The first to bear the brunt was the Northridge stronghold. While the main force of the rebel army was focusing on the southern front and fighting fiercely with the Kingdom's regiment at the crossroads, the north penetrated deep into the base of the Knights Territory and was suddenly violently attacked by several knights.
Under the attack of the Holy Light Cavalry, one of the most powerful combat forces in the alliance and most of the military ranks can reach levels 4 to 6, the Beiling garrison, composed of farmers and small businessmen, was caught off guard. Within one day, all camps and outposts in the territory were destroyed. Fall.
Most of the elite troops of this Knight Territory had been ordered by the Pope a year ago to join the Northern Expedition under the leadership of Lord Garris Wishak, and went to Northrend to support the Titans;
Not long ago, Landis Tomander, the knight captain who stayed behind, was also made into a whole roasted chicken by Oster for bullying the serfs and exploiting the victims. Most of the remaining skitarii were scattered, and there was almost no defensive force left in the leader. Therefore, the previous activities of the rebels were basically unhindered, and even the strongholds and camps were set up in the expropriated churches.
Seven years have passed since Prince Arthas succeeded the Super Brain King on the Ice Crown Throne in the 22nd year of the Star Gate and vowed to completely eradicate the Titans and Holy Light forces and avenge his father and motherland. The Titans in the north went from being dismissive at first, to angry, to desperate, and finally became frightened, which is what happened in the past two or three years. As the siege of Ulduar broke out, the desperate Titans began to issue edicts to the descendants of creation and believers of the Holy Light around the world, begging for support.
For the Church of Light, any grievances with the Alliance are trivial, and protecting Holy Light's hometown from being stolen is the top priority. In order to spare no effort to promote the Northern Expedition of the New Alliance, the pope, who was dependent on others, simply packaged and sold all his belongings, including Titan technology and holy magic rights, to the Wrynn royal family; he also took the lead in following the example and successively sent out almost all the knights and knights who could use it. The combat power was organized into three major knights and sent to the north.
As a result, the rear area was extremely empty, and the knights were basically herding sheep. It was not uncommon for cultivated land and mines to be abandoned, guards to steal, serfs to escape, and even dignified knights to be robbed by bandits.
And now, the presence of so many empowered cavalry means that the knights who accompanied the army on the expedition may have returned. The worst-case scenario judged by Oster has become a reality. Due to the worsening domestic crisis, the senior leaders of the Stormwind Kingdom have adjusted their strategic deployment and are withdrawing the Northern Expedition troops in batches;
Not only the regular regiments, but also these Holy Knights, the four-year Northern Expedition seems to be coming to an end. It should be the same reason why the Sentinel Ridge Prefecture suddenly had so many extra troops.
In Auster's impression, Albert, the commander of the North Ridge of the Rebel Army, had outstanding abilities among generals everywhere, both in terms of government affairs and military management. Under his governance, all affairs in the base area were in order, defense was tight, troops and supplies were sufficient, and a key team of priest healers was built. After being attacked, he also made the correct decision to shrink his troops, attack the roads, rely on strong fortifications to resist the cavalry, and call the headquarters for support;
But unfortunately, the opponent he faced this time had completely exceeded the ability level of him and his troops.
As a professional legion that has fought with legendary opponents in the north, the Knights of Holy Light are not only powerful in combat, but also crush the temporary forces of the rebels in terms of combat experience, marching and mobilization, and intelligence blockade.
Lord Gareth Wishak was an ordinary soldier in his early years, and over the years he climbed up the ranks by relying solely on his military exploits. Unlike most lords who receive the infusion of Holy Light energy based on their status and lineage, he is one of the few grassroots military generals within the church who is good at commanding operations.
This person is thoughtful and ruthless, and he never takes it lightly just because his opponent is weak. In order to avoid arousing alarm, he himself has not appeared in the West Frontier so far. They also strictly blocked information on troop mobilization and military deployment. Even the day before the raid, they sent envoys to reward the Beiling camp to paralyze the rebels and conduct reconnaissance along the way.
Under expert deployment, all actions of the Knights are extremely professional and prompt. They follow orders and prohibitions in battle and ignore temporary casualties and fallen comrades in order to achieve their goals. Garris also predicted that the rebels would adopt a shrinking defense tactic, taking advantage of the knight's mobility to block the road first and encircle the point for reinforcements.
In the decisive battle, the Knights successfully concealed their combat intentions, organized a small number of troops to feign an attack, and induced the main force of the rebels to leave their positions early. After that, they gave full play to the impact advantage of their own cavalry, and defeated and completely annihilated the effective forces of the rebel army at a very small cost.
Under the attack of the powerful and ruthless enemy, the Northridge defenders could not defeat or outrun the Holy Knights, and the entire line collapsed. Most of the troops were divided and annihilated by the opponent's highly mobile cavalry during the retreat. While covering the retreat of the masses, Albert was unfortunately hit by the holy magic and died.
Many captured soldiers, as well as escaped serfs and priests who had surrendered to the rebels, were captured and executed. The Knights even used the long-abandoned tortures of burning and piercing in the name of judging demon servants.
In the final battle, the remnants of the rebel army refused to abandon the many refugees and serfs, and retreated with the people. They were blocked by the Knights' forwards on the edge of a narrow cliff. Under the impact of the cavalry, people continued to fall off the cliff. The cries of women and children echoed over the valley, which was continuous and extremely miserable.
Before the formation, the knight captain recognized the aging figure in the rebel team who was comforting and treating wounded soldiers and refugees, and shouted;
"Carlos Moore. You are a noble monk. Why did you abandon the Holy Light and associate with these thieves and untouchables?"
Carlos walked forward with a long staff and scolded the other party tremblingly, "Abandon? Look at your behavior! Who has betrayed his faith? How dare you, a bunch of deceitful people, have the right to rebuke me!"
Seeing that he could not persuade them to surrender, the knight captain immediately ordered the instructors to set up crossbows and shoot. After rows of arrows rained down, the rebel soldiers and civilians suffered numerous casualties and blood flowed like rivers;
Carlos desperately tried to save the seriously injured and dying people around him, but there were too many injured. He could only watch them bleed out of blood and die, and there was nothing he could do. On the opposite side, the beasts wearing holy robes and hanging holy symbols on their shoulders were still raising their crossbows and killing mercilessly.
The old priest's eyes were red, he stood up holding the long staff tightly, stretched the end of the staff to the sky, and shouted loudly, "Supreme Holy Light, why don't you redeem these suffering people? Tell me, what exactly? What is justice!”
The knight captain shouted, "It's useless, priest. You have been removed from the faith agreement, and your magic weapon can no longer accept the power from the church. You have lost the qualification to call the Holy Light."
"Then open your eyes and see what true redemption is and what true sacrifice is!"
In the end, when all the sacred objects held by Carlos were removed from the faith agreement by the church and he was unable to use the energy of the church's furnace, he relied only on his own faith and ability to activate the highest level of the Holy Word of Martyrdom; burning his own life, Propping up a giant holy light barrier.
The light wall blocked the rain of arrows and cavalry, buying precious time for the remaining rebel troops and a large number of people to evacuate, and also shocked everyone present.
After his companions withdrew, the exhausted old priest stood alone in the wilderness, his body turning into a monument made of light that would never fall.
At the rebel headquarters, Skar, who had just returned with his army, learned of the tragic situation in Beiling and hurriedly dispatched troops to provide support. Before they had time to set out, news came that Xishan, Dongxiang, and central towns were in emergency, so they had to divide their forces again. At this point, the situation has become completely chaotic.
