The team set off from Stormwind City and entered Elwynn Forest. When passing through Goldshire, the impact of the war on civilians could be seen from the residents hurrying about on the streets. The Kingdom of Stormwind was destroyed in the First Orc War.
It's a nightmare people don't want to experience again.
It seemed that he was affected by the negative emotions he felt from Goldshire. During the march, Li De observed that every soldier was dejected.
When they got off the ship, Ashkandi, Marcus and the others sent Li De's hands with the words they collected from the soldiers. From the pieces of paper, Li De could read the soldiers' confusion and timidity.
If it were not for the honor of soldiers supporting them, it would not be impossible for deserters to appear in the ranks.
The road forked after leaving Elwynn Forest. One road continued eastward, while the other turned southward.
If you continue to go east, you will go to Redridge Mountain, and if you turn and go south, you will reach Dusk Forest, formerly known as Sunshine Forest. Because the fork in the road forms a triangle, it is called the "Triangle Intersection".
Li De stood on the slope beside the road, watching the long marching team use torches to form a long and thin fire dragon in the evening.
Li De's expression was more serious than ever before. Such soldiers could not win the battle. If they fought against the orcs with such morale, it would be nothing more than adding more than 5,000 new graves.
"What are you going to do?"
Kel'Thuzad stood beside him and asked. Li De took two puffs of cigarette and then threw it on the ground and crushed it.
"Stop the march and adapt."
After passing the triangle intersection, the team walked down the road in Redridge Mountain until they arrived at Lakeside Town in Redridge Mountain.
Lakeside Town was destroyed in the war, but now it has been rebuilt. The young mayor Solomon received the army under the shady cover and arranged accommodation for Li De and his party.
After all the soldiers were settled, when Bolvar came to ask what time he would set off tomorrow, Li De only gave three words.
"awaiting notice."
After turning off the lights, Li De did not sleep, but walked out of the room and chose to patrol outside the town at night.
Along the way, Li De keenly noticed that some soldiers were whispering and looking away while marching. He knew what this meant.
On the way to patrol at night, Li De bent down and picked up a few stones. He crushed the stones with force and broke them into pebbles the size of soybeans. He put these stones in his pocket and patrolled in places far away from the main road.
The accommodation arranged by Solomon for the army was very centralized, but the area was large enough to accommodate 5,000 people. Even if Bolvar and the others did a good job of guarding, there were always places where management was neglected, allowing some soldiers to slip out.
, tiptoeing around in the night.
At this moment, a stone bounced from nowhere and hit the soldier on the buttocks. The soldier was so frightened that he jumped up and almost shouted.
"You don't have to walk that far to go to the toilet. You can go back to sleep after you're done."
A deep voice came from behind the soldier. The soldier was trembling with fear and returned to his residence with cold sweat on his forehead.
As the name suggests, Lakeside Town is built on the shore of Shishui Lake, the largest lake in the Kingdom of Stormwind. The water on the lakeside is very heavy and the night is cold. Li De walked around all night and a lot of stones popped up. On the contrary, he became more and more awake as he walked, and at the same time he thought about a lot of things.
Early the next morning, as the sun came out, the entire lakeside town was covered with a layer of fog.
Li De returned to his room through the fog, and just then Kel'Thuzad next door stretched and pushed the door open.
"You got up so early?"
"On the contrary, I didn't sleep all night."
Li De said with a smile. He felt a little sleepy at dawn, so he immediately took a basin of cold water and slapped it on his face to stimulate it.
Ashkandi, Bolvar, and Galin gradually woke up. When everyone came to ask Li De for instructions on when to set off, Li De asked them to gather everyone in the square. He had something to say.
Want to say.
More than 5,000 people gathered in the lakeside square, and the dark crowd seemed extremely crowded. The residents of Lakeside Town stood curiously watching the excitement from a distance, not understanding what this army was going to do.
Li De stood on a big tree stump and looked at the soldiers in front of him. Although they were noisy, they still felt more comfortable than before boarding the ship in Nanhai Town.
At that time, these soldiers were all standing in clear lines. It was clear which one was the Brotherhood of the Iron Horse, which one was from Lordaeron, and which one was from Stromgarde.
"I didn't sleep last night."
Li De's first words made Ansrem, Kurdran and others standing next to him puzzled.
