Stratholme God

  Chapter 126 True Monarch Crossing the Sea on Ice (one more monthly ticket)

The    Rivendell Legion withdrew.

   He had to retreat. The mountain road he guarded was not safe. Although the mountain road in the Alterac Mountains was narrow, the mountain was not steep. There were many places that could be detoured. If you did not retreat, you would be dumped.

  After the Alterac King City flew into the sky, it was impossible to guarantee the safety of the legion with just an ice wall.

   This is a fantasy world. Dog eggs are not for dry meals. As long as a demigod-level [Meteor Fire Shower], this kind of temporary city wall will be pills on the spot.

   The Duke of Andorhal once had a chance at redemption!

   If he had a better attitude and begged Rivendell and his legion to stay, maybe Rivendell would soften his heart to help him defend Andorhal, and perhaps there would be no more tragedy.

   "Why do I want a waste army that has been defeated and fought repeatedly? Get out!" Duke Andorhal said.

  The Duke of Andorhal naturally has the confidence to speak like this.

   First of all, Andorhal Land, as one of the richest places in Lordaeron, has a unique geographical advantage. As a link between Tirisfal Glades and Stratholme, it can charge tolls from both. In addition, there is the large mining area of ​​Hearth Valley, and the regular income in the territory is so much that it can't be used up in ten lifetimes.

  Secondly, Andorhal is one of the two grain-producing regions of Lordaeron, not inferior to Tirisfal Glades. From Andorhal City north to Hearthglen, the entire map is marked with farms, which brings a higher population carrying capacity. A single Andorhal territory has a population of 2.3 million, which is twice the population of the neighboring Maix territory.

   In the end, it is a wonderful location that is easy to defend and difficult to attack:

   To the east is the alpine basin Stratholme, and the rushing Sodoril River as a natural danger;

   To the southeast is Darrow Mill Lake controlled by the Barov family. The Barov family's destroyer cruises on the lake. At the moment when the Barov family declares their continued allegiance to the alliance, at least it is not a weakness;

  South of Andorhal City, the water flowing from Darrowmere Lake forms a river, dividing the city and the regret hill to the south. The water flow of this natural moat is also turbulent, up to 50 meters wide. It extends far to the southwest of the territory before it sinks into the ground and becomes an underground river.

   To the west, however, is a group of fortresses now called the Fortress of Andorhal, a famous pass in later generations [Bulwark of the Undead]. After preparations for the battle, a 15-meter-high city wall has now been built from the fortress to the mouth of the underground river.

   As for the north, there is Hearth Valley among the high mountains. Unless they can fly, it is impossible for orcs to climb over the sea.

   In the end, Duke Andorhal was a violent soldier anyway.

   A total of 200,000 soldiers were piled up by him in the south of Andorhal.

   Although many of these people were farmers, they were given a long gun, but with the support of the idea of ​​protecting their hometown, they would have good morale.

   You must know that there are towering city walls along the river in the south of Andorhal City, and the 20-meter-high city wall is absolutely difficult to do. This is not an old-fashioned rammed-earth city wall, it is simply cut with huge granite and built with bricks.

  For McDonald's, I wouldn't dare to 100% guarantee that this city wall will be taken down without burying a few hundred tons of dense explosive powder.

   With the support of the city wall, the combat power of the peasants and soldiers is not much lower.

  Because of this, it is not surprising that Duke Andorhal has the aura of "how to lose a dragon riding a face".

   Rivendell, who had been granted amnesty, carried a cart of packed ballistas and catapults, and marched mighty through Andorhal City, shoveling snow all the way to the east in half a meter of snow.

   At the same time, in order to be safe, Andorhal's messenger for help rushed to Lordaeron in the snow. At this time, the owner of this place didn't know yet that another army of orcs had already been dispatched, approaching Lordaeron City, and Lao Taizi was already too busy to take care of himself.

The   Rivendell Legion only left the city of Andorhal and waited for the corresponding troops.

   "Rivendell, hard work!"

   Looking at Lord McDonald's face, Rivendell was moved.

   "This minister is incompetent." The Paladin Rivendell of this life bowed his head in shame.

   went out with 10,000 soldiers, and never won any battles, either on defense or on the way to retreat.

   "The orcs are powerful, and you can't do anything in front of ten thousand people in front of millions of greenskins. I had expected everything. It's just that you and the people of Lordaeron suffered."

  Rivendell wanted to cry a little: "I..."

   McDonald patted his armor: "Don't be in a hurry to be moved. The battle still has to be fought, my [Rivendell of the Iron Wall]!"

   This title has to be said to be low, and at this moment Rivendell sounds ashamed again.

   Most of the high-ranking nobles these days will not see what exchange ratio you play in the losing battle, but will only notice that you have lost. If you make excuses if you lose, you will be despised by other knights.

  Rivendell, as a viscount with 10,000 soldiers, has long been criticized by many people. Even if he didn't come back, he could imagine how many people slandered McDonald's.

   Who would have thought that McDonald's valued him so much and came to Andorhal to receive him in person?

  Scholar dies for his confidant, and just because of this, his heart's desire to be loyal to McDonald's is even stronger.

Well, it wasn't until many years later that he heard from McDonald's drunkenness, "Rivendell's iron rooster, I won't give me a horse." Later, Rivendell asked, saying that he was willing to donate any horse. MacDonald replied ruthlessly, "No! Why did you, a paladin, give me a DK horse?"

   As for what a DK horse is, MacDonald would not say much even if he died.

   It was the middle of winter, and the snow on the road was heavy.

  The snow plow invented by McDonald's is quite easy to use - with a large metal shovel that slants to one side, the car is equipped with six wheels equipped with tracks, and is propelled by cattle and manpower. With just such a shovel, 20 sappers can work for an hour.

   This is also the key to the withdrawal of the Rivendell Legion.

   Along the way, Rivendell discovered that McDonald had prepared several temporary rest camps for his legion, each of which had more than fifty giant granary-like wooden houses built on wooden frames. Not only can you shelter from the wind and snow, but also have a special chimney for heating, and even prepare a lot of firewood.

   "This is..." Rivendell was confused.

  Light gave him a legion to use, which was too extravagant. And most of it will cost money to manage the small nobles nearby.

   "If Andorhal falls, this will be the passage of life for the refugees." MacDonald replied seemingly casually.

   "No! Andorhal's defense is very good! Even if you give me 300,000 people, it may not be able to capture it."

   McDonald shook his head: "The world is unpredictable!"

  Historically, Andorhal and Stratholme were both leveled by orcs. Although Alterac jumped backwards, the people of Lordaeron were not prepared. But the city wall is still the same city wall. As for how it was leveled, McDonald's doesn't know. Anyway, this history does not exist in the game, this is the content of the official chronicle.

   A few days later, after McDonald's received the battle report that Andorhal City was broken, he couldn't help but sigh:

   "There really is you, the true monarch who crosses the sea on ice!"

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  ps, this is the basic update of No. 4. Before the day on the 2nd and 3rd, there were broken things, and they stayed up late to update. In fact, there are still 4 chapters every day! As a person like me, if I didn't sleep in the early morning, it was the day before. It's too confusing for everyone, and there is no mark.

   (end of this chapter)