Assault on Hillsbrad Briefing . " Now that the Armada is well supplied with the precious black substance that your Tankers have amassed , Doomhammer feels it is time to make a gruesome example of Hillsbrad . " " With the aid of new Foundry sites that allow you to construct more advanced ships , you may build Transports to deliver your forces across the channel to the cowering Human settlement . " " All who oppose the Horde must be taught a harsh lesson - leave no one alive ! " Background . Needing a large number and farms to support the operation , much time was spent making preparations and gathering resources before constructing the lumber mill and shipyard required to begin the first stage . The Horde unit kept the destroyer that had brought them close to the shore north of town . With eight workers at their disposal , the shipyard went up near where the destroyer was anchored . Soon they had both a shipyard and a refinery on the north shore , with several tankers , gathering oil from a nearby patch . Four destroyers were launched to clear the seas , then all five were sent far to the northeast where the enemy platform needed removal . From there , they swept westward to the coastline near Hillsbrad , sinking a transport that had managed to make a single delivery of humans the Horde base . To prevent further annoyances of that sort , the Horde warships made quick work of the Alliance ’ s coast structures , leaving the nearby enemy tower standing so they could watch . The destroyers remained near the shore ; while the Horde prepared to land their own force . While a new barracks provided training for six grunts and six trolls , the Horde constructed two transports for them and the lumber mill cut new , nicely balanced throwing axes for the raid . Once the transports had been loaded and delivered to waiting destroyers , they placed a single warship close enough to shore to pound the Alliance tower . This panicked their soldiers into thinking they could stop them at the shoreline ; as they came , the Horde ’ s other warships opened fire . With the coast reasonably clear , the transports landed and released the Hordes to level the town . All the defenders were slaughtered first ; then their structures fell like straw huts . Soon word of victory against the township of Hillsbrad reached Doomhammer , who shortly thereafter rewarded the unit with an opportunity for more destruction near the mainland to the north . Aftermath . Although the Horde had successfully left the townships of Hillsbrad and Southshore in ruins their base on Zul ' dare had been destroyed and they were driven from the shores of Lordaeron . It was clear to the Alliance that the war would cost the them dearly . . . With the cities decimated rumors spread throughout the Human kingdoms like wildfire of their impending doom . Although they had lost their base , War Chief Doomhammer was pleased with his commander ' s and Urok Scratcher ' s success and ordered them into in Khaz Modan to help defend their outpost in Dun Modr . Meanwhile , the alliance Regional Commander and Milan were ordered into Khaz Modan to assist Stromgarde and Kul Tiras attacking the outpost . Both forces were ordered to fight over control of Stromgarde ' s island citadel at Tol Barad .