Heroes of Mana chapter 19

The fight against Flamekhan in Nevarl. I keep getting my ass kicked.

My last plan is to send my rabites south to distract the enemy while I sneak up north with my forces. The problem is that I drained all the food out of the tree and the minerals out of the gaia next to the Nightswan and my forces aren’t sufficient to beat back the enemy swarm that attacks me the moment anything gets in sight of their units or turrets.

Thoughts? Anyone have a plan that worked? This is frustrating.