Struggle in Russia

Dmitry's confusion is understandable, because the current situation makes sense whether to advance or retreat. But it is difficult to decide how to decide.

Just retreat like this, don't give in, after all, Piyagin is closely related to whether the next stage of the strategy can be realized. If you can't take this place, let alone take Zogtonosa and Cherkasy.

In other words, it completely negated the entire plan that Li Xiao and Dmitri had formulated before, which meant that everything had to be torn down and started all over again.

This relationship is too big, so it is normal for Dmitri to hesitate.

But be determined and continue to fight Piliatin. There are more and more enemies around you and they are getting stronger. There is a risk of being surrounded.

Dmitry brought out almost all the troops that could be used for mobile operations on this trip. If they were lost, it would almost be said that the counter-insurgency had failed.

More importantly, this also means the end of political and military careers. Is it really necessary to gamble so much?

Dmitri looked at the map and then at Li Xiao, feeling very hesitant and unable to make a decision.

So what's Li Xiao's attitude?

Of course he was also entangled, but he quickly overcome this entanglement. Looking at Dmitri, whose face was full of entanglement, he said loudly: "We should retreat!"

Dmitri was stunned. He felt that Li Xiao shouldn't be so decisive. After all, he was the leader of the plan to go south. If he gave up, he would be the first to be slapped in the face. Dmitri was the one who changed places. There's no way he could be so decisive.

Li Xiao looked at him and said: "Judging from the current situation, it is too risky to continue to attack Piyagin. It is very likely that the troops will be destroyed beyond repair. We cannot take this risk. It is best to retreat temporarily and wait for the opportunity!"

This is the truth, but Dmitri still thinks it's a pity. It's obviously just a little bit behind, so why is his luck so bad?

Li Xiao shook his head and said: "This is not a matter of luck, but that we still lack a detailed understanding of the overall battle situation. We did not foresee the changes in the enemy's situation in the direction of Sumy and Poltava, and we underestimated the enemy. This is my fault. Responsibility!"

Dmitry was very moved by Li Xiao's generous acceptance of responsibility. Objectively speaking, he, the commander-in-chief, was the one who made the final decision. He was the first to take responsibility. However, Li Xiao took the responsibility on his own initiative. Very quickly. Obviously taking care of his reputation and prestige.

Dmitri shook his head and said: "This is not the responsibility of any one person. We did underestimate the enemy. Especially me, as the commander-in-chief, I am still too eager to achieve success!"

Seeing what Li Xiao wanted to say, Dmitri stopped him with a wave of his hand, and said loudly: "Retreat, inform the whole army to be ready to retreat, and be sure to safely return the troops to Priluki!"

Li Xiao added: "Be prepared to retreat, and you must retreat calmly. These rebels are best at fishing in troubled waters, and our retreat organization must be meticulous. We must not let them catch any flaws!"

Then he said to Dmitri: "Commander-in-Chief, I feel that even if we want to retreat, we must weaken the enemy. If they are allowed to join forces with the enemies of Sumy and Poltava, we will be under particularly great pressure in the future. I’m afraid I will fall into absolute passivity!”

Dmitri also realized that there were already three to four hundred thousand enemies in the Kiev area. Now Piliatin has arrived with another seventy or eighty thousand enemies, which means there are four to five hundred thousand enemies. With their small strength, there are still how to spell?

"You mean to fight a battle of annihilation near Piyagin?" Dmitri asked with a frown.

Li Xiao nodded: "Yes, we must strive to annihilate about 20,000 enemies, which can not only scare the enemy but also reduce the pressure in the future!"

In fact, according to Li Xiao's idea, if he wanted to reduce the pressure, he would have to annihilate at least 30,000 to 40,000 enemies. But considering the current strength and situation, he still made a discount.

Dmitri frowned, because in his opinion, it was not easy to annihilate 20,000 enemies. The enemies around Piyagin have been "oiled" and will not fight head-on with them at all. Except for those enemies who stick to the city, the other rebels almost all leave with one blow. As soon as they see a large number of them, they immediately attack How to fight if you run away and don't invest the main force at all?

Li Xiao also discovered this problem. To be honest, he has no good way to deal with enemies who engage in guerrilla warfare, because as long as guerrilla warfare has a mass base, it can kill you even if it doesn't kill you. Unless they have an absolute superiority in troops and can firmly control all the territory and lock down the enemy through blockade.

But now they have no strength advantage. With the few troops they have, it is difficult to control several big cities, let alone the vast countryside.

Therefore, the enemies in the Piyagin area will definitely not be able to be eaten, and they will not give you a chance at all!

However, the enemies Li Xiao wants to annihilate are not the "old fritters" in this area. His target is the enemies coming from Sumy and Poltava. His reasons are very good: "These enemies are not familiar with our situation, and They have come from afar and are not familiar with the local situation, so they are unlikely to fight with us. As long as we capture their main force, it is possible to form a decisive battle! What's more important is that the enemies near Piyagin will most likely not come to rescue. them!"

Dmitri's eyes suddenly regained a glimmer of light. According to Li Xiao, it was really possible. The rebels in Sumy and Poltava did not know their true strength. As long as they could seize the opportunity to catch their main force before they reacted, they might really be able to eat them in one bite.

As for Piyagin's enemies, most of these guys would just be happy to see them gone, regardless of whether they went to fight friendly forces.

The rebels fighting on their own is their biggest Achilles heel. They are friendly forces in name, but in fact they are just trying to clear their own doors and don’t worry about the frost on other people’s roofs. Not to mention that if they don’t save them, they might even add insult to injury!

Dmitri suddenly became energetic and said excitedly: "Then do it to him and try to kill more enemies to avoid wasting this trip!"

It can be seen that Dmitri is still very upset about his failure to capture Piliatin. Judging from his expression, he may be venting all his depression on the enemies of Sumy and Poltava.

In fact, Li Xiao is similar to him. Whoever gets the duck will be happy. Since you guys from Sumei and Poltava like to be troublemakers, let's deal with you severely first.

Soon according to Dmitri's deployment, the troops attacking Piyagin began to move to defense one by one, and the main force also began to retreat backwards. However, the rebels near Piliatin did not notice that Dmitri sent a large number of light cavalry to reconnoiter eastward. This time he was determined to find out the enemy's situation clearly before attacking, so as not to come back again after eating half of the meat. A bunch of shit sticks disrupting the situation...