They were excellent workers in large-scale projects and were also unstoppable killers on the battlefield.

Of course, these arcane puppets are all special models, and their combat capabilities are much more powerful than those of the worker puppets. They are comparable to the abominable suture monsters of the Scourge Legion, but the number is indeed far less than the latter.

"Check the crystal power supply one last time." After the arcane puppets arrived at the line, a magister immediately led his mages to check their operation.

The formation of the blood elves has infantry in the front, rangers in the middle, and elite troops such as spellbreakers and blood knights in between.

A small number of blood elf cavalry riding Thalass war horses, together with the human cavalry, moved towards the flanks away from the main battlefield.Their mission is to attack the weak points of the undead's cavalry after the enemy launches a charge. Even if they are heavy cavalry armed to the teeth, launching a frontal charge against the enemy's already prepared defense line is pure seeking death. Such scenes will only appear in In a loose movie.

Unless the enemy is weak to a certain extent, or there is a spell to disrupt the enemy's line, or the situation has deteriorated to such an extent that it has to be done, a frontal charge will basically not occur.

Because humans and horses are both made of flesh and blood, not to mention that no matter how excellent the war horse is, it cannot change the timid nature. Cultivate a cavalryman with superb riding skills, tame a war horse that can withstand battles, plus a Expensive equipment was used up, and even if ten times as many infantry were killed, it would still be a huge loss.

The position of the cavalry is to wait for opportunities to cause chaos to the enemy's line, or to take advantage of victory when the victory is decided.Except for the miraculous achievements that can be made in certain battlefield situations, the high cost of training means that cavalry is not a key unit that determines victory. This is especially true in a world with high magic like Azeroth.

As for the chocobos in Quel'Thalas

This naturally disadvantaged creature grew up in the Yongge Forest with a pleasant climate. It could not adapt to the cold climate just after winter in the Silver Pine Forest, so it was not brought here.Moreover, the large-scale militarization of this naturally weak riding creature is still in the near future. It is to fill the vacancy of the Salas war horse that suffered too many casualties three months ago. Otherwise, who would ride a horse that has an extremely short burst time and a weak carrying capacity? The "ostrich" fight that doesn't work

The human side is equally prepared.Dragon eagles and griffons hovered in the sky, with blood elves on the left and humans on the right. The coalition forces were finally ready for a decisive battle with the enemy.Everyone is gearing up, and there is no need for any awe-inspiring pre-war mobilization. The elites of all races who have experienced hundreds of battles know what they are about to face.

In this battle, either you die or I die.

It's just that this damn weather is really giving people a headache, dark clouds cover the sky, and in the early morning when the sky should be bright, it is still hazy under the mist.

In the army of natural disasters.

After Tichondrius, the leader of the Nathrezim, left with Archimonde, the command of the Scourge in Lordaeron fell into the hands of Varimathras, Deserok, and Balnazar. .

At this time, the three top commanders were standing in front of the formation, observing the coalition forces one kilometer away.Behind them is the undead army that is adjusting and revitalizing to face the coalition forces head-on.

Rumble

The Stitch Monster's footsteps rumbled, and the ghoul crawled quickly. It seemed chaotic but it perfectly implemented the dispatching orders.This is the strength of the Scourge Legion. Under the unified mental control, they are like one body.No one is afraid of such an extremely efficient, well-disciplined army with no morale problems at all.

"This is the world with the strongest resistance I have ever encountered." Balnazar's pale and withered face was a little distorted, and his voice was somewhat weak. He kept covering his abdomen with his hands while speaking. It was obviously the injury caused by Anweina. Not yet restored.

"This is a world that gave birth to the souls of Titans. It is definitely not comparable to those weak worlds." Varimathras said without looking back.

As soon as he finished speaking, several people felt an extremely powerful magical creature getting closer and closer within their perception range, and they turned around in unison.

There is only one undead in the entire Lordaeron region whose magical energy is so strong that it can make these Dread Lords, who have far beyond ordinary legendary strength, feel uneasy.That was the first lich of the Scourge and the most trusted subordinate of the Lich King: Kel'Thuzad.

Sure enough, Kel'Thuzad floated over from a distance, followed by several other lichs who looked similar to him, and looked equally powerful. There were also a group of resurrected humans wearing fine black armor, and several resurrected high elves. By.

If Angmar were here, he should be able to identify ten of these undead with obvious characteristics.

Later death knights Thassarian, Koltira Deathweaver, Les Frostwhisper, and Drayden were all senior generals in the Scourge, and they were extremely powerful.In the shadows, there are some slender and vigorous figures whose figures are hidden in black cloaks and moving silently. Under the cover of the hood, pairs of scarlet eyes exude a coldness that is indifferent to all living beings. .

What's even more special is that a ghostly banshee with a hollow form floats in front of all the resurrected female high rangers, as if she is their leader.

"Lich, you're late." Balnazar said coldly.

Kel'Thuzad bowed gracefully, and through the sparse shoulder bones, one could directly see the blue flames burning in his chest, which was shocking.

"Lord Balnazzar, there are always endless things waiting for me to deal with, such as training new psychics, teaching necromancy, and consolidating new bases."

Several fear demon kings did not answer, turned around and said calmly: "Order the attack, Lich."

"As you wish."

An invisible spiritual wave spread far away, and all the undead were stunned in place for half a second, and then suddenly opened their bloody mouths and roared, launching a charge towards the coalition forces one kilometer away.One, two, a hundred, five thousand, until all the undead ran like crazy, raising flying dust that covered the sky and the sun behind them.

Dust billows and smoke billows.

The most brutal battle since the destruction of Dalaran began at dawn.