flstandardbreds Chapter 111 The Battle of Ambermill (1)
Chapter 111 The Battle of Ambermill (1)
Regardless, the real front line is just ahead.
Lorraine didn't dare to brazenly rush towards Ambermill, opposite Pyrewood Village... his choice was to climb from the woods on the side to a higher hillside to observe the situation...
Better safe than sorry!
The Shadowfang Keep journey lasted from the early morning of the eighth day until the afternoon of that day, when the Deathspeaker's companions withdrew to Thurbercher.
The elven druids also flew away on hippogryphs, seemingly returning to behind the Greymane Wall... where the Kingdom of Gilneas lies.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, Greymane's Wall will remain a sturdy defensive structure, halting the advance of the undead.
Human provocation is unwise, yet understandable...
They only wanted to reclaim human territory, but the Kingdom of Lordaeron already had a new master...
The number of Forsaken led by the Queen of Undercity is not small. Besides the civilians who had originally died and been resurrected in Lordaeron, there are also members of the Quel'Serrar Elven Empire who died in battle nearby, as well as unpopular organizations and individuals within the Horde...
They all made the ruins of Lordaeron their new home.
Human mages of Dalaran, nobles of Gilneas, and Scarlet Crusade avengers all claim to be the rightful heirs to Lordaeron...
But in the eyes of the forgotten, these survivors are desecrating the land of the dead... Conflict is inevitable, and humanity will never give up easily...
The Forsaken require a constant stream of human deaths to grow their power... The Forsaken are born from the dead...
The more wars the better...
This is the result that some people are happy to see!
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Although some members of the Menethil family, the royal family of Lordaeron, have also become Forsaken, they have united the Forsaken who were originally humans in the Kingdom of Lordaeron and have been spreading strange rhetoric about peace.
They said they wanted to live in peace with humanity and embrace their new life after death with the attitude of the living.
This strange idea spread widely among the members of the Desolate Council, and these noble-turned-Forgotten council members moved about right under the Queen's nose, truly forming the rudiments of a new nation...
The Forsaken Realm, the Lordaeron Salvation Front...
Ninety percent of the undead population are Forsaken, who were originally humans from Lordaeron, while Queen Sylvanas and her confidants are in the minority.
There is no consensus within Undercity regarding attitudes towards humanity...
The claims of the Barren Council and the Royal Alchemy Society are completely opposite... At least half of the Forsaken civilians are coerced, a claim the Barren Council has been advocating, in an attempt to weaken Queen Sylvanas's position.
They even advocated that even as ghosts, one should believe in the Holy Light... as long as one retains humanity, outward appearance doesn't matter...
Even if humanity hates the forgotten...
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The members of the Royal Alchemist Society disdain these human tricks. This powerful group of sorcerers, alchemists, assassins, and scientists aims to eliminate all enemies who stand in the way of the Forsaken for Her Majesty.
Of course, sometimes they are merely exploiting the Queen's prestige, using her name to create more death and chaos, and seeking revenge on the living...
The Royal Alchemists are all lunatics; they love killing and war.
Her Majesty the Queen realized this, but could not allow these poor, foolish resurrected to die again, as that would weaken the power of the Forsaken.
Her approach was to establish an association for the study of the undead, and find a way to reinstate these restless elements...
This includes the Church of the Forgotten Shadows (who believe in the power of shadow), the Royal Alchemist Association, the Shadow Council, the Hand of Vengeance, the Desolate Council, advisors to the Knights of the Ebon Blade, the Blood Knights of Silvermoon City, the Horde's War Emissaries, the Silvermoon Circus, the Rustwater Conglomerate...
The small city of Undercity is not as united as Lorraine imagined; Her Majesty the Queen has few truly loyal generals at her disposal.
The dreadlord Varimathras still has some use, Aegwynn is a neutral visitor... and the Witherers are keeping their distance...
Killing the living to create new Forsaken is just like the Scourge and demons, yet Queen Sylvanas has no choice but to choose to be an enemy of the entire world in order to maintain the overall situation!
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The Elf Queen actually dislikes politics, while humans are obsessed with the struggle for power and status... even after being resurrected, they remain the same...
Fortunately, the fighting army and the shadow priests swore to follow Her Majesty the Dark Queen to the death...
