When the remaining half of the fortress of Stonefortress was destroyed by Gnomeregan's artillery, the Blackstone orcs who resisted inside also became the burial objects of this fortress.
Stormwind City had no intention of engaging in an offensive and defensive battle with the Blackstone Orcs. They directly directed half of their ammunition towards the Stone Fortress, almost reducing the entire fortress to the ground.
Coupled with the indiscriminate bombardment of arcane magic, the originally towering stone castle towers, city walls, and the fortress that had stood firm during the orc invasion were almost all razed to the ground.
Even the high ground where the Stone Castle Fortress was located seemed to have been lowered by Stormwind City's artillery fire and magic. Bolvar didn't know if it was an illusion.
"The firepower of Gnomeregan's new batch of artillery is really fierce... If it hadn't been unable to solve the problem of fast movement, it could even be taken to the plains to engage in encounters."
Marcus Jonathan, who was promoted to general because of his military exploits in the war against the Burning Legion, looked at the completely collapsed Stone Castle and felt a little sad for a moment.
"Although weapons are very important, we still have to rely on the quality of the army itself. If these orcs had nowhere to escape, our progress would never be so smooth." Bolvar corrected Marcus's view.
You know, for this ambush and siege, Stormwind City deployed long in advance, and even the artillery was rushed from the subway between Ironforge and Stormwind City.
The power of this new weapon did not disappoint Bolvar, but it was not omnipotent. Although the stone castle was easy to defend and difficult to attack, it had a very fatal flaw.
The high ground where the Stone Castle Fortress is located is surrounded by cliffs on both sides. Under the rugged cliffs is Zhishui Lake. There are only two ways to enter the Stone Castle Fortress.
The stone bridge at the back of the fortress was blown up by the Stormwind City troops long before the war began. The only way down the mountain was also blocked by the Stormwind City troops. The Blackstone Orcs were forced to stay in the Stone Castle Fortress. to bear the wrath of Stormwind.
They had also organized manpower to break through the alliance's defense line, but before they reached the sentry tower on the mountainside, they were beaten violently by artillery and magic and blasted back into the stone castle.
As a result, Stormwind City eliminated the orcs stationed in the stone castle without spending much effort, greatly reducing the pressure on the Stormwind Kingdom itself.
Of course, the remnants of the orcs have not yet been wiped out, because there are still some small groups of orcs who fled into the mountains of Redridge Mountain before they were surrounded by humans.
The Redridge Mountains have complex terrain, full of caves and canyons, and are infested by a large number of jackals and wild beasts. Although the orcs are taking great risks in escaping, it is better than waiting to die in the stone castle.
However, this also prevented the troops of Stormwind Kingdom from pursuing them. After chasing down as many lagging orcs as possible, the large army of Stormwind City could only watch the orcs flee into the mountains of Redridge Mountain.
Maybe it would take them a few weeks to get out of the mountains and return to the Burning Plains occupied by the Blackstone Orcs, but by that time the situation had long since stabilized and they couldn't even send a message.
Bolvar naturally no longer paid attention to the escaped orcs. It still took them more than half a day to completely destroy the Stone Castle Fortress, and the longer they delayed, the greater the pressure and risk on Maxwell's side.
"Marcus, take some people to clean up the mess in the stone castle. Remember to send all the black stone scum that are not dead to me."
Marcus saluted Bolvar solemnly, "As you wish, Grand Duke."
Bolvar himself took the rest of the large army and quickly rushed to the pass between the Redridge Mountains and the Burning Plains.
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"Marshal, they have been silent."
The soldiers at the sentry station who used binoculars to observe the orcs' frontline camp reported, "They seem to have chosen to stay down."
"Don't take it lightly, Corporal Lal, the Blackstone Orcs are not idiots. This may be just a smokescreen they sent out."
Maxwell picked up another telescope and began to look at the orc troops in the field of vision. "Corporal, did you see it... It is indeed a black dragon. They are among the orc troops."
"Yes, Marshal, and since this morning, the number of dragons in their camp has been increasing."
"Keeping increasing...this is not good news." Maxwell put down the telescope and whispered to himself.
It seems that the Blackstone orcs have realized that something is wrong and are testing Maxwell. The additional black dragon soldiers are sent to put pressure on him.
Reid was also in the orcs' frontline position now, using the telescope he snatched from the goblins to look at the sentry in Stormwind City.
"It's been almost a whole day, and they still haven't chosen to take the initiative to attack. Huh, they are really a bunch of cowards." Red snorted coldly. Although the defeat of the forward troops made him a little embarrassed, now humans can't retreat and can only It shows that the other party has no intention of confronting them head-on.
