When Prell led the soldiers to evacuate the bridge, several cannon shots were heard intermittently behind him, which was obviously Daelin Proudmoore venting his grievances.
However, he did not send soldiers out of the city to pursue him after all. The battle at Tiragarde Castle made him realize that the combat effectiveness of the Kul Tiras navy after landing was far inferior to that of the Horde.
More than ten years have passed since the Second Orc Invasion War. Almost all the orcs on the tribe are veterans who participated in the invasion war, and the tauren have also been fighting with the centaurs for more than ten years. The Kingdom of Thresh has established itself as a nation.
, compared with the Venture Capital Company, the centaurs in the Backwater Oasis, and the Battle of Mount Hyjal, they can barely be said to be experienced. In comparison, the Darkspear trolls are inexperienced in war.
But that's it. In terms of war experience and the individual military quality of the soldiers, the tribe may not have an advantage in terms of military strength, but it is definitely far superior to the navy of the Kingdom of Kul Tiras.
After realizing the gap between the two sides, the admiral set his sights on Theramore. Jaina led the human army and fought extremely fiercely on Mount Hyjal, with huge losses, but every soldier who survived
They are all elite.
Moreover, the officers and soldiers of the Kingdom of Lordaeron were attracted by Jaina and have been crossing the sea to Theramore in the past six months. The reason why Daelin Proudmoore shamelessly seizes power from his daughter is because he likes her.
Although this group of Theramore defenders was small in number, it was full of combat effectiveness.
But it is a pity that although Daelin Proudmoore wanted to recruit these defenders for his own use, he had little success. Some soldiers were tired of the war. The reason why they crossed the ocean and left Lordaeron, which had become the ruins of the undead.
The kingdom is just for escape.
Another group of soldiers had fought side by side with the natives of the Kalimdor continent at Mount Hyjal, and they had more or less a sense of comradeship. They had the same attitude as Jaina, and they all believed that the orcs and other members of the tribe were
Members can communicate and sit down and have a good talk.
There are still a small number of soldiers and officers who are willing to follow the admiral, but their voice and influence in the Theramore garrison are insufficient, so up to now the admiral has not been able to fully control this army.
After returning to the camp, the remaining kobold soldiers had begun to dig trenches and build fortifications in accordance with Prell's request. The minotaurs had cut down a large number of trees nearby. Prell's plan was to lead the army to Thrall.
After that, he calmly kept a low profile.
The continuous wars really made him feel tired. From the founding of Thresh Kingdom to the present, he has been fighting every year. This is really a huge burden for the newly born kingdom.
However, before Thrall's army arrived, Prell and Daelin Proudmoore behaved peacefully. Apart from sending small groups of scouts to spy on each other, no large-scale battles took place between the two sides.
The Admiral needed to integrate internally, and Prell's Thresh Kingdom garrison and Tauren soldiers were not good at siege, so they just built some simple siege equipment and were busy preparing, waiting for Thrall's attack.
arrival.
However, two days later, the admiral couldn't wait any longer. He took the initiative for the first time and sent an army of about 3,000 men, opened the city gates, and challenged Prell.
This was not because Daelin Proudmoore had completely mastered Theramore's army, but because his scouts discovered that the mixed army of orcs and trolls had left the ruined Tiragarde Castle and began to
Head towards Theramore.
In other words, this news was not discovered by his scouts, but discovered by the South China Sea pirates traveling on the merchant coast and relayed to him.
Therefore, Dailin Proudmoore immediately took the initiative to attack Preel. If Thrall's army arrived, with the siege capabilities the orcs had shown before, Theramore, a small stronghold with wooden rafts as walls, might not be able to support it.
It won't be long.
Prell was ready to refuse Daelin Proudmoore's invitation to fight without even thinking about it, but Cairne Bloodhoof and Rexxar stopped him, especially O'Korn Rockfist, who was placed in
The cronies and confidants of Brackenwall Village were eager to say: "We orcs and the tribe will never be afraid of any challenge!"
Rexxar was not as straightforward as O'Korn Rock Fist. He whispered: "This is not to win military glory, but we must win the battle quickly. Our soldiers have rested for two days and have enough physical strength and strength."
Fight this battle with enthusiasm.”
Kane Bloodhoof also said: "We don't have much food!" Prell sighed: "Then let's go to war!" He understood that the reasons why O'Korn Rockfist and Rexxar supported going to war were based on
There is an unwritten battlefield rule in the world of Azeroth. After one party proposes a challenge, the other party must accept it, otherwise it will be regarded as a shame by the soldiers.
This is what Prell dislikes the most. Human beings in the world of Azeroth have an impact on the entire world in all aspects, such as challenges under unspoken rules.
What Kane Bloodhoof said is also true. The tribe's biggest shortcoming has always been the food problem, especially when thousands of troops gather to transport food from the Stonetalon Mountains, and the losses along the way are huge.
