Struggle in Russia

The conversation was divided. When Li Xiao and Dmitri tried their best to contact Kornilov, the latter was also irritated by the bad situation on the battlefield.

From Kornilov's perspective, the situation on the battlefield is as follows: from Odessa in the west to Donetsk in the east, the vast cities along this line are facing direct threats from the rebels.

Among them, the situation in Odessa, Nikolaev and Kherson is slightly better. Although there are rebels operating outside the cities, these three cities are either important military ports or road chokepoints, and they are already heavily stationed.

Therefore, they were relatively calm in the face of the threat from the rebels. Even Nikolayev's army, with the cooperation of the sailors, took the initiative to sweep northward and initially drove the rebels away.

The bigger problem is the western front. Nikopol, Zaporozhye, and Donetsk on this side have fewer troops stationed in them, and rebels from the north have moved southward, so they are under great pressure for a while.

Especially Dnipropetrovsk, this important hub on the Dnieper River has been surrounded by rebels. The defenders have been besieged for nearly half a month. The situation is very critical!

Kornilov has received requests for help from relevant cities, but the troops he has on hand are actually not rich.

After the Crimean War, Sevastopol was severely damaged, and the Treaty of Paris stipulated that the Russian army must retreat, so almost all the troops urgently recruited during the war were disbanded.

If this is not the case, what is more important is that the naval infantry of the Black Sea Fleet acted as firefighters in the war because of their strong combat effectiveness, and naturally suffered heavy losses.

After the war, due to economic reasons, the Russian army was not particularly active in replenishing and rebuilding relevant troops. This resulted in the loss of many Guards units that were far less powerful than before the war.

Kornilov gritted his teeth and tried every means to replenish the losses of his troops, but after all, his ability and time were limited. Therefore, the Black Sea Fleet naval infantry that once had nearly 80,000 troops now only has 40,000 to 50,000 that can fight. , and a considerable number of them are new recruits.

In addition to the garrison, the mobile force Kornilov could use was actually only about three people. In addition to the 5,000 people Nakhimov took away before, he only had 25,000 left. But these people cannot be taken away. The Black Sea Fleet still needs a reserve team for emergency response. In other words, Cornillo Even if the husband goes all out, there are only 20,000 people available.

This force is really limited. According to Kornilov's original plan, it is best to quickly recruit a group of new soldiers. At least the remaining reserve force of the Black Sea Fleet must be expanded to about 10,000 before he can safely go north.

But the plan could not keep up with the changes. A letter from Nakhimov made him give up his original plan, and he could only lead the precious 20,000 mobile troops northward in a hurry.

What did Nakhimov write in his letter? Nothing else is that Kiev is in crisis and urgently needs reinforcements!

Kornilov knew very well how important Kiev was. Once something went wrong in Kiev, he would definitely suffer. Moreover, St. Petersburg had previously conveyed Alexander II’s order, asking him to integrate the forces of the Black Sea Fleet to fully assist Demi. Terry's counterinsurgency must ensure the security of Kiev.

Kornilov could only lead the fleet north in a hurry, but his first stop was Izmail. At the port, he received 3,000 Russian troops sent by Wallachia. These people were from Wallachia. The new Russian governor of Guia drew support troops from the already stretched garrison.

It was not because Kornilov was too proud, but because of Alexander II's order. Originally, these people were supposed to go north along the way and advance towards Kiev via Chisinau and Vinnitsa.

However, Kornilov immediately stopped the plan after learning about the plan of these reinforcements. Three thousand people still had to walk north. By the time they arrived in Kiev, they would already be dominated by the rebels. He forcefully ordered these troops to divert to Izmail and then be transported north by his fleet.

In other words, Kornilov had about 23,000 troops when he entered the Dnieper River, but he had to stop just as he reached Nikopol.

The reason is simple. The rebels have already entered Nikopol, and if Kornilov lets it go, the city will surely fall. Although rescuing Kiev is the top priority for him, he cannot just watch the key water transportation node on the Dnieper River fall.

