In the panic of Lordaeron, the news of the great victory in the Burning Steppes came, and most people were dumbfounded.
Won?
Win!
How did you win?
You win!
Oh, I won the battle...
The mountain that once weighed on all human beings' hearts, bodies, minds, memories, and trembling dreams when they wake up has been overthrown.
Those terrible orcs failed...
After a brief period of calm, there is great joy.
Since four years ago, the unstoppable orc tribe has finally been defeated, at the hands of the brave and fearless Alliance soldiers.
Isn't it worth being happy that mankind has finally reversed the tragic future of national subjugation and genocide by relying on the perseverance of iron and blood?
It’s worth it!
Is this something to be happy about?
maybe……
The news of Lothar's death had a far greater impact on the rear than the front.
The desperate soldiers on the front line learned that the Grand Marshal died heroically after a fierce battle. They were sad and angry but not afraid. They thought more about revenge for Sir Lothar.
The aristocratic lords who provide money, materials and people in the rear are truly heartbroken.
Anduin Lothar is dead, and the Stormwind Lion is dead, who can still unite the entire alliance!
No.
Not even Terenas Menethil II.
Carlos's concerns are correct. Someone in the alliance's rear has already proposed a big naval plan.
Confronting the orcs across the sea seemed to be the best option.
Some people even secretly want to compromise and negotiate with the orcs.
Orcs aren't that bad, are they?
Tribes can be reasonable, right?
The most important thing is that Anduin Lothar is dead, right?
In this world where magic and bravery are the mainstream, the role of leaders is so great.
In the midst of an undercurrent, Carlos Barov emerged from nowhere and led the Alliance and the Horde, who became mourning soldiers, in a desperate fight.
Want to cheer for the savior?
white! day! Do! Dream!
Who is Anduin Lothar? He is the last blood descendant of Emperor Thoradin and the last legal heir to the Arathor Empire. Who is Carlos of your Barov family? How can he be compared with Anduin Lothar?
Amid the smiles and compliments, Alex Barov was keenly aware of the undercurrent and crisis.
Isolated.
The Barov family was isolated, and the Kingdom of Auckland was isolated.
Being feared.
Anduin Lothar used his last act of righteousness to win the support of the Seven Kingdoms of Lordaeron. Now, the most powerful force of the Seven Kingdoms, the war beast called the Alliance, has defeated another war monster called the Horde. The reins fell into the hands of his son, Carlos.
If Carlos really has the idea of becoming emperor and can get the support of the frontline soldiers, the now empty Lordaeron will not be able to stop him.
Every time Alex thought about this, he couldn't stop feeling restless.
Hillblade still has 100,000 reserves, half of which belong to Alterac. The legions formed by various countries are simply not comparable to the alliance veterans on the front lines...
Son, don’t be confused. It doesn’t have to be a knife that kills someone, it can also be a rumor!
The Grand Duke Regent of Alterac spends his days trying to force a smile on his face. If Carlos's brain gets hot, everything will be over...
Simply, in the end, after Terenas sorted out his thoughts, he finally took action.
Helped his son-in-law.
As the leader of the alliance, Terenas asked Carlos to put aside his military duties and return to his country to resume his duties.
After the death of Anduin Lothar, this old political fox publicly issued orders as the leader of the Alliance for the first time, and his first order was to ask Carlos Barov, the current de facto military leader of the Alliance, to lay down his military power and return to Lordan. Lun.
It was a huge gamble, a decision that no one else would have dared to make.
If Carlos Barov refuses, will mankind engage in a civil war?
No one has any confidence.
At this juncture, whose name are all the citizens, farmers, and war-torn poor people calling out?
King of Paladins——Carlos Barov!
Still alive and only in his twenties, Carlos has already been canonized in the hearts of the people.
The canonization of a living person usually does not end well.
Although all the noble lords knew that this craze would not last long, the people who had been suppressed by the war for a long time would return to the trivial life of daily necessities in ten days and a half at most.
But these ten crazy days and a half will determine the future of human society.
Terenas's order made everyone's worries clear.
No one criticized Terenas for calling himself the leader of the alliance, but in their hearts they admired his courage. Even Alex Barov wrote a private letter to thank his father-in-law for his generosity.
The only question now is what Carlos Barov thinks.
In the face of rights, any promise is pale...
The means of magical communication are no longer safe. Both Terenas and Alex have chosen the most primitive and safest way to deliver messages - messengers.
In the Redridge Mountains, the Alliance army marched straight into Lakeside Town, which had been besieged for four and a half years. Tens of thousands of Stormwind refugees ushered in the long-lost blue flag in the midst of despair day after day.
But Carlos no longer had the extra energy to meet the legendary mayor Solomon.
He didn't even follow the army further south, but stayed in the Burning Plains to clean up the mess.
It is true that the alliance won, but the victory was so tragic.
120,000 people participated in the battle, 47,137 were killed, 3,326 were missing, 11,000 and 472 were seriously injured, and there were no statistics on minor injuries.
The 30,000 cavalrymen who finally sealed the victory were the strongest mobile force that human society could piece together. After the first battle, more than 20,000 war horses were lost, 40% of which were Alterac horses.
It can be said that this victory is the result of the joint efforts of everyone. Carlos just resisted the retreating people from behind.
He is not that great and important.
What is great are all the Alliance soldiers who risk their lives.
The important thing is that the alliance did not collapse even with more than half of the casualties, and finally ushered in the dawn of victory.
More than 20,000 orcs were killed in the battle, and more than 30,000 were captured. Preliminary estimates of the number of escapees were less than 10,000.
The Alliance still has 70,000 combatable troops in the south.
If you fight three against one, you might lose. If you fight seven against one, tell me how to lose!
As long as the Bleeding Hollow clan, which is fighting with the Gurubashi trolls in the Dusk Forest, is annihilated, the orcs' Azeroth strategy will be declared a failure.
Carlos' long efforts have paid off.
Because of the advance in time, Ner'zhul was unable to send more orcs through the Dark Portal to invade Azeroth before finishing dealing with the Goria Empire and the Raven Man Empire.
The battle on the Burning Plains was already the orcs’ swan song.
The next question is how many orcs can escape.
So after disposing of the bodies of the fallen soldiers, Carlos received a letter from Terenas on the day he returned to Ironforge to coordinate supplies.
It was not an official letter from the messenger, but a private message sent one day in advance by Terenas' close confidant.
There is only one sentence above.
“The worst decision is better than indecision.”
