My Frostmourne can't be so cute

After the fall of Stormwind, the land of Lordaeron had both soldiers wearing white and blue shirts.But now, the guards guarding the city wall not far away were a group of guards wearing red shirts."It's from Stromgarde." Mograine also got out of the driver's seat of the carriage and came behind Alsace.Stromgarde is the royal city of the Kingdom of Stromgarde and the imperial capital of the Arathor Empire thousands of years ago.People in the Eastern Kingdom like to use the name of the royal city as a proxy when addressing the country.

Arthas frowned and asked, "Why do people from Stromgarde appear here?" Mograine could not answer Alsace's question, but the little prince intuitively thought that this might be the same as that of Dunhold The lord of the castle is related."His Royal Highness Alsace, shall we go to Dunhold Castle?" Mograine knew that what he said was almost meaningless. To pass through Thoradin's Wall, he must pass this checkpoint.

But Mograine thought more. Before the orcs invaded, the relationship between the kingdom of Stormgard and the kingdom of Lordaeron was not harmonious.Stromgarde, which has gradually eased from the division of the Arathor Empire, is determined to restore the former glory of the Arathor Empire under the rule of the ambitious King Thoras.

Mograine even heard some rumors that Thoras Trollbane, the master of Stromgarde, in his palace, even asked his subjects to call him "The Great Thoras"-what an arrogant behavior, You know, since the division of the Arathor Empire, there has never been a king of a human kingdom who would call himself emperor.

Hillsbrad Hills are rich in resources and have been coveted by the two neighbors of Lordaeron, Gilneas and Stormgarde.However, after the defeat of the Army of the Gilneas Kingdom, Stromgarde’s ambitions abated a bit. Coupled with the obstacles of Thoradin’s Wall, Stormgard and Lordaeron finally did not stage a full-scale war, but the border The friction on the line has been constant.

After the orcs captured Stormwind, King Thoras of Stromgarde was the first to propose the idea of ​​establishing an alliance of human kingdoms, and this was also recognized by all human kings.But in fact, the main purpose of King Thoras is to be the "leader" of this alliance.

However, the Kingdom of Gilneas was very close to this alliance. King Aiden, the owner of Alterac Castle, never left his own small territory. Recently, he was imprisoned for colluding with the orcs; in the end, for various reasons, the leadership of the alliance It still fell into the hands of King Terenas of Lordaeron.

King Thoras could not accept this result. Although he still sent an army to resist the orcs' attack, he had almost withdrawn from the alliance he proposed to establish. The most ironic point was that Mograine looked down on it. One of the masters of Stromgarde is that although he forbids the troops of other human kingdoms—mainly the kingdom of Lordaeron—to enter the Arathi Highlands and assist them in defense, he has repeatedly asked Lordaeron for supplies. Come to sustain the huge army of Stromgarde.

Mograine had no affection for the soldiers in Stromgarde, but that was not the reason he was now guarding them.The real reason is that Dunhold Castle is indeed the territory of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, and the lord here was sealed by King Terenas.The soldiers of Stromgarde are now standing on the checkpoint of Dunhold Castle, leaving aside the reality of the orc invasion. Such behavior can already provoke a war.

In view of this situation, Mograine felt that His Royal Highness had better not take risks.The original Dunhold Castle, more than a dozen militiamen, is fully capable of killing them quickly, while protecting the safety of Prince Alsace.But now the castle has been replaced with Stromgarde soldiers, and the number is still unknown. Once an accident occurs, it will be difficult to deal with.

Arthas shook his head, turned and walked into the carriage, and said, "No, the plan remains the same. I want to see what the people at Stromgarde want to do at this time!" Mograine was taken aback. , Alsace had gotten back into the carriage.The Paladin had no choice but to return to the driver's seat of the carriage and drove the pack horse to the checkpoint of Dunhold Castle.

Arthas returned to the carriage, sat on the soft couch without saying a word, frowned and started thinking.Frostmourne had always been very well-behaved at this time, and did not disturb his master aloud, but fiddled with his fingers a little bored.Vereesa asked with some worry, "Alsace, what happened?"

Arthas raised his head and glanced at Vereesa, thought about it, and explained: "It's nothing, but I'm thinking, what the Lord of Dunhold Castle wants to do? First the orcs, now Stromgarde , This guy’s ability to make waves is quite outstanding."

Vereesa blinked and didn't understand.Arthas smiled, but Vereesa thought that Arthas was laughing at him, and gave him a somewhat annoyed look, but in exchange for Arthas's brighter smile.Vereesa turned her head angrily, and stopped paying attention to this pesky little/color/ghost-originally, the high elves were not good at analyzing such things. Only humans would always play with these conspiracies.

