sbdcsierra Chapter 523 The Great Chief's Decree
Chapter 523 The Great Chief's Decree
At the heart of the fortress where the Warchief of Wisdom Valley resided, Thrall was discussing the next steps with the emissaries from Undercity. Through Vol'jin and Eitrigg, he indirectly conveyed the Orgrimmar crisis to Eileen, the emissary sent by the Queen of Undercity seeking help.
Shortage of staff!
Internal instability...
Orgrimmar, like Undercity, has its own troubles. In the seemingly vast land of the Barrens, the orcs, like most members of the Horde, do not live a rich and stable life.
The fact that Thrall was able to send a significant amount of troops and supplies across the sea to support Undercity was already an expression of goodwill. However, Thrall was relatively more interested in the blood elves of Silvermoon City...
Thrall felt that the Blood Elves' magical knowledge and Holy Light power could compensate for the Horde's historical disadvantage against the Alliance...
The Horde lacks magical units. If they could gain the support of the Spellbreakers of Silvermoon City, they certainly wouldn't be so overwhelmed by human mages in future battles for Azeroth...
Unfortunately, the blood elves of Silvermoon City have far more intricate and complexities in their bellies than the Forsaken of Undercity.
Thrall dispatched Ambassador Kal'lai to the Eastern Kingdoms to seek more allies, who, along with several other envoys, were in Silvermoon City hoping to obtain frontline support from the Blood Elf Council. The Council consistently cited pressure from the remnants of the Scourge as an excuse, unwilling to get too involved in the conflict, and merely seeking security under the Horde's name.
Occasionally, they would symbolically send out observers and paladin mentors to be stationed in Orgrimmar via the Undercity teleportation orb. Blood elves were rarely seen even in Thunder Bluff, the Tauren territory; they clearly weren't very interested in the conflicts in Kalimdor...
In other words, out of respect for the Dark Queen, they were willing to send an envoy as a gesture of goodwill.
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Thrall understood that if they had merely dealt with the situation perfunctorily before, Silvermoon City was now preoccupied with the Sunwell's crisis and barely had time to spare... Having secured support from the Shattered Sun Offensive in Shattrath City through the Kirin Tor's mediation, they had even less inclination to antagonize the Alliance...
The Queen of Undercity had no choice but to face pressure from the Alliance, which was attacking from two sides.
The Undercity sent envoys to seek support at sea, which would be crucial for launching a landing operation against Northrend in the Arctic.
The Queen's strategic goal was straightforward: to eliminate the Lich King...
None of the tribes had such a strong and clear intention as the queen, but the humans believed that the evil undead were best at deception and disguise, regardless of whether they claimed to have a clear consciousness, life was ultimately the opposite of death.
The Dark Queen's true enemy has always been the living, a statement Jaina once made to Thrall.
Jaina witnessed the entire process of Arthas, the Prince of Lordaeron, falling into corruption. She believed that the undead were evil beings who had been controlled and corrupted... Humanity would always fight the undead, and regardless of whether Undercity belonged to the Horde, Jaina hoped that Thrall would not become hostile to the peace-loving humans for the sake of the Forsaken.
The two sides have long had too many grudges...
According to intelligence, Jaina has recently stopped investigating the disappearance of Varian because she heard that His Majesty the King has suddenly been informed and will be returning to Stormwind soon... Varian's disappearance was mysterious, and his reappearance is equally bizarre...
The spies haven't been able to find out the specifics yet, but it's certain that this incident has caused another political upheaval within the Alliance. At the very least, Bolvar's regent position, which he hasn't even had a chance to fully enjoy, will likely have to be returned to King Varian himself.
The powerful Countess Katarina is currently under observation, seemingly inspecting the area around Blackrock Mountain. Her brother, Nefarian, is nominally the high lord of the front lines...
Strangely, Marshal Windsor, who originally wanted to track down King Varian, also disappeared.
The king's return brought a temporary truce to the land battles in the Eastern Kingdoms, and also nominally cleared the Horde of the stigma of kidnapping the Stormwind king...
Sal knew the problem was still at sea.
Jaina, with the support of the Scarlet Fleet and the Stormwind combined fleet, wants to return to Kul Tiras, reclaim her rightful status as the rightful princess of Kul Tiras, and reunite the Kingdom of Kul Tiras, which is showing signs of chaos...
Her eagerness to prove her abilities and her attack on Lordaeron were undoubtedly the best proof of that.
The undead fleet has always been at a disadvantage compared to the mature and massive human fleet. Fortunately, they have Undercity, which occupies the port of Lordaeron, and there are not only human fleets entrenched nearby.
The human fleet is not a monolithic entity either.
Jaina is in deep trouble. She cannot completely absolve herself of the guilt of killing her father, the Fleet Admiral, and there will always be a segment of Kul Tiras who will not follow her...
The Scarlet Fleet under Admiral Barry & Wesson is not on the same page as the Alliance or Jaina. The Scarlet Fleet wants more benefits, and the Bloodsail Buccaneers and mercenaries are naturally not willing to risk their lives for the sake of restoring Lordaeron.
In the Battle of the North Sea, Sylvanas seemed to be rushing things...
If we just wait a little longer, given the nature of these human nobles, the fragile alliance will soon run into problems on its own. Why rush to Howling Fjord and open a second front...?
Sal sighed.
"If you return empty-handed to report to Sylvanas & Windrunner, I think the messenger will certainly be punished. We do have many difficulties... To be honest, there is indeed a lack of deeper and closer communication between us. This time, she landed in Howling Fjord in Northrend alone and went to great lengths to seize the Vrykul's port. I originally did not want to criticize the Forsaken's courage and determination."
"However, given the current situation, the Forsaken should cooperate with us to regain our footing in the Eastern Kingdoms, rather than opening a second front... The Lich King is truly not our only enemy. The Horde's troubles extend far beyond the human encirclement..."
"The sea is not our home ground... at least not yet. On the contrary, my forces are too scattered, which is why the enemy was able to infiltrate Orgrimmar!"
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"Alright then, Your Excellency, please convey my message to Sylvanas and Windrunner. I will dispatch my newly developed airships to assist you in stabilizing your position and establishing a foothold in Northrend. As for reinforcements, I truly lack the manpower. Given the increasing number of idle werewolves in Orgrimmar, I have decided to issue a decree from the Warchief to recruit all unemployed members of the Horde to form a volunteer force!"
"All those who help the tribe achieve its goals will receive honors and military ranks..."
"Soon, I will issue bounty quests to recruit members of all adventurer guilds, whether in Outland, Northrend, the Eastern Kingdoms battlefields, or the remnants of the demonic realm in Kalimdor, the opposing Alliance, or the contested territories. Warriors of the Horde, go and create miracles, save your people, destroy your enemies, fight for glory, fight for the Horde, Lok'Tar Ogar!"
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"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Victory or death!"
"For the Horde! Lok'Tar Ogar!"
The Kor'kron elites raised their battle axes, and both male and female orcs and trolls, including Eileen, couldn't help but shout along... only her uniquely shrill voice sounded out of place among the burly orcs...
Just as the negotiations were completed, a young orc warrior with yellow skin suddenly rushed in through the fortress gates...