Gargan Firehammer, the leader of the Dark Iron dwarf vanguard and archaeological team in the Badlands, is now worried about the state of the Badlands.
The Titan ruins that were being excavated didn't know what happened, so all the doors were closed. The Dark Iron dwarves tried all the methods, but they couldn't open the closed doors.
And every time they were ready to load explosives and blow the door open, countless cavemen would run out of the dark cave.
The Dark Iron Dwarf excavation team suffered heavy losses as a result, and Jagan could only temporarily withdraw from the excavation site with his men.
He was in a very bad mood now, because the Dark Iron dwarves were not the only ones interested in exploring the Titan ruins. Those elemental creatures were also very interested in this matter for some reason.
Ragnaros even sent a fire elemental ambassador to be stationed in the Fortress of Pain in order to obtain the latest excavation information in a timely manner.
But the result is that the Black Iron Dwarves have made no progress except for the loss of troops and generals. They are not even as good as the progress of the Bronzebeard Dwarves who first excavated this ruins.
As a result, Jagann is facing tremendous pressure. If he fails to achieve satisfactory results, there is a question whether he can return to Shadowforge City alive.
The fire elemental ambassador named Infernus has not made any move yet, but the temperament of these high-level fire elements is the same as their attributes, irritable and violent. If Invernus thinks that their mission has failed, he will probably kill them immediately. The Dark Iron dwarves in the Fortress of Torment were burned to the ground.
While Gargan was angry about the progress of the excavation, a Dark Iron Dwarf scout rushed into his fortress, "Lord Firehammer, what's wrong, Ironforge's army suddenly rushed into the desolate land. Our troops stationed outside the canyon are now engaged in a bitter battle!"
"Ironforge's army?! How is that possible? How could they suddenly... quickly notify the Legion in the Desolate Land and ask them to block the Bronzebeard Barbarians!"
"Yes, Lord Firehammer!"
Looking at the Black Iron Scout who was busy and ran away, Jagan's dark face had a heavy expression, but there was a hint of joy in his heart: now the problem was no longer with him, the Bronzebeard clan came to attack the deserted land, Aoda It makes sense that Man's excavation progress has slowed down!
Now he has a suitable reason to ask the Dark Iron Emperor for some reinforcements, prepare some powerful magic objects, kill all those hateful cavemen and Bronzebeard dwarves, and at the same time pry open the door of Uldaman!
With this idea in mind, Gargan immediately went to the sleeping command room of Invernus. He awakened the sleeping fire element by the stove.
"Gagan Firehammer, why did you wake me?"
A pair of blazing yellow eyes made of flames, constantly beating, emerged from the flames in the furnace, and what followed was a low voice that sounded like suppressed anger.
"Ambassador Invernus, there is an urgent military situation. Ironforge's army raided our outpost and intends to advance deeper into the Desolate Land. We are seriously short of manpower in the Desolate Land, coupled with the losses from excavation activities. , reinforcements are needed to defend against the Bronzebeard Dwarves."
"Bronzebeard dwarves...will your cowardly fellow tribesmen take the initiative?...I understand, and I will bring this news to your emperor."
There was some doubt in Invernus's voice, but he had no doubts about Gagan's words, because if Gagan lied about the military situation, the Dark Iron Emperor Thaurissan would kill Gagan without him taking action. His head was chopped off.
Moreover, they were just some weak bronze-bearded dwarves. Invernus did not take them seriously, and the fire elemental did not understand the "art" of mortal combat at all.
After Invernus's power dissipated, Gagan turned his attention to the sand table in the command room. He walked to the sand table and said, "It's really strange. Why would the Bronzebeard dwarves choose to attack us at this time?"
The Desolate Land lacks resources and is too vast, so its geographical advantages are infinitely reduced. Even though it connects Loch Modan and Searing Gorge, the distance is too far. Even the Dark Iron dwarves will feel the long supply line. Hard work.
The troops setting off from Ironforge even pulled out a long logistics supply line, which reflected that the Bronzebeard dwarves could not always be in a tug-of-war with the Dark Iron dwarves in the barren land.
Either quickly capture the Dark Iron Dwarf troops, or retreat to Loch Modan. There was no third option.
Although the number of Dark Iron dwarves in the Badlands is small and relatively scattered, it does not take much time to gather. The distance from the entrance to the canyon of Loch Modan to the arrival at the Fortress of Torment is enough to delay such a long time.
