Volume 5: King of the Mountain Chapter 276: The Two Armies Confronted
Lordaeron's 30,000-strong army has arrived at the border of Alterac, and will soon be able to enter the city of Alterac as long as they get permission.
With the addition of these 30,000 troops, the troop strength ratio between the Alliance and the Horde changed from 80,000 to 65,000 to 110,000 to 65,000. Moreover, the elite rate of the Lordaeron army is very high, which is completely incomparable to the militia. It can greatly improve the quality of the Alliance's troops. With a troop strength advantage of nearly double, the Alliance has an absolute advantage.
Now King Aiden finally gained confidence.
Changing his previous timid attitude, he waved his hand and said, "Then the king will lead the army in the center, all the noble coalition forces will form the right wing, and the Lordaeron reinforcements will form the left wing. The militia will still be used as a reserve force. Three days later, we will go to Ice Wolf Plain to fight a decisive battle with the tribe!"
With King Aiden's order, the military meeting ended.
After the nobles dispersed, the princes went about their own business.
Murphy pulled Arthas to his room.
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Third brother, aren't you in Stormwind? How did you lead the army here?"
This is something he urgently wants to figure out, what exactly is the principle behind the effect of [Summon Brothers].
Arthas (Prince of Lordaeron): "The day after you left, the orcs launched a fierce attack on Stormwind. The attack was so fierce that King Llane sent out cavalry to attack the enemy from behind and destroyed some siege weapons, but the orcs were too numerous and seemed to be well prepared.
After several attempts, we finally failed and had no choice but to stay in Stormwind City. I couldn't help much, so my second brother asked me to go back to Lordaeron and try my best to get my father to send reinforcements as soon as possible.
When I returned, the army had just been formed, so I asked my father to lead the army. My father agreed to my request, but I didn't expect that before I set out, the scouts intercepted the letter in Silverpine Forest, so my father ordered me to go to Alterac to join the battle.
By the way, brother, I dreamed about you yesterday."
"Dream about me?"
"Yes, I dreamed that you were threatened, so I came here today with a few hundred royal knights, and the main army is still behind."
Murphy was a little surprised. It actually involved a dream. This way of summoning brothers was really magical.
But it does explain why Arthas was able to receive the summons. It seems it was because he was not too far away.
Arthas asked anxiously, "By the way, big brother, do you have any news about Stormwind recently? When I left, the orcs' offensive was already very fierce. I have been staying in the army recently and have no way of knowing the situation in Stormwind. I am very worried."
Murphy thought to himself, of course I know. Although there is no news from Alterac, he visits the game forum every day.
Today, the siege of Stormwind is the most popular plot event in the game. It can be said that the outcome of this war directly determines the development of the next stage of the game's main storyline.
Players from the Alliance and the Horde have gathered in and around Stormwind City, which is why there are so few adventurers in Alterac.
Now the siege of Stormwind has entered a white-hot state. The orc army is at the gates of the city and launching a crazy siege. The Stormwind Kingdom is holding on and waiting for reinforcements from the Alliance.
The defenders of Stormwind have suffered heavy casualties in recent days. According to the forum, they are now almost entirely dependent on adventurers' three lives a day, and they are on the verge of collapse.
It seems that if nothing unexpected happens, the fall of Stormwind is probably only a matter of time.
Murphy is rather pessimistic about the ending of Stormwind. Apart from the difference in strength, the biggest reason is that the GM is likely to intentionally lead the city to fall. After all, this is the only way to make the plot develop as it did in history.
But Murphy was not in a position to say this.
Murphy could only shake his head, "I have no news about Stormwind City."
"I'm very worried about my second brother. He's under too much pressure. If it weren't for this sudden incident, I would have led the army to reinforce him a long time ago."
Mo Fei thought to himself, my silly brother, it seems you don’t understand the twists and turns here at all.
"Don't worry. When this battle is over, I will tell my father to let me lead the reinforcements from Alterac. Then we will go to Stormwind together to rescue Varian."
After pacifying Arthas, Murphy ran to the side hall to meet with the princes to discuss the next course of action.
At the meeting, everyone was curious about Arthas, the destined protagonist.
Victor (Prince of Alterac): "Brother, I didn't expect you to be so familiar with Arthas?"
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "It's OK. We are just close friends. I met him when I went to Stormwind Kingdom as an envoy last time. He is Lordaeron's envoy, and I saved his life."
Mr. Ma (Prince of Alterac): "This is a strange thing. I thought you were just bragging, but I didn't expect it to be true."
Darabongba (Prince of Alterac): "That's nothing. King Varian would call me big brother when he saw me. You don't know that the three of us are doing very well in Stormwind City, winning battles one after another. If it weren't for father recalling us, I'm afraid we would have destroyed the Horde by now."
