Volume 5: King of the Mountain Chapter 273 Humans and Orcs
As soon as he finished speaking, the hall fell silent. Aiden was stunned by the orc envoy's straightforward words. He had never seen such a rude and straightforward envoy before.
The princes next to them were immediately furious.
Mr. Ma (Prince of Alterac): "Fuck, why are you so arrogant? We are just a group of orcs fleeing for their lives. Why are you pretending to be so arrogant?"
God of War Lu Bu (Prince of Alterac): "That's right, father, just kill these orcs."
Darkseid (Prince of Alterac): "These tribal pigs are really ignorant. Barrett - you are a player, right? Tell me, how do you want to die?"
Barrett looked straight ahead, his twitching fangs revealing his inner nervousness. He did not dare to look at the princes, but only looked at Aiden and asked, "Human King, what do you say?"
Aiden came to his senses and began to hesitate.
If he had a choice, he really didn't want to go to war with these orcs, but when he saw the angry nobles and princes below, he knew that he absolutely could not accept such conditions.
Aiden (King of Alterac): "You barbaric orcs are arrogant and ignorant. Alterac is our territory, a sacred land passed down by our ancestors. We will never allow you filthy orcs to invade. Go back and tell your chief to get out of my territory immediately, otherwise my heroic knights will kill all of you ignorant orcs."
Barrett Wildfang (Frostwolf Envoy): "Hahahaha, human king, don't forget the battle under Jackdaw Castle. Your knights were killed and wounded everywhere. You were no match for my tribe. My chieftain wants to negotiate peace with you out of kindness. This will be good for everyone. But if you persist, then only war awaits you - only destruction.
I don't need to go back and tell my chief. Here is the declaration of war that my chief has prepared. If you are unwilling to give us Alterac Valley, then accept the challenge. Three days later, in Ice Wolf Plain, let us use war to decide who owns this land, if you have the courage."
Looking at the declaration of war written with blood on the wolf skin in the orc's hand.
Aiden's face looked a little ugly, but he was in a dilemma at this moment, so he waved his hand and the palace guards naturally took it over.
"I accept your challenge. Three days later, I will personally lead the army to the Ice Wolf Plain. I hope your chieftain will not flee in fear."
Watching the orc envoy turn around and walk outside, Murphy felt a little strange.
It was clear that orcs and humans could not live in peace, and war was inevitable, but they actually issued a declaration of war? This really made Murphy a little strange. It felt like it was totally not the style of orcs to challenge others to a battle.
The Alterac Mountains stretch for thousands of miles. If the Frostwolf Clan really hides in the mountains and doesn't come out, it would be difficult to find these tens of thousands of orcs.
Daring to actively seek a fight, it seems that these orcs are really confident. Why are they so confident? Is it because of the Ice Elemental Lord?
The Elemental Lords are indeed very powerful in war, but they are not invincible. In addition to the Ice Elemental Lord, the tribe must have something else to rely on.
As he was thinking, several princes beside him couldn't help themselves.
Darabongba (Prince of Alterac): "Father, there is no need to talk about etiquette and morality with these barbaric orcs. Let me lead my men to chase them and kill those orcs. They dared to be so weak against you. It is not a pity for them to die. Besides, killing them will reduce the number of enemies in the future."
The princes cheered.
At this time, a man walked out .
Barov (Lord of Dalon City): "Your Majesty, although the orcs are indeed barbaric and unreasonable, how can we humans, who claim to be a civilized race, do this? Wouldn't we be the same as those orcs? I suggest that we let these orcs go back to show my king's kindness and tolerance, and let these orcs know our civilization and superiority."
Victor (Prince of Alterac): "Barov, you idiot, what's the point of civilization? Orcs are invaders. Why talk about civilization with invaders? I think you are a traitor to Orcs."
William (Prince of Alterac): "That's right, Barov, do you have any PY deal with the orcs? Otherwise, why are you speaking for the orcs so much?"
Nabarov was scolded by several princes and felt embarrassed for a moment.
Barov (Lord of Dalon City): "Hmph, Your Highnesses, please be careful with your words. I am the Duke, the Lord of Dalon City. My honor must not be tarnished, even if you are princes."
"Enough!" King Aiden roared, interrupting the quarrel between the two sides.
