The mediation group passed through the prosperous Stratholme, and the people here were even more worried about the war taking place in the north of the town. The orc invasion did not cause much trouble here, but the trolls made them panic even more.
After passing through the Salas Trail behind Stratholme, everyone finally arrived at Nanyonge Forest.
The current Yongge Forest has not been polluted by the traces of death. The tall trees scattered throughout the southern Yonge Forest are still green and lush, instead of the gray and decayed scene that looks like bones.
Such a combat environment is naturally conducive to the green-skinned forest trolls. When fighting them here, they often die under the ax flying from nowhere before the enemy is discovered.
Thanks to the high elves' powerful magic and the fact that Halduron looked for terrain with relatively less dense trees as a battlefield, he might not have been able to gain an advantage otherwise.
In the northeast of Nanyongge Forest, there is a mountain peak called Yanghen Peak. The main forces of both sides are now engaged in a tug-of-war on the peak line.
Zuljin, who was heading south with 2,000 soldiers, encountered Halduron Brightwing who besieged them 100 kilometers south of Yanghen Peak. The two sides started fighting across a road.
Although the ranger force only has 1,000 people, which is half the strength of the Amani trolls, its combat effectiveness is much higher than that of its opponent.
Rangers are the most elite troops in Quel'Thalas. They not only have superb archery skills, but also master powerful magic. The arrows activated by the rangers' magic are not only far more powerful than the troll ax throwers, but also cause
Wounds can also be difficult for the Troll Witch Doctor to heal.
Each side used trees or boulders as cover, and rained down axes and magic arrows towards the other side.
Although it is not obvious that the trolls will lose in the short term, Zuljin is very anxious. He does not have much time to waste here, even if he trusts Malacath's ability, but the elves are on the front battlefield.
The offensive is quite fierce. Zuljin must go south to mobilize all the tribes to unite and send troops to the north for reinforcements.
It has to be said that this is a tacit understanding between allies. In this case, Zuljin also made the same choice as Orgrim: divide his troops.
Zul'jin planned to leave most of his people to contain Halduron, while he led fifty people to leave the battlefield through another route.
It's just that Zuljin still underestimated his opponent. In the past few decades, the high elves have set up a war analysis room specifically for him to analyze the logic of Zuljin's behavior.
His plan to lead people out of the battlefield alone was also part of Halduron's plan. As early as the beginning of the battle, Halduron had arranged for more than a dozen people to serve as secret sentries, watching the movements on the periphery of the battlefield, ready to lead people at any time.
Capture Zul'jin.
If the mediation team had not arrived at this moment, it is estimated that the situation would have developed as planned: Zul'jin was captured by Halduron, was tortured in the high elf prison, and escaped with a broken arm.
"They must be stopped."
Lal in the mediation team said that just before he set off, the prophet Zul of Zandalari once spent his life making a prophecy. Zul'jin in the prophecy was likely to be captured. At this moment, isn't it that the prophecy will come true?
A sign of?
But Brad and Niebuhr hesitated. The actual order they received was to wipe out the orc stragglers. At most, they would serve as a background during the negotiation of the armistice agreement.
With the current intensity of the fighting, and with their troops of less than a thousand men, it would be a fool's errand to force the two sides to stop.
Seeing Brad and Niebuhr's plan to stay out of the matter, Talanji had no choice but to decide to take action herself. Across the vast ocean, she didn't know how much power Rezan could use, but in this situation, she would try anything.
try.
"Princess Talanji, it's me..."
Lal saw Talanji's plan and immediately wanted to take on this task. With their small manpower, if they want to convince the entire Amani, they must have the help of Loa. As the kings of Loa, Lazan
How noble is his identity? How can his figure be easily revealed to others?
Just when the two were hesitant about who to take action, Antonidas stepped forward.
Zandalari has always shown the pride of the ancient empire in its interactions with the Alliance. On the contrary, Lordaeron, the most prosperous kingdom of the human race, did not cause much shock to Talanji and Ral.
If the Zandalari are not allowed to see the strength of the human race, in the long run it will inevitably cause the Zandalari to despise the Alliance.
In diplomacy, if there is a misjudgment of each other's strength, it will inevitably lead to deformation of diplomatic behavior. At least it will increase the cost of communication, and at worst it may even lead to war.
Even though the great wizard Antonidas did not sum up such a systematic diplomatic theory, he still felt that the power of the human race should be shown to these new friends.
"Leave this matter to me."
The elder in purple robes said while stroking his white beard, and then walked calmly towards the core of the fiercest battlefield under the gaze of everyone!
"!!!"
Talanji and Ral looked at each other in shock. Even if they relied on Loa's power, they would not dare to do so. What can this mage do to rely on?
When the mediator group with over a thousand people just appeared on the outskirts of the battlefield, scouts from both sides noticed it. Because of the composition of the human race and the trolls, neither side was sure whose helper it was.
Now seeing an old human man walking towards the middle of the battlefield, the scouts from both sides wanted to catch the old man and question him. However, several scouts from both sides were just tens of meters away from Antonidas, and their whole bodies seemed to be frozen.
He generally froze in place.
