Chapter 766: Learning from the pain, Dai Lins plan
While Sharlayan was busy gathering wool in the Shadow Realm, Valeera, Stellagosa, and Onyxia who stayed in Azeroth were also busy.
With the intelligence support provided by the Northrend branch of the Backlight Blade, Kul Tiras, whose combat effectiveness on land was greatly reduced, finally gained the upper hand on the battlefield.
Facts have proved that although Dai Lin was a little anxious in the tactical command of the land battle, he made no mistakes in formulating the strategy.
The Dragon-ravaging Vrykul had just experienced a civil war. The ancient king Yin Milon, who had barely won the victory, had not gained much, and his subordinates loyal to him had suffered heavy losses in the internal strife.
Logically speaking, after fighting a tragic civil war, it will take at least several months...or even years to recover.
Daelin, who had long planned, did not give the Dragonflayer Vrykul a chance to recuperate. As soon as the civil war ended, he personally led the troops to attack Utgard Castle.
This castle built by the ancient Vrykul people has a history of at least tens of thousands of years and can be regarded as an ancient cultural relic.
Historical changes have not affected the practicality of Utgard Castle. With the reinforcements from time to time by the Dragon Raider Vrykul, Utgard Castle still retains its strong defensive power to this day.
Relying on the castle's defense, at the beginning of the war, Yin Milon led the exhausted Vrykul who could barely hold off Kul Tiras, who was a phantom god in naval warfare and a novice in land warfare.
However, the internal problems of the Dragon-plundering Vrykul still existed, but they were temporarily suppressed by Yin Milong.
In order to ensure that there would be enough manpower for the upcoming war with Kul Tiras, Yin Milon, who was known as a tyrant in ancient times, for the first time did not kill all the forces on the losing side of the war, but hoped that they would be able to fight on the battlefield.
Use the remaining heat.
But...will the attitude of these defeated people really be as he expected?
The answer is obviously no.
In the early days of the war, under the supervision of the war team, these Vrykul who were loyal to the previous king were quite honest and fought very hard on the frontline battlefield, as if they wanted to make up for their mistakes.
It was precisely with the efforts of this group of defeated prisoners that the Dragonflayer Vrykul blocked the first wave of Kul Tiras' offensive, which was waiting for work.
However, with the entry of the Backlight Blade thieves group led by Valeera, the position of these defeated people who had "repented for their crimes and made meritorious deeds" has undergone a subtle change without Yin Milong noticing it.
With the consent of Daelin himself, Valeera, who sneaked into Utgard Castle, made a big pie for these defeated people.
She exaggerated to these people all kinds of brutal acts committed by Yin Milong when he was in power in the past, focusing on instilling a concept into them.
Yin Milong will not let go of any enemy. Even if he can temporarily tolerate them due to the situation, after the war is over, these "rebellious" loyal to the late king will inevitably be eliminated.
After all, the Vrykul are a barbarian tribe that worships the strong and the victor. Compared with the die-hard elements under Yin Milon's command, the Vrykul who remained loyal to their late king after the civil war are only a minority.
If left alone, no matter what the outcome of the war between Kul Tiras and the Vrykul, the future described by Valeera will happen sooner or later, and the Vrykul of the Old Kings themselves are well aware of this.
With no other choice, they could only knock out their teeth and swallow their blood. Knowing that Yin Milong had evil intentions and pushed them to the front line to fight, they could only follow his plan step by step.
Valeera gave the vrykul a new choice.
Take refuge in Kul Tiras.
There are only 2,000 Vrykul warriors who are still loyal to the late king at full strength. Even if non-combatants are included, the total is less than 50,000.
The total population of Kul Tiras is more than 20 million. Even in the newly opened colony of Howling Fjord, more than 1 million people have immigrated from Kul Tiras itself.
What kind of waves can a mere 50,000 Vrykul make under the management of millions of Kul Tirans?
In Daelin's view, it would not be possible within one or two years for Kul Tiras, who was not good at land warfare, to completely defeat the brave and skilled dragon-slayer vrykul, break through Utgard Castle, and take off Yin Milon's dog head.
