To Alfred's surprise, after he reported his plan of action to Mrak, who was continuing to go deeper into the swamp, along with the previous attack on the convoy, he was not reprimanded as severely as he expected, on the contrary, Mlak just blamed him a few words without pain, and then reminded him not to be too careless, and to ensure that the logistics supply of the army did not go wrong, and gave him a good evaluation of his plan of action.

This situation made Alfred, who had been up and down in his heart, breathe a sigh of relief at the same time, he was quite a bit confused by the second monk, Mrak has never been a good talker, his harshness is well-known among the emperors, what makes this stern person so indifferent to the first defeat since entering the swamp?

Of course, Alfred would not have imagined that in Mrak's mind, his current enemy was the undead knight Rhodes. Hart and the army of the undead, as time went by, Mlak became more and more sure of what conspiracy the other party was playing, so all his energy was focused on how to deal with this great enemy, and the robbery of a transport team on the rear transportation line, and the activity of the weak resistance army composed of locals, did not attract much attention to him at all.

What's more, Alfred also had a plan to eliminate the swamp rebels, and it was still a feasible plan, so after a few glances, Mlak put the matter aside.

Of course, Alfred's practice of concealing some facts in order to avoid responsibility is also one of the reasons why Mlak did not pay much attention to this matter, Alfred mentioned the name of the Witch of Fire, but did not mention the amazing performance of the other party in the battle, which was an understatement, so even the so-called famous general Mlak did not realize what kind of danger signals there were in this seemingly small battle, and this was something that Alfred could not see through with little strategic vision.

Neither Alfred nor Mrak thought that their opponent in the rebel army was actually the recently famous Witch of Fire, but the famous ruined god of war, the founder of the Kingdom of Titalia, and the most powerful swamp beast tamer of all time, Tanan.

In the next few days, Alfred, who thought he had a plan, sent scouts to secretly survey the roads under the pretext of patrolling, and silently made various preparations before the expedition in the city of Ai and Water, in order to confuse the opponent, he deliberately strengthened the defense of the road, notified the incoming and outgoing convoys to strengthen the escort force, and pretended to be cautious but could not do anything about the other side.

At the same time, he did not relax the monitoring of the rebel camp, the fog in the dense forest is heavier, the enemy sentinels around the camp are more careful, the griffins can no longer be effectively monitored from the sky, so he sent a large number of ground scouts to take over the work of the griffins around the dense forest, to his delight, because of this strict surveillance, he not only made sure that the rebels have no intention of leaving this place, but also learned in advance of the rebels' sneak attack on the convoy, and successfully let the other party return empty-handed.

It's just that he didn't know that this was just another move by Tanan to confuse him and strengthen his confidence.

On the fifth day after the attack on the convoy, Alfred, convinced that he had made sufficient preparations, decided that the time was ripe, so on the evening of that day, he set out into action, taking with him the main force of the city of Aighwater, and quietly leaving the castle and escaping into the darkness.

However, all this did not hide from the eyes of the rebel scouts, in order to confirm the accurate time of the other party's movements, these scouts had been lurking in the swamp for several days, and they were more familiar with the area than the emperor, and they had laid a hidden stake on all possible routes of the emperor's march early.

After discovering the emperor's movements, they promptly transmitted this information back to Edney's hands.

It is not an easy thing to march in the swamp at night, in fact, in addition to the local army, even in the daytime, marching in the swamp is also a headache, the muddy ground makes the soldiers stagger, the humid air makes the soldiers' equipment difficult to maintain, the various small creatures unique to the swamp, those small insects that will bite people, also make the soldiers miserable, and in the dark night, these problems are still serious, not to mention that this is still a secret march, The soldiers had to work hard to deal with all kinds of problems around their feet, and at the same time they had to be careful not to make too much noise.

Of course, Alfred knew these questions, but as long as he thought of the results he was about to achieve, he felt that it was all worth it, so he led by example and trekked through the swamp with the soldiers, not caring at all that the elaborate and gorgeous style of imperial ** official chain mail on his body was quickly splashed with a layer of black mud, nor did he care about the discomfort caused to his feet by the dirty cement slurry that was inadvertently poured into his boots, let alone his handsome and mighty face. Soon I was bitten by some annoying little insects and set up a few red bags, and I just wondered why the special insect repellent potion on the hair did not play its due role, and I felt that I should reflect this problem well after I went back, in the swamp, there is no good insect repellent potion, without the potion, the soldiers will not have good news during the march, and the tired body will seriously affect their combat effectiveness.

