Rise of the blood elves

Aerie Mountain is both a place name and the name of the main settlement of the Wildhammer dwarves.

Calling it a city seems a little inadequate, because compared with its former home, Grim Batol, the Eagle's Nest Mountain is actually a bit smaller in size. It can only be regarded as a functional and powerful military fortress.

Because of the threat from trolls from the east of the Hinterlands, this fortress took into account the possibility of being attacked as early as the beginning of its construction, so it paid special attention to its defensive performance.

It is located in the mountains in the northwest and is surrounded by mountains on three sides. It can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.The building follows the habit of the dwarves digging into the mountains to live. The main part is deep into the mountain. Inside is a vast living area and a large griffon nest that houses hundreds of riding griffons. The exterior of the fortress was carved into a fold by skilled craftsmen. The image of an eagle standing proudly with two wings.

In addition, the Wildhammer dwarves also built embedded bunkers on the surrounding mountain walls overlooking the open space in front of the fortress. They were connected to each other by passages extending in all directions, allowing them to attack intruders from a high position.

This unusually strong fortress has only a low, flat entrance on the ground, except for the opening above the head of the "Eagle" for the Griffin Knights to rise and fall.Once the heavy steel gate, which weighs several tons, is closed, it is impossible to break in without heavy siege equipment. In the process, you will also be attacked by artillery fire from the mountain wall bunker, and you will definitely have to pay a heavy price.

When Arthas marched toward Dalaran, a large number of human civilians escaped from Hillsbrad Foothills, which was about to become a battlefield.Most people poured into the Arathi Highlands, but a very small number of refugees gave up hope on the land close to the center of the war and crossed the remnants of the Alterac Mountains to the safer Hinterlands.

The orcs who invaded Azeroth 20 years ago directly promoted exchanges and cooperation among the tribes of the Eastern Continent, and allowed the Wildhammer and Bronzebeard tribes, who had rarely interacted with each other in the 200 years after the War of the Three Hammers, to resume their former friendship. connection.

The humans, who had worked closely with the dwarves to fight the orcs, were allies of the Wildhammer, and they could not sit idly by and ignore these refugees.There were about two thousand human refugees, and the Wildhammer dwarves accepted them, allowing them to temporarily live in the dwarf villages southeast of the Eagle's Nest Mountain, and provided them with sufficient food and fresh water.

But what is unexpected is that the refugees are mixed with members of the Scourge and psychics of the cursed sect.

This sect, founded by Kel'Thuzad, worshiped and served the Lich King, eager to obtain the knowledge, power, and immortality that the powerful being promised them.

At this point in time, most members of the Cursed Sect still retain their human form and have not completely transformed into undead.This also makes it easier for them to lurk among their "compatriots". Coupled with the cover-up of magic, a streamlined team of only a few dozen people, and a well-planned lurking plan, no refugees find out their true identities.

The Wildhammer dwarves who were eager to help were no exception. Although they had learned from the past that "a plague spread through grains almost destroyed the entire Lordaeron" and strengthened their defenses at such a critical moment, they still failed to stop the cursed sect. Intrigue and conspiracy.

Four days ago, a refugee who was once pampered but now became a beggar complained to the dwarf patrol that there was a strange smell in the fresh water distributed that night.Thanks to him, ordinary refugees would probably not care about this small problem.

This immediately aroused the alarm of the patrol team. They thoroughly inspected the water truck, only to find that there were more than a dozen magic tanks containing the plague pathogen inside at some point.

Out of worries and expectations about their future life, most refugees who have gone through hardships will choose to save some food just in case. They will only eat the food from the previous night at noon the next day and keep the new food.Water will not be saved, because the Hinterlands, which has a good environment, is densely populated with crystal clear creeks. There is one outside the camp, but it is just a little far away.

The water truck arrived at the refugee camp at dusk. The water barrels on it were modified wine barrels and were equipped with water valves for anyone to use.It was already night when the patrol discovered the source of the plague in the barrel, several hours apart. All the dwarves understood that it was too late. I am afraid that more than half of the two thousand refugees had already drank the fresh water infected by the plague.