"Let these orcs leave. The outcome of the war will not change because of a few orcs. Let's think about how to fight the next war."
Meanwhile—outside Alterac—
Barrett (Frostwolf Envoy): "Fuck, they finally came out - hurry up, hurry up!"
Orc Guard: "Captain, why are you in such a hurry? Didn't those humans let us go?"
Barrett (Frostwolf Envoy): "What do you know? Of course, that old coward Aiden doesn't dare to do anything, but I know very well what kind of people those adventurers are. I am an elite after all, and I can get blue equipment if I kill them. If I get blocked, it will definitely be bad."
The orc guards didn't understand what was going on, but since their boss had told them to run away, of course they had to obey. A few orcs rode on their wolves and ran away. Not long after they ran away, a group of adventurers came out of the city cursing and chasing them. However, they only saw the silhouettes of a few wolves running away.
The group of five riders ran for more than ten miles in one breath before a few orcs stopped.
"It's here, let's wait."
After waiting for less than half an hour, there was a sudden distortion in the air, and several orc thieves appeared.
Barrett didn't seem surprised by this and asked, "How is it going? How is your reconnaissance going? How many troops are there in Alterac?"
It turns out that the negotiation and sending of the declaration of war by this special envoy group was just a cover, and the real purpose was to secretly investigate the human military strength in the city. Under normal circumstances, there would be hunters and hounds at the gate of Alterac to detect invisible units and the whereabouts of orcs, so it would be very difficult to sneak in.
However, with the orc delegation as a cover, no one would notice that orcs had sneaked in.
"I scouted several barracks to the west. There are several thousand men."
"I scouted several barracks in the south, and there were several thousand men there."
"I scouted the noble camp, and I'm afraid there are 10 to 20,000 men."
Several thieves talked at once and summarized the results of the reconnaissance. The more Barrett calculated, the more troubled he became. Orcs generally had a low level of education. These thieves were relatively smart, but their skills were limited and they had no specific concept of numbers.
With this calculation, thirty or fifty thousand is possible, and maybe eighty or one hundred thousand.
Just as I was having a headache, a cold voice sounded in the air.
"No need to count. The human army has a total of 67,000 people, and there are more than 8,000 adventurers participating in the battle."
Following the voice, a sturdy figure emerged in the air. The fire blade tattoo on his body indicated that he was a swordsman from the Fire Blade Clan. In his hand was a parchment scroll that was obviously stolen from humans.
Barrett was surprised - "Master Samuro, I didn't expect you to be here too. Why didn't you tell me?"
Samuro (Fire Blade Master): "If I tell you, what if those humans torture you? This unnecessary risk should not be taken. This is what the Young Wolf Master specifically told me. I think it makes sense. Now let's go back."
Barrett felt a little jealous. He risked his life to deliver a declaration of war, but he didn't expect that it was not as powerful as a few words from the heroic player. But there was nothing he could do. After all, the other person was Durotan's biological son. Damn it, I just don't have money. If I had money, I would have to get the identity of Durotan's father, and then you would call me grandpa.
Of course, this idea can only be thought of in the mind.
After a while——Ice Wolf Field——Frostwolf Camp——
Durotan looked on with satisfaction as his son G'el fed the newborn Frostwolf cubs, his face full of doting.
That’s great! The Frostwolves have started to breed, which means they have also fallen in love with this land.
This land is indeed a home given by God. Not only is the climate similar to that of Frostfire Ridge, but the species are also very similar. There is an abundance of giant beasts called direwolves here, which have very similar habits to the Frostwolves. Durotan led the hunters in the tribe on several hunts and successfully captured a large number of direwolves. He even successfully found a direwolf king and signed a blood pact, which allowed the Frostwolves they brought from Draenor to breed with the local direwolves, hoping give birth to stronger offspring.
There were also a lot of animals living in this forest, and hunters easily captured enough prey for the tribe to eat, and the days of eating big chunks of meat finally began again.
What is even more surprising is that the elemental creatures here are very active, and the shamans in the tribe have acquired new spells.
Now that the Frostwolf Clan is strong and powerful, they don't have to worry about those humans at all.
Young Wolf Lord (Frostwolf Warlord): "Father, the messenger we sent before has returned."
