My Rebirth and the Strange Adventure of Black Zhen

Although humans finally formed an alliance, Lothar was still prepared to unite the high elves of Quel'Thalas to ensure that everything would go well. After hearing Lothar's request, the high elves who had sworn an oath to King Thoradin expressed their opinions. Finally, the high elf king Anasterian Sunstrider sent a small elven warband to help humans deal with the "not worth worrying about" threat. But the ranger captain Alleria Windrunner believed that the threat of the tribe should not be underestimated, and led some elves south to help the Alliance.

After the Troll Wars, the high elves were grateful to the humans for their heroic act, and they swore an oath to King Thoradin: if he or his descendants needed help, Quel'Thalas would be there to help.

Lothar was very disappointed by the scarce elven reinforcements, but he still warmly welcomed these high elves who came from afar. The rangers filled the gaps in archers, scouts and guerrilla support for the Alliance.

The elven ranger made every other woman he had ever met look weak and crude. She was so confident, so graceful, so lovely that his mouth went dry every time he saw her, and he often found himself shaking and sweating like a horse that had just run a hard race. From the look in her eyes and the smile she gave him every time she spoke, Turalyon suspected that she knew and enjoyed his discomfort.

The Alliance had always thought that the Horde would attack by land, but when human scouts brought back news that the orc fleet was about to break the waves and go out to sea, everyone felt that time was running out. The orcs' advance was much faster than Lothar had imagined, so he ordered the Alliance army to assemble in Hillsbrad Foothills, where the Horde was most likely to land, and assigned Admiral Daelin Proudmoore to meet the Horde at sea.

The Horde fleet, loaded with fierce orc warriors and supplies, sailed on the rough sea. Even though human scouts had already discovered the Horde's ships, Orgrim, who had been tempered by the flames of war, firmly believed that this little time advantage was enough to catch the humans off guard. But this was not the case. In the eyes of the admiral, the crude Horde ships were like lambs to be slaughtered. Daelin Proudmoore, who had fought on the high seas all his life, beat the Horde so hard that they were unable to resist. The wreckage of the ships and the orc soldiers on the sea were soon swallowed up by the surging waves. This battle on the sea should be over soon.

Just as the admiral was planning to destroy all the tribal troops at sea, the red dragons that Orgrim had placed behind the fleet suddenly descended from the sky and ignited flames on the sea. Unable to fight against the dragons, the sea overlord Daelin had to order a retreat.

Battle for Hillsbrad Foothills

The Horde army, which had defeated the admiral, successfully landed in Hillsbrad Foothills. Since Nekros was monitoring the Red Dragon Queen in Grim Batol and was unable to give new orders in person, the red dragons who had been threatened to protect the Horde fleet refused to continue fighting.

Orgrim personally led his army inland, planning to pass through the Alterac Mountains and then directly attack Lordaeron. Lothar, who had long anticipated the Horde's intentions, deployed defenses throughout Hillsbrad and tried his best to encourage the human soldiers, but the fear in the soldiers' hearts had already obscured all the impassioned speeches. Facing the deafening drums and shouts of the Horde, the paladins who rode over regained courage and determination for their fellow soldiers.

Led by Lothar and the Paladins, the human soldiers bravely fought against the Horde warriors. Alleria and the Elf Rangers continued to shoot the elite soldiers of the Horde, while Khadgar and the mages used arcane power to tear apart the Horde's front. Just as the battle was stalemate, a foul-smelling poisonous fog appeared on the battlefield. The dead human soldiers stood up without warning and turned to attack their former comrades. They followed several terrifying figures wearing hoods and riding skeleton horses and rampaged through the human front.

The human army was frightened by the death knights and was at a loss. The front was about to collapse. The paladins used the fiery holy energy to calm the resurrected human soldiers and dispel the stench of poisonous fog on the battlefield. The human army healed by the holy power immediately launched a counterattack against the orcs with a devastating force. Orgrim watched everything that happened on the battlefield. The terrifying power of the death knights made him feel mixed, but the current battle could not be delayed any longer for the orcs, and they could not wait for more human reinforcements to join the battle. Orgrim abandoned the original route that had been defended by the human army and took the east side instead.

The Amani trolls are very familiar with this place and are willing to lead the orcs, but Orgrim must fulfill his previous promise: rescue Zul'jin.

