Taresha is indeed kind-hearted and does not want to fight with others.
But it is impossible to say that Taresa is simply stupid and sweet to survive from those cruel mistresses who have no lower limit to compete for favor.
Living in the core area of Durnholde Castle, Talesa had recently heard from the worried castle guards that the Kingdom of Alterac was about to launch an attack.
After all, Talesa had not received any special education. She just knew that it was nothing, and had no idea about the strength comparison between the two warring parties.
Sarlayan's words made Talesa suddenly become nervous: "You mean... the lord will be defeated by the Kingdom of Alterac? Durnholde Castle will also be breached by the enemy?"
Sarlayan shrugged: "This is bound to happen, it's just a matter of time."
"Even including the mercenaries recruited in the past year, Durnholde's combat strength is only about 2,000 people. How can it be possible to defeat the Gilneas and Alterac coalition forces of up to 20,000 people."
Don't think that things like city defense are invincible.
As Sharlayan said before, times have changed.
As the sea kingdom of Kul Tiras cooperates more and more closely with the countries of the Anti-Lordaeron Alliance, various countries have placed orders for new artillery to Kul Tiras in an endless stream. Kul Tiras relies on this arms The business is very profitable.
It is precisely because of this steady stream of income that Kul Tiras can sustain itself in the face of successive wars.
Daelin mentioned to Sharlayan before that after eating Howling Fjord, it was time for Kul Tiras to calm down, enjoy peace, and digest the territory it had built over the years.
Howling Fjord, which is located relatively south, is theoretically the richest area in Northrend.
If the Dark Night Republic can fully develop the Sholazar Basin, it should be more suitable for growing food than Howling Fjord, but that will be at least a few decades away.
Once Yin Milon's head is cut off and the Howling Fjord is completely captured, for at least a hundred years in the future, Kul Tiras will no longer have to rush to expand its territory due to population growth. The Howling Fjord will be able to fit in the large Howling Fjord at least. Millions of people.
That's too far.
As artillery technology advances day by day, the defensive role of traditional city walls is getting smaller and smaller.
All joking aside, a city wall as thick as Durnholde Castle would only need about 50 of Quel'Thalas' new magic cannons, and one full-power salvo would basically destroy it.
With this in mind, Sarlayan first ruled out building a wall when expanding Unicorn Town.
After the Battle of Alterac, Gilneas and Alterac each purchased 15 of the most advanced artillery pieces from Kul Tiras.
Although the power of these artillery pieces is still a little short of the full-power magic cannon, it is more than enough to defeat the city wall of Durnholden.
With the city walls unable to play a defensive role, the 2,000 people in the city had no chance of winning against an enemy ten times their size.
Not to mention that Ravenholdt's thieves had already checked Durnholdri inside and out. They even knew which section of the city wall was weakest.
There was no suspense in this battle from the beginning, and it was only a matter of time before Durnholde was breached.
In order to boost morale, Blackmore declared internally that Durnholde would win this battle, but Talesa, who didn't know the inside story, really took his boast seriously.
Not just Taressa, most of Blackmore's mistresses have the same view, except for a spy who was once arranged by the Syndicate.
After the Syndicate was disbanded, this rootless spy naturally fell under Ravenholdt's jurisdiction.
If the Alterac and Gilnean coalition believed that beheading would help end the war as quickly as possible, the spy would definitely find an opportunity to take action.
At this stage, Sarlayan does not know that Ravenholdt has placed someone in the central area of Durnholde Castle, but even if he knew, the spy would not have much impact on his plan.
After all, he didn't intend to compete with Alterac for the ownership of Durnholde. All he wanted was Thrall and Taressa.
"What...what should I do?"
Taresha had a non-rushed attitude before.
After learning the true direction of the situation from Sarlayan, she began to pace back and forth in the room anxiously.
"No! I must take action immediately!"
Sarlayan, dumbfounded, raised his hand to stop the confused Talesa: "Calm down, it's 11 o'clock in the middle of the night, your parents have already gone to bed."
"You ran out of the castle in a hurry now. Didn't you just openly announce to Blackmore that you were a spy?"
"Uh~"
Taresha scratched her cheek in embarrassment: "It seems...that's what happened."
"Then, this kind gentleman."