What's more, if Nikopol falls, the rebels can cross the Dnieper River and drive south to threaten Melitopol and Mariupol. The former is the gateway to Crimea. Once something goes wrong, the base of the Black Sea Fleet will suffer.

So Kornilov could only "extremely reluctantly" order the troops to land to support the defenders of Nikopol. With the support of artillery fire from the sailors and ships of the Black Sea Fleet, the rebels were finally repulsed after a fierce battle. military.

However, Kornilov could not just leave, because the Nikopol garrison suffered heavy losses. There were less than 3,000 troops capable of fighting, and they would definitely not be able to hold on with such a small force.

Therefore, Kornilov could only assist the Nikopol defenders to consolidate the city defense on the one hand, and at the same time try to sweep northward to drive the rebels away from this area.

After working hard for more than half a month, Kornilov finally stabilized the situation before continuing northward with an army of 20,000 people. You ask why there are 3,000 less people? Naturally, support was provided to the Nicopol garrison.

Then I walked dozens of kilometers north and had to stop again in Zaporozhye. This time it was not harassment by the rebels, but a problem with the waterway. One winter, the water flow was less and the other was silted up by the rebels' sunken ships. waterway.

It was not that the rebels did it intentionally, but a group of rebels robbed the ships and tried to sneak attack Zaporozhye from the water, and then sank them one by one due to the tenacious counterattack of the defenders.

If it sank, it would sink. But the location where they sank was really unlucky, blocking the waterway. However, Kornilov's fleet was loaded with too many people and supplies and had a relatively deep draft, so it was almost impossible to get through.

This made Kornilov so angry that he puffed his beard and glared, but the fact was that he was in pain. What else could he do except find ways to remove the sunken ships blocking the waterway.

Under his personal command and deployment, the Black Sea Fleet mobilized elite technical backbones to begin salvaging the sunken ship. It took a lot of effort and more than half a month to manage to clear a narrow channel through a combination of salvage and blasting. route.

At this time, the messengers sent by Li Xiao and Dmitry also arrived at the outskirts of Dnipropetrovsk after many risks. At this time, the city was besieged by nearly 100,000 rebels. If you want to enter the city, you must have wings to fly. Get in!

Kornilov could only lead the fleet north in a hurry, but his first stop was Izmail. At the port, he received 3,000 Russian troops sent by Wallachia. These people were from Wallachia. The new Russian governor of Guia drew support troops from the already stretched garrison.

It was not because Kornilov was too proud, but because of Alexander II's order. Originally, these people were supposed to go north along the way and advance towards Kiev via Chisinau and Vinnitsa.

However, Kornilov immediately stopped the plan after learning about the plan of these reinforcements. Three thousand people still had to walk north. By the time they arrived in Kiev, they would already be dominated by the rebels. He forcefully ordered these troops to divert to Izmail and then be transported north by his fleet.

In other words, Kornilov had about 23,000 troops when he entered the Dnieper River, but he had to stop just as he reached Nikopol.

The reason is simple. The rebels have already entered Nikopol, and if Kornilov lets it go, the city will surely fall. Although rescuing Kiev is the top priority for him, he cannot just watch the key water transportation node on the Dnieper River fall.

What's more, if Nikopol falls, the rebels can cross the Dnieper River and drive south to threaten Melitopol and Mariupol. The former is the gateway to Crimea. Once something goes wrong, the base of the Black Sea Fleet will suffer.

So Kornilov could only "extremely reluctantly" order the troops to land to support the defenders of Nikopol. With the support of artillery fire from the sailors and ships of the Black Sea Fleet, the rebels were finally repulsed after a fierce battle. military.

However, Kornilov could not just leave, because the Nikopol garrison suffered heavy losses. There were less than 3,000 troops capable of fighting, and they would definitely not be able to hold on with such a small force.

Therefore, Kornilov could only assist the Nikopol defenders to consolidate the city defense on the one hand, and at the same time try to sweep northward to drive the rebels away from this area.

After working hard for more than half a month, Kornilov finally stabilized the situation before continuing northward with an army of 20,000 people. You ask why there are 3,000 less people? Naturally, support was provided to the Nicopol garrison.