Amani Agreement

The battle in Hillsbrad continued. Orgrim personally led his army to fulfill his promise. The human guards in the prisoner-of-war camp near Durnholde Keep were beaten to a pulp by the orcs. The rescued Zul'jin initially refused to join the Horde on the grounds that he did not want to be driven, but Orgrim soon changed the trolls' concerns with his sincerity: Zul'jin would not only continue to control the trolls, but would also have the same status as Orgrim. As long as the Amani were willing to join forces with the Horde, the orcs would help them destroy the high elves of Quel'Thalas. The battle in Hillsbrad made Orgrim see the many advantages of the Alliance. The combat power of the Paladins and the Death Knights was comparable. If the orcs wanted to defeat the powerful enemy, they had to win the help of the Amani trolls.

Varok Saurfang, Orgrim's most trusted lieutenant, led the Blackrock orcs to hold back the humans, buying time for the Horde to pass through Hillsbrad. Under the guidance of the Amani trolls, the Horde successfully passed through the rugged mountains of the Hinterlands and approached Quel'Thalas step by step. Zul'jin recruited the local Amani trolls along the way. Just when everything was going very smoothly, the wrath of the Wildhammer Griffin Knights fell from the sky.

On Wings of Thunder

Ever since the Wildhammer dwarves came to the Hinterlands, they have been constantly strengthening their connection with the natural world. Skilled dwarf shamans and griffin mounts are the symbols of the Wildhammer.

These solitary Wildhammer dwarves knew nothing about the destruction of Stormwind and the Battle of Hillsbrad until they discovered that the orc army had entered the Hinterlands. The Wildhammer dwarves woke up from their dreams. Kurdran led his people to defend their homeland, and the Storm Hammers of the Griffin Riders continued to weaken the strength of the tribe. Since the red dragons were still guarding the ships in the Hillsbrad Foothills, the tribe had no power to fight back against the Griffin Riders and had to concentrate all its efforts on attacking the Wildhammer dwarves' home, Aerie Mountain, forcing the Griffin Riders to return home for rescue.

As the battle between the Horde and the dwarves intensified, Orgrim took the opportunity to lead half of his troops to continue marching towards Quel'Thalas, while Kurdran's Wildhammer dwarves had no time to care about the retreating orcs and trolls. They only wanted to defend Aerie Peak. Later, when the human army arrived in the Hinterlands, the coalition of humans, high elves and Wildhammer dwarves quickly drove the remaining Horde troops into the forest. The Alliance that helped the dwarves save their homes changed Kurdran and others' ideas of being alone. They decided to join the Alliance to jointly solve the threat of the Horde, and the Wildhammer dwarves' gryphon riders were the key to the Alliance's continued success in air combat.

When Lothar learned that half of the Horde's troops had already headed north, he realized that he had been tricked by the Horde. The orcs had completely contained the coalition forces with only a portion of their troops. Lothar immediately sent Turalyon to pursue Orgrim, and the remaining troops to deal with the remaining Horde forces in the Hinterlands.

The several routes leading to Lordaeron seem to be safe. The king of Alterac has sent garrisons to block the mountain roads. If the Horde wants to attack Lordaeron from there, they will inevitably be delayed.

Garona's Escape

Since Garona was supervised by the Blackrock warrior Eitrigg, she has not only fought alongside the orc warriors, but also often helped translate secret letters found on the Alliance messengers. At first, Garona saw Eitrigg as a brave but reckless fanatic warrior, but after getting along with him, she found that Eitrigg had many advantages and still retained dignity and honor.

In order to win Eitrigg's trust, Garona told him everything she knew about Gul'dan and the Shadow Council. But Garona's words were regarded as lies by Eitrigg. How could this assassin who once obeyed Gul'dan easily gain the trust of others? The lost Garona fled the tribe during the chaos in the Hinterlands Forest. Eitrigg wanted to chase this female assassin, but in the end, due to his deep sympathy for her painful experience, Eitrigg let Garona go in search of freedom. Perhaps she could walk out of the haze of Draenor here, and perhaps she could find her true home here.

Elven Rune Stone

As Orgrim led the Horde to Quel'Thalas, Zul'jin gathered thousands of Amani trolls in Zul'Aman into a fanatical tribal force, vowing to wipe out the elven enemies!

