Chapter 553: Timely Rain
Although in this battle to break the country, Edney's resistance army has made a name for itself, but this popularity has not all brought good things to the resistance, and the tree is very popular, as the necromancers pay more and more attention to her, and the blow is getting stronger and stronger, her resistance army is gradually losing its room for action, and the necromancers can't allow such a resistance army to grow stronger and stronger.
On the other hand, Edney was also stressed by the soldiers who came in, most of them came empty-handed, the better ones brought their own weapons, and nothing else but a passion for battle.
Although their joining makes the resistance more and more powerful, the soldiers in the swamp are not the kind of monsters that can not eat or drink, they need food, they need all kinds of materials, and in today's Titalia, it is not easy to get these, and the necromancers are not stupid, although they don't need food, but they don't plan to leave these grains for the swamp people to fill their bellies and fight with them, and a large number of food and various materials that the undead don't need have also been looted by the undead army, Either destroy them, or try to sell them through their own channels and exchange them for other supplies they need.
On the other hand, with the rise and fall of the rebels in various parts of the swamp, the necromancers also became ruthless, changing their previous relatively mild style and starting the tactics of cutting grass and roots, the farmland was destroyed, the houses were burned, people became the raw materials for making undead soldiers, countless villages were destroyed, and some cities were not spared, becoming a paradise for undead creatures.
Although this practice provoked more revolt, it was undeniable that it worked, and the army of the undead grew stronger and stronger, and every day, the number of undead soldiers increased at an alarming rate.
It can be said that the current Tetalia Everglades is a hell on earth for the locals.
In addition to the crucial issue of food, the problem of weapons is also quite serious, all kinds of mineral resources in Titalia are occupied by necromancers without exception, and stationed in heavy troops, caravans around the country do not dare to venture into Tytalia, in the absence of raw materials, the weapons and equipment of the rebels are quite primitive and backward, some people do not even have swords or short knives, stone knives and stone axes have long been withdrawn from the stage of history weapons have to be used again, spears can only be sharpened with wooden sticks to replace, Bows and arrows are scarce, and long-range attacks are severely insufficient, which puts the rebels at a considerable disadvantage in the confrontation with the undead army.
If it weren't for the traditional animal taming skills among the swamp people, who were able to tame the many fierce monsters in the swamp and fight for them, which greatly alleviated the problem of weapons, and there were many wild vegetables and fruits that could be eaten in the swamp, Edney would not know how to fight this battle.
But even so, her resistance army has been barely maintaining, the bigger the stall, the more tired she is, not to mention, Edney has no orthodox military education, she is an excellent magician, but not a good general, fortunately, she has a good mind, and she uses people properly, plus she makes full use of the terrain and magic, this guerrilla war is still decent.
So after learning that the emperor might launch a military operation against the Tytalia region, it was strange that Edney was not worried.
Emperor ** is not comparable to the army of the undead, the emperor ** has entered the swamp several times in history to fight, has considerable experience in swamp warfare, the terrain of the swamp, is far more familiar than the necromancers, and the level of strategy and tactics is not comparable to the undead army that likes to win according to the number of kao, what is more worth caring about is that all along, the empire wants to recover the independent Titalia region from the empire The mind is well known to passers-by, Edney knows that if the emperor ** makes a move this time, he must be preparedand has a detailed and thoughtful battle plan.
This was also mentioned in Tanan's letter.
The only thing that comforted Edney a little was that if Emperor ** really came, their main opponent would be the army of the undead instead of the rebels, but in the same way, they would not be soft on the rebels, so the rebels could not benefit from this, and the situation would only be worse.
What will happen then?
Placing Tanan's letter on the table, Edney's brow furrowed deeply, the gesture causing wrinkles on her face that didn't match her age.
Sighing, her eyes moved to the other side of the table, where there were several other pieces of information.
She was already familiar with the contents of these pieces of information.
It was information about the other two emerging forces, and when the old forces on the mainland were blushing at Tetalia, the masters of the two emerging forces on the continent certainly did not give up this great opportunity to get involved in the swamp.
The elven lord Farouk, who rebelled in the elven kingdom, and the former lord of Hammondal, who has made a comeback, and the current Negan king, Chen Jian.
Edney didn't know much about these two characters, she only knew that this human spirit and spirit all coincidentally put forward the slogan of racial equality, and there were many similarities between the two, both of them were menacing, and both had considerable strength, so that the old forces on the mainland had to look at them with admiration.
