Chapter 158 Predicament
Ryan waited silently for ten minutes. When he knew that Duke had arrived, he came to the chamber and started the military discussion.
Before the start of the battle to defend the city of Stormwind, the nobles who were still clamoring, "Even if there are millions of orcs, let them all die under Stormwind City" all fell silent.
Not surprisingly, the topic changed from how to consume the orcs to how to evacuate.
Evacuation is not an easy task. Even though women and children had been evacuated a few months ago, it wasn't that they didn't want to evacuate, but that there weren't that many boats at all.
No one to blame Duke, without Duke, the situation may be even worse. The simplest example is the new Storm Harbour, a stone wharf that extends all the way to the sea. Compared with the original narrow military port and the beach-based fishermen's wharf, the shipping capacity is more than ten times greater?
And capacity, I really don't know what Duke is thinking. Almost all the ships directly under Duke's command are typical large cargo ships, and they can be used to carry people and cargo without even refitting. The spacious cabin and good ventilation make it full of people like sardine cans, and there is still no major problem.
It's a pity that considering the voyage, no matter how the ship is almost overloaded to transport people, more than 5,000 people can be transported in one day on average.
At this moment, there are still more than 300,000 soldiers and civilians trapped in Stormwind City.
There are so many ships. It is no exaggeration to say that almost all the ships in the human world are here. Even if the shipyards in Stormwind Port and Kul Tiras are working overtime to build ships day and night, the shipping capacity will not be greatly improved in a short period of time.
The shortage of transportation capacity is the biggest problem standing in front of Ryan.
The Kingdom of Stormwind in the 'history' was also hit hard for this reason. After Lothar raided Karazhan, because the orcs advanced faster than this world, all the roads when they came were blocked. Lothar was unable to return to Stormwind City for a long time. When he rushed back to Stormwind City, Ryan was already in an underground secret meeting hall and was killed by Garona under the witness of the little prince Varian.
The dragons have no leader, plus there is garbage in the port, and there are not enough ships. As a result, when Stormwind City was captured by the Horde, more than 80% of the citizens who had no time to escape were slaughtered.
Lothar only took less than 20% of the citizens of the Stormwind Kingdom and the orphans and widows left by Ryan to South Sea Town. With no soldiers, no one, no weapons and supplies, Lothar, who was almost destitute, went straight to the point of desperation.
This is how the later generation Lothar, as a direct descendant of Thoradin, announced the abandonment of the imperial power of Emperor Thoradin, at the cost of recognizing the legitimacy of the kingship of the kings of human countries, in exchange for the establishment of an alliance to jointly fight against the invasion of the tribe.
In this life, with the existence of Duke, the course of history has been greatly changed.
At least Ryan is still alive, and now more than 300,000 citizens have been transported to Nanhai Town. Regardless of the fact that the Stormwind Kingdom lost as it did in history, it is clear that this life has preserved its vitality. (Due to the large number of citizens, and the fact that Duke sent people there early in the morning to prepare for large-scale construction projects, both Stromgarde and Alterac have voices of dissatisfaction. They wonder if the guy from the Kingdom of Stormwind came here and just lingered .)
King Lane is well aware that Duke has reached his limit. But evacuation does not mean that evacuation can be evacuated, let alone a simple mathematical problem. Oh, 300,000 divided by 5,000, exactly 60 days to withdraw.
It was a good idea, an army of hundreds of thousands of orcs was staring at the outside. Once the city was broken, all the remaining people would be wrapped in dumplings in an instant, and none of them could escape. The only ones who are really safe are those who evacuated in the first few days. The further back, the greater the danger.
Now, counting all the militias and city guards, there are 90,000 people at full strength. It sounds like a lot. Once a decisive battle is fought, it will only take half a day to kill everyone.
"Stormwind City can no longer be defended. For the continuation and future of the kingdom, we unanimously suggest that the honorable queen and Her Highness Varian should evacuate first." Several dukes stood up together, first admonishing.
When Lothar heard it, there was a cold snort in his nose.
Why let the queen and prince retreat first? Isn't it because the two mothers and sons don't withdraw, you guys who are greedy for life and afraid of death dare not break the taboo and leave first, right?
If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked.
The upper beam is upright, and if the lower beam wants to be crooked, you have to ask the upper beam if it is willing.
There are queens and princes erected here, and the nobles dare not ask about the removal of their heirs. Now, the near fall of Stormwind Keep gave them their best excuse.
Ryan scanned the nobles, none of them dared to meet Ryan's scorching gaze.
After a short pause, Ryan still said: "Yes, all noble women, first-in-line heirs of the family, those who have not served in the military, or minor noble children can evacuate with the queen and prince. Don't worry, after the bloody battle, there is no one left. If it is meaningful, I will not ask you to stick to it with me to the end."
Ryan's answer made the nobles feel really happy and angry.
Fortunately, Ryan finally let go, giving their heirs an excuse to slip away.
Angrily, Ryan still doesn't allow any funk. The Stormwind Kingdom has been established for thousands of years. It uses military merits to protect its title and advances to the ranks. That's why the aristocrats racked their brains to take idle positions in the army in order to make their heirs stand out, and even the Brando family boy who had conflicts with Duke took credit for his work.
Well now, Ryan blocked the escape route of these guys with one bite. Except for a small number of people who have a grand reason to run away, the rest will live and die with the king.
Those who arranged for their heirs to run away in advance were naturally secretly happy.
Those who are not so smart now look like they just ate arsenic as a snack.
Ignoring these guys, Ryan focused on another important question: "Lothar, if I put the entire city's combat power at your disposal, how many days can you hold Stormwind City?"
Lothar thought for a while: "Just relying on that 16-foot (5-meter) high city wall? If the orcs use it as a breakthrough point... 10 days, no more, and at least 30,000 people will be needed after the break. The first batch of troops will definitely be wiped out."
After the voice fell, there was a commotion in the noble group, and almost everyone was thinking about their own thoughts.
Lane turned his head to Edwin Van Cleef, who was sitting next to Duke, his face looked a little embarrassed: "Van Cleef, if I ask your people to urgently build 50 arrow towers over 20 feet high on the east wall And the trebuchet tower, can it be done? If it can be done, how many days will it take?"
It was the first time for Van Cleef to attend such an important military meeting, and Van Cleef was extremely nervous. His clothes were completely soaked in cold sweat. At this moment, he heard Duke's voice: "Don't be nervous, answer truthfully. Your wise majesty will not Feel free to anger you."