The Fall of Stromgarde Briefing . " Cho ' gall reports that the Khaz Modan Refineries are well maintained and fulfilling their quotas . " " The Horde will now have more than enough Oil to mount a fierce campaign in the lands far to the north . " " Only the troublesome Human defenders of Stromgarde remain to be dealt with before sending the Horde on its next sojourn . " " The Human fleet has captured a group of our Transport s just south of Stromgarde . " R " ecapture these vessels and then lay waste to their capital . " Background . Urok Scratcher ' s unit first called in the destroyers from the west gathering them together before concentrating on the two approaching enemy destroyers . With all four intact , they sailed into the harbor and quickly boarded the transports . reclaiming them . The inland troops then marched north , leaving the workers behind , and fought a path to the waiting transports while the destroyers lingered near shore for cannon support . With all units safely aboard , the flotilla sailed north and landed on the east side of a large island , killing the defenders there and bringing down a tower that guarded a mine . The destroyers continued north and west around the tip of the island , heading for an enemy oil platform to destroy it . Enemy destroyers attempted to stop them , but their tight formation eliminated them one at a time with combined fire . The platform was removed and a destroyer sat directly on the oil to prevent construction of a new one . Their naval power was cripped , leaving the Horde force plenty of time to build up safely on the island . While they were removing the wall raound the mine entirely to make room for the workers , a great hall went up as close as possible to it . Then they began cutting lumber on the south side of the western forest . Farms were next for the training of more slaves , and a lumber mill was constructed near the forest with all available workers helping . With a growing force of laborers , soon they also had a blacksmith and a barracks in operation . To fortify their base , farms were constructed on the northside , with cannon towers behind them to fend off occasional raids . Next , they fortified the hall with stone and iron , then built a shipyard on the east shore near some oil . Preparations for their invasion continued with an ogre mound ; then a foundry and a refinery allowed construction of more ships . With all necessary structures in place , they spent extra time and gold to upgrade their weapons and armor for soldier and ship alike and gathered their forces to make the assault . A flotilla of four destroyers and two transports sailed out , carrying seven ogres , four catapults , and a peon . The destroyers cleared the way for a landing on the west side of the enemy ; the worker set up a makeshift barracks on the enemy soil while the army stood guard . When the attack commenced , the catapults removed defensive structures from a distance ; the troops were constantly ordered to stay near them . Slowly they leveled the city from west to east , replacing fallen ogres as necessary . Their shipyards fell last to the catapult , as well as their ships anchored in the harbor . Had they not placed a barracks on the island , it would have been much harder to ferry replacements in . The invasion was deemed a major success . Fear and honor were heaped on the name of Urok ' s commander . Urok believed the tide of war was slowly turning in the Horde ' s favor .