Chapter 365 Soldiers approaching the city, Feng Shui takes turns
During the defense of Quel'Thalas, Zul'jin was lured into the city by Anastria and ambushed, and the forest trolls besieging Silvermoon City immediately dispersed.
After the Troll War, the forest trolls gradually declined, and the Amani clan near Quel'Thalas was the first to bear the brunt.
The overlord clan of the forest trolls could no longer be resolved with a single word. Zul'jin also promised to distribute benefits after defeating Quel'Thalas, and only then united many forest troll clans under his command.
With the fall of Zul'jin, the hero known as the hope for the forest trolls' resurgence, the big forest troll clans such as Deadwood, Evil Branch, and Rotten Moss left behind the Amani clan without hesitation and fled back without looking back.
into their respective territories.
Small clans such as Fire Tree and Burning Thorn were determined to follow the tribe and fight in all directions. They were defeated together with the tribe in the decisive battle in the Burning Plains and fled into the Blackrock Tower in panic.
These small clans of forest trolls later became the subordinates of the "real tribe" warchief Red Blackhand, and were also enslaved by the Black Dragon Crown Prince Nefarian.
The Deadwood Clan is fighting with the Kingdom of Stromgard in the Arathi Highlands, and the Vilebranch Trolls of the Hinterlands are also busy competing with the Wildhammer dwarves, unable to spare any effort to aid Amani.
The Rotten Moss Clan, located in the north of East Tirisfal, near the entrance to Eversong Forest, can rush to help at any time.
However, their base in Zumashal has been closely monitored by the rangers guarding the gate of Thalass. Any disturbance will be reported to the ranger general Sylvanas as soon as possible.
Ensuring no external support was one of the reasons why the Sun King decided to attack Zul'Aman.
Another reason has to be mentioned the internal fighting of the Amani clan.
Even as an enemy, Quel'Thalas has to admit that Zul'jin is a rare hero among forest trolls in a thousand years.
Without Zul'jin, the leaders of the leaderless Amani clan refused to obey anyone and fought for the position of the new chief.
Unlike the Zandalari group of urban trolls who entered civilization early, the forest trolls, who were ridiculed by Zandalari as country folk, have relatively primitive customs and have always respected the strong.
Zul'jin's bloodline has been cut off, and theoretically, anyone from the Amani clan is eligible to compete for the position of chief.
But in the end, only six people clearly stood up to join the competition, namely Dragon Eagle Priest Gayalai, Giant Bear Priest Nalorak, Eagle Priest Ekilsun, Lynx Priest Harraz, and Magic Lord Malaka
Si and Warlord Dakara.
They were the six people in charge of the Amani clan. As soon as Zuljin died, the ambitions of these people that had been suppressed immediately began to expand, and they all wanted to seize the position of the supreme chief.
As early as a few months ago, Anasteria decided to use troops against Zul'Aman. He sent the thieves of the Backlight Blade to investigate the surrounding areas of Zul'Aman.
Zul'Aman's large wooden door reinforced with voodoo magic has always been tightly closed, and headhunters patrol the moss-covered city wall from time to time.
The defeat and internal fighting had a great impact on the overall strength of the Amani clan, and their patrol strength was barely sufficient in peacetime.
However, under the high-intensity reconnaissance of the high elves intent on launching a war, the Backlight Blade elites still obtained some useful information.
After hearing the information, Sarlayan had one thought.
The tree fell and the hozens scattered.
After more than two years of long fighting, the internal strife in Zul'Aman has gradually become clearer, and the warlord Dakara has gradually gained the upper hand.
If he is allowed to continue to consolidate his influence, in another 1-2 years at most, Amani will reunite and once again bring continuous trouble to Quel'Thalas after regaining its strength.
Anastria did not want to leave this trouble to Kael'thas, who was about to take over and had insufficient governance experience. He decided to seize the last opportunity before the internal fighting between the opponents was over and completely eliminate it before he abdicated.
Pinzu Aman.
When the Morning Frontier Legion was launched under the guidance of the Silver Wolf, Ranger General Sylvanas also issued the order in a timely manner.
"Fire the siege crossbow! Break through that voodoo gate!"
"The arcane puppet is activated! Follow the Morning Frontier Legion through the door!"
The siege weapon of Quel'Thalas is a wheeled, self-propelled magical crossbow.
