Chapter 39: The Cold Alterac Mountains

"Prince Galen, Staneblade was attacked by the Scourge from the Western Plaguelands, and the leader seemed to be a lich."

Just when Galen Trollbane was about to slack off, Staneblade, the gateway between Hillsbrad Foothills and Western Plaguelands, was attacked.

Before, Galen Trollbane thought that due to the influence of the Alterac Mountains, the Scourge would not choose this path, but the incident happened so suddenly.

Staneblade is controlled by the Syndicate, and due to the surrender of Duke Falculest, the Syndicate's territory naturally belongs to Galen Trollbane.

As his own territory and also one of the gateways to Hillsbrad Foothills, Galen Trollbane naturally could not sit idly by, so he took all the main forces, 40,000 Stromgarde militia troops, to Staneblade.

The fastest way to Staneblade is to climb the Alterac Mountains, which are covered with snow all year round, directly from the east of Dalaran, and then cross the Alterac Mountains to Staneblade.

You should know that the people of Stromgarde are no longer the mountain people of the Oranqi tribe. They have lived in the warm and humid Arathi Highlands for thousands of years and can no longer adapt to the cold climate of the Alterac Mountains.

However, the geographical location of Stromgarde is very important. If the Kingdom of Stromgarde wants to occupy Hillsbrad Foothills, it must control the Alterac Mountains. Once the undead enter the Alterac Mountains, it will be difficult to control them.

The undead are resurrected by necromancy magic. They are dead people and will not feel cold. In the icy and complex terrain of the Alterac Mountains, once the undead scourge enters, it will take the Kingdom of Stromgarde several years or even ten years to clean it up.

Before the march, Galen Trollbane gathered the soldiers of the Stromgarde militia. He stood on a high place, facing the 40,000 soldiers of the Stromgarde militia, and told them why they should support Stromgarde.

"Warriors of the Kingdom of Stormgarde, I know you are a little confused about why we have to support Hillsbrad, so I will tell you the reason.

Our ancestors are the Oranchi tribe from the Alterac Mountains. The blood of the Oranchi tribe flows in our bodies. Even if we have lived in the Arathi Highlands for thousands of years, this is still our ancestral land.

After discovering that the Kingdom of Alterac had secretly communicated with the Horde, the former King Thoras Trollbane eliminated this traitor for the Alliance. We, the people of Stormgarde, paid a huge price to fight against the Horde.

We should want to obtain our ancestral land. After all, the Alterac Mountains once belonged to our ancestors.

But King Terenas Menethil II of Lordaeron relied on the power of the Kingdom of Lordaeron to steal the land of Hillsbrad Foothills, and our sacrifice was ignored.

As a former ally, I am willing to help Princess Calia Menethil restore her country.

But I will never give up the claim to this land. The Alterac Mountains originally belonged to us Oranqi people, to Trollbane, and to the Kingdom of Stormgarde!

Before, Steinblade had secretly sworn to join the Kingdom of Stormgarde and obtained my protection. Now Steinblade is under attack from the Scourge in the Western Plaguelands.

Doing this is not only to help Steinblade, but also for the Kingdom of Stormgarde!

Are you willing to follow me and set foot on the land where our ancestors lived? "

Under Galen Trollbane's impassioned speech, the Stromgarde militia was instantly mobilized. They seemed to recall the stories their parents and elders told them when they were young about how their ancestors, the Oranqi tribe, survived in the ice and snow of the Alterac Mountains.

What the Kingdom of Lordaeron did in the past is still resented by the Kingdom of Stormgard and the Kingdom of Gilneas, especially the people of Stormgard. It was they who defeated the defecting Kingdom of Alterac, but they could not even obtain part of the eastern part of Hillsbrad Foothills.

The emotional militia of Stromgarde responded to their prince, raised their weapons and shouted "For the glory of the Kingdom of Stormgarde!"

Only people who have experienced suffering can understand the importance of a strong country, and the people of Stormgarde are like this. Before the Orc War, the Kingdom of Stormgarde was also a top power in the Alliance, but now it is extremely decadent.

The once proud people of Stromgarde have recognized the reality that only their own strength is the most important, otherwise your so-called allies will not help you when you are in the most difficult time, but will add insult to injury.

For Galen Trollbane's blunt move to occupy Hillsbrad Foothills, the militia of Stromgarde were excited one by one. This is what their leader and king should be like.

Since the Kingdom of Lordaeron took advantage of the weakness of the Kingdom of Stormgard to seize the land that should belong to them, this time, they will fight for it back.

Defending the country can best inspire the will of men, and this is also true in the alien world of Azeroth. The Stromgarde militia has already regarded Hillsbrad Foothills as the land of their Kingdom of Stormgard, so the Scourge that invaded Hillsbrad is just like the attack on the Thoradin Wall.

In this way, Galen Trollbane led the Stromgarde militia and resolutely set foot on the rugged road covered with ice and snow in the Alterac Mountains.

As the altitude rises, the climate becomes colder and the roads become more difficult and rugged.

After the Oranqi tribe left the Alterac Mountains, many roads disappeared in the ice and snow due to lack of maintenance, and the road that Galen Trollbane and his team took across the Alterac Mountains was like this. There used to be roads here, but after thousands of years, the ice and snow covered them, making it worth their flesh and blood to re-open them.

You know, due to the climate of Arathi Highlands, the Stromgarde militia troops all wear simple clothes and standard armor on the outside. They don’t feel anything in other areas of Hillsbrad Foothills with the same mild climate, but when they set foot on the Alterac Mountains, it’s different.

The armor made of steel can’t provide any protection, simple clothes can’t keep warm, and the biting cold wind hangs on the face like a knife.

Faced with such an uncomfortable situation, the Stromgarde militia remained silent, as did the female warriors among them. When they set foot on the Alterac Mountains, the Oranqi tribal bloodline hidden deep in their veins began to revive, and they walked on the Alterac Mountains just like their ancestors did thousands of years ago.