For this operation, Alfred sent fifteen thousand soldiers, including a large number of griffons and the angelic troops, and now these flying troops were also quietly advancing above his head, and he was not only concerned about the safety of the city of Water, but the castle built by the swamp people was also extremely strong in his eyes, of course, he had reservations about the shape of the castle, and after these days of exploration of this area, no armed forces other than the rebels were found, So Alfred was very relieved, he was even very optimistic that even if someone attacked the castle, he was not afraid, with the defenders he left, even if the enemy had more than ten times the strength, it would take two or three days to capture the castle, and his main force, after destroying the resistance of the Fire Witch, would be able to return to the castle before dark tomorrow, and the enemy would not have enough time at all.

Alfred also carefully observed the speed of the team's progress for a while, and the result was very satisfying, with such a speed, he could kill the enemy before dawn, and at that time, it is estimated that the swamp people had not yet woken up! His soldiers could cut down the hastily prepared enemy like a melon and chop vegetables, and then he would transport the corpses of these enemies to the lucky survivors back to the city of Aijwater, and pile them on the side of the road to show the locals who had the heart to resist the serious consequences of daring to provoke the emperor.

While the emperor ** advanced in the dark in the swamp, in the dense forest northeast of Ai and Walter City, the rebels who got the news also took action, the night was fair, it provided the cover for the emperor's covert march, and also helped the rebels' preparations, under the cover of darkness and fog, the rebels in the dense forest were laying various deadly traps for the incoming emperor ** according to the original plan.

"We have occupied a favorable position, waited for work, and hid the enemy's knowledge of the above combat power, and successfully led the enemy into the trap we set, and we have no reason to lose this battle! Let's just do it! ”

Thinking back to Tanan's words, the heart of the fire witch Edney was inexplicably excited, those rebel scouts hidden in various swamps were constantly sending back all kinds of information from various regions, reporting to her the enemy's itinerary in real time, Tanan sat quietly beside her, still with an indifferent face, the wolf-headed monster Algin and some other important people from the various rebels also stayed by Edney's side, they were all excited to pass on the information.

"The emperor ** has begun to divide his troops, they have divided into two roads, and they are moving along the periphery of this dense forest, it seems that they don't want us to have a chance to escape!" In the middle of the night, Edney announced the latest situation to the crowd, "It's time for us to act, everyone is in place, this is a vital battle for us, and I look forward to everyone's heroic fight!" Let's let those emperors who are always above the top see if we, the Titarians, who are not taken seriously by them, are as easy to bully as they imagined! ”

Edney's words drew a roar of applause, and then they dispersed to take command of their respective battles, and Tanan also got up, as the only beast tamer in the rebels who could command the Hydra, he also had to participate in tonight's battle.

People are always easy to be sad when they are old, not to mention that Tanan has lived for thousands of years, the image in front of him makes him feel a sense of déjà vu, he remembered the time when he fought in the Tytalia Swamp, at that time, he had many companions around him who could trust each other and trust their lives, everyone worked hard for the same goal, but now, he no longer has this feeling, today's swamp people are not as simple as they were back then, this point, he has deeply felt, from the eyes of those rebel leaders, In addition to the yearning for freedom, he also saw the thirst for power, and then thought of what Edney and Alkin had said about the current situation of the Swamp Resistance, he began to doubt whether the purpose of his trip could really be achieved, and it was not easy to convince these guys with simple righteousness, and worse, in Edney's mouth, these guys were still better, and the other rebel leaders were only afraid that they would be even more unbearable.

Edney noticed Tanan's sadness, she knew what Tanan was thinking, but she didn't know how to comfort the man, and the current situation prevented her from paying much attention to the matter, and the battle was about to begin.

"Perhaps, I should really try to have a good talk with the guy named Chen Jian, as he said, or go to that alliance to have a look! Maybe it's really as good as he says! ”

With this in mind, Edney watched Tanan's back disappear into the darkness, and then she sighed and left, her powerful fire magic and an indispensable part of tonight's battle.