Everyone looked at him with disdain, because bragging doesn't pay taxes.
But I am still somewhat envious. Being able to personally participate in such a major event and write history is a very pleasant thing in itself.
Darkseid (Prince of Alterac): "Don't be envious. Now we have become the center of the plot. As long as we win this battle, we will be famous. If we can kill World Shaman in advance, it will be a great sense of accomplishment."
Ye Suifeng (Prince of Alterac): "Tsk, Thrall is still wearing open-crotch pants, right? What sense of accomplishment would I get from killing such a brat?"
Darabongba (Prince of Alterac): "Then kill his father. Durotan is an epic hero after all. He will definitely give a lot of plot points. And maybe we can even have a rival bond with Thrall. Ten years later, Thrall will avenge his father and come to fight us. It's also epic to think about it."
God of War Lu Bu (Prince of Alterac): "I don't care about Thrall or anything like that. The key is not to let that old guy Aiden live. I've figured it out. If he doesn't die, Alterac will be doomed. Besides, a real man can't be depressed and under someone else for long. When the time comes, I'll let Arthas know that when it comes to fatherly love and filial piety, our brothers in Alterac are the professionals."
Mo Fei was speechless and thought to himself, brother, your competitive spirit is not in the right direction.
Over the next two days, Lordaeron's army arrived one after another.
The army of Alterac was also assembled, and several military meetings were held to determine the layout of the battlefield formation and tactical arrangements. As time passed, the day of war finally arrived.
On this day, a large army gathered outside the city of Alterac. King Aiden led the princes, nobles, and the Lordaeron reinforcements led by Arthas, and marched towards the Ice Wolf Fields in a mighty manner.
When there are more than ten thousand soldiers, they are endless; when there are more than a hundred thousand soldiers, they cover the sky. Looking at the mighty army of 110,000, King Aiden felt proud. This was an unprecedented large army in the history of the Kingdom of Alterac - although 30,000 of them were from other countries and another 30,000 were militiamen, but this did not stop him from being excited for a while.
This is the highlight of his life.
I have been so frustrated being a king, but today I can finally show my dominance.
The army was so powerful that it took a whole morning to reach its destination.
"We're here. This is the Ice Wolf Plain!"
Murphy said to Arthas beside him.
Ice Wolf Field is the home of the ice wolves. The vast and flat ice field is endless, covered with white snow everywhere, with only a few sparse trees scattered in between. The wide view and flat terrain are perfect for this kind of large-scale battle.
As the army slowly deployed, the strict military formation was filled with murderous aura, and the adventurers who were leveling up by killing dire wolves in the wilderness were frightened and ran away.
And on the distant horizon, a huge army of orcs slowly appeared in sight.
"Oh my god, there are so many orcs!"
"Does the Frostwolf Clan have so many troops? Why do they look like they have no fewer than us?"
Murphy heard some adventurers talking and whispering.
Indeed, if we only look at the momentum of the army, the orc army is not inferior to the human side at all.
The reason is very simple. Orcs are sturdy and much larger than humans. In addition, they are casual and their military formation is relatively loose. Therefore, with the same number of troops, the formation of the orc army is often about half larger than that of the human army. As a result, the formation of more than 60,000 orcs is not inferior to the formation of the 110,000 human army.
The military formations of both sides stretched for several kilometers, with no end in sight.
"Eh? That flag over there is - Frost Troll?"
Everyone was a little surprised. It really was a frost troll.
After Alterac was founded, it continued to expand outward. Their main opponent was the Frost Trolls. After hundreds of years of fighting, the Frost Trolls were defeated and hid in the mountains. They no longer had the courage to fight humans on a large scale and only harassed the border. King Aiden's only son died at the hands of the Frost Trolls.
Unexpectedly, they appeared again and became the orcs' reinforcements.
Then we discovered Storm Giants in the orc army. Although there were only dozens of them, they were all level 80 monsters and could definitely play .
Another giant wolf with a body length of more than ten meters joined the battlefield, leading thousands of ice wolves.
Looking at the various monsters in the orc army, King Aiden, who was originally full of confidence, now showed an uneasy expression on his face.
"These orcs... why do they have so many troops..."
God of War Lu Bu (Prince of Alterac): "Father, don't worry. With all of us brothers here, we will never let anything happen to you."
Darkseid (Prince of Alterac): "Yes, father, don't worry. We have so many people protecting you. What do you have to be afraid of?"
King Aiden looked around and saw that he was surrounded by more than twenty sons. Even his hundreds of royal guards were isolated behind them. Indeed, with these twenty brave and fearless sons protecting him, he had nothing to be afraid of.
He immediately waved his hand with great pride and said, "Prepare for war."
Woo woo woo, with a shrill horn sound, the war is about to begin.