"Have you contacted the guy Garcelzog?"
Red asked his warlock advisor about the situation at Stonefortress.
The Warlock Advisor shook his head, "The Shadow Orb can't contact them either. The communication between the Stone Castle and us is blocked."
"Cunning Alliance dog." Reid narrowed his eyes. He had already realized that this was Stormwind City's plan to block the communication between the Blackstone Orc army and the Stone Castle Fortress. Neither party knew what was happening on the other side.
Now Stormwind City may be besieging the Stone Castle. It may be only a small team of them blocking the Blackstone Orcs here, because the Wolf Cavalry forwards were defeated too quickly, and the opponent's attacks came from all directions. Those who escaped back The wolf cavalry did not know the specific number of the opponent at all.
But there is another possibility that Stormwind City did not attack the stone castle, but only surrounded the stone castle. The troops led by Maxwell were their main force, hiding on both sides of the pass, preparing to ambush the Blackstone orcs.
Reid naturally chose not to be this reckless man, because the Stone Castle Fortress was actually not critical. Even if it was captured by the Alliance, it would only lose a negligible number of troops and weaken the Alliance's effective strength.
That guy Gasel Zog may be just a warrior, but it shouldn't be a problem for him to consume the alliance's power with the strength of the stone fortress.
Red himself was unwilling to use Nefarian to give his elite troops to test Stormwind City's trap. Although standing still here might delay the battle, it also prevented the Blackrock Orcs from suffering serious losses.
Moreover, Red was not doing nothing. When he ordered the troops to stop, he immediately sent dragoons to fly over the Redridge Mountains to inspect the situation of the stone castle with the naked eye.
In the huge Redridge Mountains, as long as the dragoons take a slightly detour and spend a little more time, they can avoid all the informants in Stormwind City and get reliable information.
Counting the time, it's almost time for the Dragoon to come back...
"hold head high--"
A high-pitched dragon roar fell from the sky, and a colorful baby dragon carrying a Blackstone Orc fell from the sky. The orc scout hurriedly flipped off the saddle before the baby dragon completely landed on the ground.
"Great Chief, the Alliance dogs have knocked down the stone fort. I saw that their large troops are besieging the stone fort. There are only a few troops blocking the pass!"
Already beaten down?
Reid frowned. He didn't expect Stormwind City to move so quickly. It took more than half a day to deal with the Blackstone Orcs in the Stone Castle. But it is no longer important now. The Blackstone Orcs will immediately cross the Burning Plains and let Stormwind City The troops never come back!
"Blow the horns, beat the drums, and advance the whole army!"
The roar of Chief Blackstone quickly spread to the entire Blackstone Orc army under the action of heralds at all levels. All the Orc soldiers immediately took action, and the overwhelming army began to surge rapidly towards the Redridge Mountains.
Corporal Lar, who noticed the movements of the orcs, quickly threw away the telescope in his hand, ran down the guard tower as fast as he could, and rushed into Maxwell's camp.
"Marshal, it's not good, the orcs have begun to advance! They are moving very fast, and they will hit the pass of Redridge Mountain in a short time!"
"They indeed have another source of intelligence..." Maxwell's heart sank, but fortunately he had anticipated this situation. Bolvar had already sent him a message, and the Stormwind City troops were on their way to ask him to It's bound to last for a while.
Whether we can hold the checkpoint blocking the way forward for the orcs is a very critical issue. As long as the orcs can be blocked from this checkpoint, then the subsequent Stormwind City legions can quickly come in with support, and it will be easy to resist the orcs' attack. Quite a few.
But if this last hurdle is lost before Stormwind City's troops arrive...
Maxwell could not imagine such a situation at all - the main force of Stormwind City, who thought it was supporting the defenders, was suddenly attacked by the orcs and black dragons. In a hurry, a large number of soldiers might be killed in an instant.
"Pass my order and hide the bombs we brought. Delay the Blackstone Orcs' advance at all costs! For the sake of the Alliance and King Wrynn!"
"Yes, Marshal!"
After receiving Maxwell's order, Stormwind City's special operations team responded quickly. They prepared all defensive measures for the level in a very short period of time.
In the narrow canyon between the Burning Plains and the Redridge Mountains, hundreds of soldiers looked at the direction of the Burning Plains with death in mind. They already knew what a cruel battlefield would be next.
But they have no room to retreat. Behind them are their comrades, their relatives, and their home!
