In more than ten years of peace, the children born in the real era are now fathers and mothers.
Carlos lost ten years of Azeroth because of that astral journey, and he didn't feel deeply about this, but looking at the aging faces of people he was once familiar with, he also felt the power of time.
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When new players appear in the Alliance, veterans will always die.
The current military strength of the alliance on paper is horribly exaggerated, but in reality there is not that much that can be used.
Rebuilding Stormwind City is a way for Terenas to spend money to buy peace. The transfer of a large amount of funds to the south and the distribution of a large number of titles have greatly eased the internal pressure of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, giving His Majesty Menethil II enough The internal unity force takes action against former allies.
So Gilneas withdrew from the group, Alterac's stealth equipment was no longer online all year round, and Stromgarde became a licking dog called 666 after Thoras died mysteriously.
The standing military force of the Lordaeron Alliance is actually the Knights of the Silver Hand and the King of Lordaeron.
Because the orcs in the Burning Plains and Wetlands were unstable, the Knights of the Silver Hand and the King of Lordaeron's army of more than 50,000 people were transferred there to deal with the "trouble."
Therefore, the Kingdom of Lordaeron acquiesced to Carlos's full authority to handle the orc uprising in the Hillsbrad Hills, and provided a large amount of practical support.
Such as a large amount of money and a small amount of troops.
and an officer corps.
The king was dying soon, and the prince had not returned from the sea. In the last moments of his life, Terenas burst out with unprecedented domineering power, making the nobles of Lordaeron understand what it means not to disobey a dying king.
But precisely for this reason, the standing army of more than 100,000 people stationed in the city of Lordaeron and surrounding important areas cannot be mobilized.
Therefore, when the news spread that Durnholde Castle had been breached, the shock was still great.
But when the people heard that it was Carlos Barov who went to suppress the orc rebellion, they felt reassured.
But the noble gentlemen felt uncomfortable and had to lose money again.
Carlos didn't know whether the current situation was good or bad, and he had a strange feeling of being clearly arranged.
Twenty years.
For twenty years.
From the time he seized the country to the present, Alterac, a mountainous country, has managed to maintain an army of close to 200,000 troops with a population of less than 900,000 for 20 years.
And Alterac hasn't collapsed yet.
How?
During the Orc War, it is not difficult to understand all this. Faced with the ultimate choice of survival or death, everything must give way to the war.
But after the war, even if Alterac needs to maintain a high population military strength in order to protect itself due to the exclusion of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, the number of 200,000 is too much!
When he first came back, Carlos didn't have any doubts about this number. It was just empty salary and so-called.
Carlos took it for granted that Alterac had a hundred thousand troops.
But Carlos himself was confused when he actually restarted the war machine.
It's actually a real amount?
Are all the generals of Alterac saints?
no.
Not only has it nothing to do with nobility, but it is extremely snobbish.
Rationing system.
Under Carlos's control, Alterac relied on the Orc War to acquire a large amount of land in the Hillsbrad Foothills, and because of its marriage to Calia Menethil, it completed the use of Brill Plan to replace Anhador.
Today's Alterac is no longer the isolated plateau land it was in Aiden's era.
The citizens of Alterac are indeed only 870,000 according to official statistics, but the population living in the territory actually controlled by Alterac is much larger, probably between 200,000 and 300,000.
Even with these hidden populations, the number of troops is too much, so Grand Duke Alex Barov can only delay the "wartime system" until now.
With the large-scale introduction of dwarf technology and dwarf craftsmanship, Alterac is not in short supply of daily necessities, but has a surplus of exports to various countries. However, food has always been a big problem. Until the reclamation of the Anhador region is initially completed, it will only be a good harvest year. Basically self-sufficient, large amounts of imports are required in case of famine.
So being a soldier is an excellent choice in Alterac.
This resulted in the father's quota being passed on to his son, and even being resold.
It's not that the Alterac people have high ideological consciousness, but that the Alterac army is well treated.
reality.
It was so true that Carlos couldn't laugh or cry.
The industrial plan he formulated before he left has been completely changed in the ten years since he left. Without himself as the "leader", the people of Azeroth, who have never witnessed what large-scale industrial production is, know nothing about the power of industry. .
But even if it went wrong, Grand Duke Alex still continued the plan, and Alterac trained 100,000 industrial workers in more than ten years.
Just relying on these people, a dumbbell country with food supply problems can actually arm an army of 200,000 people. It is really incomprehensible.
After all, the steel output of the Barov family's two steel mills is almost as much as that of most of the Kingdom of Lordaeron.
Unfortunately, time is too late, and industrialization cannot save Azeroth. There are no enchanted swords and guns that can kill the orcs and suppress the rebellion, but they cannot harm the demons of the Burning Legion.
This is the desperate result of civilizational generation differences.
After Carlos diverged his thoughts, he decided to ignore the problem.
Anhador, Alterac Highlands, Hillsbrad.
The country was divided into three parts by natural landforms. Carlos only used the garrison in the Hillsbrad area and the cavalry troops in the Alterac Plateau, and easily gathered 50,000 troops.
Although the orcs rescued by Thrall are said to be 200,000, it is impossible for a "horde" with nothing to collide with Carlos's army head-on.
This "secret" that everyone on the front line knows is precisely the reason why the orcs are lingering.
Carlos was influenced by the moon god and was trying to find a way to let the orcs return to the mountains, while the army wanted to gain benefits from the Kingdom of Lordaeron, which was quite self-respecting.
Until...an old orc appeared in front of everyone wearing a tattered battle flag.
The Kingdom of Lordaeron has a vast territory, rich resources, and a large population, and most of the officers it sends are young talents. On the other hand, Carlos has countless old people, and the middle-aged people are on duty. There are not even many people in their twenties who are qualified to enter the command tent. .
Alterac suffered no less losses than other human nations during the Orc Wars. These generals who relied on killing orcs to climb to the top of the army have not forgotten how terrifying the orc tribe was in its heyday.
However, the frivolous attitude of the young men in Lordaeron's officer corps widened the rift between Lordaeron and Alterac.
"It's just a flag, is it necessary to be so excited?"
Of course there is.
The orc rebellion was nothing more than a slave rebellion.
When the tribe's war flag is raised again, it declares the continuation of a war.
This means that veterans who have survived to this day relying on their merits during the Orc Wars, you are all liars.
The Horde is back, Warchief Orgrim Doomhammer is back.
Young Thrall didn't know Orgrim's plan, and he didn't understand what that flag meant to mankind.
"Destroy the orcs, leaving no room for error."
Even the power of Luna could not stop Carlos from giving the order at that moment.
"This is the last time I come to see you. Congratulations on making the stupidest decision."
Spartacus looked at Orgrim with complicated emotions.
"Are you stupid? Probably. I will keep my promise. Those prisoners are being held in the dungeon. You'd better act quickly. I can only guarantee that the killing of prisoners will not happen before I die."
Orgrim answered calmly.
"This is best. Then according to the agreement, the attack will start in two days. No matter what tricks you plan to play, you'd better hurry up."
After saying that, Spartacus left without even looking at Orgrim.
"What trick?"
Orgrim let out a low laugh alone in the empty grove.
"I just want a death worthy of me."