While sending people to deliver this horrifying news to their compatriots, the remaining dwarf rangers ran around the camp, warning the refugees not to drink or eat anything.

Unfortunately, before Eagle Nest Mountain received the news, a riot broke out in the camp.

The undead appeared on the east side of the camp. The refugees, who had long been frightened by the news of the undead, immediately fell into panic. Driven by them deliberately, they rushed towards the Eagle's Nest Mountain Fortress.

The Wildhammer dwarves at the rear didn't know that these refugees were infected, so they let half of them in. Only to receive a warning from the ranger who struggled to get through the crowd and was almost trampled to death, but it was already too late.

Those psychics also got in, and used their psychic skills to perfectly control the outbreak time of the plague, turning hundreds of refugees into mindless zombies in an instant, occupying a section inside the Eagle's Nest Mountain fortress, from the inside out. Attack this impregnable military fortress.

In the past, there were psychics and hundreds of undead who were spreading the poisonous plague. Later, there were refugees fleeing in panic. There were also some who appeared to have no obvious abnormality, but in fact their bodies were infected by the plague, and they might fall under the mind control of the Lich King at any time. The Internet, the infected who attacked the dwarves, the Wildhammer dwarves spent a lot of effort to contain the spread of chaos.

The most terrifying thing is not the undead, but the suspected infected person who came forward.The Wildhammer dwarves, who did not have many mages or priests, could hardly identify the infected among them even if they calmed down the refugees who were running around in the fortress and attacking their own ranks.Almost all their forces were restrained by the crisis inside the fortress.

At this moment, the troll took advantage of the situation and entered.Who knows how the troll army marched to Eagle's Nest Mountain under the reconnaissance of the griffon riders, and the timing was so accurate.It is difficult for the Wildhammer dwarves to organize an effective defense in a hurry. Under internal and external troubles, even if Eagle's Nest Mountain does not fall, they will definitely suffer heavy losses.

It was the sudden arrival of the Silver Hand who supported them. They first united the dwarf troops to repel the trolls, and then turned back to clear out the undead inside the fortress. At least the Wildhammer dwarves survived this crisis, but the land outside the fortress was destroyed by giants. The devil has completely taken over.

The forest trolls dispatched a total of five thousand troops, and they seemed to be taking advantage of this opportunity to drive these outsiders out of the Hinterlands, where they had lived for generations, or simply destroy them.For this reason, even the two opposing troll tribes, Xie Zhi and Dead Wood, united together.

In the following days, the Silver Hand troops, led by the Ashbringer, have been helping the Wildhammer dwarves resist the trolls.

At noon, after receiving the news that Dathrohan and others had relieved the blood elves from danger, and with the help of the latter, they arrived in the northern part of the Hinterlands through the portal, but were ambushed and intercepted by the enemy, the Wildhammer dwarves Half of the gryphon knights were sent to support, and they joined forces with humans to launch a counterattack, preparing to tear apart the encirclement and receive the arrival of reinforcements.

Then the current battle happened.

The battle has lasted for half a day. Humans and dwarves rushed down from the high platform that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and launched an attack.The outer group of houses that originally belonged to the dwarves had been taken over by trolls and a defense line had been set up. The defense line changed hands several times in half a day and was riddled with holes. Both sides suffered casualties.

Although the dwarves had 100% air superiority, the damage they could do with just a few hundred gryphon riders was really limited.Not all riders are equipped with the "Storm Hammer" that is enchanted and blessed by the caster of the Wildhammer dwarf, similar to the shaman priest. It is quite rare, and its use is extremely difficult to master.

If most riders want to kill the enemy, they still have to rely on throwing weapons with no return to shoot at close range. If they are not careful, they will be shot down with javelins by the trolls who have climbed to the top of the towering trees. It is extremely dangerous.

The number of trolls is still too many. On the other hand, the Wildhammers and humans are only half of them.Finally, after the trolls received another wave of reserve troop reinforcements, the humans and dwarves were shocked by the total strength of each other. Knowing that there was no hope of a breakthrough, they communicated and chose to retreat.

"Abbidis, take your people and retreat first. I will lead the team to seize the rear."

