"However, this person is up to me to choose!"
Just as Michaela shouted the domineering words, the alliance personnel standing opposite him, their cheeks turned red on the spot, shouted: "Eh, me?"
Michaela said: "Don't be surprised, Saint Celestine, with your merits, you are fully qualified to open the Beetle Door, so I leave the Quicksand Scepter to you."
After saying that, Michaela held up the Quicksand Scepter with both hands. Celestine, who was stunned on the spot, had not yet reacted. It was all thanks to an elbow from her friend Katarina Greyfax to wake her up. Lustin then reached out and took the Quicksand Scepter from Michaela's hand.
Torina also took this opportunity to jump out and add:
"After leaving Tanaris, Celestine and her team came to Silithus to participate in the Battle of Ahn'Qiraj as adventurers. As for whether Michaela chose Celestine, of course It’s because they’re very familiar, the kind you know.”
Instead of giving the scepter to Halver, and then having him hand it over to some unknown human noble for them to gain fame and fame, why not give the scepter of Quicksand to someone who is worthy (that I know)!
After sending out the Quicksand Scepter, Michaela walked back to Halver and asked deliberately: "I have handed over the Quicksand Scepter to the alliance members. The agreement is completed. Do you have any objection?"
In fact, according to Regent Bolvar's plan, after Halford obtained the Quicksand Scepter, he would actually hand it over to a noble from Stormwind City, who would ring the gong and open the Beetle Door.
"So, Michaela did the right thing."
King Saurfang patted Salaka on the side, and the latter's originally unwilling expression also showed a smile.
As for Halver, he couldn't laugh anymore. Faced with Michaela's slightly mocking words, he said, "Ms. Michaela, you still like to surprise people so much."
Halver's words seemed to say something, but he said nothing, and his tone was calm as if he didn't care about what Michaela did.
"Why didn't he get angry?"
Torina asked: "According to the traditional routine, after the villain in the Internet novel is slapped in the face by the protagonist, he will become so angry that he loses consciousness on the spot, and is easily killed by the protagonist. This guy doesn't play according to the routine."
Because Halford was no ordinary person, Mikaela, who had fought against him as early as in the Arathi Basin, knew very well that this man's military command ability was not inferior to hers. As an excellent commander, staying calm and keeping a straight face are the basic qualities.
In this regard, Michaela didn't say much. After all, the military meeting after the welcome ceremony was the key!
That night, in the meeting room of the fortress, all the top leaders of the Cenarion Council, Alliance and Horde were present.
The first person to speak was the leader of the forces of the Cenarion Council, Commander Marlis, who was also sitting on the long table: "Okay, the military meeting for the Battle of Ahn'Qiraj will begin now."
The military representatives of the tribe participating in this meeting were King Saurfang and the old general Zalaka sitting on the left side of the long table. On the right side were the senior commander Halford of the Alliance and Bu from the Ironforge dwarves. Marshal Ruvol.
As for Mikaela, he was amazing. He not only participated in the meeting as the director of the Cenarion Council, but also as a tribal warlord, and even as a mortal chosen by the bronze dragon, so he sat at the bottom of the long table.
Real war is not about armies lining up and then rushing in to fight. In fact, the war started as early as the preparation stage before the two sides started fighting.
"Ha, Michaela, right? You really dare to do this. That boy Halfer has been talking about you behind your back."
Bruvor was as forthright and straightforward as other dwarves. He did not care about the face of his colleagues and directly told all the scandals about Halford. Apparently, the dwarf also didn't like the way the scepter bearers were distributed among humans, and Michaela's behavior suited him well.
"Okay, Brewer, the candidate for the holder of the Quicksand Scepter has been decided. Today we are here to discuss the opening time."
Halver remained calm and did not forget to say: "I'm sorry, Commander Marlis, my companion is a bit loud and doesn't hold the door very well."
Brewer made a "cut" sound,
It seemed like he was blaming Halver.
Halford still didn't care, because he had already set his sights on Mikaela: "Ms. Mikaela, when you came back from the Cave of Time, did the Bronze Dragon tell you how much time we still have?"
Good question!
Michaela immediately replied: "One year."
Halford: "One year?"
Michaela nodded and confirmed: "One year!"
For war, time is a very important thing. It determines the way of war, whether it is a blitzkrieg or a protracted war.
"One year is neither long nor short."
As the commander of the coalition forces, King Saurfang spoke: "At least the supplies we currently have in stock are enough for a year."
Adequate logistical preparation is good news.
"So, what will happen in a year?" Marlis asked.
Michaela also answered truthfully: "According to the Bronze Dragon, a meteor will hit Azeroth and shake the whole world. By then, no matter whether the Beetle Gate is opened or not, no matter how deep the war is, The ancient gods will break free of the seal and destroy the world."
"Is this so..."
