Menethil's Power

Chapter 139 The Day of the Dragon ([-])

Hey!You should throw it away! "

Hearing this unceremonious urging, Gekmok gritted his teeth and began to swing his arms. The irregularly shaped bone fragments collided with each other in his clenched fist, and finally a small piece broke free from the bondage. It dropped between his fingers on the rough stone table.

"Ha, it's only one piece." Branauer, the initiator of the domino throwing gambling and the captain of the orc team, laughed, and took a big gulp from the wine glass in his hand, and unceremoniously dumped the big one on the table. Pile of mainly copper coins to one side of the building.Several other orcs clapped their hands and applauded.

An annoyed emotion spread in Gokmok's heart. This emotion was not due to the shamelessness and greed of the boss, but came from the shame of his own incompetence. Throwing dominoes is a traditional entertainment of orcs, usually a few years old The little boy can play a few hands, but Gokmok can never get the point.

This squad of orcs are sentry guards who watch over a portion of Grim Batol's northern coastline.The tribe's defeat was too rapid, and the Dragonmaw clan hadn't reacted too much, they became a lone army, and the whole clan fell into a state of panic for a while, the chief Zulushid sent out without hesitation A considerable number of fighters have established quite dense guard posts along the coast of Grim Batol, so as to be able to detect signs of the alliance's attack as soon as possible.

However, with the passage of time, Zuluhed's so-called "reckoning of the alliance" has not yet come, and those humans don't seem to have much interest in this land.So the panic and tension gradually subsided, and these border guards gradually relaxed, and began to entertain themselves in such a crude environment.

In Gokmok’s camp, the game of dominoes will be played around noon every day to redistribute the wealth with a lot of coins but a total value of only a few gold coins. Unfortunately, Gokmok has always been in single digits assets.

"Okay, boy, you'll be proficient after practicing a few more times." Branauer patted the orc boy's shoulder, his green face was full of joy, and his two thick fangs were extremely eye-catching, "Take a bite Refresh yourself." He handed over his dragon skin water bag filled with wine.

Yes, the texture of this dirty, other-shaped, rough-made water sac is dragon skin, which should be the most indispensable material for the Dragonmaw clan at present.Not only that, even part of the arrows of these orc bows and arrows are ground from dragon bones and dragon teeth.Red dragons may be one of the top creatures in Azeroth, but they are to the Dragonmaw clan now like the tabuk sheep raised in Draenor, both as a battle mount and as an economic animal.

Gekmok took the water sac and took a sip unceremoniously. The quality of the wine was very poor, the taste was extremely sour, and there were a lot of particles.However, alcohol is enough. After all, no matter whether it is the stock plundered from humans before or the smuggled wine with an astonishing price, they, the bottom soldiers, are not qualified to enjoy it.The wine in the water bag was secretly brewed by the orc soldiers, and the raw material was a very sour light yellow wild fruit.

However, while Gokmok was drinking, an orc boldly broke into the tent, "Ship! Human ship!" he stammered.

"Where's your courage, Egypt? Could it be that a human sampan made you panic like a hare?" Branor said cursingly. As an experienced veteran, he knew very well that humans were afraid of dragons. At best, they sent a scout ship to watch from a distance.

But this time it was different, "It's not one ship, Branauer, it's an entire fleet, dozens of large ships!" The just-adult Egyptian stared wide-eyed, and his brown-black pupils were full of fear.

The orc captain's expression changed immediately, and he quickly rushed out of the tent regardless of his water bag, looking to the north. This narrow strait was peaceful in the past, but at this time it was occupied by densely packed ships, and On the masts of these ships, white or green battle flags were hung.

Clearly, the league is finally going to attack.

But compared to those ships that were sailing eastward, a well-made ship seemed particularly huge. This was a small and medium-sized frigate, and it was so eye-catching entirely because of its distance.In fact, this frigate was less than a kilometer away from the orc sentry, and the hull was already laid horizontally, ready to attack, and the black muzzle was piercingly murderous.

By the ancestors, these were Branor's last thoughts.

"boom----"

At this time, on the deck of the "Jenna", the flagship of the South China Sea Fleet temporarily organized by the alliance, Derek, who was dressed in a neat military uniform, retracted the binoculars and nodded slightly, expressing his satisfaction with the fireworks show.

He turned his head and said: "When all the human countries think that the gnomes are proficient in heresy and don't pay attention to them, only Isaacs discovered the gems in their technology and did not hesitate to give them a helping hand, and the facts have also proved that he is excellent. From my point of view, these naval guns equipped with percussion stones are more than twice as powerful as the old-fashioned guns in terms of range and power."

The person Derek was talking to was a handsome young man with a tall and straight figure. He looked a little smaller than Derek, and he was wearing a silver hand-style officer's light armor. Even in the face of a prince, he would Showed an attitude of neither humble nor overbearing.Derek didn't feel slighted, because he knew that the young major named Matt Horner in front of him was the plenipotentiary representative of Isaacs.

After the second Human-Beast War, the paladin squadron led by Isaacs did not disband like most armies, nor did it become the garrison of a certain church.They were secretly sent to the northern border by Isaacs, the place where the Northern Frontier squad used to be stationed, and the only war zone in Lordaan at present.

The trolls of Zul'Aman never stopped, especially when a prince beat his leader to the point where he was nearly paralyzed.Naturally, the defensive measures of human beings are not as good as those of the elves, which caused the disaster on the border to intensify, and the people suffered unspeakably.

Under such circumstances, these paladins who have just retired from the front line are like divine soldiers descended from heaven to the northern people. They are firm and powerful, and those trolls who make ordinary soldiers helpless are like babies to them, after all Because of the tempering of the war and the influence of Isaacs, these more than 300 paladins have at least the strength above the elite level.

