Chapter 255 Target, the capital of Lordaeron!
The generals now have a good impression of Vanessa, the leader. Although they are a little younger, they are indeed capable. They have solved their logistics and diplomacy. As for not understanding military, they are not considered a disadvantage. If they know anything, they don’t need them. Not understanding military is sometimes an advantage!
Terenas II has been playing political games in the capital, what is the result? Virtuous king! Arthas knows military affairs, but see what he has made the country?
The generals really don't want their leaders to understand military affairs. This is also the reason why Vanessa gathers the financial power in their hands. They don't refuse. They can accept this kind of exchange of interests, and just lead troops to fight. Some of them are really not interested in money.
The long-cherished wish of life is to marry a horse and a corpse, the female Paladin Marlan is the representative of it. This heroic female knight looked at Lao Fording. She was a pure soldier and had no hesitation at all about regaining the capital, but she still wanted to hear the teacher's opinion.
The remaining people gradually became quiet. Old Fording had the highest qualifications, positions, personal combat power or prestige. They were all waiting for Old Fording's advice.
The map is very simple and is pieced together by many maps of all sizes.
Originally, these maps were collected by the crazy priest Ethan Leon. Although the priest was extremely crazy, his hatred for the undead was unquestionable. He sent a large number of scouts to investigate the entire Lordaeron area, and the data obtained was relatively accurate.
Old Fording pointed to several key points on the map.
"Lordalen's million population was taken away by the Lich King for more than 700,000 people. Over the years, we have killed more than 100,000 undead one after another. The people of Lordalen who are still alive can still have about 150,000. Calculated from these maps of Ethan Leon, there should be more than 100,000 Forgotten under Sylvanas, which is in line with our previous estimates."
Vanessa nodded. This number was calculated after combining several aspects of information. Not to mention her vagueness, I'm afraid even Sylvanas and the Lich King didn't know the specific numbers.
"Please look at your highness. Now there are about 100,000 people who have been forgotten, but these people are not all soldiers."
Vanessa nodded again. If Sylvanas had 100,000 soldiers, he would have been in the northern expedition and killed the Lich King.
"The Forgotten King Capital, which is the area called the Undercity by the Forgotten, gathers a large number of Forgotten civilians and soldiers. We estimate that there are eight thousand soldiers and more than sixty thousand civilians.
Death Knox Town, this small town of Lordaeron now has 100 soldiers and 300 civilians. Brier, the origin of the initial plague, 1,000 soldiers and 3,000 civilians. Thurberchell in the Silver Pine Forest, roughly 500 soldiers were stationed, and there were almost no civilians. Tarenmill in the Hillsbrad Hills was once the base of the Banshee King. She used this as a springboard to attack and occupy the capital of Lordaeron. There were 2,000 soldiers here, and there were very few civilians, basically all craftsmen and some mages."
Old Fording thought repeatedly and seemed to have made a great determination: "Your Highness, if the Banshee King leads the main force to leave, I think I can take a risk! Sending troops from Tyr to pass through the entire plague land. The road is too far away. We set out from Nanhai Town, a partial army captured Tarenmil, and the remaining main force went west, passed through the Silver Pine Forest, break through this small town called Thurberchell, and then take the capital straight!"
"Kill them all!" The muscular giant man two meters tall, the former Crusader, now Lorderon warrior, shouted.
Many generals also responded.
From time to time, slogans such as "Praise the Holy Light and Bless Lordaeron" sounded.
As the commander-in-chief of the military, Old Fording immediately ordered Tyran Fording to give up the Fireplace Valley and bring the Second Legion to the Hand of Tyr. He will work with the Seventh Legion, the Singular Dawn Paladin Baron Terosos, to guard Tyr's Hand to this entire area of the Holy Wish Chapel of Light.
Old Fording pulled out the most elite soldiers of the Blood Crusade, the current Third and Fourth Legions, and the Fifth and Sixth Legions, which were still on paper, a total of 13,000 people went to Nanhai Town, and then rushed westward into the Silver Song Forest, gathered the eight thousand soldiers of Vanessa's direct line in Shadow Tooth Castle, and finally 21,000 people raided the capital of Lordaeron.
This plan is very risky. If most of the elite troops leave the base and go south, and Sylvanas comes to attack Tyr's hands, and rely on two dissatisfied legions to prevent them, humans may lose their last stronghold in the plagueland.
There are risks, but there are naturally huge benefits. Not to mention the great political significance of the capital of Lordaeron, it is that the massive amount of materials and equipment in it are enough to take a risky blow.
The generals went down to prepare. Several legions who went to the expedition would take a boat in New Avalon and go south to Nanhai Town. Vanessa's army had already headed north at this time, and she frequently used the communication crystal to contact the leaders of various forces.
The first person to contact is Jaina, the thigh.
"Your actions are too hasty!" The female mage had just obtained the position of Speaker of the six-member parliament of Dalaran. Before her butt was hot, she summoned her to raid the capital of Lordaeron.
Fortunately, Jaina is always in contact with such a prosperous person, including herself, and she is always in this way of doing things. She just crosses the sea and doesn't even bring notifications to her family. She is already used to it.
She could understand this behavior.
"I can provide not much assistance, and many of the resources are from Dalaran. Dalaran needs to be rebuilt. If I use it easily," she felt a little embarrassed to talk to her friends about money at such a critical moment.
Vanessa didn't care: "It's okay, this is Lordaeron's state affairs, not our private affairs. It should be clearly distinguished between public and private, and it is recorded in Lordaeron's account!"
Anyway, I just want to make a white note, so she is not afraid of owing more!
"I need the wizard's teleportation, and many siege equipment need to be teleported!"
"Okay, I'll try my best"
Picking up the communicator, Vanessa contacted the dwarf and the dwarf again.
Mekatok, the great craftsman of the dwarf, has to be said to be a very enthusiastic dwarf. His own home, Nomorigan, was still occupied by the enemy, and he was in a lot of trouble. However, after hearing Vanessa's request for help, he went to find the Dwarf King without saying a word and finally agreed to support them thirty steam tanks. However, this thing was too bulky. If he set off from Iron Fortress now, he would not reach the capital of Lordaeron in less than two years and could only rely on the teleportation of the mages.
Later, Vanessa contacted Stormwind again, and King Varian and Berval both expressed their full support for her.
The king and the prime minister jointly signed an order that the soldiers of the Storm Kingdom, now stationed in Nanhai Town, would assist her in restoring the country.
Chapter completed!