"It was too hot in the room, so I wanted to go out for a walk. I met some soldiers on the road. They might not be familiar with the roads here. They walked in the opposite direction after going to the toilet, so I used the pebbles in my pocket to remind them."
When some of the soldiers heard this, they were so frightened that they almost flew out of their wits. Only now did they realize that the voice that sounded behind them last night was actually their commander!
"There were so many people up last night that I threw away a whole bag of stones."
This time Ansrem, Kurdran, Bolvar, Garin and others realized what kind of soldiers Li De was talking about getting up at night. It was clear that there were deserters last night, and it was not just one or two, but many.
!
"It's impolite for someone to come over and talk when we're dealing with personal matters, so I didn't say much last night and decided to save everything I want to say today.
I met every one of my soldiers last night. I don't know who you are, but I want to believe that you are just out to deal with private matters.
Because you don’t have to be a deserter in my team! Anyone who wants to leave can speak out openly, and I, Lid Victory, will never stop me!
I don’t want soldiers who are afraid of death! Instead of waiting for you to become a deserter on the battlefield and kill your comrades, why not leave now! I welcome such people to leave and provide 50 silver coins for travel expenses!"
Li De spoke clearly and clearly, causing all the soldiers present to lower their heads unconsciously.
There was no indication of who was a deserter, so anyone could be a deserter. The civilians watching from the outside of the square were whispering and pointing, as if they were analyzing who among them would be a deserter.
Although only a few people went out last night, many people who did not take action also had such thoughts in their hearts. Now that these things are exposed to the sun and subject to public scrutiny, this feeling of guilt is infinitely magnified.
"I want to say this in public, not to humiliate any of you. But to let you know that you have to bear more than just the attention of the human race!"
As he spoke, Li De pointed his hand at the onlookers outside the square. The soldiers unconsciously followed Li De's hand and looked over. This time, it was the turn of the ordinary people to avoid looking.
"How many of them gave up their houses to you last night? It is families like this that support our entire human race.
You also come from thousands of families, and now there are thousands of families here that need your protection! Tell me, can you be timid?!"
"Can't!"
The first people to shout out were the soldiers of the Iron Horse Brotherhood. This was the advantage of breaking them up before. The soldiers of the Iron Horse Brotherhood scattered in the army shouted together, which instantly created a great momentum and led other soldiers to follow.
shouted.
"I know that even so, some people may still be timid. I don't blame you, because in front of you is an unknown, vague and powerful enemy. Because you are not familiar with it and don't understand it, you will be afraid of the enemy.
But I tell you, I will lead you to understand the nature of the enemy and seize their weaknesses! Just like I captured the orc chief alive, I will crush the enemy!
If this is the case, are you still afraid?!"
"not afraid!"
Li De nodded.
"I don't want your shouts! What I want is your determination! From now on, I will not only be your commander, but also your parent and your teacher. I can't win with you just shouting slogans.
Orcs, I will lead you to become stronger!"
The crowd burst into thunderous applause, and the soldiers' momentum suddenly rose. In this high-spirited atmosphere, Li De made arrangements for the five thousand people.
The first thing that needs to be changed is the traditional centurion unit of the human kingdom. The army based on the centurion unit only focuses on quantity but not quality. This is because the old form of warfare is all about swarming up and fighting hand to hand.
But in fact, times have changed a long time ago. Even before the first year of the Dark Portal, warriors' combat skills began to be systematic, mages and priests also appeared in large numbers on the battlefield, and the sophistication of the army with the cooperation of multiple arms was an inevitable trend.
During the adaptation, the smallest combat unit became a 10-person squad, 5 squads were a squad of 50 persons, 5 squads were a battalion of 250 persons, and 5 battalions were a regiment of 1,250 persons.
The 5,000 people were neatly divided into four regiments, and the four regiment leaders were Ashkandi, Bolvar, Grian, and Marcus.
These four regiments formed the Alliance's First Integrated Division, with former army commander Li De as the division commander, Galin as the deputy division commander, and Kel'Thuzad as the chief of staff.
The 200 mages led by Ansrem and the 300 griffon knights of Kurdran Wildhammer established two special operations battalions directly under the division headquarters. The 80 priests led by Bendinitas were organized into the division headquarters.
Directly affiliated medical barracks. (The command level of the above three special forces is regiment level)
At this point, the reorganization of Lakeside Town is officially completed, and the troops will move towards the Dusk Forest!