Chapter 1920: The Wandering Thrall (Additional Chapters May Be Added for the Alliance Leader and Young Master)

According to the War Orphans Act issued by Duke, the orphans will be placed in foster care with qualified families (usually military families) until they reach the age of sixteen, with all living and tuition fees free. There are also special allowances for families adopting war orphans.

There is a civil affairs official who is also a veteran, who is responsible for the designated orphans and checks the growth of the orphans on a monthly basis.

Precisely because they are in the same situation around them, those veterans can't stand the idea of ​​daring to abuse war orphans.

In addition, the alliance will impose the most severe sanctions on corruption, deduction of pensions and other acts. The alliance's reputation in this regard is extremely high.

Alliance soldiers have good benefits and high salaries, even after retirement. This makes joining the army always the top priority for Alliance youths.

What's more, every war in the Alliance is based on righteousness. Coupled with the territorial expansion and increase in resources brought about by the attack on Northrend, these are all priority benefits for military personnel.

This made every Union man proud to join the military.

If Duke had not been strictly controlling the number of soldiers joining the army in accordance with economic proportions over the years, the total number of active soldiers in the alliance would have exceeded 10 million.

Soldiers are not engaged in production; they are purely professionals who need to be supported with money obtained from other places. Peasants and soldiers in the European Middle Ages on Earth have proven to be useless for countless times. A few strictly trained knights can chase thousands of peasant soldiers away like ducks in a rout, chasing them all over the ground.

Unless it is on the verge of genocide, no matter how severe the war is, the proportion of professional soldiers should not exceed one-tenth of the total population. Generally speaking, one percent is the most appropriate ratio. In modern times, few countries have more than five million conventional troops. Even if there are more than a billion people in the Great Celestial Empire, the number of soldiers is still one million.

As for the militiamen and reserve soldiers who have received military training but have little use in paying military salaries, that is a different matter.

Duke used this method to avoid the huge burden of unlimited expansion of military expenditures, and also established a recruiting echelon for the alliance. Once there are not enough active-duty soldiers, they will immediately be replaced by strictly trained reserves. The only difference between them and active soldiers is combat experience. There are even many generals who have been transferred from active duty to reserve duty, and even this is omitted.

Under the reserve force, there are people with a population of tens of millions who have received basic combat training.

After a series of measures, implemented day by day for more than ten years, once the alliance entered a wartime state, the energy burst out by this war machine immediately became quite terrifying.

This scene even shocked the leaders of the Throne Council.

Not to mention Thrall.

Dedicated to healing the scars of the earth, Thrall, who has been in the Ring of the Earth for the past few years, was the last to notice. It was already the evening of the next day when he received the message from the night elf druids of the Alliance.

Thrall was shocked and persuaded Hamuul Runetotem on the spot to ask Malfurion to intercede.

The archdruid is a thoroughgoing protector of nature, and also represents the Cenarion Circle and is an observer at the throne meeting.

Malfurion was not surprised by Thrall's arrival, but he was unmoved by Thrall's proposal to prevent an all-out war between the Alliance and the Horde.

"Thall, I recognize the efforts of you and the tauren in healing the scars of the earth. In fact, the people in the Earth Ring and the brothers and sisters in the Cenarion Circle are equal. But on this matter, I suggest that you should be less Mix it in.”

"But..." Before Thrall could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Malfurion.

"No more 'buts', you gave up your position as warchief to Garrosh. Now he is exercising his powers as warchief, allowing Varok Saurfang to attack Ashenvale. They attack first The thing is arson. Now one-fifth of Ashenvale has been caught in forest fires. And he destroyed Theramore with [Focusing Iris], which has exceeded the scope of conventional war. Even if Garrosh steps down, it will not matter. Might have been spared.”

Malfurion was very forthright and said words that many politicians would never say in public. He is a leader and a great druid with a heart of compassion.

This is the biggest reason Thrall can hear the truth.

Sal simply felt like the sky was falling.

As a former warchief, he is the orc who knows the strength of the alliance best. The Alliance's war machine started, crushing the Horde in minutes.

Thrall walked away in despair, muttering to himself: "That idiot Garrosh... actually gave the Alliance such an excuse for war."

Thrall hurriedly borrowed the portal in Darnassus and rushed to Stormwind City, which is now the political center of the Alliance, where Alliance Commander Varian Wrynn is located.

Cold water was poured on him.

"Commander Wrynn is aware of your arrival. He refuses to meet you. But as an old friend of the alliance, the commander believes it is necessary to protect your personal safety in the alliance and will send a team of guards to you."

Thrall wanted to say that he did not need an escort, but he saw the eyes of the soldiers and the people. Even if he wears the badge of a diplomatic envoy, theoretically no Alliance member will take the initiative to attack him. But those eyes filled with hatred and hostility made him feel palpitated.

He had no doubt that as long as he dared to take off the badge on his body, even if he knew he was outmatched, the entire Stormwind City would come forward to launch a suicidal attack on him.

Thrall turned around and went to the new city of Kul Tiras in the south of Stranglethorn Vale to find Jaina. As expected, Jaina did not receive him.

Aegwynn was only asked to bring one sentence to Thrall: "This is the second time, and there will never be a third time."

Strictly speaking, the tribe in this life has declared war on the Alliance twice. Different from the historical fights and peace, when there are no foreign enemies, they stab each other, but when there are foreign enemies, they join forces together.

The war between the two sides in this life is more cautious. Either they don't fight, or they fight it is a real all-out war.

Thrall was very frustrated. The alliance still respected him, but the leaders of the alliance also had reasons for not seeing him - Thrall was not qualified.

Now Thrall is no longer a great chief, not even a chief or the absolute leader of a large organization.

The attitude of Varian and Jaina is the attitude of the entire Alliance Throne Conference. The two deputy commanders-in-chief who were the leaders refused to see him. As long as they were mature politicians, they would never contact Sal in private. After all, Thrall is still a green-skinned orc.

Thrall was a little disappointed, but not desperate. He borrowed the alliance portal and went directly to Haguero Island over Stranglethorn Valley to find Vol'jin.