Struggle in Russia

Odonrich's depressed mental state did not attract Dmitry's attention. The most important thing for the latter was that he finally won the battle and could finally put his heart back in his stomach. As for whether the spirit of another rebel general is good or not, it doesn't matter at all.

Now he just wants to clean up the battlefield quickly and return to Priluki. He is really worried that something will go wrong there.

Li Xiao is quite interested in Odonlich. There are few people in the Russian army who are as fierce and lucky as him. It would be a great help if you could use it for your own use.

However, after chatting with Odonrich for a few words, he found that this might be difficult.

This man was full of pride, and even though he was forced to surrender, he was still full of disdain for the Russian army. It was almost impossible to get him to serve the Russian army sincerely.

What's more important is that Li Xiao can see that he has no energy anymore. This battle has drained his energy and energy. Although he is alive now, it is actually not much different from dead. He is interested in nothing but his soldiers.

This is very troublesome. Even doctors can't save a person who sincerely wants to die, let alone a dabbler like Li Xiao?

However, Li Xiao was not in a hurry. He ordered the soldiers to take good care of the macho man and meet his requirements as much as possible. On the other hand, he focused on his concern for the soldiers and fought for better treatment for Odonrich's men.

At least try to save as many injured people as possible. He believed that these people were the key to Odonrich's recovery.

However, there is only so much he can do for the time being, because he is also very busy, and there are too many things for him to deal with in this messy situation in Ukraine.

In particular, the combat process of this eastward attack is even more difficult to describe. Basically, it can be said that the planned goals were not achieved.

Piliatin was still in the hands of the rebels, and the people who contacted Kornilov had no news. More importantly, the casualties of the troops were still a bit high, and they lost the ability to continue to attack cities and territories in a short period of time.

They are still trapped in a narrow area stretching from Chernihiv in the west to Srebnoye in the east, and there are still a large number of rebels operating around them. There are rebels ready to move in Konotop in the north, Poltava in the east, and Sumy in the northeast.

If you include the main force of the rebels in the Kiev area, the Russian army is like a rat in the cracks, with neither side being able to please!

More importantly, what happens next?

It seems that none of the enemies in the surrounding circle are easy to mess with. The battle in Piyagin has shown that the current strength of the Russian army is not enough to cope with the attack from both sides at the same time.

If you are not careful, you will get stuck in the quagmire, but even if they stop taking the initiative to attack the rebels, they will not be idle. Judging from the current situation of the rebels, they will definitely take the initiative as their food supply becomes more difficult.

Once the rebels in Kiev, Konotop, Sumy and Poltava start moving in groups, Dmitri will really have no choice but to be beaten passively.

In other words, it’s not possible to move or not to move. Isn’t this difficult for people?

On the way back to Priluki, Li Xiao could see that Dmitri was in a very bad mood. Obviously he had realized that the biggest test was coming. If there were problems with the response, all the previous successes would be wiped out, and the situation in Ukraine would also be affected. Even worse, it would be an understatement to say it was a complete collapse!

How to do it?

Li Xiao couldn't find a way to break the situation. He only had such a small number of troops and the situation was like this. He couldn't be allowed to act like a master and spread the beans into an army!

Dmitri received a warm welcome after arriving in Priluki. But Ning just had to organize the people in the city to go out to welcome Master Wang.

This surprised Dmitry. After all, the strategic goal of this trip was not achieved. Ordinarily, these guys who surrendered should be murmuring in their hearts, right?

But looking at Butning's look, he was really happy and welcoming from the bottom of his heart, and it didn't seem fake. How is this going?

It may be embarrassing for a half-hearted person, but Butning is not a half-hearted person. It was easy for him to get clean and get ashore, and he hopes that the king will put down the rebellion as soon as possible so that he can happily become a master. .

Do you want him to continue to hang out with the rebels and live in fear every day for fear that Master Wang will kill his whole family?

He's not that stupid, okay?

Besides, although Piliatin was not captured, there was a reason for that. Who would have thought that there were so many rebels? What’s more, this trip was not completely fruitless. They captured Srebnoye and severely damaged Kulu. The most critical thing was the forced landing of Oton Ridge.

From his point of view, this is much more shocking than taking down Piyagin!

Who are Kurudon and Odonrich?

These two are mythical figures in the entire Ukrainian rebel army. They have almost never suffered a defeat since the rebellion was launched, especially Odonrich, who always pushed and attacked wherever he went!

For such fierce men, one was maimed and the other was forced to surrender. This almost overturned the myth of the invincibility of the rebel army and even set a foot on it. This record is too strong, isn't it?

Anyway, Butning's eyes almost popped out when he heard the battle report, and he felt lucky that he had sized up the situation and surrendered in time.

Fortunately, he surrendered in time and got a better future. Otherwise, his few troops might not be enough for Dmitri.

This is a typical example of different conclusions drawn from different perspectives.

For Dmitry and Li Xiao, failure to achieve the strategic goal on this trip was a failure.

But to Butin and thousands of other ordinary rebels, the Russian army was a complete victory, and it showed its majesty in the first battle. Who dares to despise it!

Indeed, the rebels around Kiev were indeed a little ready to move before, but after the news came that Kuludong was severely beaten and Odonrich was forced to surrender, they immediately became honest. No longer daring to show their teeth to the Russian army, they turned around and retreated to their own nests one by one, for fear of being spotted by the Russian army and becoming the next target.

Yes, the surrounding rebels were frightened, especially the rebels in Konotop. When they heard the news, they began to shrink their troops to repair the fortifications overnight, for fear that Dmitri would send his troops north to kill them.

As a result, the territory controlled by Dmitri has become larger. In the past, there were a small number of rebels who came to harass them, but now they are all gone.

For a time, the area under their control was clean, which made the troops who were patrolling and escorting supplies feel a lot more relaxed.

It can be said that apart from not achieving the original goal, the other results of this battle were good. The most important thing is that it greatly frightened the rebels, making them dare not take the initiative to fight with the Russian army, and gave up the initiative on the battlefield.

After realizing this, Dmitri and Li Xiao knew that this was definitely a good opportunity. They must take advantage of the deterrent power to eliminate a large group of enemies and completely open up the situation!