Arthas asked for a bit of boring, a sly expression on his face flashed past, he leaned sideways, leaned on Frostmourne, and continued to think about his own question-why did the orcs come to Dunhold Castle Lord?Is it just because he is a patron of an unknown wizard in Dalaran?

Arthas shook his head, feeling that this was unlikely, and even the orcs might not know the relationship between him and Kel'Thuzad before contacting the lord of Dunhold Castle.So, what role does the Lord of Dunhold Castle have for the orcs?

Reminiscent of the previous orc fleet, which launched a suicide attack in Nanhai Town, Arthas felt that he could roughly judge the intentions of the orcs.If it is not possible to land in the northern half of the Eastern Kingdom in the Hillsbrad Hills, then the orcs will have to defeat the dwarves and human guards at both ends of the Thador Bridge and break through the defense line of the Kingdom/Army of Stromgard. Starting from Arathi Highlands, crossing the narrow sea to the northern half.

In this way, the collusion between the orcs and the lord of Dunhold Castle can be resolved.After standing on the heels of Arathi Highlands, if the orcs want to advance further, they have only two options-one is to attack the dwarven kingdom of the Hinterlands by the towering Eagle's Nest Mountains to the north; the other is to attack Lordan in the northwest. Territory of the Kingdom of Lun.

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Chapter 142 Galin: Trollbane

There are two ways to attack the Kingdom of Lordaeron. One is to pass through the narrow passage in Alterac Valley and directly hit the city of Lordaeron; instead, it passes through Thoradin’s Wall and passes through Hillsbrad to humans. Launch an offense.Judging from the previous deployment of the orcs, their bosses are obviously inclined to attack the King City of Lordaeron through Alterac Valley, and Aiden Pernold's rebellion provided perfect guarantee for this plan.

But now, this plan is no longer feasible. Aiden Pernold has been imprisoned in the dungeon of Lordaeron, awaiting trial for his treason; the defense of Alterac Castle and Broken Hill Fortress , Has been taken over by Lordaeron soldiers led by Garithus.

Arthas didn’t know if the orcs had heard of Aiden’s capture, but from the intelligence analysis reported by Kel’Thuzad, perhaps from the beginning, perhaps recently, the orcs had attacked through Thoradin’s Wall. The plan of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, and Dunhold Castle, is an important part of this plan.

With such an analysis, Alsace felt a little more fortunate.In any case, the orcs have given up on landing in Hillsbrad Foothills, it is already certain.Next, whether or not the orcs can be blocked in the southern half of the Eastern Kingdom, at least the farmland on the Hillsbrad Hills will not be ruined.

As for the Arathi Highlands, which may become the main battlefield, it is not that Alsace treats the people of Lordaeron and Stromgarde differently. It is just that there is always a large area and sparsely populated, so humans and orcs fight there, and the damage caused is much smaller. .Moreover, the dwarf's Dun Modr fortress is not so easy to be taken by the orcs.

But the next question came up again-what does it mean that the Kingdom of Stromgard/Army is stationed in Dunhold Castle?Was it because the original lord of Dunhold Castle colluded with the orcs and was discovered by Stromgarde?Or is it... Stromgarde, or some people in Stromgarde, also collude with orcs?Arthas had no way to determine this now. He could only wait to enter the checkpoint and see the principal in the castle.

At this moment, there was a noise from outside the carriage, and Arthas stood up and greeted Frostmourne and Vereesa: "Let’s go, get off the carriage." Alsace opened the carriage door, and the carriage really did. It has stopped. A group of Stromgarde soldiers wearing red shirts surrounded the carriage. They may have been shocked by the gorgeous appearance of the carriage. They knew that they must be Lordaeron nobles, so these soldiers did not. The weapons were revealed, but they were gathered together from a distance, pointing to the carriage and discussing something.

Alsace jumped out of the carriage, and instead of taking care of the soldiers in Stromgarde, he looked around the interior of Dunhold Castle.Because it is a castle built within the walls of Thoradin’s walls, Dunhold Castle is somewhat different from other forts.The city wall is hollowed out in this section, with a low wall protruding from each side, forming the courtyard of Dunhold Castle.

Except for the main building in the center, there are only a few low-rise bungalows in the corners of the castle. Unlike other lord’s fortresses, there are chicken coops, stables and a large number of servants.After reading it around, Arthas still didn't remember what he had done here in the original time flow.

At this moment, two men walked out one after another in the main building.The first one, wearing a fiery red plate armor and a red robes of Stromgarde, has a light blue headband on his forehead, and his brown hair is left shoulder-length. It looks like he is in his thirties. The expression on his face is very serious.