In addition, the Fortress of Pain is located on the top of a mountain, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is impossible for the Bronzebeard Dwarves to quickly eat the Dark Iron Dwarves in the desolate land.
Although Jagan was a little angry because of the progress of the excavation, as a councilor of Shadowforge City, he still instinctively sensed that something was wrong.
However, now it seems that calling for support is the best choice. Although the desolate land has little value, giving it to the Bronzebeard Dwarf is something the Dark Iron Dwarf cannot accept.
It would only take a few days at most for support to arrive from the Searing Gorge to the Fortress of Pain. Jagan believed that with the terrain advantages and sufficient strategic reserves of the Fortress of Pain, defending for such a long time would not be a problem at all.
"Since the Bronzebeard dwarves like to come to die, let them continue to do such meaningless things."
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In Loch Modan, Theel'sama's combat base, the Alliance's troops are ready to go.
Magni pointed to the battle map and said to Solas, who was in charge of the general command.
"It will only take four or five days at most for the support of the Dark Iron Dwarves to arrive from the Searing Gorge to the Desolate Land. If we march urgently and add the magic of the Dark Iron Dwarves, it will take at most three days to arrive."
"So, we have to make a surprise attack on the Searing Gorge before the Dark Iron Dwarves come into contact with Ironforge's army." Solas looked at the map and rubbed his stubble-covered chin, "Muradin has captured it today. We have reached the frontline stronghold of the Dark Iron Dwarves and are preparing to continue advancing into the depths of the barren land."
"That guy held his breath. The matter of the Black Iron bastards killing our expedition team is not over yet." Magni sneered, "Don't worry, Muradin will definitely be able to hold back the Black Iron Dwarves' army. The Alliance only needs to Just feel free to attack the Searing Canyon."
"Of course I believe Muradin, so let our troops rest in Selsama first. When the reinforcements of the Dark Iron Dwarves are in a dilemma halfway, we can open the sealed tunnel and attack the Searing Canyon directly."
There is a tunnel connecting Searing Gorge and Loch Modan. This is not a secret, but this tunnel was sealed after the Dark Iron dwarves left Khaz Modan.
After the tragedy in the Red Ridge Mountains, the dwarves added several more "locks" to this tunnel and specially arranged gatekeepers to prevent the Black Iron dwarves from attacking Kaz through this tunnel one day. Modan.
However, it is unknown whether the Dark Iron dwarves were forced to leave the Searing Gorge due to Ragnaros's rule, or whether Thaurissan was preparing to accumulate more power for a decisive battle with Ironforge. This passage has never been opened.
But today, it is time to open the tunnel door again. It only takes a few hours to go to the Searing Canyon from this passage. Even the entire legion can appear in the Searing Canyon in less than a day.
As arranged by Thoras and Magni, the Alliance army immediately marched through the tunnel connecting Searing Gorge and Loch Modan the day after the Dark Iron Dwarf support troops left the Searing Gorge. Without realizing it, he poured directly into the Searing Canyon.
The camp of the Dark Iron Dwarves stationed outside the tunnel was instantly destroyed by the elite Alliance troops. After gaining a foothold in the Searing Canyon, the Alliance army advanced in two waves, with the purpose of wiping out all the Dark Iron Dwarves in the "Furnace" Canyon. Blocked.
There are only two exits in the entire furnace canyon, one is a natural uphill slope, and the other is the furnace city built by the Dark Iron dwarves to provide minerals and slave labor for the Darkforge City.
There are still a considerable number of Dark Iron dwarves stationed in the Great Forge, but most of them are slave traders and overseers. The real army has been mobilized to fight in the deserted land. It only took the Alliance elite two hours to occupy the Forge. Captured a large number of Dark Iron dwarves who had no time to escape.
Some of the Black Iron Dwarves who tried to escape from the side of the Grand Canyon and informed the frontline troops were caught red-handed by the Alliance troops blocking the side of the canyon, along with their logistics.
After seizing control of the Great Furnace, the Alliance continued to send small groups of troops to clear out the surrounding Dark Iron dwarf outposts. At the same time, it established a defense line at the junction of the Desolate Land and the Searing Gorge to prevent the Dark Iron army from returning to the front line. cause impact.
However, the complex and changeable marching route of the Searing Gorge did slow down the Alliance's progress. In addition, there were a large number of captives and liberated slaves to manage. When the Alliance troops stood at the foot of Blackstone Mountain, the Dark Iron dwarves had already After reacting, they rushed out from Shadowforge City in an attempt to block the Alliance from Blackstone Mountain.
