With the warm greetings of Baron Rivendell and his wife, Sarlayan and others hurriedly left Stratholme.
The situation was urgent, and Stellagosa directly opened the portal to Silvermoon City.
After walking out of the Tower of Sunfury, Sharlayan strode towards Kael'thas' office with a gloomy face.
Valeela and Sharlayan split up and went to the Backlight Blade headquarters to inform Vellath.
Stellagosa teleported to Sunsail Port along with Onyxia and Tinagosa, and in the name of Sarlayan as the royal planner, notified the offshore fleet of Sunsail Port to prepare for sea defense.
Since Quel'Thalas has always maintained a good cooperative relationship with Kul Tiras, it did not build large sailing ships with huge consumables, only an offshore fleet dedicated to defense.
Since his own interests were in serious conflict with Terenas's decision-making, Baron Rivendell took the risk to tell Sarlayan about the imminent attack of the "pirates".
He did not want Quel'Thalas to sever ties with Stratholme over this matter.
Under the reminder of the barrage, Sarlayan had already made some guesses.
Most of these pirates were disguised as Lordaeron's official fleet. In the other world where the barrage was located, this behavior was called legal privateering.
Of course, the so-called legal here means legal in the country that issued the order. It is impossible for the country being attacked to recognize the legality of such private looting.
Lordaeron's comprehensive national strength ranks first among the seven human nations, with no shortcomings in all aspects.
The size and eliteness of their naval fleet is not comparable to that of Kul Tiras, but it is also not comparable to the high-profile offshore fleets of Quel'Thalas.
Unfortunately, Kul Tiras is currently busy with a naval battle with Zandalari, and is temporarily unable to spare any troops to help the high elves.
Once the offshore fleet in Yangfan Port is defeated, the privateer fleet will most likely land at the port and continue to wreak havoc.
Sunsail Port is a prosperous trading port in Quel'Thalas. It is located at the northernmost tip of the eastern continent. Almost no pirates would dare to risk offending Kul Tiras and Quel'Thalas to come here to plunder.
The occasional desperadoes cannot break through the defenses of the offshore fleet in a short time.
As long as the Kul Tiran patrol fleet arrives with reinforcements, the game will be over.
The purpose of Lordaeron's privateers is unknown. Perhaps they want to disguise themselves as Kul Tiran pirates and destroy the friendly relations between Quel'Thalas and Kul Tiras.
From the perspective of Sharlayan, this approach is very despicable and does not conform to the demeanor of Terenas, which has always been advertised as the largest country in mankind.
"What?!"
Kael'thas, who was still discussing the follow-up development of the official system reform with Solanlian, immediately jumped up from the sofa after learning that Sarlayan had requested an urgent meeting.
"Pirates from Lordaeron? Will they attack Sunsail Port?"
Kael'thas's face was full of surprise. After listening to Sarlayan's layer-by-layer analysis, his face gradually became gloomy.
"Terenas would actually use such despicable provocation methods... Is this really an order from Terenas himself?"
Sarlayan shook his head: "I'm not sure, but at least I'm sure that the order came from the Royal City of Lordaeron."
"Their plan has reached a certain stage, and we must come up with countermeasures as soon as possible."
Kael'thas subconsciously walked back and forth in the audience hall twice with his hands behind his back.
"With Quel'Thalas' pitiful maritime combat power, it will definitely not be able to stop Lordaeron's privateer fleet."
"Solanlian, can you ask Kul Tiras for help?"
Solanlian nodded slightly: "Yes, but you may not get a response from them."
"The main fleet of Kul Tiras is still competing with the Zandalar golden fleet for control of the sea. Even King Daelin himself rushed back to Boralus from Dalaran to take charge of the overall situation. I'm afraid he won't be able to spare any warships to support him. us."
"Tsk!"
Kael'thas tapped his forehead irritably: "Terenas must have spotted this opportunity before he dared to take the risk. If it weren't for Baron Rivendell's reminder, we who knew nothing would have really eaten it. A big loss.”
Kael'thas pondered for a moment: "Don't worry about Terenas' motives and weird brain circuits. First, pass the information to Boralus. At least let Daelin know about it."
