Faced with the question raised by Varian, Sharlayan and Kael'thas looked at each other, and the Sun King's eyes showed an unnoticeable look.
"Can."
Sharlayan took over the words with a smile: "Actually, it's not that mysterious. It's just that Quel'Thalas planted spies in Stratholme City in advance, so that they can closely detect the intelligence of the Scourge's rear."
"About the spy matter..." Sharlayan looked at Calia apologetically: "Quel'Thalas needs to apologize to Lordaeron."
Calia waved her hand indifferently: "In fact, everyone is doing this kind of thing. As long as the spy's behavior is not above the line, there is no need to bring it to the table and put it on the line."
Calia, who was the party involved, said so, so Varian couldn't continue to ask questions about the spy.
However, this shrewd king, who went through many hardships in his childhood and inherited the throne at a young age, still had doubts in his heart.
"Duke Deep Shadow, Queen Calia, please forgive me, is there anyone alive in Stratholme City...?"
After Arthas completely exposed the fact that he had joined the Scourge, the top leaders of the alliance, including Calia, subconsciously believed that Stratholme City, the headquarters of the Scourge in the Eastern Kingdom, had long been reduced to
The paradise of the dead.
But in fact this is not the case.
Sarlayan patiently explained to Calia, Varian and others who were also concerned about the matter: "There are still living people in Stratholme City. According to the information our intelligence personnel have learned, it is Lord Riven of Stratholme.
Baron Dale proposed to the Lich King to save it."
"Baron Rivendell..."
Calia rubbed her temples with a headache: "To be honest, I still don't understand why he would seek refuge with the undead. Judging from his words and deeds when I met him, he doesn't seem like the kind of ambitious lord."
"About this." Sharlayan sighed softly: "Quel'Thalas has obtained some information."
"In a nutshell, Baron Titus Rivendell joined the Scourge out of his instinct for survival."
Calia asked doubtfully: "Survival? Are the Scourge Legion threatening him with the safety of his family?"
"That's not true."
Sarlayan shook his head and corrected: "The contemporary Baron Rivendell has been suffering from illnesses since he was a child. The priest once thought that he would not live to be 20 years old."
"Facing the possibility of death at any time is not as easy as imagined. Survival is a human instinct. The Rivendell family tried every means to extend Titus's life."
"Just at this time, the former Archmage of Dalaran and Kirin Tor Councilor Kel'Thuzad appeared."
"As far as I know, Stratholme is the hometown of Kel'Thuzad before he went to Dalaran for further studies. He and Titus have been friends since childhood."
Having said this, everyone present subconsciously followed Sarlayan's gaze towards the current Kirin Tor Speaker Ronin.
Luo Ning was stunned for a moment before scratching his head and confirming: "According to Dalaran's records, Kel'Thuzad's hometown is indeed Stratholme."
Sarlayan took the words and continued: "At this stage, Baron Rivendell has not completely transformed himself into an undead. I guess, he should be in order to avoid being completely undead and having his will forcibly controlled by the Lich King using the Helm of Dominance."
"After all..." Sarlayan raised a meaningful smile on his lips: "The pursuit of free will is the nature of all intelligent creatures, right?"
"Perhaps it was out of a desire to preserve some compatriots for myself until the last minute."
"Baron Rivendell firmly rejected Arthas' proposal to turn the entire city of Stratholme into undead, and with the help of his old friend Kel'Thuzad, he persuaded the Lich King to postpone the move."
There is a reason why Sarlayan specifically pointed out this key information at this time, so as to lay the groundwork for Baron Rivendell's innocence in the future.
"Although all the power of the Scourge seems to be in the hands of the Lich King who holds the Helm of Command, in fact, in my opinion, there are many hidden dangers within them."
Sharlayan took out a finger and said: "The first is Arthas, who is not completely controlled by his will, but is constantly affected by the Lich King's whispers."
"The second is the great lich Kel'Thuzad, who has the full trust of the Lich King and is more powerful than ten thousand people. He is also not affected by the Helm of Domination."
"Finally, there is Baron Titus Rivendell, who has not yet been transformed into an undead, and Thoras Trollbane and Alonsus Faol, who are outside the spiritual network of the Helm of Command."
"Arthas, who holds the magic sword Frostmourne in his hand, has long been shrouded in darkness, but this does not mean that he and the Lich King Ner'zhul are of the same mind, especially..."
Sharlayan curled up his lips with a half-smile: "If he knew that Ner'zhul was just a container for his soul, the arrogant Arthas would definitely not sit still and wait for death."
"On the other hand, based on the information we have available, we can surmise that Kel'Thuzad and Baron Rivendell, two friends who work well together, seem to have other ideas about the future of the Scourge."
"If we can find the right crux and give them enough benefits, we may be able to find a way to instigate them to rebel from within the undead."