Completed tasks.
Daelin was not in a hurry to quickly attack Utgarde Castle. He planned to take this opportunity to practice the land warfare capabilities of the Kul Tiran army.
Not to mention becoming proficient in both sea and land, at least it can't be as embarrassing as the previous local battle with the Dragon-ravaging Vrykul.
Under Valeela's continuous persuasion, the vrykul of the Old King's sect have gradually softened their attitude from being stubborn at the beginning.
In more than a month at most, Valeera is confident that she can completely convince these Vrykul of the Old King to secretly change their stance and become Kul Tiras' spies installed in Utgard Castle.
Daelin did not plan to use them for the time being. He would not give this huge "surprise" to Yin Milon, who was still resisting, until Kul Tiras completed land combat training and was confident of attacking Utgard Castle.
Just when Valeela's talk skills were getting better, news suddenly came from the Wyrmrest Temple.
Sarlayan returned from the Shadow Realm with a large amount of materials. He immediately called on Onyxia, who had returned to the Obsidian Holy Land first, and then commissioned a young dragon messenger to rush to Howling Fjord to bring the message back to him.
Valeera is busy.
As for Stellagosa who is far away in the Eastern Kingdom...
It is very convenient to communicate with the blue dragon remotely. Sharlayan will provide the exclusive coordinates engraved on Stellagosa's body, and you can just find a blue dragon to send the letter there.
After learning that Sarlayan had brought back a lot of ore materials, Valeela immediately guessed that her weapons could finally be upgraded.
In an orderly manner, the follow-up contact with the Vrykul of the Old Kings was handed over to Atla, the minister of the Northrend branch of the Backlight Blade. Valeera said hello to Daelin on the way, and rode on the messenger dragon and set off to catch up.
Go to Wyrmrest Temple.
When Valeera arrived at Wyrmrest Temple, Onyxia was already waiting here near the water tower, talking and laughing with Sharlayan about something.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Onyxia also just returned to Dragonblight not long ago. During this time, she flew around Azeroth in a wide circle, asking the hidden organizations in every corner.
The black dragon was sent to convey Sinestra and Abyssian's determination to bring order to the chaos.
Several senior black dragons were persuaded by Onyxia and agreed to return to Dragonblight in the near future to check out the situation.
But there are some stubborn guys who still don't want to believe Deathwing's spouse and heirs. They plan to decide whether to return after Abyssian has made certain achievements.
Onyxia was very tired from traveling around Azeroth this time.
This is not like Sharlayan who spent several years slowly traveling around the world, but flew a full circle around Azeroth in just two months.
The accustomed Princess Black Dragon was very unsuited to such a high-intensity work environment and planned to run away as soon as the task was completed.
Sarlayan came back just in time, giving her an excuse to play ball.
Out of some expectations as a mother, Sinestra knew that Onyxia was looking for excuses to be lazy, but she couldn't force her away from Sharlayan.
The jealous little boy was immediately unhappy when he saw Sarlayan and Oni chatting happily. He pursed his lips and hurriedly approached the corner where the two were.
After getting closer and hearing the content of the conversation between the two, Valeera's unhappiness gradually dissipated.
Sarlayan did not have a long-term relationship with Onyxia, but was talking about some strange events he experienced during his trip to the Shadow Realm.
Sharlayan returned to Azeroth with Bwonsamdi.
Bwonsamdi will first go back to Hades to take care of things, and then he will fulfill his promise to Sharlayan and go to Stormheim to inform Odin first and start work on merging the Hades Abyss and the Blighted Realm.
Sarlayan sensed Valeela's unique aura from afar and waved hello to her with a smile.
"Come on, sit down for a while, it will probably take a few hours for Little Star to come back."
Valeera raised her eyebrows, glanced at Onyxia, who was sitting next to Sarlayan, as if unintentionally, and then walked to the other side of Sarlayan and sat down next to her.
"What? Things are not going well with Stella?"
"Hmm...not really."
Sarlayan handed Valeela the reply he received not long ago: "See for yourself, her plan has just reached a critical moment and she won't be able to leave for a while. We'd better wait patiently."