"Salayan, take my token and go to Sunsail Port to inform the offshore fleet to leave the port for patrol. When you find the enemy, report it as soon as possible. By the way, help me go to the parliament to call Lireisa."
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In a naval battle, Quel'Thalas is definitely no match.
At this point, Kael'thas could only think of ways to reduce losses as much as possible.
Under the premise that the naval battle was bound to fail, Sarlayan began to think about how to give the enemy a head-on blow when they landed.
Baron Rivendell did not mention any big names in the privateer fleet.
According to the barrage's speculation, most of this fleet was drawn from the nearby East Tirisfal, and it is likely to be inextricably related to the Knights of the Silver Hand.
Sarlayan bet his hopes of victory on a land battle.
Sharlayan plans to use Quel'Thalas's remaining high-mobility force to review the scene of Derek Proudmoore's suffering for Lordaeron's privateer fleet, and try to weaken their combat capabilities at sea first. .
After receiving the latest news, all members of the Backlight Blade took action. Valeela was assigned by Sharlayan to go to the Red Dragon Knight camp in the southern part of Eversong Forest to inform them of their dispatch.
Sarlayan first teleported to Qingfeng Village and ordered Qingfeng Village to enter a secondary war readiness state as the royal envoy.
The high elves who were still drunk and dreaming were forced to be sent out of Qingfeng Village. This place will be used as a frontline stronghold to reinforce Yangfan Port, and the logistics materials will be transported to Qingfeng Village for unified distribution.
At the same time, Yangfan Port Port Authority had been reminded by Stella Gosa and immediately entered the first level of combat readiness.
The staff of the Port Authority are evacuating the ships parked inside and outside the pier, and notifying the residents of Yangfan Port to take refuge in the basement.
A fleet flying the pirate skull and crossbones flag is sailing at full speed in the high seas on the east coast of Quel'Thalas.
The lighthouse observer on Quel'Danas was the first to see the unknown fleet preparing to pass around the island, and sounded the island's warning bell.
"Dang~dang~dang~"
The bells of the foundation echoed in the island of Quel'Danas, and Salorian Morningseeker, who was still sitting in the Sunwell, frowned and looked at the sea.
"With 3 capital ships, 8 frigates, and 2 supply ships, can pirates assemble such a large and comprehensive fleet?"
After bypassing Quel'Danas Island, the privateer finally stopped covering up and officially sailed into the offshore waters.
After passing Zhuri Island close to the side of the island, the fleet continued southward and headed towards Yangfan Port, which was ready for battle.
Seeing the situation in Sunsail Harbor from afar as if they were facing a formidable enemy, Navy Captain Barry Westwyn and Alfred Abedis of the Silver Hand breathed a sigh of relief.
"Civilians have gone into hiding. At least innocent people will not be involved in this battle, which is somewhat of a consolation."
Abidis smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Our actions have no justice at all. What use is this little comfort?"
"It's hard to disobey military orders, so we have no choice but to bite the bullet."
Seeing Quel'Thalas' offshore high-speed fleet in position, Weswein patted his cheeks and forced himself to concentrate.
"Seize the T position! Prepare the artillery, be careful not to get stuck by those little things!"
"yes!"
The high elves' coastal fleets are all small and medium-sized galleys. They do not have any artillery installed on the ships. They are the type of ships that use boarding battles to kill the enemy.
High elves are rich in long-range professions such as mages and rangers, and the crew configuration of offshore fleets also follows this rule.
Before engaging the enemy ship, the powerful long-range firepower will wash the deck first, suppressing the opponent until he cannot stand up.
Unfortunately, what they faced today was long-range battleship artillery, and there were many rough-looking frigates in front.
It is difficult for the ships of the offshore fleet to break through the defense of the frigate group. They can only target these smaller sailing ships first and fight them hard at sea.
As he turned into a sharp-tailed swift and flew to Sunsail Harbor, Sarlayan heard the roar of artillery on the sea.
Looking at the fierce battle going on at sea from a distance, Sarlayan could only pray silently in his heart.
"Hold on, brothers of the offshore fleet, reinforcements are already on the way."
"As long as we survive this wave of offensive, it will be our turn to give the people of Lordaeron a classic reappearance."