This kind of combat power, coupled with the background of the Great Prince of Lordaeron, made the new Marshal of the Northern Legion, Garithos, happy to see the success, and did not intervene.Outstanding record brings great popularity. In three years, this paladin squadron wiped out trolls several times their size, and expanded to a regiment size of nearly a thousand people. At the same time, it has its own Designation number - Heaven's Punishment Legion.

This is the title awarded after the Battle of Antaladon. The battle was planned by Matt Horner, and Baldrige personally went to the front to command. More than 300 paladins rushed for [-] hours and broke through the Antaladon with thunder. Taradon Temple, and killed a hero-level priest, quickly returned to aid after a short rest, formed a double-team with the Northern Legion, and wiped out more than a thousand trolls, making Zul Aman in recent years. The most organized incursions fail utterly.

The Sword of Heaven's Punishment, an inescapable punishment, will completely purify all sins.

The great military exploits made the regiment leader Baldrige directly promoted to the rank of colonel, and his deputy, Matt, also became the youngest colonel-level officer in Lordaeron, but that was the end of it.Isaacs is very clear that more than 1000 people are almost the limit of the direct power he can have as a prince.This is the maximum authority that can only be obtained in this northern border far away from the royal city.

Even if Terenas is kind and forgiving, he is still a qualified king. Of course, Isaacs will not be stupid enough to challenge his authority.Isaacs, who came from that time and space, still has some understanding of the emperor's psychology. He remembers a saying very clearly, "What I give you is yours. If I don't give it, you can't take it."

However, the number of people is limited, but it does not mean that the combat power cannot be improved in other ways. The Punishment Legion may be the only full-professional army in Lordaeron and even in humans, and even the recruits are at least reserve knights.In addition, the Heaven's Punishment Legion was also the first user of all Blizzard's concept products. Only some high-level executives of the legion knew that the one who killed the heroic troll priest was actually a prototype of a Punisher tank.

Pulling over all his wealth is enough to prove how much Isaacs attaches importance to this campaign.

"Your Highness has something I agree with very much," Mat replied: "He said that the future war mode will undergo great changes, and the form of war will no longer be limited to the collision of swords and magic, it will become more It's more complex, and more brutal."

Derek took it for granted, and he opened the map with many special marks, "According to the information provided by Isaacs, this should be the last sentry post of the Dragonmaw Clan, Holy Light, how did he know the military status of these orcs?" Confidential." Derek sighed.

Matt smiled lightly. If several months were not enough for the Assassin Alliance to discover every corner of Grim Batol, it would be better for the two Dukes of Ravenholdt to commit suicide directly.

Derek groped his chin with light stubble, "The Wildhammer dwarves will arrive within a few days, but that doesn't mean we should do nothing before then, according to the plan, we have to take advantage of the Dragonmaw Clan's reaction Before, taking the Dragon Throat Port was the most critical point."

Mait nodded. As a qualified commander, he can naturally see the importance of Dragonmaw Port. This is the largest stronghold along the coast of the orcs, and at the same time guards the only major river in Grim Batol. , now is the wet season, and the Valar River can fully accommodate ships of the battleship class.

This means that as long as Dragonmaw Port is captured, the entire fleet can travel upstream along the Valar River and enter the hinterland of Grim Batol, directly threatening Dragonmaw Fortress. Of course, this is the most ideal situation.In fact, it is not an easy task to capture a well-guarded orc stronghold, especially when there are not many available soldiers.

Most of the ships of the so-called South Sea Fleet were robbing houses a few months ago. You can hardly expect these pirates to fight heroically against the orcs, let alone the red dragons.The main purpose of Isaacs hiring them is to create the illusion of a large-scale assembly of the Alliance Fleet to attract the attention of the Dragonmaw Clan, and this illusion must be maintained for at least two days. What Derek has to do is to ensure that this big balloon will not be destroyed. poke break.

Therefore, the attack on Dragonmaw Port must be done quickly, accurately, and quickly so that the orcs will not be able to perceive our reality at all. However, after these South Sea pirates landed, they were even worse than landlubbers falling into the water, and the sailors of Kul Tiras In fact, the number is limited, which is why Matt Horner is here. The task of attacking the fortifications can only be entrusted to the Heaven's Punishment Legion.

"According to intelligence, there are six dragoons stationed at Dragon's Mouth Port, and two of them will carry out daily patrols. This means that if we give priority to solving the dragon stables, we only need to face two dragon knights." Matt calmly analyzed road.

"Yes, but this requires a scalpel-like fast and precise strike. The fleet will provide fire support, and the musketeers from Ironforge will be in charge of the two dragons in the sky, but the real main force is still the Punishment Legion , I hope you Isaacs' direct descendants won't let me down," Derek said slowly.

"As you wish." Matt replied blankly.

"I don't think there will be too many problems. After all, this is the first step of the plan, and we are only facing a small number of enemies. It is still in the case of mental arithmetic or unintentional occupation of the sneak attack. If you still can't fight That would be too unreasonable. The real headache should be how to defend this place after it has been captured." Derek rubbed his temple, "The Dragonmaw Clan will definitely send a large number of dragoons to counterattack. Our equipped nets, arrows The arrows can only play a supporting role, and the dwarves really need to rely on them, but neither the Wildhammer nor the Bronzebeard is worth exchanging with the orc dragoons."

Matt Horner smiled slightly, "This is why His Highness gathered all the high-end combat power to act alone. We just need to do what we should do. As for the future situation, it depends on the results of His Highness." .”

(End of this chapter)