"Sir, why did you let them go? Those are trolls, they killed many of our people!"
Watching more and more trolls fleeing, Anduin Lothar did not stop them, but instead began to recruit human armies.
Seemingly planning to stop the pursuit, a young human officer couldn't help but ask.
Lothar looked at the human officer who was younger than him. Lothar knew the officer's name. He was also a member of the Iron Horse Brotherhood, and had followed him into Stranglethorn Valley with Medivh and Ryan.
His name seems to be Reginald, and his surname is Windsor, a common name and surname among humans in Stormwind City.
He rode to Losa on horseback, reined in his beloved horse, turned to the young officer and said, "Reginald, report to me the casualties of our cavalry."
Young Reginald Windsor was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately reacted.
"Report Sir! The Iron Horse Brotherhood has a total of 185 members. So far, a total of 35 members have been injured and ten have died. There are currently 140 members who can fight with all their strength without being affected."
"Very good, you are doing a good job as a logistics officer." Lothar praised him.
Young Reginald smiled shyly.
But Lothar then changed the subject and asked him in a low voice: "So, Reginald, what do you think the combat effectiveness of our cavalry is, compared to Stormwind City?"
Reginald was stunned for a moment.
He immediately shouted proudly: "The Brotherhood of the Iron Horse, fight for Stormwind City, for the king, and for the people! We are the best cavalry, and we are the best soldiers!"
Reginald Windsor believed that what he said was absolutely correct, even though it was only half a month before the Iron Horse Brotherhood was born.
But among the members of the Brotherhood, there is not only an astonishing genius like Anduin Lothar, but also Crown Prince Ryan, the future King of Stormwind City.
Almost every member is a young, energetic, strong and brave soldier carefully selected from the Stormwind City army.
There is only this kind of army in the entire Stormwind City. It is no problem to say that they are the best soldiers in the Kingdom of Stormwind.
"You are right." Lothar said softly. "I think so too."
The young leader's words made the faces of the many cavalrymen following him show expressions of pride and honor.
Lothar's voice deepened.
He continued in a low voice: "You all heard just now that as the best soldiers in the kingdom, our losses have been so serious. 185 people, only 140 people can participate in the battle in one night."
"Think about it, even we have suffered this loss. What about other human armies? What about other soldiers who are worse than us?"
"Trolls are not wild beasts. Although they are primitive, barbaric and cruel, they can think like us and have their own country and army like us."
"Even a wild beast can put a hunter's life in danger if it resists when forced to the point where it has no way out."
"Stormwind City and the Kingdom can no longer afford any more losses. We have already chased them to the western fertile wilderness. In a day or two at most, they will be able to escape into the forest."
"What should we do? Continue to hunt? No matter how many trolls we kill, can we kill them all?"
Lothar's words made most of the members of the Iron Horse Brotherhood show thoughtful expressions on their faces.
"I have been to the forest of Stranglethorn Vale. There are almost as many trolls there as there are trees. They are inexhaustible to kill."
"So, instead of killing more trolls, we will lose more soldiers."
"It's better to let these frightened trolls escape back. After they return to the forest, they will declare to other trolls the greatness of Stormwind City and our terror. I believe that the trolls will never dare to leave their territory again."
forest!"
"and……"
Lothar deliberately showed a relaxed expression on his face and said: "We have Medivh! If the trolls dare to come again, Medivh will let them know that Stormwind City is not easy to mess with!!"
"Just like this time!"
The tone of Lothar's aria is very convincing. Combined with his calm voice, it is easy for people to obey.
Almost all the elites of the Iron Horse Brotherhood were convinced by him.
One more thing to mention.
Medivh, who was showing off his might on the walls of Stormwind City, was also a member of the Iron Horse Brotherhood.
Ryan and Lothar joined.
How could their Maid not join?
Reginald Windsor was the first to shout loudly: "Yes, if the trolls still dare to come, their end will be like this!"
"That's right! Just like this time!"
"Just like this time!"
"..."
Turning to look at his excited subordinates, Lothar smiled slightly and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Spread out. Gather the pursuing troops. In the name of Anduin Lothar, tell them: Go back to Stormwind City. We are going to witness the coronation ceremony of Crown Prince Ryan!"
Lothar shouted loudly.
This elite cavalry, mainly members of the Iron Horse Brotherhood, quickly dispersed and rode away.
Suddenly there were only a dozen people left.
Lothar did not look at the departing subordinates. He looked at the direction in which the trolls were retreating and the still dazzling troll sun in the sky in that direction.
There were some things he didn't say to his subordinates.
That's what Lothar thought, if he continued to attack this troll tribe regardless of that time in the morning.
That "troll" who is obviously not the original troll will definitely cause heavy losses to his side.
Lothar had an intuition that if she dared to continue going up at that time, she might even be killed.
Even if the entire Iron Horse Brotherhood comes together, as long as Medivh is not there, things may be in trouble.
After this battle, Lothar is no longer the reckless Lothar.
He decisively gave up the pursuit.
And simply stopped chasing the remaining trolls afterwards.
Prevent the human army from being harmed by the mysterious golden troll when Medivh is away.
The reason he told Reginald Windsor and the members of the Iron Horse Brotherhood was correct.
But that golden troll is also one of the important reasons.
But in order to boost morale, he avoided this.
As for favors and so on.
Lothar laughed it off.
A mysterious being within the trolls and a general within the human race. What kind of favors do the two have for each other?
If we ever meet again, it will probably be the day when humans and trolls fight again.
Can favors still be treated as favors at that time?
Preserving strength is the most important thing for Storm Kingdom right now.
After all, the Kingdom of Stormwind, which has been isolated in the south for a long time, has no way to get help from the human countries in the north.
From the very beginning, Stormwind City was isolated and helpless in the battle against the Gurubashi trolls.
Before he was sacrificed, His Majesty Baratheon made no attempt to seek help from the human kingdom in the north.
The troll army marched all the way in. It was actually like asking for help, but the reinforcements could not arrive in time.
Even if time permits, the king is unwilling to ask for help.
Many years ago, Stormwind City asked other human kingdoms for help to jointly resist the gnoll invasion, but no one came to help at all.
Since then, Stormwind has become more isolated, confident of its ability to deal with any threat.
It is probably this quality that makes the people of Stormwind Kingdom more resilient and confident in standing firm.
In the end, the Kingdom of Stormwind was upgraded to the Kingdom of Azeroth, becoming the suzerain state and civilized place of mankind, standing proudly among the tribes of Azeroth.
