war.
War never changes.
But the alliance is already specious.
Taking a closer look at the bottom of mankind, from the tribal era to the Arathor Empire era and then to the Seven Kingdoms Alliance, the way of waging war has never changed.
It's nothing more than having military leaders of all sizes shoulder to shoulder under the prestige of powerful people.
Even though Anduin Lothar took over the military command of the kingdoms of Lordaeron due to the pressure from the orc tribe, this fundamental essence has not changed.
An alliance is just a military alliance that unites people.
Have a meeting, have a conference...
The reason why Carlos held the meeting patiently was because he wanted to change this situation.
At a time when the Kingdom of Lordaeron was severely disabled, Stromgarde was struggling with brain fragments, and Gilneas had withdrawn from the group, Carlos finally got what he wanted through various means on and off the stage.
Alliance Pledge!
This oath clarified that the nature of the alliance was a federation of member states. In addition to the existing military mutual assistance clauses, it also added the latest clause, that is, in a state of war, the final decision of the alliance shall be higher than the laws of the kingdom.
With this one article alone, the alliance transformed from a military coalition into a political community.
Under the current special circumstances, the sensitive nobles were naturally aware of the particularity of this clause.
But in the current natural disaster, no one dares to stand up and question.
So through this roundabout clause, Carlos finally felt like the Chairman of the Soviet Central Committee.
In the face of huge military pressure, mankind finally felt like the Arathor Empire back then.
This is...this feels like flying!
Big construction.
No one can stop Carlos from building anything anymore.
Build a miracle! ! !
Holy Light knows that Alterac's current poor level of industrialization was forced out by the huge pressure from the Kingdom of Lordaeron. During the days when Carlos was lost on the alien planet, his dear old father-in-law Terenas imposed an all-round economic blockade, forcing Alex Barov to continue his son's large toy factory.
This is the backwardness of the feudal kingdom.
Plant the land, scatter the seeds in the field, the farmer goes about his business, the tax collector walks around, and the money comes.
Peace of mind.
Behind the handicraft workshops are all great nobles and lords, and the magic industry is extremely profitable and does not allow others to get involved.
closed.
Objectively speaking, it was Alterac, which was suppressed by the Kingdom of Lordaeron in its heyday, that had the soil for industrialization.
Smelter.
There is a shortage of food that needs to be imported, and other manufactured products are taxed by the Kingdom of Lordaeron and have no advantage.
Only hard currency such as metal products, which are urgently needed by all human countries in the alliance, can bypass the economic sanctions imposed by Terenas Menethil II.
Therefore, after the natural disaster came, Alterac exploded with such strong war potential.
Soldiers need weapons, and what the Barov family is most in need of is weapons.
"There is no doubt that Ironforge is the best smelting center in the alliance, but you only have one large furnace, and I have seventeen."
The plan to counterattack Andorhal has entered the troop deployment stage, because on the way, Carlos took the dwarf military advisory group headed by Magni Bronzebeard to visit his military industrial system in the Alterac Plateau.
"Different metals require different furnaces, from copper ore, tin ore, and iron ore that are extremely easy to smelt, to mithril thorium, which requires complex craftsmanship, to various high-energy alloys that require the blessing of magic technology. Through the cooperation of the dwarves, we overcame one difficulty after another and finally completed the factoryization of the entire process."
The time was specially arranged. When the Dwarf King Magni visited the Mithril Blast Furnace, it happened to be the time when the furnace was being cooked.
Under the influence of a very dwarf-style mechanical arm, the boiler was turned upside down, and more than six thousand pounds of high-temperature liquid mithril poured out, flowing along the guide mold into the cooling and shaping assembly line.
Looking at the flying sparks, Magni showed a knowing smile. This is the feeling of home, this is the familiar taste.
"Although there is no natural fire element magic like our Ironforge's great furnace, it is still so pleasing to see such a spectacular scene on this icy plateau. If it weren't for the wrong timing, I would really like to borrow your forge. Do some improvisation.”
Magni Bronzebeard was the king of Ironforge and a forging master. At this time, he was obviously inspired and had a strong urge to forge.
But as he said, the timing was not right.
When Carlos took the dwarves on a tour, it was not to show off, but to reassure his allies by showing off their strength.
The Bronzebeard dwarves have never violated their covenant since they formed an alliance with humans. They are truly allies worthy of their backing. This time, Magni came to the rescue immediately, which explains everything.
Only 3,000 people were brought here, partly because the summer drought affected the entire land cultivation south of Palatine Bay, and partly because Ironforge actually only had so many standing mobile troops.
If you want larger-scale military assistance from Ironforge, you must wait for the dwarves to make wartime institutional changes.
Carlos's meaning was very clear, just come and do it with the people and the equipment.
If Magni Bronzebeard nods, Ironforge can mobilize at least 20,000 soldiers to move forward with light equipment within three months. With reorganization and equipment, at least 30,000 dwarf soldiers can stand on the hammer in five months. The front line of the ghouls.
This is not fat, what is fat?
The biggest difference between the raging natural disasters this time and the fight against the orcs twenty years ago is that the importance of professional soldiers has been infinitely elevated.
To send conscripts with no courage but no skills to the sea of the dead is to prepare the enemy.
But an organized and disciplined legion can win a great victory with less and more.
This is the gap.
The biggest advantage of the undead natural disaster is its quantity and reinforcement efficiency. In terms of pure combat effectiveness, the human side is sincere.
Twenty years later, the human recruits who participated in the Second Orc War have also reached middle age. But dwarves are different. Their average age is four to six times that of humans, and there is almost no loss of their backbone.
Launching the dwarven war machine as soon as possible will be a major blow to the undead scourge.
To this, Magni Bronzebeard agreed in principle.
"But what about heavy weapons such as artillery and steam tanks?"
In terms of war skills, dwarves have gone further than humans. They have already entered the era of hot weapons with one foot as early as the civil war of the Three Hammers War. Xu Jin's barrage is just an introductory tactic for artillery. The Ironforge Military Zone is about steam. There are as many textbooks on the use of tanks as there are real walls.
"Magni, let's make a big deal together."
Carlos smiled like a wolf grandma.
"ha?"
Magni Bronzebeard didn't know why.
"I'll tell you about a concept called the military-industrial complex..."
