Faculest has been running the Syndicate for many years. With the backing of the people of the original Alterac Kingdom, the Syndicate has grown very fast over the years.
But a thief is just a thief after all, and the single nature of the profession limits the Syndicate's performance on the frontal battlefield.
Duke Faculest had also discovered this problem a long time ago, but he did not have the high-end talents who could cultivate paladins.
There are very few warriors in the Syndicate, let alone noble spellcasters such as mages and priests.
In order to block the attack of the Knights of the Silver Hand, Duke Falkrest knew that Ravenholdt might take advantage of the situation behind him, so he could only dispatch a large number of men to Icewind Point to block the first wave of Lordaeron's offensive. Think about something else.
Cholazzi did not "live up" to Faculest's expectations.
While the Syndicate thieves monitoring Ravenholdt Manor evacuated and the replacement Syndicate expeditionary force had not yet returned from the Arathi Highlands, Ravenholdt's thieves came out in full force, heading towards the town of Steinblade with a strong purpose. Go ahead.
The number of remaining syndicates along the way has been greatly reduced, and they cannot stop the powerful Ravenholdt thieves.
In fact, from Sarlayan's point of view, the scene of two waves of thieves squaring off on the frontal battlefield was a bit funny.
This can also explain from the side how embarrassed the remaining forces in Alterac are after the destruction of the country.
The first focus of the Ravenholdt bandits' attack was the town of Tarren Mill, located north of Hillsbrad.
With the main force of the Silver Hand led by Saidan Dathrohan withdrawing, nine out of ten of Talren Mir's Lordaeron army was wiped out, leaving only a small number of security forces.
Terenas is quite confident in the security of Hillsbrad. With the mobility of the Knights of the Silver Hand, even if there is unrest in the hilly area, the Paladins can arrive at the scene within a day to quell the unrest.
However, at this time, the Knights of the Silver Hand, led by their leader Uther himself, were aggressively attacking Icewind Point on the eastern front.
Duke Faculest came to the front line to command the defense in person. The two sides fought fiercely in front of the fortifications of Icewind Ridge, and it was temporarily impossible to tell the winner.
After flying to the sky above Tarren Mill on Tinagosa in dragon form, Sharlayan first looked at Ravenholdt's march progress from a distance and confirmed that they had arrived not far from the town of Tarren Mill.
"Tina, just stay invisible and stay over the battlefield and don't run around."
"As for Meri..."
Sharlayan looked at the Lich who closed his eyes and rested in concentration: "I can't order you. It's up to you to decide whether you want to assist Alterac in restoring the country."
"Let's go!"
Spreading his arms from the dragon's back and leaping backwards, Sarlayan descended headfirst into the town of Tarren Mill in mid-air.
When he was still about 30 meters away from the ground, a burst of emerald green mist rose from Salay'an's body.
"boom!"
After receiving the news that martial law had begun, no civilians could be seen on the streets of Tarren Mill. The giant bear Shalayan transformed into Ursoc's incarnation slammed heavily into the square in the center of the town.
"Ouch!!"
The roar of the giant dragon in the form of a bear resounded throughout the town. The security forces who were relatively close were so dizzy from the roar that they stumbled to the ground and began to vomit one after another.
Sarlayan's roar pointed out the direction for the Ravenholdt thieves who were marching in a hurry. Jollach and Yinseton, who were protected in the center of the formation, their eyes lit up at the same time.
Yin Seton looked at Joraci next to him expectantly: "Duke Ravenholdt, this is..."
"Um."
A smile also appeared on Qiao Laqi's face: "I thought that the high elves all had serious procrastination, and they were worried that the Earl of Deep Shadow would miss the opportunity to attack. It seems that I am superficial and overgeneralized."
Choraci had seen Sarlayan's bear form before. The giant bear in the town of Tarren Mill could be seen from a long distance. It was obvious that Sarlayan had arrived at the battlefield in time as promised.
The Ravenholdt force, which is mainly composed of thieves, lacks the ability to attack fortresses and can exert good combat effectiveness when fighting in the wild, but it will be relatively weak when attacking towns with fortifications and heavily guarded troops.
As early as the Syndicate raised its flag of rebellion, not long after Steinbred was captured, Tarren Mill, not far from the Alterac Snow Mountains, received the news and immediately began to prepare to defend against the rebel attack.
A wooden fence was temporarily installed around the town to serve as a simple city wall. The guards holding crossbows nervously pointed their weapons outside the town.
The defenders of Tarren Mill did not expect that the first wave of attacks would come from the town.
