To be honest, there has never been formal diplomatic relations between Quel'Thalas and the human race. The bridge between the two races has always been Thoradin's bloodline.
In the early days of the Orc War, the high elves also showed an attitude of not having anything to do with themselves. At least as the king, Anasteria Sunstrider had no intention of supporting the alliance. Only people like Alleria Sunstrider
A few, like Windrunner, spontaneously formed a ranger force to join the battle.
If we look at the problem from the perspective of diplomatic reciprocity, the human race can only remain neutral in the war between Quel'Thalas and Amani. At most, it only has the obligation to mediate, but has no responsibility to send troops to help fight the trolls.
As for the war between the high elves and the Amani trolls, it can actually be regarded as a war independent of the orc war.
After the trolls joined the tribe, apart from detaching some orcs to attack Quel'Thalas, they hardly participated in any actions against the humans. Li De bet that if Orgrim knew the strength of the high elves in advance, he would rather not cooperate with them.
Zul'jin alliance.
If the above two things are clarified, then the human race can find a suitable position for itself in the war between Quel'Thalas and Amani.
The human race should remain neutral and should not be overly biased towards any party.
First of all, there is no need to help the elves crush the Amani with all their strength: the population of the Amani trolls exceeds one million, and the alliance has been severely weakened in the war with the orcs, so there is no need to provoke such a large enemy.
But at the same time, the human race cannot give up the relationship with the high elves. On the contrary, the human race should promote a ceasefire as soon as possible and enhance the relationship with the high elves, but these must be based on the war not to expand.
Therefore, we need to carefully measure the scale here and analyze specific issues in detail:
The historical hatred between Amani and Quel'Thalas is a bad thing, and the human race has no qualifications or ability to judge what is right and wrong.
But as for Zuljin's massacre of civilians in Quel'Thalas after launching the war, Zuljin's crimes can be clearly established.
Not to mention that Zul'jin was originally a fugitive who was rescued from Durnholde Prison. He was previously imprisoned for causing trouble and killing civilians in East Weald and the Hinterlands.
After escaping from prison, Zul'jin colluded with the orcs who were being tried by the Alliance to attack Quel'Thalas, so even if it was for the orcs, the humans had reason to interfere in the war.
To sum up, if you want to promote a ceasefire between the two sides through mediation, you must do the following two things.
Severely punish a series of war criminals led by Zuljin; make the high elves realize that it is impossible to fight the Amani with a population of millions for a long time.
To successfully achieve the above two points, it is absolutely difficult for the human race alone to achieve it.
The Amani trolls will never allow humans to judge Zul'jin, so Zandalar need to step forward and use the troll method to judge Zul'jin.
In addition, having Lothar on the high elves' side can at least allow them to listen patiently to the voices of the humans. At the same time, if Antonidas, the chief wizard of the Kirin Tor Council, can come forward, I believe it can also help.
Persuasive effect.
All in all, this war in Quel'Thalas is completely an accessory to the war of aggression from another world. It will not solve any problems at all except continuing to deepen the hatred between the two races.
The Kingdom of Lordaeron owns a large amount of territory in the East Wilder region bordering the battlefield, including Light's Hope Chapel and Stratholme. If this war continues, the interests of several races will be lost.
…
After closing Li De's letter, Fa'ao let out a long breath. Although he had not yet met the Protector, Fa'ao already recognized the Protector's philosophy. Looking at the problem from a global perspective, this
The war really should be over.
"Archbishop, you..."
Fao suddenly realized that Brad was still waiting for his reply, and immediately smiled and comforted him warmly.
"I have read the contents of the letter. Don't worry, I will try my best to facilitate this matter in front of His Majesty Terenas."
After receiving Fao's clear answer, Brad put his heart in his stomach and nodded heavily.
"Thank you, I'll go back first."
Faao didn't say anything. He knew that the officer in front of him was deeply trusted by Li De. In addition to the task of delivering letters, he also had more important tasks.
After Brad left under the cover of night, Fao had to go to the palace overnight after putting away the letter.
In Li De's letter, in addition to the war between the high elves and the trolls, there were also many suggestions and suggestions for the human alliance, most of which were very insightful and made Faao feel refreshed.
Faol wanted to share this matter with Varian as soon as possible. Although Stormwind City was destroyed, there were still such talented people, and the Kingdom of Stormwind still had great hope.
But as soon as Faol entered the palace, the waiter reported to him that Varian had been out for a while at noon.
After learning about this, Faol suddenly became a little nervous. If there wasn't something more important tonight, Varian would definitely not be able to escape a lecture.
The reason why Fao has been strict with Varian in the past six months is because of his judgment of the situation.