Then we walked dozens of kilometers north and had to stop again in Zaporozhye. This time it was not harassment by the rebels, but a problem with the waterway. One winter, the water flow was less and the other was silted up by the rebels' sunken ships. waterway.

It was not that the rebels did it intentionally, but a group of rebels robbed the ships and tried to sneak attack Zaporozhye from the water, and then sank them one by one due to the tenacious counterattack of the defenders.

If it sank, it would sink. But the location where they sank was really unlucky, blocking the waterway. However, Kornilov's fleet was loaded with too many people and supplies and had a relatively deep draft, so it was almost impossible to get through.

This made Kornilov so angry that he puffed his beard and glared, but the fact was that he was in pain. What else could he do except find ways to remove the sunken ships blocking the waterway.

Under his personal command and deployment, the Black Sea Fleet mobilized elite technical backbones to begin salvaging the sunken ship. It took a lot of effort and more than half a month to manage to clear a narrow channel through a combination of salvage and blasting. route.

At this time, the messengers sent by Li Xiao and Dmitry also arrived at the outskirts of Dnipropetrovsk after many risks. At this time, the city was besieged by nearly 100,000 rebels. If you want to enter the city, you must have wings to fly. Get in!

Kornilov could only lead the fleet north in a hurry, but his first stop was Izmail. At the port, he received 3,000 Russian troops sent by Wallachia. These people were from Wallachia. The new Russian governor of Guia drew support troops from the already stretched garrison.

It was not because Kornilov was too proud, but because of Alexander II's order. Originally, these people were supposed to go north along the way and advance towards Kiev via Chisinau and Vinnitsa.

However, Kornilov immediately stopped the plan after learning about the plan of these reinforcements. Three thousand people still had to walk north. By the time they arrived in Kiev, they would already be dominated by the rebels. He forcefully ordered these troops to divert to Izmail and then be transported north by his fleet.

In other words, Kornilov had about 23,000 troops when he entered the Dnieper River, but he had to stop just as he reached Nikopol.

The reason is simple. The rebels have already entered Nikopol, and if Kornilov lets it go, the city will surely fall. Although rescuing Kiev is the top priority for him, he cannot just watch the key water transportation node on the Dnieper River fall.

What's more, if Nikopol falls, the rebels can cross the Dnieper River and drive south to threaten Melitopol and Mariupol. The former is the gateway to Crimea. Once something goes wrong, the base of the Black Sea Fleet will suffer.

So Kornilov could only "extremely reluctantly" order the troops to land to support the defenders of Nikopol. With the support of artillery fire from the sailors and ships of the Black Sea Fleet, the rebels were finally repulsed after a fierce battle. military.

However, Kornilov could not just leave, because the Nikopol garrison suffered heavy losses. There were less than 3,000 troops capable of fighting, and they would definitely not be able to hold on with such a small force.

Therefore, Kornilov could only assist the Nikopol defenders to consolidate the city defense on the one hand, and at the same time try to sweep northward to drive the rebels away from this area.

After working hard for more than half a month, Kornilov finally stabilized the situation before continuing northward with an army of 20,000 people. You ask why there are 3,000 less people? Naturally, support was provided to the Nicopol garrison.

Then we walked dozens of kilometers north and had to stop again in Zaporozhye. This time it was not harassment by the rebels, but a problem with the waterway. One winter, the water flow was less and the other was silted up by the rebels' sunken ships. waterway.

It was not that the rebels did it intentionally, but a group of rebels robbed the ships and tried to sneak attack Zaporozhye from the water, and then sank them one by one due to the tenacious counterattack of the defenders.

If it sank, it would sink. But the location where they sank was really unlucky, blocking the waterway. However, Kornilov's fleet was loaded with too many people and supplies and had a relatively deep draft, so it was almost impossible to get through.

This made Kornilov so angry that he puffed his beard and glared, but the fact was that he was in pain. What else could he do except find ways to remove the sunken ships blocking the waterway.