When Solas was wavering between the two options of storming and sieging the city, a piece of news made him immediately decide to hold his troops.
Pushing forward one day, a battle broke out between the troops of Stormwind City and the Blackrock Orcs at the junction of the Redridge Mountains and the Burning Plains.
Marshal Maxwell led a force to ambush the Blackrock Orcs' vanguard and almost annihilated the opponent at a very small cost. The defeated Blackrock Orcs immediately chose to retreat to the foot of the Greatmaul Stone Mountain, preparing to fight the Stormwind City army on the plains.
However, Stormwind's troops only stood at the pass between Redridge Mountain and the Burning Plains. They gave up taking advantage of this great victory to go deeper. They recaptured an abandoned outpost, occupied the commanding heights there, and observed the plains from a high position. movement on.
The actions of the Blackstone orcs came to a standstill. They were originally going to launch an attack on Redridge Mountain with the Colorful Dragon Clan, because the Stone Castle Fortress had already been captured by the orcs. This should be a foolproof operation.
However, Stormwind City's troops did not know what to expect, and in turn attacked their forward. Some of the scattered Blackstone Orcs fled back to the Burning Plains, and some were released into Redridge Mountains and fled to Stonefortress. The connection between the two sides was blocked by Stormwind City. Completely cut off.
"Did the orcs stop and watch?" Bolvar asked Maxwell through the dwarf's communication device.
"Yes, the collapse of the forward troops gave them some hesitation. The magic communication at Stone Castle Fortress was intercepted by us. Now they have no idea about the situation in Redridge Mountain and chose to stop and wait and see."
"Hmph...it is indeed the guy from Black Hand," Bolvar glanced at the Stone Castle Fortress, which was bombarded by artillery and magic. "You must find a way to stop the Blackstone Orcs. It will take some time to capture the Stone Castle Fortress.
But don't be overly nervous. The Blackhand guy is timid and cautious. He will not choose to attack rashly without accurate information or instructions. "
From this point of view, Dalred Blackhand is completely different from his father. If it were his father, after estimating the strength gap between the two parties, he would probably choose to launch an attack on the pass immediately.
Maxwell actually just led a small team. The reason they occupied the pass was that they needed to use defense to prevent the Blackstone Orcs from judging their true number.
The real main force of Stormwind City is now launching an attack on Stone Castle. There are still many Blackstone Orcs here. In order to prevent Maxwell and his troops from being attacked from both sides and delay the invasion of Blackstone Orcs, Bolvar believes that the Stone Castle Fortress must be captured first. is the most important thing.
Because he wanted to act in unison with the Alliance, Bolvar did not rush to launch an attack directly on the stone castle. Instead, he spent several days planting a large number of hidden firepower points, equipped with new artillery from Gnomeregan, and Da The mage troops sent by Laran to support.
Anyway, the Stone Castle Fortress has been almost destroyed by the Blackstone Orcs. Rather than letting them continue to rely on the broken walls of the Stone Castle Fortress to resist, it would be better to simply let them be swept away by artillery fire in the ruins.
The special operations force led by Maxwell had already set off from Stormwind City and had been lying in wait for the Blackstone Orcs to emerge from the Burning Plains in the mountains of the Redridge Mountains for a long time.
The Blackstone Orcs, who thought this was a plunder and sweep, had no awareness of the ambush, which was why they were beaten so badly by Maxwell.
The fleeing vanguard force naturally made the following Blackstone Orcs somewhat hesitant. Inertial thinking made Red think that Stormwind City could easily defeat their vanguard force, and they must have obtained the information long ago and set up an ambush.
Although he didn't know where the information was obtained, this did not prevent Reid from reporting the matter to Nefarian. However, he ignored that the forward troops were almost all Warg Knights due to mobility considerations. Without the help of the dragon clan, they would have been beaten so badly by Stormwind City when they passed the pass.
In fact, with Maxwell's small number of men, it is impossible to stop the large army of Blackrock orcs. They occupied the commanding heights to confuse the Blackrock orcs, making them think that Stormwind City's large forces will pour out from Redridge Mountain at any time and fight with the orcs on the plains. Conduct encounters.
Of course, the orcs are not afraid of encounters, but they cannot ignore the losses suffered by an ambush. Therefore, on balance, the timid and cautious Red will definitely stay put rather than attack the pass of Redridge Mountain.
This is the time Bolvar needs to capture the stone castle.