As the most virtuous and respected archbishop in the human kingdom, he has traveled to various kingdoms for decades and has seen a lot of the filth during the transition of dynasty power.
The old man keenly noticed that as Lothar's prestige increased, some different voices gradually emerged among the nobles of the kingdom living in Lordaeron.
So during this sensitive period, Faol felt that he had to ensure Varian's safety.
Faol did not tell Varian much about the profound content in the letter. Just like there were some things that Varian would not tell Arthas, even if these things were told, Varian would not understand them now.
.
But Varian clearly learned from Faol that there was a captain in the kingdom who never forgot the kingdom even when he was exiled to another continent. Not only did he come back to join the war after going through all kinds of hardships, but he also cared about Varian who was far away in Lordaeron.
Ryan.
Varian was extremely happy and simply told Fao what he had seen during the day.
Varian knew that even if he didn't say anything, someone would report his daily life to Fao, so it was better to take the initiative to tell the other party now while Fao was happy.
Knowing that the prince left the palace because he was curious about the troll, Faao could only express his understanding. It is human nature for children to be curious.
However, when Varian talked about the "bumping" incident that happened behind him when he came back, Fao's expression became serious.
'Those guys really have the courage? They actually want to attack the prince!'
Fao didn't believe that there was such a coincidence in the world. The person who was "knocked down" was probably a thief sent by the nobles. But what was the identity of the soldier who took action? What was his purpose?
After raising this question and hearing Varian's description of the soldier's appearance, Faol was stunned for a moment and then asked.
"The soldier you mentioned who hit someone was wearing a gray shirt and had a faint scar on his face?"
After receiving Varian's nod of approval, Fao was filled with emotion and admiration.
"The Holy Light bless the Kingdom of Stormwind!"
"Archbishop, what do you mean by this?"
Brad's simple face appeared in front of Fao's eyes again.
"The soldier who hit you was trying to save you. The middle-aged man who fell to the ground was probably going to attack you. The soldier who hit you is Captain Li De's adjutant I mentioned! He was on his way to deliver a message to me today.
, I accidentally saved you, isn’t this God’s will? The Holy Light bless the Kingdom of Stormwind!”
Faol's words made Varian feel even more fond of "Captain Lid".
…
After Brad returned to the room, before he could light the light, he heard a voice coming from the darkness.
"You are finally back."
This voice startled Brad, and he subconsciously wanted to draw his sword, but then he recognized that the voice belonged to Dailin.
"Marshal Dailin?"
"it's me."
Dai Lin sat on Brad's bed and said in a deep voice that he had long suspected that the other party had ulterior secrets. Sure enough, just after he moved into the hotel, Dai Lin discovered that Brad was going out alone. So he entered.
Brad's room, just waiting for his return.
"Tell me, who are you? You have deceived me once before. If you dare to lie now, I will immediately tell Terenas that you are a group of liars!"
Hearing Dailin's questioning, Brad was deeply entangled. It took him five minutes to make a difficult decision: tell the truth.
"I'm sorry, Marshal, we did have something to hide from you before. This troll force that landed does not actually belong to Zandalari. They and I belong to the same command as the Protector."
After getting the exact answer, Dai Linxin said that it was indeed the case.
"If they are not Zandalari trolls, where do those trolls come from? What is the purpose of disguising your troops as Zandalari people?"
At this point, Brad had no choice but to tell the truth.
"They are the sand trolls of Tanaris. The Protector rescued them from their predicament, and these trolls voluntarily became their subjects."
"That is to say, in addition to the human race, Li De is now the leader of a group of trolls?!"
Dai Lin really felt that he was dreaming. The human race became the lord of the trolls. This kind of thing was too dreamy.
"Why hide this?"
Dai Lin's expression suddenly became alert. If Li De was also the lord of the trolls, he would have to be on guard, because many of his actions would inevitably represent the interests of some trolls.
With the previous incident of Alterac surrendering to the orcs, Dai Lin also had reason to doubt whether Li De would betray the interests of the human race for the sake of the trolls.
Brad sighed sadly.
"The reason is that you are like this. The Protector does not want to complicate his identity. If people doubt the Protector because of this matter, Zandalar will also be untrustworthy, which will interfere with the smooth progress of the negotiations. The Protector is real.
For the sake of the stability and peace of the mainland."
At that time, the decisive battle in the Burning Plains had not yet begun, and naturally there was no positive news about Li De capturing Orgrim alive. Therefore, Dai Lin was still skeptical about Brad's words.
"But you did deceive me and betray my trust in you! It's a shame that I let my son follow Li De!"
