"Turalyon is a bad student."
Carlos had just finished teaching combat to the new Paladins. He put aside his role as the instructor of [Gladiator of Love] and was enjoying an ice-cold drink while wiping his sweat with a towel while commenting on the news that shocked the nations of Lordaeron. .
At the edge of the Dark Swamp, the first and last fortress of the orcs in Azeroth, Stonard, the long-dormant warchief Orgrim led the orc tribe to launch a wonderful ambush and annihilation battle. The Alliance organized a regiment of three thousand Six hundred and seventy-nine men were killed, and no one survived.
The arrival of this news brought huge waves to the continent of Lordaeron, which had been peaceful for less than a year. As if overnight, people were reminded of the terror of the orcs and the disaster caused by the tribe.
"You are saying that General Turalyon allowed the Alliance to defeat because of..."
Young Eligor waited on his mentor and raised his doubts in a low voice.
Happiness came too suddenly. Unwilling to be ordinary, the pig boy applied to join the Knights of the Silver Hand and became a paladin trainee. However, miraculously, he was noticed by the greatest paladin on the continent, Carlos Barov. As a squire's apprentice, the Commander Eligor always maintains an almost cowardly caution no matter what he says or does.
"No, Turalyon is not that kind of person. Don't think about the heroes of the Alliance with such thoughts in the future."
"I'm sorry, mentor, it's just..."
"No need to explain. As a mentor, I have an obligation to explain your problems to you."
Carlos threw the towel aside after wiping his sweat. When he felt that the sweat was almost gone, he motioned to Eligor to help him put on his coat.
It's October again, and the wind in Keldaron is already chilly. Autumn has come, can winter be far behind?
"It's common sense and the courage to make judgments. The tribe may have reinforcements, but the orcs can't go back to what they were before."
Carlos motioned to Eligor to follow him to the wall with the map.
"Look, this is a dark swamp, a hellish place where even birds don't poop, ooze monsters, swamp lurkers, crocodiles, jungle tigers, and swamp vegetation that blocks the sun. Turalyon spent a year but nothing happened The reason why we fought in was not because of how tenacious the resistance of the orcs was, but because the dark swamp was too difficult for humans. It was all mud, and the cavalry was useless, and even the heavy infantry was useless. Do you think it would be better to just use it? What will happen if the light infantry and the orcs fight?"
"A disaster."
"That's right, so what did Turalyon spend a whole year doing? Building roads, hoarding wood, sand, gravel, and kerosene. This guy spent a whole year, not dealing with the orcs, but with nature. Fighting, he will burn a way through the dark swamp, a way to the dark door."
"But the orcs..."
Eligor wanted to refute Carlos, but he didn't have the courage. He only spoke half of what he said before he couldn't continue.
"You have to be convinced. Orcs have rough skin and thick flesh, and their adaptability is indeed better than humans. The Dark Swamp is a restricted area of life for us humans. To them, it is just a place with a harsh natural environment. The crocodiles in those muddy ponds in the Dark Swamp , the meat is smelly and difficult for us humans to swallow, but the orcs can use it as food."
"So, mentor, what you mean is..."
"What do I mean?"
"Sorry, I don't know."
"What I mean is that Turalyon exaggerated the orc threat. What I mean is that the orcs have no ability to come back."
Carlos stared at his apprentice, waiting for him to wake up from his reverie.
"But, mentor, haven't you always warned us that if we cut the grass without eradicating the roots, the orcs will definitely come back?"
Eligor said with a frown.
"..."
Carlos looked at Eligor with a disappointed look.
"Sorry, mentor, I..."
"If the Dark Portal is not closed, the orcs will definitely come back and become more powerful. I still think so. But tell me, what can the orcs, who have lost all strategic focus in one year, come back with? When the Kingdom of Stormwind used the Dark Swamp After blocking the orcs for three and a half years, the orcs now used the Dark Swamp to block Turalyon, and blocked the elites of our alliance for a full year. Why?"
"Um……"
Eligor fell into deep thought again. He somewhat understood, but had not yet thought clearly.
"Turalyon is telling the truth."
"ha!?"
"The orcs should have come for reinforcements, otherwise even Orgrim wouldn't be able to struggle in such a predicament. But in Draenor, the orcs haven't dealt with the trouble yet, and Orgrim, who has lost power, won't be able to come. Reinforcements. Even if the orc tribe comes back, the warchief will not be Orgrim. So when Turalyon reported seeing Orgrim again on the battlefield, I judged that the orcs had not yet recovered."
"Military is a continuation of politics. Sorry, mentor, I forgot your teachings."
"Second, it was that perfect battle of annihilation that allowed me to see clearly the true situation of the tribe."
"Ask your instructor for advice."
"Even if there is an integrated legion specially trained for swamp warfare, even if the orcs wipe out all of them without leaving a single person alive. Even if the tribe covers up all traces of the battle, I still want to ask why."
"Why?"
Carlos suddenly got a little angry. I am a paladin and a king. I am not a cross talker. I don't need praise.
Forget it, suppress the fire, suppress the fire.
"Tell me why."
Facing Carlos's question, Eligor suddenly had an idea in his mind.
"Why do the orcs cover up the truth of the battle!"
Resisting the urge to hit, Carlos felt that what Eligor said was not wrong, but that it lacked that spirituality.
"This is on the one hand, and on the other hand, if the orcs really received strong reinforcements, why not use the opportunity of annihilating an entire human corps to continue to do something, such as... destroying Turalyon's material warehouse, such as breaking through the alliance's Blockade is another example of encircling a point to call for reinforcements.”
"Yeah, why is that?"
Eligor fell into thinking again.
Carlos took two deep breaths and began to wonder if he had found the wrong person. Is this the future Dawnbringer's understanding?
"Because they can't do anything at all. At this point in the war, conspiracies are no longer useful. If Turalyon and the 20,000 people left by the Alliance in the south are not eliminated, everything will be empty talk. If we don't break the Alliance's setup in the Burning Swamp With the blockade, even if the orc tribe comes back, they can only eat mud in the dark swamp."
"So! The orcs' seemingly powerful counterattack actually exposed their weakness!"
Eligor thought he understood.
"...That's right, if I have the chance, I'll take you to the battlefield to see what I'm doing. It's no use just reading and practicing."
Carlos suddenly felt that he was not suitable to be a mentor. He always suppressed the urge to hit people, which would lead to mental illness.
Because of a premonition, Carlos stayed in Galliya's room for several days and even cut down on his daily exercise time.
As a result, a week later, the special envoy of my father-in-law stood in front of Carlos and respectfully handed over a gold letter of appointment.
When the orcs returned, people finally remembered their former heroes out of fear.
Once again, the Lords of the Seven Kingdoms will gather in the city of Lordaeron, and this time, Carlos will attend as the Alliance Marshal.
Turalyon's plan succeeded.
