Before leaving, Galen randomly selected five thousand heavy infantry, five thousand musketeers, one hundred mages, and one hundred priests, and teleported them to the docks of Stratholme.
Taking advantage of the fact that Galen had just cleared the area and Tirion hadn't taken over the entire city yet, these ten thousand plus people were treated as reinforcements from Stromgarde arriving by sea and entered Stratholme.
Command was delegated to Tirion, replacing the farmers who had been acting as militiamen.
Now, due to Galen's secret intervention, more people of Lordaeron have survived than expected, and a rudimentary form of mutual confrontation between the undead and the living has already formed.
However, before Arthas leaves the Eastern Kingdoms, the living are still at a disadvantage. In addition, Mograine has not obtained the Ashbringer and does not have enough prestige to form a crusade, so most of the surviving towns have failed to unite and are instead fighting on their own.
As Galen left Stratholme and headed south, he happened to see the town of Corin being besieged and falling to the Scourge. A group of paladins was holding the line to buy time for the residents of Corin to evacuate.
From afar, Galen saw the banner of the Knights of the Silver Hand. In these chaotic times, who would care whether the Knights of the Silver Hand were legitimate or not?
These hundred or so paladins were firmly guarding the northeastern hills of Corin, facing the onslaught of the undead sea like ordinary reefs!
Since Galen had encountered them, he couldn't stand idly by and watch them die. He drew the Ashbringer and waved it forward: "Charge!"
Then, he took the lead and charged out.
Two thousand paladins, two thousand three hundred knight-captains, and over a thousand royal guards immediately formed a wedge formation, with Galen as the spearhead, following closely behind!
It was still the same routine that Xu Jin offered. The Holy Light of the high-level paladins was not something that low-level undead could withstand. The Holy Light poured into the ground, sanctifying it into holy land, which could not only purify the land already contaminated by death and plague, but also cause damage to the undead.
The area where Galen's Templar Knights passed formed a quarantine zone, directly dividing the undead sea into two.
Galen wielded the Ashbringer, and the undead, abominations, and gargoyles that appeared in front of him were ignited by his Holy Light like large candles, turning into mobile torches.
At this moment, the path of Holy Light's punishment was fully demonstrated in his hands.
In Corin, several necromancers saw the banners of Stromgarde and the Crusader's insignia and were shocked, issuing an order to retreat.
Now, the entire Scourge knows that a fierce man has appeared in the Eastern Kingdoms, leading an army that completely disregards the undead sea.
The Lich King also knows that before his power is completely fused with Arthas, the ultimate weapon he has chosen, no one in the Scourge can temporarily match Galen.
Therefore, he has already ordered that any troops encountering the army led by this person can retreat on their own without being punished by him.
The Scourge retreated, and Theros, who had been struggling to hold on, breathed a sigh of relief. He had originally thought that they would be overwhelmed by the undead, but he didn't expect an allied force to suddenly appear and save them.
Galen's heroic figure of turning the undead into ashes was also deeply imprinted in the hearts of these paladins.
Galen approached on his warhorse and realized that these paladins were old acquaintances: Baron Theros.
"Galen, senior brother! Thank you for your support!"
Theros exclaimed in surprise.
"Theros!"
Only then did Galen realize that this paladin lord was seriously injured. The most serious wound was in his abdomen, obviously a penetrating wound from a runeblade, and another was in his right eye, which was wrapped in thick gauze that couldn't stop the blood from seeping out.
"Your injuries are severe, let me heal you!" Galen said in a deep voice.
Galen dismounted, stepped forward, raised his hand, and threw out several Holy Light spells directly. Theros's face was pained as Galen's Holy Light was neutralizing the power of death in the wound. Judging from the energy residue on it, it should be a death knight specializing in blood magic.
Galen looked at Theros, this paladin specialized in protection...
A protection paladin fighting a blood DK... interesting.
It seems that the Lich King has found a good subordinate.
"Who injured you? Brother!"
"A... uh! High elf, death knight, very strong!"
High elf death knight?
Galen searched his memories from his previous life, recalling the figure he had seen in Acherus: The Ebon Hold, and finally locked on to a name.
Perhaps it was him, I didn't expect that he still couldn't escape his fate.
While Galen was distracted, Theros's abdominal wound sizzled, and a burst of red-black smoke floated out. Then, the wound regained its flesh color and began to heal under the nourishment of the Holy Light.
"Senior brother, I feel better, no need to continue!"
Galen came back to his senses and stopped the output of Holy Light.
At this time, Gavinrad also led the Templar Knights to heal the wounded paladins. Galen glanced around and found that they were only a little mentally exhausted and there was nothing serious.
Then, Galen exchanged some information with Theros. After the Knights of the Silver Hand were disbanded by Arthas, they had been stationed at the mouth of the Southshore River, waiting for King Terenas to redress the grievances of the Knights of the Silver Hand. During that time, they launched attacks everywhere to combat the rampant undead.
Until Uther received Galen's message, he led half of the paladins to the royal city, and the rest were led by Saidan Dathrohan. Later, Uther lost contact.
Now, they are using the Light's Hope Chapel as a base to gather survivors.
The Scourge has blocked communications between various regions, and only a small number of gryphon riders can transmit information for them, and they also have to guard against the gargoyles in the sky. Therefore, the news of Uther's injury has not yet spread.
Galen then told them the news that the Scourge had broken through the high elves' capital city and Quel'Thalas was almost destroyed.
After the conversation, Galen threw out a magic package, and Theros reached out to catch it.
"These are some holy water and some healing potions, all of which can be used to deal with the Scourge. Guard the Light's Hope Chapel well!"
"Archbishop Alonsus Faol is on his way back, and I will escort him back to preside over the overall situation in Lordaeron."
The destruction of Corin gave Galen a wake-up call. The situation in Lordaeron needs to be changed. At least, the surviving strongholds fighting on their own must be connected.
Don't think that everything is under your control. The Lich King is not an ordinary wild monster that can be eliminated at will. If he is not careful, the Scourge will break through control, and his trump cards will have to be exposed in advance!
The reorganization of the Alliance cannot be separated from Lordaeron, the former leader.
The Archbishop is an insurance policy. If Princess Calia cannot shoulder the burden of Lordaeron, then we can only see if the Archbishop can use faith to unite the people.