Talesa's watery blue eyes looked at Sarlayan expectantly: "Can you help me think of a way? I can't leave my parents and Thrall to escape alone."
'...Is this called natural charm? '
【Grass! That old dog Blackmore is so lucky, I admire him. 】
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Sarlayan smiled and reassured: "Relax, since I am coming to you, of course I am prepared."
"You go home first during the day tomorrow and tell your parents about the crisis Durnholde is facing now... Remember, don't say that outsiders told you, just say that you came to it by analyzing the intelligence provided by the guards in the castle. in conclusion."
Most of the people at the bottom do not have a firm stance and have flexible moral bottom lines. Survival is their first consideration.
The Foxtons were loyal to Blackmore simply because they could live a relatively stable and good life with Blackmore.
Now that the ship is about to capsize, of course they will find another way out. Sarlayan is not worried that Talesa can't persuade her parents.
After leaving Talisa, who was still worried, Sarlayan stood silently on the clock tower at the top of the castle, turning on the eagle eye technique in the night to look at the rolling hills in the northwest of Durnholde.
"Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind... Sal, I hope you will not disappoint my expectations."
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Antonidas' calculations based on mathematics were very accurate. On the third day after Sarlayan came to Durnholde to lurk, the armies of Gilneas and Alterac finally came to the city and attacked Durnholde Castle, which was also ready for battle. It was so crowded.
The tension of the impending war could also be felt by ordinary civilians in the city. The Foxtons, who had been doubtful before, finally recognized their daughter's judgment.
After all, in their opinion, their daughter has been serving nobles in the castle, and the information she knows must be more accurate than servants like them.
When the Foxton family began to quietly prepare to escape, Sal also saw the truth and began to take action.
After some consideration, Thrall no longer used Blackmore's name to persuade the orcs in the prison, but instead lured them with freedom.
Moreover, Thrall did not intend to let these orc compatriots go to the front line to fight the soldiers of Gilneas and Alterac. He just wanted them to escape from prison and create chaos, so that he could fish in troubled waters and take the Foxton family to escape.
Most of the orcs are single-celled organisms, and the same thing can be easily recognized by them by changing the words.
There is a much better reason to fight for freedom than to fight for Blackmore.
Thrall showed his leadership talent inherited from Durotan for the first time. It took him only two days to convince the vast majority of the orcs in the city and agreed with them on a meeting place after escaping from the castle.
As for the remaining orcs, they are completely exhausted and do not intend to drag their exhausted and weak bodies to fight again.
According to the hypocritical behavior of human nobles, no matter which country occupied Durnholde, it was unlikely to execute these honest people who were sitting peacefully in prison.
It's nothing more than changing the boss and continuing to live in prison. There is no essential difference from before.
Sarlayan has not been idle these three days.
In order to eliminate the possibility of a historic meeting between Thrall and Orgrim, he made a special trip to Ravenholdt Manor to tell Raven the news that the wandering orcs led by Orgrim had entered Hillsbrad. Duke Hod.
Sarlayan had already proven the accuracy of his intelligence in the Battle of Alterac. Although Jolazi didn't understand where he got the information from, he still chose to believe in Sarlayan and let his men know immediately. The thieves took action.
Regarding Orgrim's movements, Sarlayan did not say anything casually. He transformed into a storm crow and captured the movements of this wandering orc from high in the sky.
In small-scale field ambush battles like this, thieves can fully utilize their professional advantages.
The thieves of Ravenholdt gained a lot despite their calculations, and used practical actions to clearly warn Orgrim who was trying to penetrate into Hillsbrad that this road was dead.
In desperation, Orgrim, who was short of troops, could only turn around and return to the chaotic Arathi Highlands, planning to find another opportunity to find the Frostwolf clan in the future, perfectly missing the opportunity to meet Thrall.
Just when the war was about to begin, and both sides entered a state of imminent preparation for war, a dark purple Storm Crow landed in front of the military camp outside Durnholde.
After landing on the ground and returning to his human form, Sarlayan smiled and introduced himself to the camp defenders who looked surprised.
"Can you please help me inform King Zeon and General Haas that Sarlayan Deepshadow, Marquis of Quel'Thalas, has taken the liberty of visiting."
