Battle of Razor Hill The Battle of Razor Hill was an engagement between the forces of the Darkspear tribe under the command of Vol ' jin against the True Horde forces of Razor Hill under the command of High Overseer Bloodmane as part of the Darkspear rebellion . The battle resulted in a devastating defeat for the Kor ' kron forces , who were forced to retreat from the town , allowing the Darkspear to take full control of it and cut the supply line to Orgrimmar from the Barrens . Word of the stunning victory reached both the other factions of the Horde and of the Alliance , and prompted both sides to join the rebellion . News of the victory also reached Garrosh Hellscream , who in turn heavily fortified Orgrimmar and had all non Orcs in the city arrested and sentenced to be executed . Prelude to Battle . After hearing that Vol ' jin had survived his assassination attempt , Garrosh Hellscream sent a battalion of Kor ' kron soldiers to raid Sen ' jin Village to crush the Darkspear rebellion and kill the troll for good . However , after receiving help from Thrall , Chen Stormstout and adventurers , the village withstood assault after assault , resulting in extremely high casualties for the raiding forces . The raiders eventually fell back to an unfortified Razor Hill , where they gathered what remaining forces they had and waited for what seemed to be an imminent assault from the Darkspears . Battle . After successfully thwarting the Kor ' kron invasion , Vol ' jin decided to march onto Razor Hill with what remaining forces he had left before the town could fortify itself . Thrall informed Vol ' jin that he would not be joining the assault , as it was " tearing him apart " that Horde blood was being spilled by other Horde . He instead decided that he would ride to Orgrimmar to gather any forces inside the city who were against Garrosh to get them to join the rebellion as well . Despite all his efforts and telling Thrall that the minute he stepped into Orgrimmar Garrosh would " stick a knife in his throat " , Vol ' jin could not convince his dear friend to change his mind , and decided to go onto the offensive without him . Under the command of High Overseer Bloodmane , the remaining Kor ' kron forces had prepared themselves as best as they could for the coming assault . After suffering extreme casualties during the battle , including both of his lieutenants , Bloodmane himself came out of his fortress in an attempt to make one final stand against the invading forces , where he too was ultimately struck down by Vol ' jin with the help of some adventurers . Aftermath . Immediately following the death of Bloodmane , the few remaining forces left of the Kor ' kron retreated back to Orgrimmar , allowing the town , and its supply line from the Barrens , to be under complete Darkspear control . Word of the astonishing victory soon reached both the Alliance and the remaining factions of the Horde . Impressed with the outcome of the battle , both sides decided to join the rebellion . Word of the victory also reached the ears of Garrosh , who became infuriated upon hearing the news from the surviving soldiers , who he later had executed for cowardness . Realizing how drastic the situation had become , and knowing that soon he would have a large number of forces marching on Orgrimmar to claim his head , he decided to completely fortify the city , and arrested any non Orcs within the walls for treason against the True Horde , with the exception of a few Goblins . Any who resisted this cruel tactic was sentenced to be executed by firing squad , including Gamon and Ji Firepaw . All the while , the Darkspears had set up their base of operations at Razor Hill , and spent the next little while preparing for their assault on Orgrimmar .