Under his personal command and deployment, the Black Sea Fleet mobilized elite technical backbones to begin salvaging the sunken ship. It took a lot of effort and more than half a month to manage to clear a narrow channel through a combination of salvage and blasting. route.

At this time, the messengers sent by Li Xiao and Dmitry also arrived at the outskirts of Dnipropetrovsk after many risks. At this time, the city was besieged by nearly 100,000 rebels. If you want to enter the city, you must have wings to fly. Get in!

Kornilov could only lead the fleet north in a hurry, but his first stop was Izmail. At the port, he received 3,000 Russian troops sent by Wallachia. These people were from Wallachia. The new Russian governor of Guia drew support troops from the already stretched garrison.

It was not because Kornilov was too proud, but because of Alexander II's order. Originally, these people were supposed to go north along the way and advance towards Kiev via Chisinau and Vinnitsa.

However, Kornilov immediately stopped the plan after learning about the plan of these reinforcements. Three thousand people still had to walk north. By the time they arrived in Kiev, they would already be dominated by the rebels. He forcefully ordered these troops to divert to Izmail and then be transported north by his fleet.

In other words, Kornilov had about 23,000 troops when he entered the Dnieper River, but he had to stop just as he reached Nikopol.

The reason is simple. The rebels have already entered Nikopol, and if Kornilov lets it go, the city will surely fall. Although rescuing Kiev is the top priority for him, he cannot just watch the key water transportation node on the Dnieper River fall.

What's more, if Nikopol falls, the rebels can cross the Dnieper River and drive south to threaten Melitopol and Mariupol. The former is the gateway to Crimea. Once something goes wrong, the base of the Black Sea Fleet will suffer.

So Kornilov could only "extremely reluctantly" order the troops to land to support the defenders of Nikopol. With the support of artillery fire from the sailors and ships of the Black Sea Fleet, the rebels were finally repulsed after a fierce battle. military.

However, Kornilov could not just leave, because the Nikopol garrison suffered heavy losses. There were less than 3,000 troops capable of fighting, and they would definitely not be able to hold on with such a small force.

Therefore, Kornilov could only assist the Nikopol defenders to consolidate the city defense on the one hand, and at the same time try to sweep northward to drive the rebels away from this area.

After working hard for more than half a month, Kornilov finally stabilized the situation before continuing northward with an army of 20,000 people. You ask why there are 3,000 less people? Naturally, support was provided to the Nicopol garrison.

Then we walked dozens of kilometers north and had to stop again in Zaporozhye. This time it was not harassment by the rebels, but a problem with the waterway. One winter, the water flow was less and the other was silted up by the rebels' sunken ships. waterway.

It was not that the rebels did it intentionally, but a group of rebels robbed the ships and tried to sneak attack Zaporozhye from the water, and then sank them one by one due to the tenacious counterattack of the defenders.

If it sank, it would sink. But the location where they sank was really unlucky, blocking the waterway. However, Kornilov's fleet was loaded with too many people and supplies and had a relatively deep draft, so it was almost impossible to get through.

This made Kornilov so angry that he puffed his beard and glared, but the fact was that he was in pain. What else could he do except find ways to remove the sunken ships blocking the waterway.

Under his personal command and deployment, the Black Sea Fleet mobilized elite technical backbones to begin salvaging the sunken ship. It took a lot of effort and more than half a month to manage to clear a narrow channel through a combination of salvage and blasting. route.

At this time, the messengers sent by Li Xiao and Dmitry also arrived at the outskirts of Dnipropetrovsk after many risks. At this time, the city was besieged by nearly 100,000 rebels. If you want to enter the city, you must have wings to fly. Get in!

Kornilov could only lead the fleet north in a hurry, but his first stop was Izmail. At the port, he received 3,000 Russian troops sent by Wallachia. These people were from Wallachia. The new Russian governor of Guia drew support troops from the already stretched garrison.

It was not because Kornilov was too proud, but because of Alexander II's order. Originally, these people were supposed to go north along the way and advance towards Kiev via Chisinau and Vinnitsa.

