With regards to Duque's straightforward agreement, not only did the Horde feel incredulous, but even William felt that it was a little too easy for the Horde.
William would never forget how his father had died. He hadn't died during the terrifying evacuation of Stormwind City, nor had he died in the cruel second Battle of the Dark Portal. In fact, he had fought on the frontlines time and time again without suffering any injuries. Yet, he had died in an assassination attempt by the Orcs.
As someone who had experienced the first and second Battle of the Dark Portal, Duque should have hated the Orcs the most.
Why had Duque agreed?
Was it too hasty?
Or was it purely emotional?
William didn't speak. He was a king and a strong man. However, when placed in the entire Alliance, he was lacking in terms of strength, experience, knowledge, and judgment.
Unlike the William in history who had to stand up and carry the flag, the current William still had Duque to protect him from the wind and rain.
Perhaps his growth would be slower, but compared to the short-tempered and violent William who had been dominated by the Ghost Wolf for a long time, he would make fewer mistakes and grow more steadily.
Suddenly, William remembered what Bolvar Fordragon had said. As the regent left behind by the previous king, William worshipped Anduin Lothar the most, and accepted all of Anduin's opinions unconditionally.
After Anduin's death, Duque had disappeared time and time again. The first time, it had been 10 years, and the second time, it had been four years. During the period when William was growing up, Duque was basically a name that only existed in legends. Hence, the elder that William trusted the most was Bolvar.
Bolvar's evaluation of Duque was as follows: "Apart from those who can't be shown in public, there are only two kinds of commanders in the world. One is the one who uses all the resources at hand to achieve victory, and the other is the one who obtains all the resources needed to achieve victory before the battle begins. The so-called battle is just a formality. Obviously, Duque is the latter. "
Bolvar's evaluation had always been deeply imprinted in William's mind.
"Listen more! Do more! He could ask, but he could not make things difficult for Duque. Because when Duque does things, there's always something that ordinary people like us can't understand. And every time, he'll prove that he's right. "This was Bolvar's most important advice.
Hence, William stood at the side and listened quietly like an obedient junior.
Duque's promise made Sal and Wojin overjoyed.
"Thank you! Duke Marcus, although I can't say that a human is the best friend of an orc, I have to say that you are the most trustworthy human in the tribe. "Sal extended his hand and firmly shook Duque's.
Duque sighed. "This is all because of Azeroth! Moreover, no one in Azeroth knows what kind of enemy we are going to face next. I can only say that in the coming days, no one can relax their combat readiness. The Burning Legion still had the terrifying commander, Kil 'jaeden. Of the several evil Ancient Gods, only C' Thun came out. As a leader, I must prepare for the worst. "
"Then your most pessimistic view is …"
Duque gritted his teeth. "These guys mentioned above will all come out to cause trouble in the next ten years."
Sal and Wojin's expressions turned cold at the same time.
If what Duque said was right, then the Alliance indeed had no reason to launch a war against the Horde. Fighting among themselves in front of a great enemy was really courting death.
"I understand. I will prepare the combat readiness plan and arrange it."
On the other side, Kane also ran over, exchanged a few pleasantries, and took Sal away. As the victors, the Horde warriors were also eager to see their leader and hear his victory declaration.
As for the spoils of war, there was not much trouble. Basically, it was settled after a few words of discussion.
When all the tribes had left and only the Alliance was left, William finally asked the question in his heart, "Uncle Duke, will those terrible things really happen?"
"Phew!" Duque exhaled, then handed a note to William. "It's not a question of whether or not it will happen. It has already happened."
After quickly reading the translated coded letter, William's eyes suddenly shrank.
"No wonder …"
"No wonder when you finished fighting Hakkar and wanted to pull the troops over to Kalimdor, I stopped you in Stormwind City on the grounds of insufficient transport capacity." Duque smiled.
In this Battle of Silithus, the soldiers sent by the Alliance were mainly Dwarves and Gnomes, and they forcefully bombarded the battlefield. There were not many infantry soldiers, and they were basically second-tier legions. None of the famous Scarlet Cross Legion or Gryphon Legion came.
Anyway, on the Alliance's side, there were Orcs and Taurens on foot, Trolls and Night Elves on long-range, and the Forgotten Mages on the Mages' side. It was completely enough.
In the face of a great enemy, no one played any tricks.
The result was naturally a happy one.
Who would have thought that Duque had already secretly detained the main force, ready to send them all to the Dark Portal at any time.
Everything was based on one name — Draenor! It was also commonly known as the Outland. Now, the situation there had already undergone major changes.
After Illidan Stormrage was defeated by Arthas, who had yet to become a Lich King, he ran to the Outland to cause trouble, just like in history. However, in this life, he did not have Kael 'thas as an accomplice.
There was no Kai Zi, who was now officially appointed by the Alliance as the leader of the Outland Dispatch Army. As an upright High Elf prince, after washing away his shame in the Battle of Mount Hyjal, he was once again revered as a hero by the Elves, and Queen Sylvanas did not stop her people from seeking refuge with Kael 'thas.
The biggest difference from the original history was that Kai Zi should have led the Blood Elves to beat the bitter Draenei like dogs, and even occupied their old nest in Draenor, The Storm.
Now, history had changed drastically.
Kai Zi seemed to be guided by fate, and ran to The Storm again. However, this time, the Draenei were almost wiped out by the Fel Orc army, and they had nowhere to go, so they sent a request for help. Kai Zi's sense of justice was overflowing, and he brought his Elves to help.
This made Duque, who was familiar with history, feel very amused …
"Are we going to war again?" Magni asked calmly.
"No, not so fast. I plan to give some support, and then let Kael 'thas hold on for a while longer. "
"That's good. The Alliance's morale is still okay, but the soldiers' physical strength and the countries' financial resources are at their limits." Magni sighed.
Without Duque's economic development plan, the Alliance would probably be even more miserable.
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