The Kingdom of Lordaeron is the most powerful human country in terms of overall national strength and the leader of the Alliance.
Since the beginning of the Second Orc War, the Alliance and the Horde have been going back and forth in Hillsbrad.
There are three ways to get to Lordaeron from Hillsbrad Foothills.
One is to break out from the Silver Pine Forest.
However, Silverpine Forest is the key defense area of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, and it is very difficult to break through it head-on.
The second is to take a long way from Icewind Hills into the hinterland of East Tirisfal, and then go west to the royal capital of Lordaeron.
However, this path has proven to be unworkable.
Orgrim also planned a sneak attack from the rear at the beginning, trying to penetrate Lordaeron from the Hinterlands Trail.
However, under attack from both sides of Hearthglen and Caer Daron, Orgrim's army failed to break through the tight defense of the Alliance's rear.
In the end, he could only adopt Zul'jin's suggestion and continue to advance north, capturing Quel'Thalas to obtain the full support of the forest trolls.
As for the third route, it was unanimously considered by both sides to be the most improbable route from the beginning of the war.
It's the Alterac Trail.
This path sandwiched between the Alterac Snow Mountains and Lake Lordamre is very narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Only a small number of troops can be stationed to completely block the passage.
Terenas Menethil, the contemporary king of Lordaeron, never dreamed that the Horde would reach his doorstep through this seemingly impossible path.
The Alterac Trail was originally guarded by Haas, the famous general of the Kingdom of Alterac.
But just before Orgrim's army returned to Hillsbrad, Hath suddenly received an order from Alterac City.
King Aiden Perenold asked him to lead his troops south into the hilly areas to assist the Alliance Grand Marshal Lothar in annihilating the declining tribe's remaining troops.
Confirming that the order came from Aiden himself, Haas had no doubt that he had completed the handover with the new defenders and rushed to the main battlefield at full speed.
But when he led his army to join forces with Lothar, Lothar was not surprised at all, but looked surprised.
As the most powerful military leader in the alliance, Lothar had never given this order.
When the two realized something was wrong, Orgrim's army had passed through the Alterac Trail with the middle gate wide open, and surrounded the Royal City of Lordaeron with only a small number of defenders.
When reinforcements from Quel'Thalas set off, the assault, which the Alliance didn't expect at all, had just reached its climax.
Orgrim's troops traveled lightly, and after arriving at the city of Lordaeron, they began to quickly and slowly cut down the forest to make catapults.
The three roads leading to Lordaeron were heavily guarded. Neither Terenas nor Lothar expected that the Horde could find an opening. The defense of the Royal City of Lordaeron was very weak.
Although there was a solid city wall to defend it, the huge disadvantage in the total number of troops made the defense of the city gate shaky for a time.
At the critical moment, Terenas, who was in his prime, personally climbed onto the city wall, pulled out the sword that had not been unsheathed for a long time, and boosted the morale of the soldiers defending the city.
With this wave of chicken blood, the defenders of Lordaeron struggled to repel the Horde's attacks time and time again.
This time-grabbing battle made both warring parties very anxious.
Terenas is waiting for reinforcements from Lothar and Turalyon, and Orgrim is also waiting for the reinforcements promised by Gul'dan.
But a few days passed, Lothar and Turalyon's armies were already in sight, and there was still no news from Gul'dan and the forest trolls who stayed in Quel'Thalas.
The Dragonmaw Knight, who had been wandering around for some time, finally arrived belatedly and told Orgrim the important information about Gul'dan's betrayal of the tribe.
The whole plan was disrupted, Orgrim was shocked and angry, and the tribe's best chance for a comeback was ruined in the hands of a shameful traitor.
Realizing that the situation was over, Orgrim regretted trusting Gul'dan, and at the same time gathered up the energy to gather the siege troops and retreat to Hillsbrad.
Six years have passed since the Horde entered Azeroth, and the orc army has been relying on the surplus food plundered from the Kingdom of Stormwind to support the army's supplies.
The aftermath of the first war destroyed most of the food-producing areas in the Kingdom of Stormwind, and the tribes with limited supplies could not afford it. This was the main reason why Orgrim decided to make a desperate attack on the Alliance headquarters.
However, with Gul'dan's betrayal, Orgrim's plan completely failed.