These giant crossbows have been modified to suit the characteristics of the high elves. The magic power of the sun well can be injected into the huge crossbow arrows, making them very powerful.
Under Sylvanas's command, more than a dozen siege crossbows lined up in front of Zul'Aman were fired at the same time.
"Boom! Boom!"
The crossbow arrows hit the city wall and city gate with a dull roar. The city gate strengthened by voodoo magic was very strong and remained strong under the heavy blows of many crossbow arrows, but some cracks had begun to appear on the door.
The Amani trolls, who were busy fighting among themselves, realized something was wrong when the siege crossbow was pushed out, but the high elves' attack speed was too fast, and they were attacked before they could make any further reaction.
Seeing that the siege crossbow failed to break through the city gate, Sarlayan, who was sprinting at high speed, accelerated explosively again, opening a small distance from the knights behind him.
"Suck~"
The giant wolf raised his head slightly while running, and the bright light quickly converged into his big mouth with fangs.
"Ouch!!"
Breathing dragon's breath, the huge silver wolf aimed at the city gate and spit out a bright silver beam of light.
The power from the wolf god Goldrinn struck hard at the city gate.
The already crumbling voodoo door was finally breached. The troll warriors standing behind the door screamed and were knocked away by the slightly weakened beam of light, and their broken limbs were scattered all over the ground.
The giant wolf transformed by Sharlayan was the first to rush through the gate, and the tattered city gate was now completely open. The Morning Herald army followed closely without slowing down, and this torrent of steel poured into Zul'Aman one after another.
Sarlayan, who was running at the front, could see at a glance the chief's platform located in the deepest part of Zul'Aman, with a thoroughfare leading straight to the bottom.
A moment ago, they were busy fighting each other, but now the Amani trolls panicked and showed off their horses.
"Front Arrow Formation, Assault!"
As the name suggests, the front arrow formation looks like an arrow ready to go. It is an offensive formation.
Compared with the more aggressive Fish Scale Formation, the Front Arrow Formation protects the two flanks better and can be considered both offensive and defensive. The only weakness is the rear of the formation.
However, it is basically impossible for a cavalry that rushes at high speed to be stabbed from behind, so this weakness can be ignored.
The hastily placed horses had no effect at all in front of the already fast-moving Morning Front Legion.
Under Liadrin's command, the paladins in their arrow formations released holy light in unison, like an arrow composed of golden light, rushing wildly along the chaotic central avenue of Zul'Aman, attacking those who were blocking the road.
People and objects were violently knocked apart.
The holy light emitted simultaneously blocked the incoming spells and arrows, and pushed the battle line to the steps of the chief's platform with a crushing force.
"Change formation, Fangyuan!"
The sprint with horsepower is limited, and as it smashed through the defense line put up by the Amani Troll in a hurry, the momentum of the Morning Frontier Legion was finally exhausted.
Under Sarlayan's order, the slowed down Paladin quickly changed its formation, transforming the sharp arrow formations that were widely spaced from each other into a dense square and circular formation.
This is a typical defensive formation. The knight in front has dismounted, taken back his lance, and taken out his one-handed weapon and shield. The paladins in the center also blessed their comrades in the front row with sacrifice blessings to share the damage they suffered.
Before Quel'Thalas launched the attack, Warlord Dakara had a premonition due to the recent unusual movements in the forest.
He issued a call to other priests and witch lords, calling on them to temporarily stop fighting among themselves and unite to resist the coming foreign enemies.
Facts have proved that as a military commander, Dakara's sensitivity to war was correct.
Unfortunately, not everyone is Dakkara, and his appeal did not attract everyone's attention.
When the Morning Herald army entered the city, except for Dakara, only Narolak and Malacas responded to the call and came to the chief's platform to meet up, while the other three were busy scheming.
Since the Morning Frontier Legion was secretly formed only recently, Dakara had no idea that the high elves had actually raised a cavalry force with astonishing impact.
Due to deliberate arithmetic and unintentional calculations, the stacking of multiple unfavorable factors caused the Amani Troll's defense to collapse at the first touch, and they were attacked directly in front of the Chief's Platform.
Dakara gritted his teeth anxiously: "Damn it! The enemy actually attacked the core in one fell swoop... Narorak, Malacas, lend me your troops! Defeat the attack of the high elves first and then discuss other matters!"