"Cooperating with the actions of Thoras and Faol, we can completely separate the Scourge from the hands of the glorious commander Ner'zhul, and return free will to all the undead controlled by the Helm of Domination."
"Um……"
Calia frowned and lowered her head in thought: "It's a very bold plan. Does the Duke of Deep Shadow want to include the undead in the camp of the defenders of Azeroth? How sure are you?"
Sarlayan spread his hands and said: "I'm not sure at the moment. After all, there are still many things that are unclear at this stage, but we might as well work hard in this direction."
"Archimonde, who has learned the information about the World Tree, will inevitably lead the main force of the Burning Legion across the sea to Kalimdor. Once the demons leave, the biggest enemy the Eastern Kingdom will face is the Scourge, who has someone behind him."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Before the Lich King and the Burning Legion completely break up, let's make a plan based on this situation, and then adapt to the subsequent changes in the situation."
For the alliance whose core strength is located in the Eastern Kingdom, the Burning Legion that is about to move west is not their turn to worry about for the time being. The ancient powerful night elves on the other side of the sea will find ways to solve the crisis caused by Archimonde.
The Scourge, which had been keeping a low profile until now and accumulating strength, suddenly became a hot topic. Both Azeroth and the Burning Legion wanted to bring this undead army under their control, and the current Lich King Ner'zhul would not sit still and wait for death.
This three-party tension will become the mainstream of changes in the situation in the Eastern Kingdom for a long time to come, but the battles in this area are more concentrated below the table.
Taking into account the total number of troops currently controlled by the Scourge Legion, which has not yet rolled up the snowball, the number of troops the Alliance needs to use is really not too many.
Not to mention that Arthas also took away a group of natural disaster elites and quickly returned to Northrend to rescue them.
Under this general premise, Saryan put forward the second suggestion.
Gather the remaining troops and sail across the sea to Kalimdor to provide necessary help to the Dark Night Republic, which is facing the pressure of Archimonde independently.
It is true that the night elves, who have existed for more than 10,000 years, have a profound heritage, and their national power is far greater than any other country in the Eastern Kingdom.
But it is impossible for the night elves, who are mortals, to defeat Archimonde and the main force of the Burning Legion.
In the original history, the night elves also received assistance from the new tribe and the remnants of the alliance led by Jaina, and they secretly killed Archimonde at a huge cost.
The Republic of Dark Night, which has reformed its political system in advance, will theoretically be more powerful than the country in its original history, but don't forget that they just fought a war with the Naga controlled by N'Zoth not long ago.
The night elves are also an immortal species, and it is not easy to recover the lost population. After this addition and subtraction, the national power of the Night Republic should not be much different from the night elves at the same time in the original history.
In order to avoid uncontrollable changes in the situation caused by the butterfly effect, Sarlayan deliberately balanced the military power distributed in the two continents.
However... As Sarlayan expected, most of the kings present showed little interest in his proposal.
Except for Dalaran and Kul Tiras, which are closely related to Quel'Thalas, other countries only provided some leftover troops in a symbolic manner.
After all, Sarlayan was not unable to understand their thoughts.
Compared with the unseen crisis far across the sea, the safety of one's own hometown is more important.
Although Sarlayan's analysis and plan are sound, who can guarantee that the situation will develop as he predicted?
What if the Scourge cannot be provoked to fight among themselves, what if Ner'zhul shows off his power and takes care of Archimonde's back-up force, and uses his main force to attack the Eastern Kingdom in a bold and heroic manner?
If the troops at hand are not enough, these kings will always feel uneasy when faced with emergencies.
‘Hey~’
Although he had expected it, Sarlayan was still a little helpless when he saw this scene with his own eyes.
'After all, should we go back to the old path and put our hope of reinforcing Kalimdor on the orcs...'
After the meeting ended, Sarlayan and Kael'thas walked out of the alliance conference hall side by side.
Under the comfort of Kael'thas, Sarlayan, who was prepared in advance, quickly regained his fighting spirit.
"Forget it, as the saying goes, raising an army for a thousand days can be spent in a moment."
"It was just for this moment that I tried so hard to convince Dai Lin to postpone taking action against the leaderless orcs."
I have to say that historical inertia is really amazing.
Not long ago, the Backlight Blade sent a piece of news from Hillsbrad Foothills that surprised Sarlayan.
When Orgrim Doomhammer, the warchief of the old Horde, broke into the largest and last orc shelter in Hillsbrad, he was accidentally ambushed.
Although the place of death was different from the original history, Orgrim still died before the dawn of the tribe's rebirth, and before his death, he gave up his armor and weapons, as well as his position as warchief to the young Frostwolf Chief.
Goyle.
Thinking of this, a gleam of light flashed in Sarlayan's eyes, and he turned to look at Luo Ning, whose eyes were also shining not far away.
"It's time for Go'el to fulfill his destiny."
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