Gresu, who fled in a hurry, rested for a while on the way. When he saw that there were only about 20 Moshog ogres, more than a hundred human veteran guards, and more than 30 goblins around him, he wanted to cry without tears.
Not one of the Dark Iron Dwarves escaped, and it could be said that the whole army was wiped out. Looking at the tired and panting ogres, Gresu felt grateful. If it weren't for these ogres carrying more than thirty goblins, they would have died.
Running on the ground, they probably couldn't escape Prell's pursuit.
The more than 100 human guards looked at Gresu with gloomy eyes, which made Gresu shudder. The more than 100 humans only took away more than 70 horses, and many of the guards rode one horse and two.
Naturally, the way humans looked at Gresu was not friendly at all, and Gresu also realized that he had made a serious mistake, that is, he issued a retreat order indiscriminately when the battle situation was stalemate, causing the overall situation to collapse.
After all, Gresu was not a professional military commander, he was just a bold and sinister colonist. After calming down, Gresu barely calmed his racing heart and gasped: "We have to hurry up.
Rush to Cliff Lake, where the logging team can still be armed, and we will take back everything occupied by the shameless and despicable kobolds!"
So the group of people headed toward Cliff Lake miserably. They lost their supplies and all their materials, except for the dozens of horses snatched away by the human guards.
Prell did not pursue the victory. The Thresh Kingdom and the Tauren did not have cavalry. The distance from Black Wolf Lake to Cliff Lake was four to five days. If they relied on infantry alone, Gresu would have already organized a team to wait for work at Cliff Lake.
He has only one plan now: to stabilize the line from the Gale Valley to the Black Wolf Lake, and from the southwest to the southeast of the Gale Valley, and to open up and maintain the communication line between Rolling Rock Canyon, Burning Sun Stone Residence, Apalaye Camp and the Gale Valley.
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Moreover, after receiving so many surrendered races and clans, he must pacify them as soon as possible and completely digest the occupied lands and assets as soon as possible.
Gonzalo, who had been chasing for two days, finally returned with the druids. Although they lacked food and all necessary supplies, the human veterans who guarded Gresu showed extremely high quality.
Foraging in the forest for wild fruits and hunting some small animals, while watching vigilantly for possible pursuits from behind.
At the Black Wolf Lake camp, the Dark Iron dwarves had their weapons and armor temporarily confiscated and were placed under house arrest in the south of the camp. They were jointly guarded by some kobold soldiers and the group of gnolls who had first taken refuge in the mine and performed well in the battle.
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Morgan Manbeard had no intention of resisting, and Belga also led a medical team of shamans to station nearby. After all, the biggest source of casualties in this battle was mainly the Dark Iron dwarves.
The original material storage in the Black Wolf Lake camp was very rich. Coupled with the food and various materials brought by Gresu's convoy this time, Prell simply calculated that it was enough to support the three occupied strongholds for more than a month and a half.
Consumed.
Considering the conflict between the Bronzebeard dwarves and the Dark Iron dwarves, Prell deliberately separated the Dark Iron dwarves in the south of the camp. However, he did not expect that Tyros Stonebeard actually came to visit and met with Morgan Barbarian.
We had to briefly talk for a few words.
After all, the internal conflicts of the dwarves were nothing when they all came to another strange continent.
After busy counting the loot, Prell finally put on a new set of equipment.
Use: Restores 85~145 mana points to the user, with a cooling time of 6 hours."
Almost all of these equipment were seized from the Dark Iron Dwarves. Prell told Morgan Manbeard that the armor and weapons of the Dark Iron Dwarves who died in battle would be used as trophies. As for their corpses,
You can choose to be buried south of Black Wolf Lake, or cremated and handed over to them.
Morgan Manbeard chose to be cremated. Seeing dozens of clay pots containing the ashes of his compatriots who died in the war neatly arranged in the tent, the Dark Iron dwarf leader felt very heavy.
Prell did not mistreat them harshly, but restricted their activities within the confines of the camp, and also allowed the Bronzebeard dwarves to visit.
His generous approach made the wolves and ogres who had no choice but to surrender or surrender feel at ease. They felt that Prell was absolutely well prepared and therefore had nothing to fear.
The uneasy hearts of the Dark Iron dwarves were somewhat comforted. No matter what, at least they were not abused by the kobolds and tauren, nor were they treated unfairly. This somewhat made the dwarves who were originally full of hatred and anger towards the kobolds
, the mentality became a little calmer.
Prell happily called out the interface from time to time to check the attributes of his equipment, especially the necklace and ring, which were left behind by an unlucky human mage killed by Braylin Fire Fist's hellfire.