Marshal Maxwell was wearing a heavy sword and holding a big sword. He stood at the front of the team. He was ready to take the lead. Even if he died, he would use the sword in his hand to chop off a few more heads of black rocks.
He has already conveyed the order in advance. If he dies in battle, his adjutant will take over the command of the field. If the adjutant dies in battle, then a junior officer will take over, and so on, until the last soldier of the special operations force. The fight will not stop until you die.
In fact, everyone knows that in such a resolute defensive battle, the role of command has been greatly reduced, because their purpose is very unified, and there is only one - to hold the position, and not allow half a step back before the main force arrives!
These hundreds of warriors are elites selected from various legions in Stormwind City. They have strong enough will and ability to face the bloody challenge that follows.
When the flag of the Blackrock Orcs appeared in Maxwell's field of vision, Maxwell took a deep breath, then raised his arms and shouted, "Brothers and sisters, compatriots in Stormwind City, today, we will use the swords in our hands to protect our beloved ones." Everything, for the alliance!”
"For the alliance!" A voice like a mountain roar and a tsunami responded to the marshal's words, and the roar of swords and shields clashing echoed in the canyon.
The dull sound of the orcs' wolves running became louder and louder, and the savage and crazy standing roars rushed into their ears, but everyone's eyes were very firm and did not waver in the slightest.
A bloody battle is about to break out.
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"Those dirty orcs finally got out of our castle!" Marshal Angefor shouted loudly at the lower level of Blackstone Mountain. "And our arrogant 'distant relatives', who bring their self-righteous allies, continue to challenge Our bottom line, today, we will defend the glory of the Dark Iron Dwarves with our blood, for His Majesty Thaurissan! For the Fire Lord!"
"For His Majesty Thaurissan! For the Fire Lord!"
A flood of Dark Iron dwarves poured out of the gates of Shadowforge City, violently attacking the Blackstone Orcs' defenses from beneath Blackstone Mountain. Since most of the manpower was deployed to attack Stormwind City, the remaining Blackstone Orcs could only struggle. The ground resisted the attack of the Dark Iron Dwarves.
The complex terrain in Blackstone Mountain is destined to allow only a small number of people to exert their full combat effectiveness. Too many people will hinder the form of the attack. The Black Iron dwarves, who know their city well, decisively divided their forces into two groups, suppressing the Blackstone Orcs to prevent They attacked the rear of the army.
On the other side, the torrent turned into steel, pushing open the closed door of Blackstone Mountain, preparing to charge towards the Alliance troops at the foot of the mountain.
But as soon as the heavy door leading to the Searing Gorge from Blackstone Mountain was opened, the first Dark Iron dwarf was sent to the Shadow Realm by an oncoming cannonball before he could clearly see the scene outside.
Perhaps there, too, he could shout for the glory of Thaurissan and the Firelord.
After the Black Iron dwarves walked out of the gate, they were turned into fools by the alliance's violent artillery fire. After losing a large number of soldiers in vain, they could only retreat into Blackstone Mountain in despair.
"Artillery prepare, fire!"
The Alliance has no intention of sparing artillery shells. Anyway, with Ironforge and Gnomeregan behind them, and the resources in the newly occupied Great Furnace, there is no need to worry about the ordnance reserves.
The new artillery quickly demonstrated its superiority in firepower and range, and next to the artillery unit, there were a group of engineers from Gnomeregan recording various parameters of the artillery. These are precious experimental data. Likewise It is also the direction for future artillery improvement.
"These idiots really think we will fight hand-to-hand with them?" Solas looked at the fleeing vanguard of the Black Iron Dwarves with some disdain. The Black Iron Dwarves also possess very advanced war technology, but now they foolishly came out of Blackstone Mountain. Rush out?
Do you really think that the Alliance is just setting up camp and doing nothing else? There are now no less than a hundred artillery pieces aimed at the gate of Blackstone Mountain. If it were not for the fear of destroying the mountain, the alliance's firepower could be further improved.
As for where the Alliance got so many artillery pieces - don't ask, just ask the assembly line in Gnomeregan which is basically intact. Mass production of such weapons is completely childish.
In fact, the Dark Iron Dwarves were also very wronged. They did possess a series of war technologies such as artillery and war puppets. However, after being driven out of Hodmar City by the Blackstone Orcs, it was very difficult to transport these heavy weapons from Darkforge City. It was troublesome, so they sent the vanguard to prepare to attack the alliance's formation, and then add heavy firepower later.
As a result, just such a little time radical caused them to be washed away by the Alliance's artillery before they even left Blackstone Mountain. The thunderous roar and explosion made many Dark Iron dwarves feel a little dizzy.