Sarlayan sat down from the air and directly took over the town hall in the center of the town. All the civil officials in the hall, including the mayor, fainted from his roar.
Without central command and facing enemies from both sides, the Tarren Mill garrison focused on one thing and the other.
When they turned around to kill the giant bear that descended from the sky first, the Ravenholdt thief who was sneaking at the front took the opportunity to come to the fortification with reduced defense, and used the hook claws that had been prepared to turn over. Pass the wooden fence temporarily prepared by the defenders.
Thalayan, who was deep behind enemy lines, was surrounded by hundreds of Tarren Mir guards wearing half-armor. Due to the lack of heavy firepower such as mages, these not-elite guards were unable to penetrate Thalayan's tough fur.
"Roar!"
The gua sha and pedicure masters tried very hard to inflict damage on Sarlayan, but to no avail.
The huge giant bear can seriously injure double digits of enemies with just one swipe. No matter how the officers shouted and ordered, the soldiers could never stop his actions.
The average level of the soldiers in Tarren Mill Town is less than 20. They are a veritable security force. It would be a bit difficult for them to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.
Capture the thief first. Capture the king first. The syndicate thieves had already sneaked into the town, looking for the officers who shouted the loudest. It only took about ten minutes to control the situation.
Without the officer's orders, the soldiers, who had no fighting spirit, immediately dropped their weapons and surrendered.
The first step was completed very smoothly. After taking Tarren Mill, Jolazzi left one-third of his manpower in the town.
In addition to taking over Tarren Mill's defense, these people also need to complete an important and difficult task.
They want to put on the armor of the Tarren Mill garrison, fake their identities and fraudulently open the gate of Nanhai Town, and take the opportunity to capture this important port town.
Kul Tiras' troop transports have long been on standby at Gilneas Port. As soon as Southsea Town is captured, the maritime reinforcements led by Lord Crowley will set off immediately, and the army led by Lord Godfrey will enter Hillsborough. Virtue.
In order to obtain legal procedures for Gilneas's entry, Sharlayan, Yinseton and others cannot stop moving forward.
They must go north to capture Steinblade as soon as possible and persuade the original Alterac nobles who are wavering to support Yin Seton's succession to the throne, thereby officially declaring the restoration of Alterac.
Although Terenas has become more and more stupid in recent years, he is still very old.
Terenas, who has experienced war firsthand, can still make decisive decisions to kill when necessary.
The Knights of the Silver Hand who attacked Icewind Point were only mobile troops.
According to the intelligence observed from high altitude in Dalaran, the main army of Lordaeron has been assembled and is preparing to bypass the lake area and march directly into Hillsbrad from the Lordaeron Trail in the northwest of the hills.
Dalaran will artificially create a heavy fog on the shores of Lake Lordaemir to slow down the march of Lordaeron's army as much as possible.
Before they can break out of the fog, Yinseden must quickly complete the simple enthronement ceremony and officially send a request for help to Gilneas, Dalaran, Stromgarde, Kul Tiras and Quel'Thalas as king. Apply.
Only with the permission of the King of Alterac can the Gilnean reinforcements led by Lord Godfrey and Darius Crowley enter Hillsbrad openly and assist the Kingdom of Alterac in resisting Lordaeron. of invasion.
While Sharlayan was on the front line helping Ravenholdt clear the way, Valeela and the thieves of the Backlight Blade were also busy in Stannbrade.
The Syndicate thieves who were defeated along the way fled back to Steinblade's lair in embarrassment, and conveyed the news of the turmoil in the rear as quickly as possible to Duke Faculest who was sitting in Icewind Point.
The threat of war was already imminent, and it was still a two-front battle at the beginning of hell. The Syndicate thieves who stayed behind at Steinblade were a little panicked.
The quality of the members of the Syndicate varies greatly, and those gangsters who just want to reap benefits from following the large army ignore the orders of their superiors and flee from the battlefield.
These people who did not hesitate to run away gave other Syndicate colleagues who were still hesitating a bad start. The disadvantages of using a ragtag group to expand the number of people were clearly exposed at this time.
When the information that Tarren Mill had been captured by Ravenholdt reached Steinblade, the Syndicate senior officials who were ordered to stay behind finally could no longer suppress the situation.
With the imminent threat coming, a large number of thieves abandoned their duties of defending the city and fled.
Under the cover of the Backlight Blade thieves, Valeela took advantage of the chaos to enter the Syndicate's lair and began to search for Haas, Alex and others who were under house arrest.