Marlis thought for a moment and said, "Then we must open the beetle door tomorrow and fight those bugs."
"Haha, okay, I've long wanted those bugs to know how we treat guests in Ironforge!" The dwarf Bruvor was so straightforward.
"No!"
However, it was Halver who was the first to object: "I don't think we should open the Beetle Door right away."
Brewer let out a "ha" and asked, "Halver, do you want to waste your time? The door is not open. Although the bugs can't get out, we can't kill them either."
"No, I think Halford is right."
Michaela also agreed with Halfer's suggestion: "We need at least one to two weeks to prepare."
"Mikayla, it's true that heroes think alike."
Hearing this, Halver raised his right eyebrow slightly, smiled on his face, and gave his reason:
"Although the Beetle Door has not yet been opened, I believe the bugs inside know that we have assembled an army outside, so if we open the door in a hurry, the bugs inside will definitely come out immediately and give us a disastrous attack. We need to plan and respond, we can't Open the door blindly."
"Well, Halford, you said it very well."
As the commander-in-chief of the alliance, King Saurfang first agreed with the alliance, then turned to look at Mikaela, a member of the tribe, and asked:
"So, Michaela, why do you think we need a week or two to prepare?"
"First I need to make sure of one thing."
Michaela looked at Marlis and asked: "If we open the door, are there any other ways for the bugs to come out besides the door? For example, by drilling holes in the ground or something like that?"
"impossible!"
Marlis assured: "According to what I know, the entire Beetle Wall and the gate are actually seals for the Ahn'Qiraj bugs. Opening the door just opens a hole in the seal. The bugs can and can only use that hole. Leave here."
"very good!"
After confirming the result, Michaela raised her right hand and patted the table, saying, "During my return to Silithus, I have been thinking about tactics to fight against the bugs. Do you want to hear my suggestions? "
Logically speaking, the person speaking at this time should be King Saurfang. After all, as the commander-in-chief of the coalition, he has the final say. However, what is unexpected is that the person who spoke first, or to be precise, the person who spoke before King Saurfang, was Michaela's former rival Halford:
"Of course, Michaela, I'd love to hear your plans."
Michaela glanced at the other party and said:
"Of course, use sunny tactics to bring a smile to the opponent."
The above content was said by Torina. What Mikaela really said is: "Since the other party's exit can only be through the door, then we will build a large number of fortresses at the door.
and fortifications, as long as they dare to go out, we will use these forts and fortifications to fight them back! "
Torina concluded: "It's called fortress riding face, that is, urbanization!"
"Build the fortress at the gate."
Halver raised his right hand and touched the beard on his chin: "Michaela, you can come up with something new for me every time."
As Halver finished speaking, King Saurfang, who finally got the chance to speak, immediately seized the opportunity and said, "Very good, Mikaela will implement this plan. After all, we have the best craftsmen."
As he spoke, everyone present looked at Dwarf Marshal Brewer. The dwarves were famous throughout Azeroth for their forging skills.
"Of course, no problem. Building forts and fortifications is what we dwarves are best at."
Brewer turned to look at Commander Marlis and asked, "I heard that you have a spell that can condense sand into bricks, so hurry up and make bricks."
"No problem." Commander Marlis nodded and said, "Sand is everywhere in Silithus. You can get as much as you want."
"Well, in this case, we will definitely be able to block the opponent's first wave of impact after opening the door."
However, King Saurfang's next sentence suddenly changed the subject: "But it's only the first wave. Assuming that we rely on fortresses and fortifications to successfully resist the first wave of the Insects' offensive, then what will they do next? Do it? Keep banging your head against the fortress? I don’t think so, what do you think?”
As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, King Saurfang will not change careers arbitrarily. Knowing how to listen to other people's ideas is also a quality of a good general.
Halford was the first to speak: "I think that after the first wave of the insect attack is repelled, they will immediately choose to withdraw to Ahn'Qiraj and turn their offense into defense."
Halver did not say the reason, but everyone present knew that the answer was time!
For the bugs of Ahn'Qiraj, they don't need to defeat the coalition forces of the Alliance and the Horde. They only need to persist for a year, and when the future meteor hits the ground, C'Thun can break free of the seal and fight to the present world.
An ancient god who can exert full power has already exceeded the upper limit of what mortals can resist. Not to mention the coalition of the Alliance and the Horde, I am afraid that the entire Azeroth will be over.
Deep down in his heart, Mikaila agreed very much with Halford's point of view, so when the war ended with the first wave of insect attacks and entered the second stage, the coalition forces must take the initiative to attack and penetrate into the deepest part of Ahn'Qiraj, directly Only by killing C'Thun who has not yet broken free of the seal can the final victory be guaranteed.
So, the question is, how many troops and logistics do the Ahn'Qiraj bugs have? To put it more bluntly, how long can they hold on?
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