The High Elf Kingdom, which had not been ravaged by war for thousands of years, soon had its outer defenses broken down by the Horde army. As they continued to advance, Orgrim discovered that the Death Knights and Amani Witch Doctors could not cast spells here, until Gul'dan discovered the source of the forbidden magic.

Rune Stone

After the War of the Ancients, Quel'Thalas erected a magical barrier meaning "Guardian of the Border". The huge rune stones that are connected to each other can not only prevent the Burning Legion or outsiders from detecting the arcane magic of the high elves, but also weaken the enemy's spellcasters.

Gul'dan believed that if one of the rune stones was removed, the magic barrier would be rendered ineffective, and this rune stone could be used to strengthen the tribe. No matter how much Orgrim distrusted Gul'dan, the warlock's recent performance was indeed satisfactory, and the spies planted by the warchief did not bring back any ill intentions about Gul'dan, so Orgrim agreed to Gul'dan's plan to remove the rune stones, but he did not expect that Gul'dan had already bribed the elves.

Orgrim has always believed that Gul'dan would betray him and control the Horde again, but in fact, Gul'dan's plan is to abandon the Horde, and he has been accumulating strength to leave the Horde. The Stormrage Clan and the Twilight's Hammer have always been Gul'dan's solid backing. The unsatisfactory loyalty of the Death Knights cannot give Gul'dan the sense of security he needs. Gul'dan must find other forces to fight Orgrim and expand his wings. Perhaps the Runestone of Quel'Thalas can meet his needs.

Gul'dan and his followers used the dismantled runestones to build the Storm Altar, and then used the ancient rituals of Highmaul to mass-produce two-headed ogres to create two-headed ogres. These brutal and powerful creatures are only loyal to Gul'dan. And now he only needs to do one thing: wait for the opportunity.

Ashes of Quel'Thalas

The magical barrier of Quel'Thalas was completely ineffective as the runestones were removed. The Horde army, which had recalled its magical power, launched a fierce attack on Silvermoon City. The high elves who were unable to escape were slept forever in their homeland, which had turned into a hell on earth.

The high elf king Anasterian summoned his generals and vowed to stop the tribe from entering the city. Later, the Alliance led by Turalyon and Alleria also joined the battle. The high elves had never suffered such damage since the Troll War. The angry Anasterian joined the Alliance and will lead Quel'Thalas to do his best to defeat the powerful enemy together with humans. The Alliance army with the high elves joining is simply more powerful, but they still cannot turn the tide at this moment because the red dragon is coming.

The orcs riding the red dragons beat the griffin riders to a pulp. The black smoke from the elven forest obscured the sun's brilliance. This tragic scene gradually became blurred by the tears of the enslaved dragons. The defenders were unable to resist the dragons and were forced to retreat to Silvermoon City. The elven wizards used the power of the Sunwell to build a magical barrier around Silvermoon City that even the red dragon's magical flames could not destroy.

The war that had failed to completely destroy Silvermoon City made Orgrim gradually lose patience, so he began to deploy the next stage of the war: leading the tribe to capture the ultimate goal - Lordaeron.

Betrayal in Alterac

The nearest road from Quel'Thalas to Lordaeron was heavily guarded by the Alliance, so Orgrim had no choice but to lead his troops through the Alterac Mountains in the south of Lordaeron and attack them by surprise. However, his withdrawal plan did not win the approval of everyone. Zul'jin and the Amani trolls said: "When you chop off Anasterian's head, then you can attack Lordaeron." Without the guidance of the Amani trolls, the orcs would be in great trouble if they moved forward rashly.

Gul'dan finally got the chance to get rid of the Horde. He said that the Stormreaver Clan had found a way to destroy Silvermoon City's barrier. It would only take a few days to capture Silvermoon City. After that, they would immediately join the Horde. The Alliance was now in disarray, with some in Silvermoon City and some in the Hinterlands. They could not miss this good opportunity to seize Lordaeron. So Orgrim left the Dragonmaw Clan to monitor Gul'dan and the Stormreaver Clan's destruction of the barrier. After three days, no matter what the result was, Gul'dan must lead the Stormreaver Clan to join the Horde.