Grand Arcanist of Azeroth

Chapter 148 Strike Redridge Mountain

When Herald returned to the base of the extinct volcano, he found that the vanguard of the Stormwind Kingdom had arrived.

With the roads clear, the soldiers of the Stormwind Kingdom rushed forward with all their might.

Human physique is not comparable to that of dwarves, but the marching speed is not slow.

They rushed here after a lot of hard work, and found that the base of the extinct volcano had stored inexhaustible water, and immediately cheered excitedly.

From entering the barren land, water is used sparingly.

It can only ensure that there is water to drink, and there will be no problems such as heat stroke.

As for washing your face and taking a bath, that is absolutely impossible!
The power of magic is amazing, but it still has to follow the rules of nature.

The mage casts the water-making technique in a very hot place, and the production efficiency is definitely not high.

But under the blessing of the elemental artifact Doomhammer, the originally ticking water pipes instantly turned into thick water supply pipes.

In order to satisfy such an exaggerated water-making technique, the clouds in the sky gathered quickly to form a majestic celestial phenomenon.

The orc defenders at the pass of Red Ridge Mountain saw the gathering of wind and clouds over the extinct volcano, and thought that the enemy was preparing to launch a powerful magic attack.

In fact, the enemy is just casting super water spell.

The pure water enough for tens of thousands of people to use normally was poured into the reservoir inside the mountain by Herald.

With the blessing of elemental artifacts, very expensive water resources can be used at will.

Lured by the abundance of water supplies, the armies of other human kingdoms also went to work.

Their marching speed has increased significantly, and they all want to reach the front line as soon as possible.

Badlands looks fine on the surface.

In fact, there is often very hot wind blowing there, and it is also mixed with billowing dust, which is not so pleasant!
The Burning Steppes are hotter than the Badlands, but not to the point of turning into Grays.

How to manage enough water is naturally very attractive to soldiers.

They longed for a good bath!
After all, even a rough guy can't bear the thick dust on his body.

And finally there is a large-scale battle, so we must seize the time to get together and fight for a smooth battle.

Under the double temptation of taking a bath and brushing up their military exploits, all the troops of the coalition army quickly arrived and took a good rest at the extinct volcano base for a day to prepare for the upcoming battle.

After everything was ready, Sir Lothar spread out the dusty map of Stormwind Kingdom on the table, and began to dispatch troops for the Battle of Red Ridge Mountains.

The area of ​​Red Ridge Mountain is not too large, about [-] kilometers long from east to west, and about [-] kilometers long from north to south.

In fact, Red Ridge was part of the Burning Plains before the Black Rock supervolcano erupted.

Since the terrain of the Red Ridge Mountains is much lower than that of the Burning Plains, there is a huge lake in the central area, which can effectively improve the ecological environment of the entire area.

In the area in the north near the burning plain, the environment is not particularly bad, with sparse vegetation growing.

That area is made up of rolling hills and towering mountains.

The mountains with complex terrain are definitely the most suitable place for orcs to hide!
If there are not enough troops to occupy and wipe out, those orc deserters who collapsed and ran away will become psoriasis in the Red Ridge Mountains.

Therefore, when the coalition forces advance, it is impossible to fight in a step-by-step manner.

The air force bombed the fortress occupied by the orcs, as well as the organized orc defenders, killing them to the greatest extent.

Steam tank troops and cavalry troops went south along the road, quickly clearing the remaining orc defenders along the way.

The infantry cleared the mountainous areas on both sides of the road according to the plan.

Orc infantry has strong individual combat effectiveness.

But the number of infantrymen who went into the mountains to clear them must be more than their number.

And not all coalition infantry were human.

Dwarf infantry can fight several orc infantry at one time.

If it is a hero-level infantry unit like the King of the Hill, it will stage a unparalleled battle of mowing grass every minute.

If the selection of the strongest melee unit in Azeroth, the dwarves can compete with the tauren for the second throne.

In the face of the powerful strength of the coalition forces, the orcs who can dominate Draenor have no resistance at all.

They had suffered heavy casualties during the first wave of bombing.

