Duque choked on the wine he had just drunk, which amused Terenas and Andoine.
"Cough, cough, cough, why me? Don't tell me you're not going to choose the holy knight that Archbishop Fao recommended? "Duke whispered his doubts.
At the long table, Terenas elegantly put down the wine plate in his hand.
"That's also a choice." Terenas looked at Andoine, and Andoine immediately gave him a knowing look.
Andoine continued, "I think it is similar to me being elected as the commander of the alliance. If it were not for you, Duque, perhaps the kings of the seven kingdoms would choose a 'paladin' recommended by Archbishop Fao, who is more neutral. "
King Terenas continued, "The dwarves only need support. After receiving sufficient support, the dwarves will not have any mobility in a short period of time. But the kings of the seven kingdoms are different. They have to consider who is more reliable to hand over their troops to. Not to mention that the seven kingdoms have handed over their elite troops this time. We trust Sir Lothar, but there are times when we need to divide our forces. In fact, it is not easy to find a candidate who is strategic, decisive, and fair enough to be accepted by the kingdoms. "
Andoine continued, "I understand that the archbishop wants the 'paladins' to perform a miracle, but why should we take an unnecessary risk when there is a better and safer choice?"
Terenas chuckled, his white hair swaying in the wind. At this moment, he looked a little cute in Duque's eyes. "There is a ready-made, publicly recognized, fair, and neutral candidate with an impressive battle record. Why not choose a completely unknown newbie? That is the greatest absurdity. "
Duque was a little embarrassed, and he finally felt that he had changed history.
Yes, he had forgotten that he was the most suitable one.
In history, Lothar almost went to the Northern Continent alone. Being born in Stormwind City, he naturally could not affect the interests of the five kingdoms of the Northern Continent, Kakur Tiras. It was the same for Duque. The root of Duque's interests was in the Southern Continent, and Duque's series of successes, such as the command of the fleet, had successfully conquered the various Kings, which was why Duque had risen to power.
Turayon, who had ascended to the top in a single bound, also ascended to the top in the following discussion with Lothar. Unfortunately, halfway through his ascension, Turayon continued to be Lothar's assistant. However, he was only an adjutant in the army, not the deputy commander of the alliance, let alone independent military power.
In the eyes of King Menethil and Lothar, Bishop Fao wouldn't be dissatisfied with such a high position even though they hadn't seen the so-called Holy Knight yet. This was all for the sake of the archbishop. After all, a Paladin was a combat profession, not some strategist college or military academy.
'I'm sorry, Turalyon …' Duque smiled bitterly in his heart.
After that, they talked a lot during the lunch. Terenas talked about forming the [Silver Hand] Knights with the Paladins as the core. This was not a short-term matter. First, it would take at least a month to recruit people from Rotterdam and even the entire Northern Continent. Then, they would train, reorganize, and carry out their beliefs. All of these would add up to at least three months to form a combat force.
Meanwhile, the Horde's attack across the sea was imminent.
After the lunch, during the afternoon military meeting.
The hastily built grass-roots troupe gathered together.
The main military ranks of the people present were:
Commander-in-Chief Andoine, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Duque, Admiral Dellin, Vice Admiral Mograine, and Rear Admiral Abbendis.
Of course, the main reason was that most of the kings had rushed back to their countries to mobilize their troops, and the King of Rotterdam was not good at military affairs. The kings also had a private agreement to prohibit Terenas from commanding the army.
Dellin was a king, but he played the role of Admiral in the Alliance's navy well, showing his respect for Lothar.
"The current situation is that my fast reconnaissance ship discovered that the Horde has built a large number of small and medium-sized transport ships, but not a single ship that is comparable to our destroyer."
"A large-scale sea crossing without any cover?" Lothar's head hurt. "This is not common sense."
"That's common sense." Duque calmly reminded, "If it were a normal human, it would be impossible for them to climb over the cliffs on the east and north side of Stormwind City to attack the two low walls of Stormwind City. In fact, the Horde did it, and Stormwind City fell because of it."
No one refuted Duque.
Lothar looked up. "Who has a more reasonable inference?"
Duque glanced at Admiral Dellin, and pointed to Southshore in the middle of the huge map. "If I don't have good shipbuilding skills, or enough time to build a large number of battleships to resist the enemy, but I have enough troops, I will use a large number of transport ships to drown the enemy."
Dellin looked at Duque unhappily. "I want to remind you, Deputy Commander-in-Chief, that the First Fleet of Kur-tiras has arrived at the dock of Southshore, and the Second and Third Fleets will arrive in five days. The Storm Fleet that Your Excellency passed the command to me is also waiting for orders in Southshore. "
What he meant was not to underestimate the dominance of Kur-tiras in the field of naval warfare.
"Very good confidence, Admiral. May I ask how many battleships the four fleets have in total?"
"12 reconnaissance ships, 312 destroyers, 89 cruisers, and 18 large battleships." Admiral Dellin puffed out his chest proudly. "If the Horde comes with these moving target ships, the Kur-tiras Navy can destroy them all on the sea."
"Very good number, but what if the Horde comes with more than 10,000 transport ships? Twenty thousand? Thirty thousand? What if the number of enemy ships is far more than the total number of cannons of your army? "Duque continued to ask.
Dellin's expression finally changed. "This … is not possible, right?"
Duque pulled out a 3D video. It was a clip of the Horde's laborers sacrificing themselves to attack Stormwind City.
"Do you see? These are the Horde's laborers. These laborers have no value in the eyes of the orcs, and they will be used as cannon fodder. There are more than 500,000 known Horde warriors, and this does not include these laborers. If I hold this card, I'll build twenty thousand transport ships. The first five thousand will be the lowest number of laborers to maintain the ship's voyage. I'll even use the ships to exhaust the human's ammunition. When your ship's cannons are about to explode, my official army will arrive. "
The generals were all numb. Lothar took a deep breath. "What good idea do you have?"
Duque smiled. "Please allow me to introduce the Southshore defense line."
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