Faced with the provocations of Ambermill and Gilneas, the Queen is determined to take over the entire Silverpine Forest and eliminate all threats!
In response, the Sebercher defense line has advanced to the vicinity of Burnwood Village in the past two days.
Near the direction of Orsen Farm in Burnwood Village, the Dalaran scout mage apprentices have been completely wiped out, and a new frontline command post has been established there.
The Alliance sent griffins from Alterac Valley to launch a surprise attack, attempting to disrupt the Gravekeepers' advance.
The Windrunner bat air force of Undercity is no pushover...
However, they are not as good at aerial combat as griffins tamed by humans. Griffins are much stronger than night bats, and their size is not even in the same league.
A griffin is about the size of several warhorses, while a night bat, though with a wingspan of two or three meters, is no match for the griffin.
The Alliance Gryphon Riders also have much more advanced weapons. Their Night Bats are primarily used for air reconnaissance, but they are very poor at both attacking and defending against aerial attacks.
So in the first encounter, dozens of griffins raided the Thurbercher airbase, resulting in heavy losses of hundreds of Night Bats.
Only a few bat riders, fearless and willing to commit suicide, managed to kill a few griffins...
Lorraine witnessed the first Battle of Orson before entering Shadowfang Keep, where the Gravekeeper forces were halted by the Alliance Gryphon Riders...
This resulted in considerable losses...
Commander Carlos, the Gravedigger, has changed his battle plan and temporarily set up camp to build a defensive line.
We await the tribal war emissaries to summon wyvern riders for support, while Undercity is purchasing several air combat gunships from goblins and is heading this way!
Then, with a surge of energy, we'll storm Greymane Wall and destroy the last stronghold of the Gilnean human kingdoms in Silverpine Forest...
Defend the heartland of Undercity completely!
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Meanwhile, the real battlefield lies along the shores of Lake Lordamere...
The Forsaken army at the front lines of Ambermill was divided into several legions, including the 500 elite soldiers of the Hand of Vengeance Legion attacking the mines ahead of Ambermill...
Meanwhile, along the northeast corner of the lake, the Death Hand Commando, along with the undead's soulless puppet army, swept through all human strongholds...
The mine was swept away with overwhelming force, but an obstacle was encountered at the northeast corner of the lake. The enemy counterattack from three directions prompted Her Majesty the Queen to personally lead the Royal Terror Guard to oversee the battle.
Lake Loganmir is normally separated from the rest of the lake by mountains, but it also has many gaps...
A lich from the Scourge gathered a group of elite Scourge troops and marched south from Andorhal in the Western Plaguelands to ambush the vanguard of the Death Hand's cleanup party.
The Forsaken were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses...
Meanwhile, in the direction of Alterac Valley, which was not far from the lake, scouts of the Stormpike Dwarf Expedition had long since discovered the Forsaken Legion.
Although they were still locked in fierce combat with the Frostwolf Clan's orc army deep in the valley, the dwarves immediately dispatched air forces to launch surprise attacks on various strongholds near Undercity in order to avoid being attacked from both sides...
This was also one of the aerial battles Lorraine witnessed at Orson Farm. In reality, the Alliance air force was dispersed into several parts, striking the Forsaken towns in succession, including the furthest town, Deathstroke, which was attacked from an unknown direction...
The dwarves struck first!
Human reinforcements from Southshore, arriving continuously by ship and from the Arathi Highlands, preemptively halted the Death's Hand Legion's attack. The dwarves were not only physically strong but also skilled in using ranged firearms...
Tanks and artillery were parked on both sides of the road.
As soon as the undead army arrived, they were met with muskets and cannon fire. Her Majesty was heartbroken by the heavy losses suffered by the Forsaken soldiers, who were absolutely loyal to her...
We have no choice but to wait for Briel to send in siege engines and catapults as soon as possible...
Otherwise, the alliance might catch them completely off guard in this battle...
The Queen overlooked many details. The Scarlet Crusade were not fools; their watchtowers were numerous, and their scouts and agents risked their lives roaming the undead-infested Tirisfal Glades.
The Forgotten are caught in a passive position...
The only chance now is to head towards Ambermill. This third group of Dalaran apprentices is easy prey, and Lorraine has just joined the battle...
It was only then that he realized war was far more terrifying than he had imagined...
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