And for the activity of these two forces in the Tytalia region during this period of time, Edney didn't have too many ideas, although the slogan of racial equality sounded loud and tempting, but the Witch of Fire didn't think it was really possible, at least, she also thought that it would not be possible to see the day when it was realized in her lifetime, you know, this is something that even Tanan can't do.
Therefore, she is quite repulsive to these two forces, in her opinion, whether it is Farouk or Chen Jian, they are just trying to get the benefits they want from the suffering Tytarians under the guise of racial equality, and responding to them will only make the Tytarians become pawns to be used by others.
Of course, she didn't want the Titarians to become pawns to be used by others, and the Titarians had to take back their homeland and repel the invaders by themselves, just like many years ago when Titaria was founded, when the situation was much worse than now, but didn't the Titarians succeed in the end?
Therefore, Edney has always deliberately kept a distance from the secret envoys sent by these two forces to operate in various places, and never gave each other a good look, but Edney did not know that because of her attitude, many other rebels were greatly affected, and as a result, some results that made Farouk and Chen Jian quite depressed.
However, after receiving Tanan's letter, Edney had to start seriously considering the suggestions made by her staff officers, who had just a few days ago asked at a meeting whether or not to make peace with the two forces, and then use these external forces to change the rebels' dilemma on food and weapons.
"The soldiers must be full before they have the strength to fight the undead monsters, only kao wild vegetables and wild fruits, the soldiers are afraid that even the training is enough! Those tame beasts can't eat their bellies and won't follow orders! And good weapons and equipment can make the soldiers play their due combat effectiveness! I've heard that Chen Jian founded some kind of alliance in Negan, but it has been joined by the hill dwarves, and it is very rich, if we can get the weapons made by the dwarves and the food we urgently need from Chen Jian, our situation will definitely be greatly improved! Lord Edney, why should we be stuck to formality? ”
At that time, the male wolf-headed monster named Algin, the former Tytaria officer, said to Edney that this wolf-headed monster is very good at commanding battles, and knows how to tame a kind of fierce beast unique to the swamp, and can use the Eye of Death, a powerful skill that can instantly kill the enemy's brute bull, and is deeply valued by Edney, is Edney's right-hand man, and in Edney's resistance, he is the second person after Edney.
But at that time, Edney did not follow Alkin's advice, she knew that Alkin had good intentions and that the situation of the rebels was not optimistic, but she did not like this method.
But what can be done now? Edney rubbed her temples with her hand and sighed again.
After all, she is responsible to all the soldiers and swamp dwellers who follow her, and the overall interests must take precedence over personal preferences, which is the sadness of being a leader, and many times, she is always forced to submit to the big picture and make some decisions against her will.
Rising and calling a soldier from outside the door, he told him to gather the staff members for a meeting, and then sat back down at the low table, and Edney fell into deep thought again.
She desperately hopes that Tanan can come to her side sooner, with Tanan here, she will have confidence, no matter how big the difficulty, she will also have the courage to face, no matter how big the challenge, she will not have a trace of hesitation, she believes that this man she loves can bring great help to herself, shelter herself from the wind and rain, she also believes that this man has a considerable sense of responsibility for the Tetalia Marsh Kingdom he founded, and this man in the previous letter, He also said that he had found a new way out for the swamp dwellers.
She knew Tanan very well, the two had been together for a while, and had traveled together on the mainland for a long time, she could feel the joy of the other party from Tanan's letter, and was greatly encouraged by it, but she was also curious about what good ideas Tanan had come up with, and Tanan's sentence of meeting and then talking in detail made her very insomnia for several nights.
At this time, there was the sound of raindrops falling on the roof of the shack outside, and it was raining.
After a while, the sound of the beating was dense and the rain was heavy, which made Edney's mood much better.
This kind of rain is really advantageous for the rebels, such weather, even if it is an undead creature, the activity will be quite hindered, and the same is true for the emperor, and in Edney's experience, this rain seems to be going to rain for several days, which means that during this time, the rebels are relatively safe, and the situation in Titalia will not change much for the time being because of this rain.
And judging by Tanan's itinerary, before the rain stopped, Tanan would be able to rush to her and bring her the good news she had been waiting for.
Thinking of this, a smile finally hung on the corner of Edney's mouth.