Expand the map of Hillsbrad Hills. If you don't look carefully, you will easily miss that there is a city inhabited by dwarves and gnomes in the coastal corner at the bottom of the map.
This city is built on the mountains and close to the sea. It can be said that it has both mountains and seas. Although it is not large in scale, it looks very exquisite.
This city is called Dangarok, and it is an important port for foreign trade between dwarves and gnomes. Almost all the goods of the ocean trade between dwarves and gnomes pass through here.
The warships of Kul Tiras are protecting the coal ship loaded by the Hanhai Protector here.
A few days ago, a medium-sized naval battle took place off the coast of Stranglethorn Valley in the southernmost part of the Kingdom Continent.
The two warring parties are the Blackwater Pirates under Vygaz in Booty Bay; and the combined fleets of Lordaeron, Gilneas and the Kingdom of Stormwind in the Alliance.
Both sides in this naval battle each invested nearly ten battleships, and the battle lasted for a whole day, and finally ended with three battleships being sunk in Booty Bay and escaping.
After the Battle of Stranglethorn Vale, Levigaz was annoyed but fearful and shrank the fleet in the bay, assuming a defensive posture.
After this incident, the dwarves and gnomes who were still waiting and watching understood the alliance's determination to punish the goblins, and they all made judgments accordingly.
The dwarf was very happy and sold all the coal that he and the goblins had prepared in Dangarok to the Hanhai Protector.
The defeat of the fleet and the defection of the coal supplier made Rivergaz make a decision. He ordered his envoy to use the goblin teleporter provided by Dirkzik Redovons to report the situation as soon as possible.
Send to Kezan.
When I leave, I must admit that the saying "Goblin technology is shocking" is not false.
Ridor Vons can be said to be extremely ingenious. He actually integrated the teleportation technique into the engineering device through the knowledge of Kaya crystal and engineering.
Of course, this is definitely much more unstable than the real teleportation technique. If the teleportation fails accidentally, a goblin will die for engineering.
However, the messenger sent by Rivergaz was lucky. He was alive and sent the information about Booty Bay to Kezan.
"Let's take action! Let's take action! These alliances are serious about coming with us!"
Childross Bilgewater banged the table and shouted. He has been the most determined hawk since the beginning of the military confrontation.
"Grezlik, we can't wait any longer! We must gather our troops immediately and capture the Hanhai Protectorate!"
For example, the great alchemist Gigvondt and the tinker guild president Raedor Vons all thought that the cautious Grizzlick would refute Childros' suggestion as before.
However, Childros himself was caught off guard, and Gryzlick nodded with deep understanding.
"Indeed, we must be ready to go all out."
The former most cautious Vice Admiral suddenly made a 180-degree turn, and several other trade kings needed an explanation.
"I was cautious before because I didn't know the alliance's attitude yet.
If they only threaten us with force and then blackmail us, there is really no need for us to fight them desperately.
But when the war progressed to this point, the opponent's attitude became clear. They wanted to harm the foundation of the goblins!
Brother Streamwilder suddenly had a terrible incident of the wild boar rebellion in the Cotton Manor in the Barrens. I think this is not just a coincidence, right?"
When Grizlik mentioned this matter, Rousa's face turned ugly for a while.
"That's right, those damn wild boar people, vile slaves! A spy sneaked into my manor, incited the slaves to rebel, and set fire to a cotton field!
And my transport team was attacked by the guerrillas when they reached the middle of the Barrens!
After my investigation, it turns out that Lid Wickery is behind all this! He supports the rebellion of these wild boars!
I have sent Gazlowe to lead the army to deal with this matter. If necessary, they will attack the Hanhai Protector from the ground!"
Vice Admiral Gryzlik nodded.
"Resand's cotton earnings have been harmed, and everyone here understands the importance of cotton.
Now the enemy is attacking our coal again!
We have encountered a terrible opponent. Before the army officially engages in battle, they first attack our strategic materials! Cut off our war potential from the source!"