Brad, who knew he was in the wrong, really didn't know how to persuade Dai Lin, so he could only try to be as sincere as possible.
"We really had no choice but to do this. I believe that after the war in the south is over, the Governor will personally apologize to you.
We sincerely hope that the negotiation will succeed. If the negotiation succeeds, our troops will rush to the battlefield without hesitation. The Zandalari will be responsible for dealing with the Amani trolls, and we will eliminate the orcs who are still there."
Daelin had no doubts about their fight against the orcs. But now there were trolls in the middle, and he had to figure things out.
"Then what did you go out to do today? You probably don't have any acquaintances in Lordaeron, right?"
Dailin's words made Brad a little sad.
"Actually, my family should be in Lordaeron, if they did arrive here safely at that time. But I went out during the day to see Archbishop Alonsos Faol. The Protector wrote a letter to the Archbishop, hoping that
I can get help from the archbishop in this matter."
Faol was involved, so Dailin felt more relaxed. He didn't believe that anyone could deceive the wise archbishop.
"About those sand trolls, did you hide it from the Archbishop like you hid it from me?"
Brad shook his head quickly.
"No, I told the Archbishop everything about Tanaris. And the Archbishop decided to help us after reading the letter."
After getting this answer, Dai Lin felt a lot more relaxed. Now he would no longer trust Brad, but he would trust Faol. But then he felt unhappy. The other party had hidden him, but not Faol.
What the hell?!
"Don't try to lie to me. I will visit the archbishop tomorrow to verify this matter! If you let me know that you lied to me again, you know the consequences!"
After warning Brad, Dailin left the room with some lingering anger, leaving Brad tossing and turning all night long.
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The next day, Faol went out to visit the Archmage Antonidas. Antonidas is the leader of the magic city-state Dalaran. Dalaran borders Lordaeron. After the war began, the Archmage directed spellcasting in Lordaeron.
who join the war.
After listening to Faao's explanation, the Archmage thought for a moment and then agreed deeply.
"The historical hatred between elves and trolls will always have to be resolved in the future, but it must not be because of this war of aggression. Quel'Thalas, which has been locked in a war for a long time, has no energy to deal with more important crises.
"
Mages rely heavily on secret politics. Whether it is the Kirin Tor Council, which secretly supervises the human magic network, or the Tirisfal Council, which looks at the entire world, the high elves play a vital role in it.
There are some things that even Archbishop Faol doesn't know: the mages secretly fight against the threat from demons.
Especially during the orc invasion, the mages noticed that evil energy played a key role. At the same time, the fall of the guardian Medivh also sounded the alarm for the mages.
The demons have never given up their invasion of Azeroth! The high elves must put their energy where they are needed more.
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After winning the support of Antonidas, the two elders visited Terenas together. They expressed to the king the necessity of ending the war between the elves and the trolls:
Continuing the fight will not be conducive to the stability of East Wilder; the mages need the high elves; the current actual situation is that it is impossible to completely destroy the Amani trolls.
Only a ceasefire as soon as possible is in the interests of all parties. The best way to deal with it is for Zandalari to deal with Amani and the humans to persuade the high elves.
It can be said that East Wilder is a weakness of Terenas. In fact, he has had a headache about that land for a long time. Now after hearing the pros and cons of the two elders, he finally made up his mind.
"Okay, I will invite representatives of Zandalar later to have in-depth negotiations on this matter. Then I will have to bother you two to witness the matter together. If they can really handle Amani, we will come forward to mediate with the elves."
After receiving Terenas' approval, the two elders bowed and left. They also needed to prepare to participate in the formal negotiations later.
As soon as Faol walked out of the main entrance of the palace, he met Dai Lin who was coming towards him.
"Good day, Marshal Dai Lin."
Faao took the initiative to greet him, which made Dai Lin feel flattered.
"Good day, Archbishop. I'm here to confirm to you the negotiations between Reed Victory and Zandalari. You don't know something. They deceived me on the way here."
Dai Lin asked in a low voice, Faao knew what he was saying and smiled back.
"I understand. I read Li De's letter carefully last night. Although we haven't met him yet, I have to admit that the plan he proposed is the most reasonable one at present.
As for the sand troll, I beg you to forgive his mistake. I personally understand his considerations in this. Of course, if you don't forgive me, you can only wait until Li De apologizes to you personally.
But at this stage, I still hope that you can remain silent. Negotiating with Zandalari is indeed in line with the current interests of the alliance. Later, His Majesty Terenas will also invite you to attend."
Even Faao said this, what else could Dai Lin say? But Dai Lin was really curious. What did Li De say in the letter, so that he could actually ask the respected archbishop to speak for him?