The Ashbringer in Mograine's hand drew a golden trajectory in the air, cutting the five or six besieging trolls in front of him into two pieces.

This supreme blade, with the Rezeb Shadow Crystal purified by the Holy Light as its core and forged by the Dwarf King Magni Bronzebeard, is the nemesis of the undead and a nightmare for anyone who dares to stand in its way.

The battle lasted for such a long time, and although there were several short breaks, Mograine killed as many trolls as two Paladin squads, which was a remarkable achievement.But his power alone is far from enough to change the entire battle situation. The Trolls also have powerful spellcasters such as voodoo masters, which has caused a lot of trouble for the coalition forces.

"So as to get out as soon as possible"

General Alfred Abidis, who was not far away, responded loudly and signaled to his subordinates. He led the troops to advance forward several times to temporarily repel the trolls to gain space for his own side. He quickly broke away from the battle and retreated to the Eagle's Nest Mountain.The paladins around Mograine immediately filled their vacancies and stood beside Mograine.

The two parties cooperated very well and did not give the troll any opportunity to take advantage.

Abedis leads the standing armed forces of the Knights of the Silver Hand. These soldiers are not paladins, but elite soldiers selected from the Lordaeron army.In addition to not being able to use the Holy Light, some of them have combat skills that are as good as those of the Silver Hand Paladins who have undergone years of training.

These people were the backbone of the Scarlet Crusade in the original timeline.

The name Alfred may seem unfamiliar to people, but when it comes to his outstanding daughter, Bridget Abidis, who later succeeded her father as the General of the Scarlet Crusade, everyone must be aware of it. Xiao's.

Now this young girl, who has just reached the most wonderful age of her life, is following behind her father.

She was wearing the standard armor of the Knights, her fair face was stained with the blood of the trolls, her beautiful eyebrows were knitted together, and her expression was extremely resolute. From time to time she would let out a roar and chop down two trolls, or knock over a few with her shield. Every move and every move shows superb martial arts skills that have been superbly trained.

In addition to this small corner of the battlefield, the Wildhammer dwarves on the other side were also fighting and retreating.After exiting the group of houses that were lured by the trolls as a defensive line outside the range of the mountain wall bunker, they became an excellent target.The trolls at the rear no longer had any concerns about accidentally injuring their own people, and threw spears with excellent force and accuracy, causing certain casualties to humans and dwarves.

"Reno, come to me"

With the allies withdrawing, the paladins around Mograine are facing increasing pressure. Basically everyone has to fight two to three trolls.At Mograine's call, his eldest son Renault Mograine approached him.

Also close to them are many high-status veteran paladins and leaders of the younger generation.

One-eyed Baron Tyrosus, Marlaan, quasi-high priest Sally Whitemane

These people can basically represent the highest combat power of the Silver Hand, and few people can match them.

More than two dozen paladins relied on each other, with Ashbringer Mograine as the core, maintaining their formation and retreating.

When the trolls on the side were no longer blocked and were about to surround the broken paladin team, Mograine quickly glanced behind him and saw hundreds of soldiers under the knights, most of whom were approaching the safe zone with their dwarf allies. , turned around and gathered all the sacred energy in his body, pouring it into the Ashbringer in his hand.

This artifact gradually became dazzling and became the most dazzling presence on the battlefield.Mograine shouted loudly, ignoring the weak attacks that landed on the holy light shield around him. Infinite power burst out from his tall body, and he swept across with his sword, leaving only an afterimage.

The holy energy strengthened by the Ribuze crystal spurted out and turned into a scorching flame of holy light in mid-air, sweeping away all the trolls in the fan-shaped area in front, greatly reducing the pressure on the paladins.With the blessing of this artifact that can kill all evil in the world, the lethality of the Holy Light is not inferior to that of arcane magic.

"Isenlion"

Needless to say, Isenlien, who had been at the back, wrestling with the troll's voodoo caster using sacred spells, immediately summoned a light curtain in front of the paladins.

In the next second, hundreds of spears were fired, and the light curtain shattered.Even so, the lethality of the throwing spear has been weakened, and the Paladin has been able to defeat it on his own through various defensive methods.

"Let's go, let's go"

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