Durotan nodded, "Gather the leaders and prepare for a meeting."
After a while, several leaders of the Frostwolf Clan gathered in the chief's tent. Durotan was a relatively approachable chief who did not pursue personal power and pleasure, so the tent seemed a little cramped.
There was a fire in the middle, and a group of people gathered around it to discuss the war, creating a unique and harmonious atmosphere.
Old Saurfang of the Blackrock Clan, Samuro of the Burning Blade Clan, Drek'Thar, and of course, his two sons - Young Wolf Lord and Frost Wolf Owl. As for the youngest son Go'el, he is still too young and not qualified to attend such a gray-clothed event.
Samuro calmly told the intelligence he had gathered, "Humanity has gathered a lot of troops, summoned a large number of militias and noble private soldiers from all over the place, and also recruited many adventurers to join the war.
This is their military statistics table, which I found in the human barracks. It records the military strength of each lord."
Durotan listened to Samuro's report and nodded slightly. He took the parchment scroll, read it, and handed it to old Saurfang. Several people read the scroll one by one.
Finally, Durotan looked at Azog opposite him. It was he who suggested sending an envoy.
Originally he was still a little worried about the safety of the messenger, but now it seems that this choice was the right one.
Durotan (Frostwolf Chieftain): "Young Wolf, what is your view of this battle?"
Young Wolf Lord (Frostwolf Warlord): "We have a great chance of winning this battle. Although there are many human troops, they have a fatal weakness - disunity."
Durotan asked curiously, "I heard that the humans are led by a king. Why do you think so?"
"Haha, I have done some research on the power structure of Alterac. Although Aiden is the king of Alterac, he is not the largest lord in Alterac. The largest lord is Duke Barov, who occupies the rich city of Dallon and the surrounding lands. He is the lord with the largest population in Alterac.
King Aiden is not the bravest lord. The bravest one is Duke Darien of Jackdaw City, the human leader who led his troops to fight against us last time."
Several orc leaders were a little puzzled. If they were so powerful, why didn't they seize the throne?
For orcs, the struggle for power is often very simple, and the strong shall be king. Because of the Mak'gora ritual, as long as you feel you are strong enough, you can challenge the chief, and if you win, you can become the leader.
Of course, if you can't win, you usually die, and challenging the chief is no joke.
“This is because humans value bloodline, and only the king’s son can inherit the throne. It has nothing to do with bravery.
There are two main factions of nobles in Alterac, the mountain nobles and the plains nobles. The fiefs of the mountain nobles are all in the Alterac Mountains. They are die-hard royalists. Most of their families are very old. They are the earliest group of nobles in Alterac. Their representative figure is Duke Darion.
The plains nobles mostly appeared gradually in the later period. The land in the Alterac Mountains was barren and could not support too many people, so they had been expanding into the surrounding plains. Over the past few hundred years, they had opened up large territories. The nobles in these territories controlled a large population and had higher incomes, which far exceeded those of the mountain nobles.
The only thing the mountain nobles can rely on is the bravery and fighting skills of the Highlanders, but the Knights of the North Wind suffered a severe blow in the previous Battle of Jackdaw Castle, and the momentum of the Highlanders also suffered a severe blow. Now the plain nobles have the greatest power.
This also led to conflicts within Alterac.
Aiden is the so-called 'king of the mountains', and is less worthy of loyalty to the nobles of the plains.
This is what we can use.
For the nobles, they don't care about loyalty to the king or the glory of the kingdom. The only thing they care about is their own family interests.
In order to facilitate command, the nobles' legions are usually commanded by the nobles themselves, so the formations that humans can choose on the battlefield are very limited.
Usually the king's army was in the center, with the nobles' armies on both sides.
In order to avoid confusion in command, I guess they would definitely divide the mountain nobles and plain nobles into the left and right wings.
Although the plains nobles have strong military forces, their combat effectiveness is relatively weak, while the mountain nobles have strong combat effectiveness but fewer troops. We only need to send a troop to delay the mountain nobles, and then concentrate the elite troops to attack the plains nobles. In order to preserve their strength, the plains nobles will inevitably retreat to preserve their strength. We can take the opportunity to launch a pincer attack on the king's army from this side and finally destroy the human army.
