Sylvanas stood on a high slope, looking at the endless Scourge Legion.
Now she has adapted to the body of a banshee and accepted the reality of becoming an undead creature, except not daring to look in the mirror.
Among the three Windrunner sisters, Sylvanas can serve as the Ranger General of Silvermoon City, which is a reflection of leadership and personal charm.
Among the many generals of the Scourge, no one can match Sylvanas in terms of arranging troops and commanding battle formations.
The Burning Legion has set off from Dalaran and is heading towards Lordaeron in a mighty manner. Arshar has handed over the front line to the command of Sylvanas, with Kel'Thuzad as her assistant.
Sylvanas kept in mind the teachings of a senior: On the night before the war, the outcome is actually determined.
Later, the senior died at the hands of the Zul'Aman trolls, and Sylvanas took over the position of Ranger General from him.
Sylvanas had already compared the combat capabilities of the Burning Legion and the Scourge in her mind.
The Burning Legion is claimed to be one hundred thousand, including a considerable number of technicians and logistics personnel. The actual number of participants in the war does not exceed 70,000. These 70,000 legions are mainly composed of Doom Guards and Demon Guards, who are considered ordinary soldiers.
Then there are a small number of abyss lords, eredar mages, fear lords, etc., the elite troops of the legion.
Looking at the Scourge, Sylvanas frowned. Ordinary soldiers were a large group of ghouls.
How many ghouls can defeat a demon guard? Sylvanas sighed, I am afraid that the battle loss ratio is greater than one hundred to one, which means that a hundred ghouls may not be able to defeat a demon guard.
Then there is the gap in equipment between the two sides.
This is thanks to the protective shield built by Titans in Azeroth, which prevents the heavy weapons of the Burning Legion from being transported in. However, despite this, the Burning Legion is well-equipped, with ordinary soldiers covered in thick armor and holding terrifying magic weapons.
Let’s look at the ghouls of the Scourge. Although Alsace attaches great importance to hygiene and the ghouls don’t have a rancid smell, their weapons only have sharp claws and only a few strips of cloth covering their bodies. How can they fight against the steel that is armed to the teeth?
body?
Arthas suddenly sent out half a million Scourge soldiers. Sylvanas guessed that these were already the main force of the Scourge. The only advantage of the Scourge was their numbers, but she concluded that this was a losing war.
There was no chance of winning. Sylvanas could not think of any way to win. The only good thing was that the Forsaken of Silvermoon City were arranged in the rear, responsible for logistics work, producing armored weapons, meat grinders, etc., and were not sent to the front line as
cannon fodder.
Sylvanas was not optimistic about the Scourge, and Kel'Thuzad's judgment was similar.
"This is for you, don't lose it."
Kel'Thuzad handed Sylvanas a black skull necklace.
"What does this do?" Sylvanas felt the faint magic fluctuations in the necklace.
Kel'Thuzad shrugged. At this time, he still did not forget to joke:
"Don't get me wrong, this necklace has no other meaning. I think humans and high elves should not have a relationship beyond friendship. It is used for positioning. If the battle situation is unfavorable, our mage can teleport you to a safe location."
A great mage who couldn't joke, Sylvanas silently took the necklace and put it on.
She didn't think the necklace would work. After all, in terms of magic level, the legion's eredar mages could instantly kill Dalaran mages, far exceeding the Scourge's necromancers.
Sooner or later, Master Eredar will find out.
A war destined to fail. For the Forsaken of Silvermoon City, Sylvanas could only do her best.
This is a battle that attracts the attention of all forces in Azeroth. There are countless magical eyes in the sky observing secretly, as the Burning Legion and the Scourge collide head-on.
Sylvanas set up an ambush in Shadow Canyon, a place where the legion must pass. Although the legion's scouts should not be underestimated, she figured out the other party's thoughts. The arrogant legion will definitely step into the trap and will never take a detour.
The advance force of the Burning Legion is the Doom Guard led by Kazloga, which has about 5,000 soldiers. As Sylvanas expected, Doom Guard Kazloga did not take the Scourge in his eyes at all, and actually stepped into it.
into a trap.
Sylvanas did not expect to defeat the Burning Legion, she only wanted to defeat Khazloga's vanguard, which would be considered a complete achievement, so she invested all 500,000 Scourge Legions at once.
However, as soon as the battle began, Sylvanas realized that she had underestimated the fighting power of the Burning Legion.
On the continent of Azeroth, except for the ancient dragon clan, the ancient gods, and the disappeared upper elf clan, there is no experience in fighting the Burning Legion.
The Dragon Clan is obviously not willing to share its experience, and the Burning Legion is a completely unfamiliar enemy.
Khazroga's 5,000 doomsday guard troops entered half of the canyon. Sylvanas sent thousands of death knights to split it in half, and then launched a frontal attack with huge abominations. A large group of ghouls cooperated in the attack.
There are also banshee archers providing cover with bows and arrows. This is a pretty standard Azeroth-style tactical arrangement.
Kazloga was not in a hurry, and the two divided troops quickly shrank, and the well-trained legionnaires set up a circular defensive position on the spot.
Afterwards, a large swath of fel fire enveloped their position. Within the fel fire, the combat effectiveness of the legion's soldiers doubled, and the natural disaster soldiers burned blazingly.
Sylvanas was dumbfounded. The death knight responsible for dividing the battlefield, and the abominations and ghouls who first charged all burned and were quickly reduced to ashes. The area covered by the fel fire was a restricted area.
"Can these flames be extinguished?" Sylvanas asked Kel'Thuzad beside her.
Kel'Thuzad shook his head and said bitterly: "My understanding of evil energy is far less than that of the Burning Legion."
The Scourge soldiers could not get close, and Sylvanas was so angry that she stamped her feet, hoping that the evil fire would soon be extinguished, so she ordered a siege but not an attack.
Unexpectedly, bad news soon came. Ten thousand demon guards led by Abyss Lord Azgalo suddenly increased their marching speed and arrived at an unimaginable speed. It was estimated that they would arrive in less than half an hour.
Only then did Sylvanas realize that she was the one who had been deceived, but she was not willing to retreat like this, and quickly sent 100,000 Scourge troops to stop the attack.
After that, bad news continued to come. The armies of Reki Winterhan, Anersalon and other natural disaster generals were moving towards the direction of Shadow Canyon. Their marching speed was also astonishingly fast, almost flying.
Same speed.
Sylvanas had no choice but to divide her forces to resist, which was a taboo for military strategists.
"It's not that there's a problem with my command ability." Sylvanas said, "The Burning Legion was so unexpected. Their abilities in all aspects were beyond my expectations."
Kel'Thuzad said nonchalantly: "Facing an unfamiliar enemy, it is inevitable to pay some price. Just do your best and give it a go. Don't leave any regrets."
Sylvanas wondered, this should be the main force of the Scourge. If they were defeated, what would Arthas use to fight against the Burning Legion?
The team that went to snipe continued to receive bad news. Fortunately, the evil fire covering the two positions was extinguished, and Sylvanas immediately launched the main attack.
After the head-on battle, Sylvanas realized that the gap between the Scourge and the Burning Legion was wider than imagined.
The huge abomination rushed forward and was cut in half by the Doom Guard in a single encounter. The Doom Guard's rain of fire easily took away the lives of the large group of ghouls.
Fortunately, the soldiers of the Scourge Legion were not afraid, so they would not retreat no matter how heavy the casualties were. If they were humans or high elves, facing such a battle like moths flying into a flame, their morale would have collapsed and they would have fled in all directions.
Sylvanas frowned, there was nothing she could do. (To be continued)