War, war never changes.
Compared with the Second Orc War, this time the Alliance's war against the Undead Scourge was even more brutal.
But not desperate.
Alex Barov didn't know what Terenas Menethil II felt when he stood on the city wall of Lordaeron and watched the orcs coming in like a dark tide.
Anyway, regarding the siege of the Undead Scourge, the Grand Duke Regent standing on the wall of Alterac was not panicked.
It has been three months since the victory of Anhador and the retaking of Hearthglen.
It has been a month since the undead of Lordaeron counterattacked across the board to Uther's counterattack on Stratholme.
As time went by, the summer grain was put into storage, and the Grand Duke could finally breathe a sigh of relief after having troubled him for half a year.
With the full recovery of life and production, the countries of Lordaeron's material needs for their southern compatriots and allies are no longer urgent.
The Scourge of the Undead in the City of Lordaeron launched a three-front attack with an imposing manner, taking the Silverpine Mountain Road guarded by Garithos with the Kingdom of Gilneas and detaching at least 200,000 troops to counterattack Hearthglen.
The undead elites in the Stratholme region were not idle either, attacking Darrow County, suppressing Quel'Thalas, and blocking the Whitewater River.
One by one, it was clear that Kel'Thuzad was prepared to use force to overwhelm others, and was prepared to overwhelm the Alliance army with the sheer number of undead scourges.
But even Alex Barov did not expect what a monster his son's new alliance would be.
Liberating productivity means liberating combat effectiveness!
The dwarfs may have some idea of this. After all, in Gnomeregan, these shrewd dwarfs have already crossed the threshold of automated production and even touched the edge of intelligence.
However, the dwarf population is only small, and their industry may be cutting-edge, but it is limited by their size.
The Barov family's factory is inferior to dwarfs in terms of technology, inferior to dwarfs in terms of quality control, and inferior to dwarfs in terms of management.
But under the endless demands of the Alliance, a war monster, even ten Gnomeregans could not match the size of the round.
The more the better, the more beautiful it is.
In just half a year, the thousand-year loneliness of the Alterac Plateau was shattered by the roar of machinery.
Before the undead disaster broke out, Alex Barov relied on his annual steel production of less than 130,000 tons to firmly hold the status of the alliance's largest metal manufacturing supplier and withstand the economic sanctions imposed by his father-in-law.
In just half a year, the steel production in Alterac alone has increased nearly twelve times, to nearly 1.5 million tons.
Originally, the nobles in Alterac were worried that the Barov family's acceptance of two million Lordaeron refugees would destroy the foundation of their rule.
Half a year has passed, and who doesn't sing praises to Carlos now?
There are not enough manpower!
From Hearthglen to Stromgarde, there is a shortage of labor.
Because of the painful lessons of Gnomeregan, the dwarves had a grudge against automation and kept silent about intelligence. They used the sweatshop model and relied on the alliance's huge population base to abruptly complete the industrial revolution of the Magic Age. .
Although Kel'Thuzad was shrewd and capable, even though he had stepped into the realm of demigods, he could not understand the unheard of ways.
So his all-out attack strategy was completely ineffective.
Because truth lies within the range of a cannon!
Whether it was the Lordaeron garrison under Garithos or the Southern Expedition under Uther, they had never fought such a rich battle.
At its peak, the Kingdom of Lordaeron only had a standing army of less than 100,000 people. These professional soldiers were the only ones who enjoyed the food and pay provided by the Menethil family and the weapons and equipment provided by the kingdom.
What about now?
As long as you join the army, you will be given a complete set of armor first.
Swords can be chopped casually, the gaps can be replaced with new ones, guns can be used casually, and without rear transportation, artillery can be added to the company, and explosives can be used at the grassroots level.
In order to quickly convert productivity into combat effectiveness, Carlos directly ordered Kael'thas and the elf mages he brought to rub the rails with their hands, use pyroblasts to open a path, and forcibly built a road from Alterac City to Tarren Mill. The railway comes out.
As for the locomotive, just dismantle two steam tanks and let the dwarves modify them.
At this point, Lordaeron's undead scourge didn't crush Garithos immediately, and there was no chance again.
Full of tragedy, the Legion of Lordaeron defended the mountain path of Silverpine Forest in order to serve the Alliance.
As I kept watching, I discovered that it seemed that there was no need to be heroic and benevolent.
Because the undead army dispersed its forces and failed to overwhelm Garithos.
The battle is still fierce and the casualties are still huge.
But the losses caused by the undead natural disasters are also huge.
In the first three days of the war, the seemingly endless skeletal soldiers and ghouls' tireless attacks destroyed nine of the eleven fortresses built by Garithos in the past few months, and the alliance's defense line was pushed back. Thirty miles.
Just as the evacuation order in northern Hillblade was being prepared, Garithos discovered that the undead Scourge's offensive had weakened.
Garithos did not flinch, and decisively organized a counterattack, and then he discovered the reason.
The losses caused by the undead disaster were also very serious, especially the losses caused by the ghouls.
The so-called high mobility of the Undead Scourge is based on sleeplessness. After a large number of ghouls whose quick reactions are not correct are consumed, problems arise in the movement speed of the abominations and skeleton soldiers.
The interruption of the attack wave gave the Alliance soldiers time to rest.
So Garithos wrote twelve battle reports to Carlos, imploring him to cancel the evacuation plan and instead use his manpower to continue building bunkers.
Garithos believes that as long as there is a chance to hold Silverpine Pass, the Scourge of the Undead cannot be allowed to enter Hillsbrad.
What else can we rely on to strengthen our country if we don’t rely on the dangers of mountains and rivers?
Relying on human life to fill it!
Garithos admits he gambled, but he got it right.
Carlos agreed to his request. After the eleventh fortress, the 200,000 humans who were supposed to be evacuated were mobilized and three more walls and five fortresses were built.
However, the battle line of the Undead Scourge never broke through the tenth fortress.
At the same time, the barrier was impregnable under the defense of Alessandro Mograine.
The scale of this battle was far greater than the two battles of Andor, but the officers and soldiers of the Alliance generally felt that the fight was easier than before.
Uther was worried about the barrier and never dared to use his main force to attack the Stratholme area in Andorhal.
So Kel'Thuzad helped him, voluntarily giving way to the Whitewater River, and mobilized heavy troops to attack Darrow County, which was recaptured by the orcs and trolls, and then divided his forces to prepare for trouble in Quel'Thalas for the second time.
As a result, Uther had to switch from defense to offense, leading the alliance's most elite army of 100,000 to set foot on the land on the east bank of the Whitewater River.
At this time, Kel'Thuzad, who had been planning for a long time, finally showed his fangs and appeared above the barrier on his loyal Naxxramas necropolis.
As a result, the Lich King sent a warning to it.
Carlos, Kael'thas, and Mograine were hiding in the offensive at the barrier. As soon as Kel'Thuzad launched an attack, these three guys were ready to raid Naxxramas and behead Kel'Thuzad.
After receiving the warning from the Lich King who had all the map hangings activated, Kel'Thuzad took advantage of the situation and took the floating necropolis to continue southward, preparing for a surprise attack on the city of Alterac.