The momentum behind the one in the back is far worse. Although the same is wearing plate armor and the same burly figure, this middle-aged man with a white background and blue shirt looks worried. After seeing Alsace, he is even more worried. It is shrinking his body back.This action made Arthas squinted his eyes-this guy knew him, or at least knew who he was.

The man with the blue headband saw Alsace and the carriage behind him. He was stunned for a moment. Before he could speak, Alsace said first: "Dunhold Castle is Lordaeron's territory. The people of Stromgarde What are you doing here? Are you breaking the covenant between Lordaeron and Stromgarde?"

Although King Thoras of the Kingdom of Stormgarde was very dissatisfied with the new human alliance led by the Kingdom of Lordaeron, he did not announce his withdrawal from the alliance. Therefore, Lordaeron and Stromgarde are still allies.Arthas didn't know the origin of the man with the blue headband, but he thought it should be the upper nobleman of Stromgarde.

Sure enough, upon hearing Alsace’s questioning, the man with the blue headband changed his face and explained: “Not so. Last night, Stromgarde received a request from Sir Edras for help. There was a Dalaran man. The mage took refuge in the orcs and launched an attack on this place. My father took this matter very seriously, so he sent me to lead a team of soldiers to help Sir Adras hunt down the traitor mage."

Hearing what this man said, Alsace couldn't help but was stunned-is there such a way to get rid of his guilt?Unexpectedly, after the collusion with the orcs was revealed, the lord of Dunhold Castle, named "Sir Adras", not only did not run away in a hurry, but also took a bite and described Kel'Thuzad as a traitor, and he himself was The target of the attack?But is he not afraid to confront Kel'Thuzad?

Immediately, Alsace suddenly understood the idea of ​​the cunning Lord of Dunhold Castle-it was because he was worried about the future confrontation that he dragged Stromgarde down the water.Dunhold Castle has always been a coveted location for King Sorath. The lord here voluntarily requested the troops of Stromgarde to be stationed, which must have made King Sorath very satisfied.

Under such "credit", the charges of betraying the human alliance and taking refuge in the orcs to chase after the wind, Stromgarde will definitely take action to cover up for the lord of Dunhold Castle-as long as the lord asks for their protection, then Dunho Alder Castle actually fell into the hands of the Kingdom of Stormgard.

Arthas couldn't help shaking his head-when is this, the group of Stromgarde still thinking about the territory of neighboring allies?But Alsace’s attention was quickly placed on the man wearing the blue headband: "Your father? What is your identity?"

The expression on the face of the man wearing the blue headband was more solemn, and he said respectfully: "I am the son of Thoras Trollbane, the prince of the kingdom of Stromgarde, Garin Trollbane "After a pause, Garlin continued: "What about you? This carriage belongs to the royal family of Lordaeron, right? King Terenas, who is yours?"

"I am the son of Terenas Menethil, the prince of Lordaeron, Arthas. His Royal Highness, Prince Garin, we have come all the way from Nanhai Town, and we have not used lunch. Please let me and my companion Let’s take a break, and then, I’ll apologize to you for the present negligence." Alsace answered Garin’s question in the same serious tone, and then glanced at the crouching man behind Garin, if anything. Pointingly, "I don't know where the lord is here? I think, if he is not dead, entertaining his prince should be his most important task now."

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Chapter 143 A Sumptuous Lunch

Arthas thought of himself as the master here, but Garin Trollbane didn't feel offended at all.He pointed to the man cowering behind him and said, "Prince Alsace, this is the lord of Dunhold Castle. In fact, we are just about to have lunch. Since you have not eaten lunch, it is better to go to the main hall together. Come and eat!"

Arthas glanced at Garlin and felt that the prince of Stromgarde seemed to be a good talker, not as he thought he had come to occupy Lordaeron's territory.Arthas nodded and said, "Okay." Then he walked quickly into the main building, ignoring the lord of Dunhold Castle at all.

Vereesa, Frostmourne, and Mograine followed Alsace into the main building, while Galin Trollbane waved to the group of soldiers in Stromgarde, motioning them to return to their posts. Then he said to the man next to him: "Sir Adras, please."

Alsace, led by a servant in the main building, quickly came to the restaurant.The table was already set with fragrant bread, steaming broth, and a few plates covered with lids. I don’t know what was inside.Arthas did not rush to sit down, but patiently waited for Garin Trollbane to follow.