After Gryzlik analyzed this, the other trade kings nodded frequently and cursed Li De for his viciousness.
"And what we must pay more attention to is that the Hanhai Protectorate is different from the traditional human kingdom! They are also an industrial country like us!
The goblin traitors headed by Noggenfogg brought engineering to the Protectorate of the Vast Sea!"
When the Goblin Vice Admiral said this, Redo Vons couldn't help but snorted coldly.
In his opinion, it was because of Rongsand's aggressive pursuit of real estate and finance that many technical talents were frustrated and left the Hanhai Protectorate along with Noggenfogg.
Of course, there was no point in talking about this at this time, as Rudolfons did not interrupt Gryzlik's train of thought.
"The enemy deprives us of coal, which will be directly converted into combat power!
Now Revegaz has been defeated in Stranglethorn Vale. The enemies are only third-rate naval characters like Stormwind Kingdom, Lordaeron, and Gilneas. The real biggest enemy, Kul Tiras, has not yet taken action."
The great alchemist Gigervonte didn't know much about military affairs, so he asked with some confusion at this time.
"Our real enemy still has an attack, so we have to go all out. Will this put us at a disadvantage?"
Grizlik shook his head.
"It is precisely because the real enemy has not yet taken action that we must seize the opportunity!
Before the enemy exerts any force, we fall down and start to fight timidly. Acting cautiously will only make the enemy more aggressive!
Moreover, our resources are now limited by the enemy, so we have to prepare for the worst—to win this war with only our stock!
This kind of war cannot be delayed! We must take down the Hanhai Protector! By swallowing their industrial base, we will gain a new military base, which can also be used to fight against the Kul Tiras we will face next!"
Streamwilder Hotsand's pointed ears twitched violently. Goblins have always been known for their treachery, and the Trade King is even more agile. He immediately heard the subtext of Grizlik.
"Lieutenant General, what do you mean: after capturing the Vast Sea Protectorate, we will form three horns with Ratchet City and Kezan? Resist the large fleet of Kul Tiras?
Does that mean that we will focus on the battlefield of Kalimdor, and if necessary, we can even... abandon Booty Bay?!"
Hot Sand said this almost through gritted teeth. As the most developed port under the Hot Sand Group, Booty Bay is not willing to abandon it like this.
But the goblins are undergoing a major test at this time, and they really can't take care of both ends when facing a powerful enemy.
No matter how valuable Booty Bay is, it cannot compare to the safety of Kezan. For the safety of the entire goblins, Booty Bay can only be abandoned when necessary.
Facing Grizlik's silent answer, Hot Sand sighed. He could only accept this arrangement helplessly.
However, at this moment, a harsh objection sounded from the seat next to Hot Sand.
"You must never abandon Booty Bay!"
The person who shouted the words was Mogul Razdunk, the president of the venture capital company. His gaffe made other trade kings look at him with suspicion.
Booty Bay is a property of Steamwheedle Corporation, and it has to be Streamwilder who has to express his stance. How about his strenuous objections?
Facing the scorching gazes of other trade kings, Mogul also realized his gaffe, and he shrugged helplessly.
"Okay, I have something to hide. In fact, my exploration team discovered an astonishing amount of oil in the sea in the south of Stranglethorn Valley, on the opposite side of Booty Bay.
As you know, I am very optimistic about oil replacing coal in the future.
Booty Bay is still in the hands of the goblins, and I can safely exploit the oil there in the future, but if Booty Bay is lost..."
Mogul put on a "you know what" expression and shrugged his shoulders again.
The other trade kings looked at him helplessly. At this time, this guy who was addicted to mining resources was still thinking about oil.
Grizlik sighed.
"Mogul, I also believe that oil can replace oil in the future.
But now the mainstream in Kezan is still coal-burning boilers. Preserving the oil there will not help us win the war in the short term.
On the contrary, if we can win the war, we can get back everything we lost."