However, Kornilov immediately stopped the plan after learning about the plan of these reinforcements. Three thousand people still had to walk north. By the time they arrived in Kiev, they would already be dominated by the rebels. He forcefully ordered these troops to divert to Izmail and then be transported north by his fleet.

In other words, Kornilov had about 23,000 troops when he entered the Dnieper River, but he had to stop just as he reached Nikopol.

The reason is simple. The rebels have already entered Nikopol, and if Kornilov lets it go, the city will surely fall. Although rescuing Kiev is the top priority for him, he cannot just watch the key water transportation node on the Dnieper River fall.

What's more, if Nikopol falls, the rebels can cross the Dnieper River and drive south to threaten Melitopol and Mariupol. The former is the gateway to Crimea. Once something goes wrong, the base of the Black Sea Fleet will suffer.

So Kornilov could only "extremely reluctantly" order the troops to land to support the defenders of Nikopol. With the support of artillery fire from the sailors and ships of the Black Sea Fleet, the rebels were finally repulsed after a fierce battle. military.

However, Kornilov could not just leave, because the Nikopol garrison suffered heavy losses. There were less than 3,000 troops capable of fighting, and they would definitely not be able to hold on with such a small force.

Therefore, Kornilov could only assist the Nikopol defenders to consolidate the city defense on the one hand, and at the same time try to sweep northward to drive the rebels away from this area.

After working hard for more than half a month, Kornilov finally stabilized the situation before continuing northward with an army of 20,000 people. You ask why there are 3,000 less people? Naturally, support was provided to the Nicopol garrison.

Then we walked dozens of kilometers north and had to stop again in Zaporozhye. This time it was not harassment by the rebels, but a problem with the waterway. One winter, the water flow was less and the other was silted up by the rebels' sunken ships. waterway.

It was not that the rebels did it intentionally, but a group of rebels robbed the ships and tried to sneak attack Zaporozhye from the water, and then sank them one by one due to the tenacious counterattack of the defenders.

If it sank, it would sink. But the location where they sank was really unlucky, blocking the waterway. However, Kornilov's fleet was loaded with too many people and supplies and had a relatively deep draft, so it was almost impossible to get through.

This made Kornilov so angry that he puffed his beard and glared, but the fact was that he was in pain. What else could he do except find ways to remove the sunken ships blocking the waterway.

Under his personal command and deployment, the Black Sea Fleet mobilized elite technical backbones to begin salvaging the sunken ship. It took a lot of effort and more than half a month to manage to clear a narrow channel through a combination of salvage and blasting. route.

At this time, the messengers sent by Li Xiao and Dmitry also arrived at the outskirts of Dnipropetrovsk after many risks. At this time, the city was besieged by nearly 100,000 rebels. If you want to enter the city, you must have wings to fly. Get in!

Kornilov could only lead the fleet north in a hurry, but his first stop was Izmail. At the port, he received 3,000 Russian troops sent by Wallachia. These people were from Wallachia. The new Russian governor of Guia drew support troops from the already stretched garrison.

It was not because Kornilov was too proud, but because of Alexander II's order. Originally, these people were supposed to go north along the way and advance towards Kiev via Chisinau and Vinnitsa.

However, Kornilov immediately stopped the plan after learning about the plan of these reinforcements. Three thousand people still had to walk north. By the time they arrived in Kiev, they would already be dominated by the rebels. He forcefully ordered these troops to divert to Izmail and then be transported north by his fleet.

In other words, Kornilov had about 23,000 troops when he entered the Dnieper River, but he had to stop just as he reached Nikopol.

The reason is simple. The rebels have already entered Nikopol, and if Kornilov lets it go, the city will surely fall. Although rescuing Kiev is the top priority for him, he cannot just watch the key water transportation node on the Dnieper River fall.

What's more, if Nikopol falls, the rebels can cross the Dnieper River and drive south to threaten Melitopol and Mariupol. The former is the gateway to Crimea. Once something goes wrong, the base of the Black Sea Fleet will suffer.

So Kornilov could only "extremely reluctantly" order the troops to land to support the defenders of Nikopol. With the support of artillery fire from the sailors and ships of the Black Sea Fleet, the rebels were finally repulsed after a fierce battle. military.