Near the northern pass of the Redridge Mountains is a barren wasteland of scorched earth.

The orcs are stationed in this kind of place, and it's okay to encounter enemies with only ground troops.

When encountering the various combat aircraft of the dwarves, the Griffon Knights of the Wildhammer dwarves, they are just a bunch of sticks that are stupidly bombarded.

Even if they spread out to find cover to hide, they have no suitable cover.

The sentry tower built by the Stormwind Kingdom in the border area collapsed with a [-]kg aerial bomb.

Even with larger and stronger castles, dropping a few more can do the trick.

The huge and heavy iron-clad wooden gate on the pass was also blown to pieces by aerial bombs.

The steam tanks took the lead, and the cavalry units followed, pouring into the pass like a torrent of iron.

The orc defenders, who had been crippled by the bombing, roared angrily and encouraged Yu Yong to rush forward to intercept them.

However, in the face of the powerful torrent of iron armor, their bravery is not worth mentioning!
More than 200 tons of steam tanks, what to use to block them?
Send all orc non-caster units and they will only be bombarded or crushed by steam tanks.

Brute force cannot defeat a creature of steel!
Unless the powerful orc warriors hid with artifacts in their hands, and launched a sneak attack when the steam tank passed by.

It's a pity that the orcs don't have many decent artifacts.

Orc infantry with normal weapons charged up, only to be knocked down and crushed by steam tanks.

When the steam tank runs over their bodies, there is not even a slight jolt.

Even if their bones are made of iron, they cannot withstand the weight of more than 200 tons.

The cruelty of war is fully revealed at this moment!

The battle with the alien invaders is the end of life and death.

There will be no mercy, and no captives will be left.

The fast-advancing steam tanks and cavalry units encountered no decent obstacles along the way.

Like an iron-clad torrent entering an uninhabited land, it followed the main road to Zhishui Lake in the central region, and then the offensive was suspended.

The blitzkrieg routine of bombing by aerial troops, assault by high-mobility troops on the ground, and follow-up occupation by infantry perfectly captured half of Red Ridge Mountain.

The orc defenders didn't even know what happened, and the army stationed in the north had been completely disabled.

Those orc deserters who successfully entered the mountains will also face follow-up suppression by the coalition infantry.

Most of the orc defenders deployed in Redridge Mountain are near the northern pass.

Their little troop deployment in the southern region is meaningless in the face of the torrent of iron armor of the coalition forces.

Instead, the orc deserters who hid in the mountains and forests are the most troublesome enemies to deal with!
Ordinary human infantry may need five or six to suppress them.

Once they become bandit roadhogs roaring in the mountains and forests, they will become a long-term trouble for the Stormwind Kingdom.

So Herald specially reminded Sir Lothar.

Let him take advantage of the fact that the main force of the coalition forces is still here, and wipe out the orc deserters.

In the game plot, Lord Lothar was hammered to death by Orgrim on Blackstone Mountain.

When Lieutenant Turalyon was in charge of the army, he handled orc deserters very casually.

As long as it doesn't affect the army going south, that's fine.

The large number of orc deserters left behind seriously slowed down the development of the Stormwind Kingdom.

Until the player entered Azeroth more than ten years later, he could brush the orcs and bandits in Red Ridge Mountain again and again.

Sir Lothar was reminded by Herald, so he naturally knew how to deal with it.

Troops suitable for fighting on flat ground blocked the bridgehead of the Zhishui Lake Bridge, forcing the orc defenders on the other side to take the initiative to attack.

The rest of the troops were to clear orc deserters in the mountains and forests.

Even if all the orc deserters could not be wiped out, at least most of them must be wiped out.

The more orc deserters killed, the less pressure the Stormwind Kingdom will have in the future.

If you have power and don't use it well, you are definitely not a qualified commander!

Although Herald, the proposer, was not interested in hunting orc deserters, he still participated in the hunting operation.

Alleria has been fighting forest trolls all year round.

She is very keen on this kind of mountain hunting game.

In order to ensure nothing goes wrong, Herald must follow to rest assured.

Who knows if the orcs will have powerful warlocks in Redridge?
(End of this chapter)