Daelin Proudmoore stood on the deck of the "Sea King" with great melancholy, holding his hands on the side of the ship, looking at the chaotic dock in the distance. Horde soldiers kept rushing out from the castle further away.
Looking at the few four or five battleships surrounding the "Sea King", the admiral felt that he had never been so embarrassed and miserable in more than a hundred battles in his life.
Tiragarde Castle was not very big to begin with. It only took more than two hours from the time the city wall was blasted to the time the admiral abandoned his soldiers in embarrassment and boarded the ship alone to weigh anchor.
He reluctantly drove away these five or six warships and took away less than 3,000 soldiers. The remaining soldiers and a large amount of military supplies had already fallen into Tiragarde Castle.
Seeing desperate human soldiers rushing towards the sea regardless of the pier, the tribal soldiers who were chasing after them opened their bows and arrows, fired muskets and javelins, and shot them into the sea near the pier, even killing half of them.
The docks were dyed red, and Daelin Proudmoore closed his eyes in pain.
Then he saw a warship slowly squeezing out of the dock full of ships. It was the "Bone Shark"! Before he could get happy, he heard several consecutive dull shellings, and then the "Bone Shark"
A fire suddenly broke out. Judging from the location of the fire, it should be that the central artillery warehouse was hit.
That was when the tribal soldiers occupied the city wall, snatched the cannons that had not been destroyed by the human soldiers, then turned the muzzles of the cannons and fired clumsily at the warships at the dock.
Originally, Daelin Proudmoore brought a fleet of more than a hundred large and small ships, and most of the large warships were anchored in the open sea. After all, the port and dock of Tiragarde Castle were not large, and
It's not even a large port.
It's just that he sent a fleet to the Merchant Coast yesterday to transport food. Today, the castle was captured by the tribe, so almost none of the boats around the dock escaped.
As more and more tribal soldiers rushed out, the desperate human soldiers crowded around the dock and finally surrendered, throwing down their weapons.
The fleet that Daelin Proudmoore took away from the dock and the fleet that docked and converged in the outer sea did not exceed 20 ships in total. The admiral was unwilling to accept it, but he was afraid of the tribe's revenge, so he symbolically moved towards Tira.
Gard Castle fired several artillery bombardments and then reluctantly headed south.
The cheerful tribal soldiers began to drive away the prisoners, and they were all imprisoned in a temporary camp outside the castle. About four thousand human soldiers were captured, including hundreds of war horses.
At night, the entire Tiragarde Castle was almost emptied out by tribal soldiers. The leaders all knew that Daelin Proudmoore had a fleet that left early. If the tribal army was stationed in the castle, Tiragarde
The location of the castle is tantamount to serving as an immovable target for Daelin Proudmoore's fleet.
As for the large and small ships that were not destroyed at the dock, Thrall sent the orcs and goblins who knew how to operate them, and they all drove to the east of Orgrimmar City, near the shore of the Endless Sea, which he had named Blade.
Fist Bay is ready to be used as the port and dock of Orgrimmar City.
Regarding how to deal with these captive human soldiers, the leaders and officers gathered together in Tiragarde Castle sparked a heated discussion.
Orcs do not have the habit of killing prisoners. Among the various races in the tribe today, perhaps only the Darkspear trolls have these customs. But that is because trolls have the habit of cannibalism. Among the troll races, all intelligent creatures
, including other clan members within them, have been added to the recipe.
It's just that the Darkspear Trolls have given up their cannibalistic traditions for at least two or three generations. Anyway, as long as Wo'jin can remember, his father, the clan's religious leader and great witch doctor, hated cannibalism, and that's why the Darkspear Trolls
Get help and acceptance from the orcs.
Different from the opinions of radical orc leaders such as Grom, Vol'jin opposed the reduction of all human soldiers into slaves and sent them to the pumice mines and the mines in Orgrimmar city to work as hard labor. He made a suggestion: "We and
The war in the Kingdom of Kul Tiras is not to kill people, but to prevent the admiral from provoking a war against the tribe.
These captive human soldiers are our bargaining chips, and we can choose to negotiate with Daelin Proudmoore and force him to sign a peace treaty with us, which will be beneficial to our future development!"
Grom didn't like this argument. He was always a high-spirited orc who never admitted defeat, so he said loudly: "I don't trust Daelin Proudmoore. Even if a peace treaty is signed, with the cunning personality of humans, they will soon
will fall out, and then these freed soldiers will take up arms to fight us again! Treat them as slaves and hard labor, and let them compensate for following the escaped admiral to attack us. Humanity must learn a profound lesson
!”
Grom's views were supported by many officers, especially the orcs. Thrall looked at Prell. He hoped that Prell would speak out to support Vol'jin, which would be more convincing.
But before Prell could speak, Cairn Bloodhoof said: "We once fought side by side with Ms. Jaina of Theramore on Mount Hyjal. Human beings are not always untrustworthy. If the tribe wants peace,
To develop, we must come to terms with our past enemies.
Ms. Jaina may be able to act as a middleman to mediate the relationship between humans and orcs, which is very important. So I think we should continue to cooperate with Ms. Jaina on the condition of these human captives, let her be on our side, and force her to
My father chose to give in!"
Prell also stood up at the right time: "I agree with the opinions of Chief Wo'jin and Chief Kane!" Grom hesitated. If Wo'jin or Kane Bloodhoof alone had such an opinion, he would still think so.
