Rise of the blood elves

The portal is located in the center of a rammed earth platform built by manpower three or four meters above the ground.

Using the unique ability brought by arcane vision, Angmar, who was standing low, was able to overlook the mesa from a high-altitude perspective.

On the platform, the violent power of space was shaking endlessly. Looking from a distance, it gave people an unreal feeling of distorted air, like a mirage.

After careful observation, Angmar had long been accustomed to the strange visual perception given by arcane magic, but at this time he could not help but be deeply shocked by the geometric beauty of the magic circle.

Arcane magic is a kind of beauty, the beauty of order.

Surrounding the central portal, complex magic runes extend to all sides, forming a circular array.At each of the 360-degree twelve equal points on the round edge, there is a vial containing a black liquid, which exudes the unique magic wave of the Well of Eternity.

Jingshui Angmar frowned.

No, it's diluted well water. The concentration is probably not even one ten thousandth of that of my bottle.

Angmar recognized many of the runes that make up the magic circle. Most of them are the original versions of the current magic runes. Quel'Thalas has already introduced new ones on this basis and discarded them. The human mages of the high elves have emerged. The same is true.

backward, ancient.This was Angmar's first feeling. Then, when he saw the runes engraved around the twelve vials, he couldn't help but be surprised.

He has never seen this kind of rune before. Judging from the fluctuations of the overflow and the interaction with the magic network, this should be a rune that deeply taps into the magic power of the well water.Under the influence of these runes, the extremely diluted well water actually fully exerted its due energy without any waste, which surprised Angmar.

It seems that the night elves in ancient times were backward, but they were still unique. In terms of research and utilization of external energy sources, they are probably not inferior to the children of the night and the high blood elves.

Angmar commented.

"Set the teleportation destination to Suramar and prepare to open the channel."

Ferguson ordered to the left and right, and several mages stepped forward according to the order. When setting the end point of the teleportation, he noticed that Angmar was exploring the magic circle, and said:

"Since the war came to an end and the two sides began to confront each other, this teleportation circle has been abandoned."

Angmar nodded.

According to historical records, the magic weapon for the ancient night elves to defeat the trolls lay entirely in arcane magic.The first is a mage who is bathed in the magic of the Well of Eternity and is far better at weaving powerful evocation spells than modern mages. The second is such a portal.

The focus of the night elf emperor's attack is often the local magic network node.After the initial battle, once the position is stable, their mages will use well water transported from the capital that has been heavily diluted and processed to establish such a teleportation circle on the node.

Although the teleportation spells in ancient times were still incomplete and could only be cast under the premise of stable magic power supply from the magic network or well water, which was very imperfect and cumbersome, the Night Elf Empire still developed extremely effective tactics based on this.

The stable teleportation array can instantly teleport a small group of troops to the battlefield within a hundred kilometers of the surrounding area.

The long lifespan of the night elves has created outstanding individual soldier qualities. Even if their strength is slightly inferior to that of the trolls, their skills are far superior. The "Teleportation Tactics" perfectly utilized this advantage. They repeatedly launched small-scale surprise attacks, or instantly reinforced their own weak troops. They continued to kill trolls with superior forces in a vast battlefield area, harassed the opponent's front and supply lines, and accumulated advantages. Finally established the victory.

It's okay to be harassed. If all the troops are huddled together or rely on strong fortresses and strongholds for defense, they won't be completely at a disadvantage.But the supply line, which is extremely important for a large army, cannot be defended no matter what.No matter how many soldiers are sent to guard, the night elves' surprise attack force will always be more than them.

Faced with this kind of tactics, the trolls had no power to fight back.They can only retreat backwards in order to reduce the battlefield area and shorten the length of the supply line, leaving sufficient time for rapid reaction forces to return to defense.Gradually, it lost a lot of land that was not easy to defend, and was pushed into the corner of the world by the night elf army. It was no longer possible to compete with the night elf empire.

If this method of warfare could be replicated, in the third war, the northern tribes would not be defeated one after another in the face of the sleepless and incredibly mobile natural disaster army.

It's a pity that even if the level of spellcasting is reached, it is difficult for all races to reproduce this simple but effective method of warfare, because no one is like the ancient night elves, guarding a city with inexhaustible energy. source.Without energy, how can a large portal be opened that can allow hundreds of troops to pass through.

Not even the high blood elves.In the final analysis, the energy of the Sunwell cannot be compared to the Well of Eternity.Human beings are even less capable.

However, now that the Sunwell has returned to its full glory, many people in the clan have begun to estimate the effectiveness of such tactics.It is estimated that at least in the territory of Quel'Thalas, and even the northern territory north of the Sador Strait, similar things can be done with the help of the Sun Well.

Angmar became interested, took a few cursory glances, and judged that if this magic circle was not connected to other magic circles, the transmission range could reach up to [-] kilometers around it. He looked at the proud-looking Ferguson and asked:

"The range is only [-] kilometers. What if the trolls learn about this shortcoming and shrink their defenses?"

Ferguson was shocked again, glanced at Angmar with wide eyes, and said with a wry smile:

"This kind of data was originally our clan's military secret, but the master saw it at a glance. Nothing can be hidden from your eyes."

He shook his head, "The war has lasted for 12 years. The trolls have long been aware of the shortcomings of the teleportation tactic. Starting from the eighth year, they completely gave up the idea of ​​clinging to the outer lands and switched to a decisive large-scale battle. If we win, we will win; if we cannot win, we will be defeated. We rarely have opportunities to take advantage of it. In the past four years, we have fought almost all frontal cluster operations, which we are not good at, and the number of casualties has been five times that of the previous eight years."

The world often thinks that trolls have low IQs, which is a complete prejudice.On the contrary, not only are they not stupid, their intelligence level is no different from that of ordinary races. It is just their barbaric and backward lifestyle that has caused many misunderstandings among the world.

Angmar nodded upon hearing this.

Indeed, once the two sides engage in a head-on confrontation, the trolls' brute force and agility can largely equal the night elves' superiority in armaments. Even if they suffer heavy casualties under the attack of arcane magic, it will still be better than the night elves' armaments. It's a pleasure to be eaten away bit by bit.

This is a terrifying race that can even chop off its own limbs if it is too violent for its beliefs, and then wait for it to grow back on its own. Although it is not as adamant about death as the orc culture, it has no fear of sacrifice.

"Under the premise of maximizing energy supply and ensuring safety, how many [-] soldiers can be transported in one transmission?" Angmar asked again.

Ferguson opened his mouth. Facing this mysterious foreign magic master, it was not the first time that he felt his own insignificance, as if all the secrets of his people had nowhere to hide in front of him.

"Yes, to be precise, it's 290." He sighed and told the real number.

Angmar nodded again, thinking that the blood elves should be able to do the same thing.

While the two were talking, the teleportation end point had been set, and a teleportation gate appeared in the center of the circle.Different from ordinary portals, it uses well water as its main energy source. It exudes a deep purple color. The farther you go to the center, the darker it becomes. When it reaches the center, it is almost pure black. It is like there is something in the unknown space inside. With a strange dark eye, he is staring and spying on everything in the outside world.

"Let's go, Master." Ferguson bowed slightly and took the lead to move forward.

Angmar lowered his head and glanced at Elisande. The girl had obviously never experienced the teleportation process, and her expression was somewhat nervous. It was also mixed with the joy and uneasiness of returning home after a series of miserable experiences.

"Don't be afraid, I will protect you." Angmar summoned a solid barrier to cover her, took Elisande's little hand and climbed up the stairs, stepped over the magic runes on the ground, and walked in portal