However, Kornilov could not just leave, because the Nikopol garrison suffered heavy losses. There were less than 3,000 troops capable of fighting, and they would definitely not be able to hold on with such a small force.

Therefore, Kornilov could only assist the Nikopol defenders to consolidate the city defense on the one hand, and at the same time try to sweep northward to drive the rebels away from this area.

After working hard for more than half a month, Kornilov finally stabilized the situation before continuing northward with an army of 20,000 people. You ask why there are 3,000 less people? Naturally, support was provided to the Nicopol garrison.

Then I walked dozens of kilometers north and had to stop again in Zaporozhye. This time it was not harassment by the rebels, but a problem with the waterway. One winter, the water flow was less and the other was silted up by the rebels' sunken ships. waterway.

It was not that the rebels did it intentionally, but a group of rebels robbed the ships and tried to sneak attack Zaporozhye from the water, and then sank them one by one due to the tenacious counterattack of the defenders.

If it sank, it would sink. But the location where they sank was really unlucky, blocking the waterway. However, Kornilov's fleet was loaded with too many people and supplies and had a relatively deep draft, so it was almost impossible to get through.

This made Kornilov so angry that he puffed his beard and glared, but the fact was that he was in pain. What else could he do except find ways to remove the sunken ships blocking the waterway.

Under his personal command and deployment, the Black Sea Fleet mobilized elite technical backbones to begin salvaging the sunken ship. It took a lot of effort and more than half a month to manage to clear a narrow channel through a combination of salvage and blasting. route.

At this time, the messengers sent by Li Xiao and Dmitry also arrived at the outskirts of Dnipropetrovsk after many risks. At this time, the city was besieged by nearly 100,000 rebels. If you want to enter the city, you must have wings to fly. Get in!

Kornilov could only lead the fleet north in a hurry, but his first stop was Izmail. At the port, he received 3,000 Russian troops sent by Wallachia. These people were from Wallachia. The new Russian governor of Guia drew support troops from the already stretched garrison.

It was not that Kornilov was too proud, but Alexander II's order. Originally, these people were supposed to go north along the way and advance towards Kiev via Chisinau and Vinnitsa.

However, Kornilov immediately stopped the plan after learning about the plan of these reinforcements. Three thousand people still had to walk north. By the time they arrived in Kiev, they would already be dominated by the rebels. He forcefully ordered these troops to divert to Izmail and then be transported north by his fleet.

In other words, Kornilov had about 23,000 troops when he entered the Dnieper River, but he had to stop just as he reached Nikopol.

The reason is simple. The rebels have already entered Nikopol, and if Kornilov lets it go, the city will surely fall. Although rescuing Kiev is the top priority for him, he cannot just watch the key water transportation node on the Dnieper River fall.

What's more, if Nikopol falls, the rebels can cross the Dnieper River and drive south to threaten Melitopol and Mariupol. The former is the gateway to Crimea. Once something goes wrong, the base of the Black Sea Fleet will suffer.

So Kornilov could only "extremely reluctantly" order the troops to land to support the defenders of Nikopol. With the support of artillery fire from the sailors and ships of the Black Sea Fleet, the rebels were finally repulsed after a fierce battle. military.

However, Kornilov could not just leave, because the Nikopol garrison suffered heavy losses. There were less than 3,000 troops capable of fighting, and they would definitely not be able to hold on with such a small force.

Therefore, Kornilov could only assist the Nikopol defenders to consolidate the city defense on the one hand, and at the same time try to sweep northward to drive the rebels away from this area.

After working hard for more than half a month, Kornilov finally stabilized the situation before continuing northward with an army of 20,000 people. You ask why there are 3,000 less people? Naturally, support was provided to the Nicopol garrison.

Then I walked dozens of kilometers north and had to stop again in Zaporozhye. This time it was not harassment by the rebels, but a problem with the waterway. One winter, the water flow was less and the other was silted up by the rebels' sunken ships. waterway.

It was not that the rebels did it intentionally, but a group of rebels robbed the ships and tried to sneak attack Zaporozhye from the water, and then sank them one by one due to the tenacious counterattack of the defenders.

