Chapter 73 Your Majesty, Zanren's ship has arrived at our sea
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After the Alliance army returned victorious, Terenas, who was in Lordaeron, had other ideas. He was the supreme leader of the Lordaeron Alliance, but how should he get along with Lothar, the commander who had defeated the orcs?
There was also Li De, whom he had ignored before. When he heard the name from Dai Lin, he thought he was just a passerby. Unexpectedly, in just half a month, he had become a hero who captured the enemy chieftain alive.
Terenas has some regrets. He has always advocated wooing capable young people. This monarch in his prime still has a determined and enterprising heart, and he needs more talents to help him realize the grand blueprint in his heart.
'When the young man named Li De arrives in Lordaeron, I will investigate again. If he is really a useful talent, I will try to recruit him.'
Terenas thought this in his heart, but soon he received a report:
Li De and Lothar took Kul Tiras' ship. After arriving at the port of Lordaeron, they did not disembark. Instead, they handed over the command of the army to Turalyon, Khadgar and others, and borrowed Daelin's ship to continue heading north.
Already.
After hearing the news, Terenas was shocked at first and then relieved. Recent events had made his mind a little confused. He almost forgot that Lothar could talk to the high elves. The situation in the north was currently in a mess. With a great victory,
Isn't Lothar the best person to handle this matter?
But why did Li De follow him to the north? Terenas had doubts, and he realized that there seemed to be something inside that he didn't know.
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At the Port of Lordaeron, people working at the port received a notice early in the morning: they needed to receive the Kul Tiras fleet, and the heroes who fought in the south finally returned.
Only after the fleet arrived at the port, people discovered that no one on the fleet's ship "The Flying Proudmoore" had disembarked. After a brief docking, it continued to sail towards the ship. At the same time, Zan, who had been moored in the corner of the harbor for half a month,
The Dara fleet also quietly pulled anchor and set sail.
"Why do you think the high elves will agree to a truce?"
Standing on the deck, Dai Lin raised this question to Li De. Kul Tiras' interests have always been at sea, so he really didn't understand why Li De tried his best to promote an armistice in the north.
"Because we don't have time for the high elves and Amani to play a zero-sum game there. We still have a common enemy to deal with."
Dai Lin was stunned for a moment when Li De said this. The orcs had been beaten back to their own world, so where could they find any common enemies?
"For example? Please give an example."
Li De laughed dumbly.
"For example? Aren't you curious about where the dragons enslaved by the orcs come from?"
Dai Lin was enlightened in an instant. Didn't his own son almost die under the dragon's flames? When he thought that Derek really died in the battle on Tidefall Island, Dai Lin felt as if he had lived a lifetime ago.
"But can these high elves listen?"
It's still the same question, just in a different way.
"This is not a question of whether the high elf wants to have a truce, but for the benefit of the majority of people, he can only truce at the moment. Do you know how many forest trolls there are?
They can be found everywhere in South Yonge Forest, East Weald, The Hinterlands, Hillblade Hills, and Arathi Highlands. If the trouble continues, life will be difficult for all human nations.
The news of the situation in the north has not spread yet, and the kings of the alliance have not yet reacted. We have just finished a war with the orcs, and we are not yet ready to start another war quickly."
Lothar just listened on the sidelines and never expressed his opinion. After listening to what Li De said, he also raised his own questions.
"Then how do you think we should mediate? The high elves are arrogant and stubborn. It's not easy to convince them."
Li De smiled.
"If they listen to our advice, then the mediation work will be easy. It is nothing more than eight words: use war to promote peace, and use both soft and hard measures. Of course, this needs to be done with good standards, otherwise it will have counterproductive effects.
Conflict escalates.
So in the subsequent mediation, Marshal, you need to work harder. In some matters, your role is irreplaceable."
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In the hotel at Eagle Wing Plaza in Silvermoon City, Talanji and Lal sat at a round table and looked at each other in silence.
As the war in South Yonge Forest resumed, the mediation team lost its voice completely. And because Lal was suspected of murder, everyone in Zandalari was "invited" from Taquilin to Silvermoon City.
Although Belovar did not use strong tactics during this period, he actually put them under house arrest.
Antonidas has been mediating these days, but Alessel Sunwatcher has repeatedly shouted in the council, asking Anasteria to order the execution of Zandalar people.
Anastria is also in a dilemma. Although the head appeared in Lal's room, there is no evidence that the murderer is Lal. Furthermore, the identity of the Zandalar mission is too sensitive.
Just when Anastria was in trouble, a report was suddenly received. A Zandalari fleet of more than ten warships was detected at the Windrunner Tower on the southwest coast!
This fleet is moving very fast, and the ranger who reported the news came back on the fastest Dragon Eagle. It is estimated that the fleet will arrive at Golden Beach in another five or six hours.
Golden Beach is the coastline of Quel'Thalas. If you land from there, you can drive straight to Silvermoon City in less than a day.
Anastria felt the pressure instantly, and just a few days after they placed Zandalari's top officials under house arrest, Zandalari's navy appeared within the borders.
"Order our warships to go out for a confrontation and ask them about their purpose. If the other party does not want to start a war directly, we should not take action first."
After some thinking, Anasteria finally made such a decision.
The elves are arrogant but not stupid. Quel'Thalas actually does not have any decent naval power. In Sunsail Port on the Golden Beach, there are only three or four warships used to support the facade, which are only single-deck long ships.
The ship is simply not enough to fight against the powerful ocean fleet.
On the Zandalar fleet, when they passed the Tower of Windrunner, everyone realized that they had been discovered by the other party. General Zolani, who was in charge of the fleet, immediately ordered that all ships be loaded with crossbows and ready for battle.
Li De quickly arrived at Zolani's ship with the help of Kurdran's griffon. This Zandalari general is a woman. Like all Zandalari women, their figures are not the same as those of women from other tribes.
He is stout, but has a very slim figure. If you don't look at the facial features, he is in line with the aesthetics of the human race.
"General Zolani, please calm down. Don't forget the agreement you and I made before, that we will not attack each other proactively."
Hearing what Li De said, Zolani nodded naturally.
"I have not forgotten, Protector Li De. Of course I know that the main purpose is to rescue the princess and the others, not to start a war with another country.
But we must also beware of the other party's irrational behavior. If the other party attacks first and we are not prepared, we will lose the power to rescue the princess and the others."
Zolani's words convinced Li De. Although he didn't have many interactions with her, this female general still left a deep impression on Li De.
Her status in Zandalar is extraordinary. Although she is still just an ordinary general, her mother is King Rastakhan, the previous monarch and the previous monarchs, and the most important person around her.
Next to the Zandalari monarch, there are always two most trusted military officers, with the titles of the Monarch's Sword and the Monarch's Shield respectively. They assist the monarch in managing the country's army, and can even act on behalf of the monarch under certain circumstances.
The Sword of the Sovereign and the Shield of the Sovereign are both passed down by blood, just like the monarchs themselves. These families have managed Zandalari for generations.
Zolani's mother is the sword of the monarch of this generation, but she is already very old. After all, she has accompanied three generations of monarchs. If nothing else happens, Zolani will return to Zandalar after this mission.