In just a blink of an eye, Antonidas stood at the center of the fiercest exchange of fire between the two sides. On both sides of his body were magic arrows and flying axes like raindrops of locusts!
The hearts of everyone in the mediation group suddenly twitched, even Archmage Ansrem, who also belonged to the Kirin Tor Council, couldn't help but sweat for Antonidas.
And Antonidas, who was at the cusp of the storm, didn't even take out his staff, he just spread his arms and waved them to both sides!
No one could clearly see how the great wizard acted, but the flying ax on the troll side seemed to be frozen, hit the magic barrier, and was suspended in mid-air. On the high elf side, all the rangers
They were also subjected to a group spell counterattack. The magic on all the arrows was completely dissipated, and the arrow shafts fell all over the ground with clatter!
"We are a mediation group composed of the Alliance and Zandalari. We hope that both sides can give us a face and suspend all military operations for 48 hours. We hope that this war will end through negotiation."
The thousands of people who witnessed all this were all dumbfounded. Is such a method possible for mortals?!
The crowds on all three sides fell into silence, but then the mediation team burst into loud cheers, especially Dalaran's team of twenty mages, who had the smallest number but the loudest cheers.
Mage has always been synonymous with mystery, lowliness and elegance, but now he has no regard for temperament. Antonidas has shown such extraordinary means, and they are also proud of it.
Talanji and Ral were shocked beyond words. It was like a big explosion in their heads.
"What a great power this is..."
Talanji couldn't help but praise, while Brad, who was standing behind him, spoke rather reservedly.
"This is the top strength that the human race relies on to stand out."
The two Zandalari executives understood this. It seemed that they had misjudged the strength of the human race, and Zandalari needed to re-evaluate all the forces in the world.
"Good day, Archmage Antonidas. Regarding the issue of your position, I need an explanation from you."
After recognizing that the person who forced the ceasefire between the two sides was Antonidas, who had a special relationship with Silvermoon City, Halduron came over to say hello with a somewhat unsightly expression.
His face was not pretty. Seeing that it was very possible to capture Zul'jin, this easy victory was ruined by Antonidas. How could he swallow this sigh of relief?
On the other side, Zuljin also recognized from the costumes of the trolls in the mediation team that they belonged to Zandalari. And more importantly, there were acquaintances of his here.
Of course, the acquaintance does not refer to Talanji. Talanji was not yet born when Zuljin went on a pilgrimage to Zandalar. His acquaintance refers to the witch lord Ral.
Zuljin and Lal are of the same age. He traveled to Zandalar as an Amani genius, where he met Lal. At that time, Lal was also an outstanding young man of his generation. He was not only talented, but also crowned.
Amazing Dara's appearance.
Although the two got acquainted, Zuljin did not have a close relationship with him, because at that time Zuljin was more thinking about reviving the Amani Empire. However, Zandalari adhered to the principle of non-interference in the mainland, and Rastakhan did not support Zuljin.
Jin's request to send troops to the Kingdom of China.
But now and then, Zuljin left Zandalari in anger and decided to do it on his own. But now he is extremely hopeful that Zandalari will come to help him.
Zuljin didn't take anything the white-bearded old man Antonidas said seriously. If the opponent wasn't so powerful that he didn't dare to act rashly, he would have ordered the battle to continue.
Appearing from behind a big tree only thirty steps away from the mediation group, Zul'jin walked toward Lal with open arms.
"Lal! My old friend! Loa, you should still remember me. We haven't seen each other for a hundred years. It seems that King Rastakhan has finally changed his mind and plans to retake the mainland."
Zul'jin was looking forward to getting a definite answer from Lal's mouth, not some bullshit mediation.
After seeing Zul'jin, Lal secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Zul'jin is willing to show up, there's still room to talk. If this guy doesn't show up at all, it's really difficult to carry out secret operations behind the scenes.
If Lal was still lucky before, wavering between mediating the war and supporting Amani, then after seeing Antonidas's shocking magic, he finally stood firmly on the side of mediation. If the troll wants
Restoration does require war. But not now, Zandalari is not ready yet.
These thoughts only flashed through Lal's mind, and he immediately suppressed them and dealt with Zul'jin with all his strength.
"Ha, Zuljin, you are still so cunning. Let me introduce to you, this is our Princess Talanji. We were ordered by King Rastakhan to deal with the war between you and the elves.
"
Zul'jin seemed a little surprised. After looking at Talanji emphatically, the two of them bowed to each other. However, Zul'jin was more concerned about Ral's attitude than Talanji's status as a princess.
The other party's ambiguous answer made Zuljin dissatisfied. What does "dealing with war issues" mean? This is clearly an argument for staying out of the matter!
"Don't Zandalari join the war? I have the advantage in this war. We, the Amani tribe, must respond with all our strength. If you can send troops from the sea and land on the golden beaches in the north, you can definitely win the void."
Silvermoon City!"
Zuljin planned the blueprint and tried his best to persuade Ral and Talanji. However, Ral just said a word, and Zuljin's heart instantly became cold.
"These can be discussed later, but now you have to stop all troops from fighting for 48 hours."