If it sank, it would sink. But the location where they sank was really unlucky, blocking the waterway. However, Kornilov's fleet was loaded with too many people and supplies and had a relatively deep draft, so it was almost impossible to get through.

This made Kornilov so angry that he puffed his beard and glared, but the fact was that he was in pain. What else could he do except find ways to remove the sunken ships blocking the waterway.

Under his personal command and deployment, the Black Sea Fleet mobilized elite technical backbones to begin salvaging the sunken ship. It took a lot of effort and more than half a month to manage to clear a narrow channel through a combination of salvage and blasting. route.

At this time, the messengers sent by Li Xiao and Dmitry also arrived at the outskirts of Dnipropetrovsk after many risks. At this time, the city was besieged by nearly 100,000 rebels. If you want to enter the city, you must have wings to fly. Get in!

Kornilov could only lead the fleet north in a hurry, but his first stop was Izmail. In the port, he received 3,000 Russian troops sent by Wallachia. These people were from Wallachia. The new Russian governor of Guia drew support troops from the already stretched garrison.

It was not because Kornilov was too proud, but because of Alexander II's order. Originally, these people were supposed to go north along the way and advance towards Kiev via Chisinau and Vinnitsa.

However, Kornilov immediately stopped the plan after learning about the plan of these reinforcements. Three thousand people still had to walk north. By the time they arrived in Kiev, they would already be dominated by the rebels. He forcefully ordered these troops to divert to Izmail and then be transported north by his fleet.

In other words, Kornilov had about 23,000 troops when he entered the Dnieper River, but he had to stop just as he reached Nikopol.

The reason is simple. The rebels have already entered Nikopol, and if Kornilov lets it go, the city will surely fall. Although rescuing Kiev is the top priority for him, he cannot just watch the key water transportation node on the Dnieper River fall.

What's more, if Nikopol falls, the rebels can cross the Dnieper River and drive south to threaten Melitopol and Mariupol. The former is the gateway to Crimea. Once something goes wrong, the base of the Black Sea Fleet will suffer.

So Kornilov could only "extremely reluctantly" order the troops to land to support the defenders of Nikopol. With the support of artillery fire from the sailors and ships of the Black Sea Fleet, the rebels were finally repulsed after a fierce battle. military.

However, Kornilov could not just leave, because the Nikopol garrison suffered heavy losses. There were less than 3,000 troops capable of fighting, and they would definitely not be able to hold on with such a small force.

Therefore, Kornilov could only assist the Nikopol defenders to consolidate the city defense on the one hand, and at the same time try to sweep northward to drive the rebels away from this area.

After working hard for more than half a month, Kornilov finally stabilized the situation before continuing northward with an army of 20,000 people. You ask why there are 3,000 less people? Naturally, support was provided to the Nicopol garrison.

Then we walked dozens of kilometers north and had to stop again in Zaporozhye. This time it was not harassment by the rebels, but a problem with the waterway. One winter, there was less water and the other was silted up by the rebels' sunken ships. waterway.

It was not that the rebels did it intentionally, but a group of rebels robbed the ships and tried to sneak attack Zaporozhye from the water, and then sank them one by one due to the tenacious counterattack of the defenders.

If it sank, it would sink. But the location where they sank was really unlucky, blocking the waterway. However, Kornilov's fleet was loaded with too many people and supplies and had a relatively deep draft, so it was almost impossible to get through.

This made Kornilov so angry that he puffed his beard and glared, but the fact was that he was in pain. What else could he do except find ways to remove the sunken ships blocking the waterway.

Under his personal command and deployment, the Black Sea Fleet mobilized elite technical backbones to begin salvaging the sunken ship. It took a lot of effort and more than half a month to manage to clear a narrow channel through a combination of salvage and blasting. route.

At this time, the messengers sent by Li Xiao and Dmitry also arrived at the outskirts of Dnipropetrovsk after many risks. At this time, the city was besieged by nearly 100,000 rebels. If you want to enter the city, you must have wings to fly. Get in!