Vereesa looked at the food, and made a "cooing" sound in his stomach—since he came to Alsace as a guard, he hadn't eaten a decent meal at all.Even this morning, Vereesa just took a few bites of dry cheese.But the high elf ranger didn't want to look like a hungry man who hadn't seen food for a few days. When Arthas was not seated, she could only wait patiently and swallow her saliva from time to time.

Arthas felt a little amused when he saw Vereesa's appearance, and said to her: "Since you are hungry, then eat first, regardless of what we do." After Alsace heard Alsace's words, he almost I couldn't help my appetite and pounced on those breads.But Vereesa still didn't do it. She now considers herself to be Alsace's person. To make such a move will definitely embarrass this little/lust/ghost.(I want to face the wall crookedly)

Fortunately, Vereesa did not wait long. Galin Trollbane quickly entered the restaurant. Arthas pointed to the seat of the long table and said to him, "Prince Garlin, please sit down." I sat in the first seat on the left hand side of the main seat.Frostmourne didn't need to eat, rushed to move the chair to Alsace, sat down next to his master, and looked at Vereesa triumphantly.

But Vereesa has no time to compete with this poisonous tongue woman to be jealous. She sat at the table and quickly picked up a piece of bread while no one was paying attention. Regardless of whether her hands were dirty or not, she tore off half and stuffed it directly into her own. In my mouth, he chewed for a few times, scooped a bowl of fragrant broth, took a sip, and felt that I was so happy that I was about to shed tears--poor little Veresa, hadn't eaten it warm for a few days Food!

Mograine was also gorging on one side, and Arthas's movements seemed much more elegant.He first took a wet towel and wiped his hands and face, then hung the napkin on his collar, then grabbed a piece of bread.Frostmourne had graciously served the owner a bowl of broth. Arthas smiled drowningly at the little magic sword, then broke the whole wheat bread into pieces and sprinkled it in the soup bowl-this is his favorite How to eat.

Prince Garlin seemed hungry too, and sat down on the main seat without any kind of courtesy.Because when Arthas arrived, he was planning to have lunch, so a soup bowl full of broth was placed in front of him.Regardless of whether the broth has become cold or not, Prince Galin took a sip of the broth, then stuffed a piece of bread into his mouth, swallowed with the broth, and said, "Prince Alsace, You said you came from Nanhai Town? The war there... how is it now?"

As the prince of Stromgarde and the eldest son of King Thoras, Garin Trollbane already knew the news of the annihilation of King Daelin’s fleet. Therefore, he was also very concerned that Lordaeron’s army was in Nanhai Town. Whether the battle to prevent the landing of the orc army went smoothly.

Arthas took a sip of the broth slowly, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and said, "All the orcs' ships have sunk in the waters outside Nanhai Town. Although the loss of the orcs is unknown, they should not be able to The Hillsbrad Hills have landed. Therefore, the main pressure against the orcs in the future may have to be concentrated on both ends of the Thador Bridge."

Galin Trollbane was a little surprised—the Prince Alsace in front of him was only a half-year-old child. When he asked this question, he didn’t expect Alsace to answer anything, he just hoped to be able to Knowing the situation in Nanhai Town, I didn't expect to get a little war analysis.

Although the orcs cannot land in Nanhai Town, they will definitely turn to fortress Dun Modr. The reason is very simple, but anyone with a bit of military literacy can analyze it, but in this case, from a young man who looks less than ten years old. As Tong said from his mouth, Garin still felt a little weird.

Probably when Lordaeron’s generals were analyzing their tactics, they were heard by this little kid—Garlin Trollbane made his own guess and said, “I understand, Prince Arthas, thank you The information you brought. But Lordaeron can rest assured that as long as the group of green-skinned monsters cross the Thador Bridge half a step, I will personally lead the army and drive them all down to the sea."

After listening to Galin Trollbane's words, Arthas once again determined that this guy was similar to Wrynn, and belonged to the kind of warrior who was not suitable to be a king, but could become a strong general.After praising Galin for his courage, the relationship between Arthas and Galin became closer-simple-minded people generally easily become friends with others.

Suddenly, Garin patted his forehead and said, "Hey, forgot a big event." Then, the prince of Stromgarde stood up and opened the lids on the plates on the dining table, a little proud The ground said to Arthas: "Prince Arthas, while searching for the wizard in Dalaran, we hunted down a grizzly bear, that is really a big one. The chef of Sir Edras cooked a part, you Come try it too!"

A grizzly?A fierce creature emerged in Alsace's mind-grizzly bears live at the junction of Hillsbrad Hills and Arathi Highlands. The hilly area here is very suitable for them to survive. Some grizzly bears can even grow to More than three meters long.Seeing Garlin's triumphant look, could it be that he hunted this grizzly bear alone?