Now Prell's biggest problem is the problem of mana recovery. This necklace directly doubles the natural recovery speed of his mana, and the use of the ring to restore mana allows him to read two more healing spells, although the attributes are average.
, but Prell is already very satisfied.
It's just that after Prell is fully equipped, he looks like a slimmer version of the Dark Iron Dwarf soldier. After all, the armor and weapons brought by the Dark Iron Dwarves are the standard armaments of the Kingdom of Thaurissan.
Prell didn't think anything of it himself, but Lexa suggested to him privately that he should try not to go out wearing something like this. After all, he represented the supreme head of a kingdom. Wearing the standard equipment of ordinary soldiers of another kingdom would have an impact on everyone.
Some are not very good.
Prell thought he was right, so he hid the appearance of the equipment from the system. World of Warcraft began the era of equipment transformation. He had been AFK for many years, so he never cared about his appearance and clothing, but he still listened carefully.
Lexa's opinion.
Prell also finally confirmed which year this is. The Dark Portal was opened 18 years ago. In other words, this year is the 19th year of the Dark Portal.
He has some understanding of those major historical events, but the specific time points have been blurred. However, some intelligence and news obtained from various aspects indicate that a small-scale plague has appeared in the Kingdom of Lordaeron, and the orc army has gathered in
Arathi Highlands is near the abandoned main city of Stromgarde, the original human kingdom of Stromgarde.
The Bronzebeard dwarves of Ironforge have sent additional troops to the famous Saldo Bridge at the junction of the wetlands and Arathi Highlands, so a group of dwarf blacksmiths who were originally employed by the venture capital company have also been recruited, ready to fight with them at any time.
The war between orcs.
This is one of the reasons why the Venture Capital Company chose to hire Dark Iron Dwarves from the Kingdom of Thaurissan. Prell thought about it briefly and stopped thinking about the matters in the Eastern Kingdom.
Looking at the future, perhaps this year, the Lich King seduced Prince Arthas of Lordaeron to fall, and a war broke out between the intelligent races and the undead Scourge. This was also the first time that the world of Azeroth broke out after the opening of the Dark Portal.
The Third World War.
But what happens in the distant Eastern Kingdom continent has not yet affected the continent of Kalimdor. What Prell has to do now is to continue to consolidate and digest the land and industries it has already occupied.
He has never been greedy, and he has never thought that he could completely drive out the venture capital company's power from Stormdale in one battle. The Kingdom of Thresh currently has insufficient military strength and insufficient material reserves. In addition, the tauren allies need to build
Thunder Bluff, so Prell's plan is to continue to unite all the forces that can be united to cannibalize the venture capital company.
His idea was to use the Gale Valley as a practical training ground for kobold recruits. He would personally lead the team and upgrade as many soldiers as possible, thereby improving the overall strength of the garrison.
Gonzalo and the Tauren Raptor Druids continued to conduct continuous reconnaissance from the cliff lake to the silt swamp. Judging from the current signs, Gresu has not reported the news here to the silt swamp, but will
Many employees who were returning one after another gathered at the edge of the cliff lake, preparing for a counterattack.
Prell was also busy all day long. He formed a joint patrol team of various ethnic groups, responsible for patrolling the forest road from the entrance of the Gale Canyon to Black Wolf Lake.
After the complete enmity with Gresu, it means that neither the Thresh Kingdom nor the tauren can trade and purchase the necessary food from the goblins. After all, the druids of Sun Stone Dwelling can only meet part of the food demand.
, so Prell and Magatha jointly wrote to Cairne Bloodhoof, requesting Hamuul Runetotem to seek trade and help from the night elves through the Cenarion Circle.
In addition, Prell also ordered Herta Leige to continue to expand the kobold garrison, increasing the strength from 1,200 to about 2,000.
The Storm Mine has been recaptured, and the total population of Thresh Kingdom has reached close to 70,000, but it is still a very small force. Prell must strive to be self-sufficient in agriculture and establish an economic backbone through simple industrial raw materials and primary processing industries.
and system, there will not be enough financial resources to support an army that is too large.
Moreover, he has to be busy trying to win over the surrendered gnolls, make the ogres show enough loyalty, and make the Dark Iron dwarves who are willing to serve the Thresh Kingdom and continue to be blacksmiths willing to work for the kingdom, doing chores, and trivial matters.
, Prell is very busy every day.
In the direction of Cliff Lake, Gresu was also preparing nervously. This time he rarely listened to the opinions of the hired human followers, and planned to take back the land and industry occupied by the kobolds and tauren in a battle after everything was ready.
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Both sides knew that a war was inevitable. So from late January to early February of the 19th year of the Dark Portal, the entire Gale Valley was filled with the atmosphere of war.