Although they are very reluctant, they can only temporarily withdraw their troops and return all the way back to the territory of the original Kingdom of Stormwind.
After that, Orgrim plans to temporarily take a defensive position to ensure the food output in the rear area and prepare for a long tug of war with the Alliance.
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When Sylvanas led the reinforcements from Quel'Thalas into Tirisfal Glades, the offensive and defensive battle in Lordaeron was over, leaving only devastation in the forest.
In order to use local materials to make catapults, the tribes cut down the forest on a large scale, and the lush Tirisfal forest was cut bare. When Sarlayan and others came, they could still see a large number of wooden piles remaining here.
"???"
"Holy shit! What's going on? Change the map in one second?"
"Where is this? It doesn't look like Eversong Forest."
Since entering the high-speed marching state, Sarlayan has not seen barrages passing by for a long time, which makes him feel a little uncomfortable.
It wasn't until entering Tirisfal Glades that the barrage that had been missing for a while reappeared.
"Ah...I probably understand what's going on."
After communicating with Sarlayan, who was also confused, someone in the barrage gradually clarified the situation.
"Although we don't know the reason, we can understand this blank experience as a scene change in a film or television drama."
"Time is still flowing normally on Sarlayan's side, but the big guys who made this system have eliminated this boring part of the marching process. From our point of view, it's like changing the scene in one second."
"I see. It seems that the Battle of Lordaeron is over?"
Looking up at the dilapidated city walls of Lordaeron, Sharlayan nodded silently.
Sarlayan: "Sylvanas and Rommath have already gone to the city to understand the situation. It is said that the battle was fierce. The soldiers defending the city suffered extremely heavy casualties. The tribe's losses were several times that of the Alliance."
Red Horned Triple Speed: "It's normal. Facing a fortified city of this level, the attacking party is already at a disadvantage. If they want to break the city, they can only rely on numbers."
Although they had accelerated their march as much as possible, the Quel'Thalas reinforcements set off more than a week late after all, and ultimately failed to catch up with the turning point of the battle, which caused the two sides to reverse their offensive and defensive positions.
Having just experienced a great battle, Lordaeron was in a state of ruin, and Terenas had many things to be busy with.
Sylvanas and Rommath did not stay in the city for long. They quickly walked out of the severely damaged city gate and met the large army waiting near the city gate.
"The Horde is retreating at full speed, and King Terenas wants us to rush to the front line as soon as possible to join the Alliance's pursuit force."
"Let's go in the direction of Hillsbrad Hills first, and I'll explain it slowly on the way."
Noticing the curious gazes of Sharlayan and others, Sylvanas waved her hand to signal the army to move first.
Entering Hillsbrad through the Alterac Trail by Lake Lordamre, Sarlayan and others encountered the aftermath forces left by the Alliance.
This army was led by Uther Lightbringer, one of the five first-generation Paladins. They had just attacked the Royal City of Alterac with full of rage and captured all the high-ranking officials of Alterac, including King Aiden.
Taking advantage of the eloquent Rommath to exchange information with Uther's lieutenant Saidan Dathrohan, Sharlayan and Valeela privately found Sylvanas and told her that they wanted to leave the team.
"Alone?"
Sylvanas raised her eyebrows in surprise: "Give me a reliable reason."
Without saying a word, Valeela took out a badge from her chest and showed it to Sylvanas.
The front of the badge is engraved with a flying firebird, which is the phoenix family crest of the Sunstrider family. It represents that the holder has a special mission entrusted by the royal family.
"Royal emblem..."
Sylvanas lowered her head and thought for a moment. She seemed to have guessed something, and turned to look towards the south shore of Lake Lordamre.
"Okay, it's approved to leave the team. I hope your mission can be successfully completed."
"Hey~"
Watching Sylvanas lead the large army to set off again, Sharlayan sighed with regret.
"I thought I would encounter a big battle as soon as I came out, but it was a pity that it was too late."
Valeera rolled her eyes angrily: "Isn't it good to be able to catch fish? Only a militant like you would think so."
Finally able to be alone with Sarlayan, Valeela was in a good mood. She took Sarlayan's wrist and jumped forward.
"Come on, it's time to go to Dalaran to find Prince Kael'thas. I hope he didn't go out with the Kirin Tor Council."
