Struggle in Russia

The rebels heading north reported by Ojelinen were part of the main sequence of rebels besieging Kiev, specifically Maganov's troops.

This Maganov is not simple, he is one of the first batch of rebel kings. After more than half a year of fighting, not only did he have nearly 150,000 troops under his command, but more importantly, their equipment was on par with other rebel armies.

Not to mention that each man has a gun, at least most of Maganov's soldiers have guns, and he even has a lot of artillery. Although most of them are six-pound cannons, they are not It is said that there are no 18-pounders or 20-pounders, but there are not that many.

In other words, the strength of his troops is closest to that of the regular Russian army. If you include strong morale, the combat effectiveness of his troops may actually be higher than that of the average Russian army.

So why did Maganov suddenly go north?

This starts with Orginio. Although this guy is average and has limited strength, he has a pretty good relationship with Maganov. Strictly speaking, he is Maganov’s younger brother, but his It's just that the independence is relatively strong.

According to Maganov's arrangement, Orginio actually showed him the gate. His task was to ensure the safety of Kozelets and prevent the Russian army or other rebels from coming to attack Qiu Feng and affecting his attack on Kiev.

Especially after Maganov learned that Dmitry had captured Chernihiv, he became increasingly concerned about the safety of the back door, so he sent more than 5,000 people north to assist Orginio in consolidating the army. Zelets.

It's just that he didn't expect Orginio to be so careless and give Kozelets away overnight. He never expected that his troops heading north would collide with Ojelinen's cavalry.

After a small-scale contact, Ojelinen relied on the impact of the cavalry and the superiority of troops to repel Maganov's advance troops. Through the interrogation of the prisoners, Ojelinen also figured out who his opponent was.

But what he meant by telling Li Xiao this information was completely opposite to Li Xiao's idea. According to Ojelinen's wishes, his cavalry saber was already thirsty and it was time to strike while the iron was hot to kill this group of rebels who were heading north regardless of life or death.

But Li Xiao knew how difficult Maganov was. That guy was not the bastards they met. He was a fighter jet among the rebels. He must not be taken lightly!

"Let your cavalry return to Kozelets to rest, and you don't need to worry about the rebels in the south for the time being!"

Li Xiao naturally rejected Ojelinen's idea of ​​attacking without hesitation. He didn't want to provoke Maganov at all now. After all, although their journey south was considered unstoppable, their footing was actually not stable.

The most important thing now is to stabilize the front, digest the fruits of victory, and take down the remaining rebels in the territory.

Instead of blindly expanding the results of the war, it will definitely be like the previous Russian army in Ukraine, which dispersed its troops and stretched the front line and was defeated by the rebels.

But Ogellinen was obviously eager to achieve his goal, and he immediately replied: "Your Excellency, now is a good opportunity to march towards Kiev and beat up the lost dog... If you are worried about the enemy's strength, then I can lead the cavalry to defeat the enemy in the south alone!"