So Prell, as a representative and one of the top commanders of the army, agreed to Daelin Proudmoore's challenge. On the afternoon of the third day, Prell led a selected 3,000 soldiers and set out, while the remaining soldiers continued to stay in the camp.
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The terrain of Dustwallow Swamp is not suitable for large-scale army battles. It is full of swamps, stagnant ponds, and strange-shaped trees and jungles. It is a problem to spread out more than two to three hundred people at a time.
In order to deal with this situation, Prell, Kane, Bloodhoof and others discussed for a long time and finally formulated a combat plan and readjusted the army organization.
The Thresh Kingdom's only experience in jungle warfare was the ambush of Capellan and the convoy sent to support Gresu in the Silt Swamp. So this is Daelin Proudmoore's plan. Since the phalanx hedging in the open area and the city wall guards cannot stop it,
If the tribal army attacks, then he is ready to try a small battlefield divided into countless pieces.
The main battlefield is centered on the jungle road. This is a path that was originally explored and opened up by the goblin caravans. After Jaina arrived, this road was also briefly repaired by humans.
The mixed army was led by Prell, Kane Bloodhoof, Rexxar and O'Korn Rockfist. Prell had the smallest number of troops, only 500 people. He regarded himself as a reserve team and prepared
Support the other three locations at any time.
Although there are only 500 people, this small army already includes orc wolf cavalry, troll harpooneers, tauren warriors and shamans, kobold musketeers, grenadiers, shield bearers, mages and shamans.
As well as ogre warriors, harpy mages, gnoll crossbowmen and warriors.
The place where they fought was located about six or seven miles northwest of Theramore. It was the flattest place within dozens of miles. It was surrounded by four or five connected swamps and pools. Those velociraptors, jungle spiders and
All other creatures have long since been driven away.
The two sides didn't even talk much nonsense, and soon they were fighting together. This kind of battle in the jungle is not conducive to group attacks with muskets, bows and crossbows. This is why Prell is unwilling to accept the challenge, because it means
With the core combat strength of Thresh Kingdom's garrison, the kobold musketeers were unable to exert their advantages at all.
It was precisely with this situation in mind that after consultation with Kane Bloodhoof and others, Prell mixed the tauren, the Stonemaul Ogres from Brackenwall Village, some orcs and trolls with the Thresh Kingdom garrison.
, divided into teams with tauren and ogres as the main force.
Prell did not lead the troops to charge forward, but followed O'Korn Rockfist. Rexxar and Kane Bloodhoof were both familiar with how to use Thresh Kingdom's garrison, but O'Korn was the only one.
Iwaken didn't have any experience, so he focused his main attention here.
In fact, after the Battle of Mount Hyjal, Prell has repositioned himself, positioning himself more as a healer rather than a fighter.
Moreover, compared to the tribe's shamans and a small number of druids who can heal spells, his holy light is more effective in healing injuries and is more suitable as an auxiliary.
In this battlefield, even the admiral's army, which arrived earlier, did not have the time or energy to cut down trees to clear a battlefield, so Prell's view was often blocked by dense trees.
But he soon discovered that on the tribe side, the most outstanding performance was not the tauren or orcs, but the Darkspear Trolls. The Darkspear Trolls performed very well in the battle of Tiragarde Castle, but in
In the jungle, they seemed to have suddenly arrived at the home field.
Trolls are accustomed to using strong ironwood to make armor. They are good at using javelins, boomerangs and blow darts, and their small team cooperation in the jungle is very tacit and excellent. They are flexible and can even throw boomerangs with the help of tree trunks.
The rebound, coupled with the poisonous blow dart, immediately became the protagonist of the battlefield.
Moreover, trolls are good at climbing. They are constantly jumping between trees, constantly dividing the human army into smaller pieces, creating opportunities for their companions and comrades. This makes Prell lament that any race that has survived to this day
, always have their powerful means of survival.
The mages on both sides have a tacit understanding not to use fire spells, because there are ponds everywhere, and it is really difficult to set fire to the forest.
Led by the active Darkspear Troll warriors, Prell noticed that O'Korn Rockfist quickly adjusted his tactics, with the Trolls taking the lead and other races cooperating. He nodded,
He fired a Holy Light spell at an injured Jackal warrior who was being carried down.
Unlike fighting in open areas on the plains, jungle warfare often takes longer due to limited vision and inconvenient communication. This is because the soldiers participating in the war cannot intuitively see the specific losses of their own side, and their critical point of psychological collapse is also higher.
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At this time, Dailin Proudmoore felt miserable. He originally thought that using jungle warfare, he could bring his men and the soldiers of the tribe to the same level, but he didn't know that hundreds of Darkspear trolls suddenly showed their power.