Stratholme God

Chapter 126 True Monarch Stepping on the Ice and Crossing the Sea

The Rivendell Legion retreated.

He had to retreat. The mountain road he guarded was not safe. Although the mountain road in the Alterac Mountains was narrow, the mountain was not steep. Many places could be detoured, and if he didn't retreat, he would be dumped.

After Alterac King City flew into the sky, it was impossible to guarantee the safety of the legion with only an ice wall.

This is a fantasy world, people don't eat dry food, as long as a demigod-level [Meteor Fire Rain], this kind of temporary city wall will be pilled on the spot.

The Duke of Andorhal once had a chance at redemption!

If he had a better attitude and begged Rivendell and his army to stay, maybe Rivendell would soften his heart and help him defend Andorhal, and perhaps there would be no further tragedy.

"What do I want a legion of trash that has been defeated and fought repeatedly? Get lost!" said the Duke of Andorhal.

The Duke of Andorhal naturally has his confidence when he speaks like this.

First of all, Andorhal, as one of the wealthiest places in Lordaeron, has its unique geographical advantages.As a link between Tirisfal Glades and Stratholme, it can charge tolls on both sides.Coupled with the large mining area of ​​Hearth Valley, the regular income in the territory is so much that it cannot be used up in ten lifetimes.

Secondly, Andorhal is one of the two major grain-producing areas of Lordaeron, not inferior to Tirisfal Forest.From Andorhal to the north to Hearth Valley, the entire map is marked with farms, which brings a higher population carrying capacity.The territory of Andorhal has a population of 230 million, which is twice the population of the territory next door.

Finally, there is the wonderful location that is easy to defend and difficult to attack:

To the east is the Alpine Basin of Stratholme, and the swift Sodoril River as a natural barrier;
The southeast is Dallon Mill Lake controlled by the Barov family. The destroyer of the Barov family patrols the lake. At the moment when the Barov family declares their continued allegiance to the Alliance, at least it is not a weakness;
In the south of Andorhal City, the lake water flowing out from Lake Darrowmir forms a river, which divides the urban area and Regret Ridge in the south.This natural moat is also turbulent, with a width of 50 meters, extending far to the southwest of the territory before sinking into the ground, becoming an underground river.

However, the west side is composed of the famous pass [Bulwark of the Dead] in later generations, and the fortress group now named [Andorhal Fortress].After preparing for the war, now a 15-meter-high city wall has been built from the ramparts to the mouth of the underground river.

As for the north, it was Hearth Valley among the mountains. Unless it could fly, it was impossible for orcs to cross over from the sea.

In the end, the Duke of Andorhal was a violent soldier after all.

A full 20 soldiers were piled up in the south of Andorhal by him.

Although many of these people are farmers and are issued a long gun, they will have good morale supported by the idea of ​​​​protecting their hometown.

You know, there is a towering city wall along the river to the south of Andorhal, and the 20-meter-high city wall is absolutely difficult to deal with.This is not an old-fashioned rammed-earth city wall, it is purely made of huge granite and built with bricks.

If it were McDonald's, he wouldn't dare to 100% guarantee that the city wall would be destroyed without burying hundreds of tons of dense explosive powder.

With the support of the city wall, the combat power of the peasants and soldiers is not much lower.

Because of this, it's not surprising that the Duke of Andorhal has the aura of "how can a dragon ride a face and lose".

Rivendell, who was granted amnesty, took a load of packed ballistas and trebuchets, and marched through the city of Andorhal in a mighty way, shoveling snow all the way eastward slowly in half a meter of snow.

At the same time, just to be on the safe side, Andorhal's envoy for help rushed to the city of Lordaeron through the snow.At this time, the owner of this place didn't know that another army of orcs had already set out, approaching the city of Lordaeron.

The Rivendell army only left the city of Andorhal before waiting for the corresponding troops.

"Rivendell, you've worked hard!"

Looking at the face of the lord McDonald, Rivendell was very moved.

"The minister is incompetent." The paladin Rivendell of this life lowered his head in shame.

He went out with [-] soldiers and hadn't won any battles. He was either defending or retreating.

"The orcs are powerful, and even 1 of you can't do anything in front of a million greenskins. I've expected everything. It's just that you and the people of Lordaeron have suffered."

Rivendell wanted to cry a little: "Chen..."

McDonnell patted his armor: "Don't rush to be moved. The battle still has to be fought, my [Rivendell of the Iron Wall]!"

This title is undeniably high, and Rivendell sounds ashamed at the moment.

Most of the high-ranking nobles these days will not look at the exchange rate you played in the losing battle, they will only notice that you lost.If you lose and make excuses, you will be despised by other knights.

Rivendell, as a viscount, is equipped with ten thousand soldiers, and has long been criticized by many people.Even if he didn't come back, he could imagine how many people slandered McDonald.

Who would have thought that McDonald would value him so much that he would personally come to Andorhal to meet him?

A scholar died for his confidant, just because of this, his inner desire to be loyal to McDonald was even stronger.

Well, it wasn't until many years later that he heard "Rivendell's iron cock, the horse won't give me it." Later, Rivendell asked, saying that he was willing to offer no matter what horse, McDonnell replied indifferently: "No! Why do you paladins give me DK horses?"

As for what a DK horse is, McDonnell refused to say more.

It was the middle of winter, and there was heavy snow on the road.

The snowplow invented by McDonnell is quite useful-it uses a large metal shovel tilted to the side to open the road, and the car is equipped with six wheels with tracks, and it is propelled by cattle and manpower.Just such a shovel can support the busy work of 20 engineers for an hour.

This is also the key to the withdrawal of the Rivendell Legion.

Along the way, Rivendell discovered that MacDonald had prepared several temporary rest camps for his legion, and each camp had more than fifty giant granary-style wooden houses built on wooden frames.Not only can it shelter from the wind and snow, but there is also a special chimney to light a fire for heating, and even prepare a lot of firewood.

"This is..." Rivendell was confused.

It's too extravagant to just give him a legion to use.And most of this will cost money to manage the small nobles nearby.

"If Andorhal falls, this will be the passage of life for refugees." McDonald replied seemingly casually.

"No way! Andorhal's defense is very good! Even if you give me 30 people, it may not be possible to attack it."

McDonald shook his head: "The world is unpredictable!"

Historically, both Andorhal and Stratholme were flattened by orcs.Of course, Alterac bounced back, and the people of Lordaeron were not prepared.But the city wall is still the same city wall. As for how it was flattened, McDonnell doesn't know.Anyway, this history does not exist in the game, this is the content of the official chronicle.

A few days later, after McDonnell received the battle report of Andorhal's destruction, he couldn't help sighing:

"I really have you, True Monarch Stepping on the Ice and Crossing the Sea!"
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ps, this is the basic update on the 4th. Before the 2nd and 3rd, there were bad things during the day, and I stayed up late to update. In fact, there are still 4 chapters every day!For me, if I didn't sleep in the early morning, I counted it as the day before.It's confusing for everyone, it's just not marked.

(End of this chapter)