He continued to refute, but the troll and the tauren chief spoke, and Prell was also present. He looked at Thrall and closed his mouth helplessly.
Thrall said: "I also think that taking prisoners as a bargaining chip for reconciliation with the admiral is our best choice! We must end this unnecessary war as soon as possible!"
Since the four chiefs who made up the tribe agreed, it was decided how to deal with the human captives. Everyone immediately began to discuss the next military action.
In fact, Thrall and others are eager to end the war as soon as possible. The burden of this war on the tribe is also huge. The orcs have just built Orgrimmar, and only the city walls are permanent, and the buildings in the city are not yet complete.
Taking shape, this means that the orcs will continue to pay a lot for their homeland.
The biggest problem facing the tribal coalition now is still food. From the end of the Battle of Mount Hyjal to now, the orcs have barely had a chance to breathe for more than half a year. They have no time to open up farmland and grow food. As far as the orcs alone are concerned, they
In addition to hunting, the food was mainly provided by the tauren and purchased from the goblin merchant group through Gazlowe's relationship.
What's more, the Darkspear trolls' new home in the Echo Islands was bombed by Daelin Proudmoore's fleet. Now the trolls have moved to the land to the west of the archipelago, where it is still barren and desolate.
War consumes huge amounts of materials, which is why the combat policy discussed by Thrall, Prell and others from the beginning was to win quickly, because the tribe could not afford to delay either.
The ensuing war can be fought in two ways: the tribe clings to Tiragarde Castle, and Daelin Proudmoore, who has lost this colonial fortress, must be unwilling to accept it. He has gathered a fleet and will attack again;
Or the tribe takes the initiative.
But the former method was quickly rejected by everyone present. If the tribe had a navy that could be put into actual combat, then the navy could still deal with each other. Unfortunately, even if a batch of warships were captured, the tribe would still
It is impossible to build a capable naval fleet in a short period of time.
So for a quick victory, the only option is for the tribe to continue to take the initiative. But no one is sure where the target of the attack will be.
Theramore is naturally the ultimate target, but everyone is not sure that Daelin Proudmoore will definitely flee to Theramore. If he regroups his army on the Merchant Coast and attacks Tiragarde Castle again, or
If you hide at sea for a month and then suddenly rush back, the tribe will still be in a passive position of being beaten.
Finally Thrall said tiredly: "Let's wait for our Raptor Druid to fly for reconnaissance before making a decision!" As the chief of the tribe, he was very tired, because Thrall had now noticed that the tribe was actually divided into two.
A big faction.
The peace-seeking doves headed by Cairn Bloodhoof, and Woking can also be considered doves, they are moderate doves; the hawks headed by Grom Hellscream, they may not be warlike.
, but when dealing with affairs, they always choose war as the only solution.
For example, when dealing with the Razor Ridge quilboars before, Thrall's original intention was to incorporate or negotiate peace, but Kane Bloodhoof became distrustful of the quilboars because of the incident where his son was kidnapped, so he did not speak, so Eagle
The faction had the upper hand.
As for Prell, in Sal's view, this kobold is full of wisdom and strategy. He also pursues peace, but Prell's position is a bit cunning and he belongs to the more radical doves. Although he often disagrees with the opinions of the hawks,
But there are specific actions that can satisfy the hawks.
Thrall envied Prell. After all, he was young. Before that, he was just a slave who received human education. After becoming the leader of the Frostwolf clan, he made many military exploits for liberating the imprisoned orcs, and was behind all the invasions.
The Frostwolf clan was the only one among the orc clans in the world of Azeroth that had retained all its strength, so it was only logical that Orgrim Doomhammer was appointed as the new warchief.
Thrall has only served as the chief of the orcs for more than a year, and he has only been the chief of the tribe for a few months. He has not yet had time to fully control whether it is within the orcs or the tribe, so he seems particularly tired.
.
Just reconciling the contradiction between the doves and the hawks made Thrall feel exhausted mentally and physically. Even for countless nights, Thrall couldn't sleep. He was afraid that if the current orcs and tribes suddenly fell apart, then he would be
A big sinner.
So on the night when Tiragarde Castle was occupied, the warriors of the tribe happily gathered around the bonfire to celebrate. This was Thrall's special order to let the warriors relax.
Then Sal found Prell and found that Prell and Lexa were sitting by the campfire chatting. He sat down, took a glass of wine from Prell, chatted for a few words, and lowered his voice.
Asked: "What should we do next?"
"Go to Theramore!" Prell said bluntly: "Ms. Jaina is willing to cooperate with us. She is as eager for war as we are. All we have to do is rush to Theramore as soon as possible and get in touch with Ms. Jaina."
"So will Daelin Proudmoore go to Theramore?" Thrall asked hesitantly. They have not yet received the news from the Raptor Druids.
"The Admiral will inevitably retreat to Theramore. His current military strength is seriously insufficient. I infer that he is likely to force Jaina to mobilize Theramore's army. The conflict between father and daughter is what we take advantage of.
Good opportunity. As long as we defeat the Admiral again in Theramore, the Kingdom of Kul Tiras will no longer be a major concern for us!"
Prell gave an overview of the political structure of the Kingdom of Kul Tiras. Thrall suddenly understood and nodded: "You are right, we only need to go to Theramore, and the admiral will definitely be waiting for us there.