Struggle in Russia

According to Kornilov's idea, with the help of more than 10,000 Moldavia cavalry, he would then turn around and head east to clean up the rebels in Donetsk, basically solving the rebellion in southern Ukraine in one fell swoop.

It's just that his idea was good, but Major General Lidakov, commander of the 2nd Moldavia Cavalry Division, flatly rejected Kornilov's request. The major general told him straightforwardly:

"The order I received was to advance north towards Kiev and relieve Kiev. As for Donetsk, that is not within the scope of my mission, so I cannot accept it!"

Kornilov earnestly advised: "As long as the rebels in Donetsk are eliminated, the entire south of Ukraine will be stable. At that time, it will be more advantageous to concentrate our forces north to Kiev!"

But Lidakov shook his head: "Your Excellency, the order I received is to go to Kiev. Before Count Dmitry Milyutin gives me a new order, I must go to Kiev!"

Kornilov was speechless and persuaded again: "I have contacted Count Milyutin. There are currently a very large number of rebels in Kiev. Going to Kiev with our current strength is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. Let's recapture Donton first. Netsk comes first!”

Lidakov still refused: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency, the order I received is to go to Kiev! I will not go to Donetsk!"

No matter what Kornilov said, Lidakov was unmoved. He was determined to drill into Kiev and ignored his orders.

There's no way around it. One of them is the navy and the other is the army. The two major services don't like each other. It would be hell if Lidakov could listen to the command of an admiral.

What's more, the order he received was indeed to move closer to Kiev, and it was impossible for him to turn around and go to Donetsk just because of Kornilov's request.

In this way, Kornilov has nothing to do with him. It is a bit difficult to recapture Donetsk with his own strength. What's more, he can't just watch Lidakov sink his precious vitality into the puddle. Not so.

After pondering for a long time, he could only give up his plan to recapture Donetsk and turn north to recapture Cherkasy with Lidakov!

Why Cherkasy?

On the one hand, Lidakov insisted on going north, and Cherkasy was just north of Elizavetagrad.

On the other hand, Li Xiao had previously planned to regain this city. If he regained it, he could join up with Dmitry and concentrate his forces to do big things.

Lidakov did not continue to object to this, so after a brief rest, Kornilov took his naval infantry and headed north together with the 2nd Moldavia Cavalry Division.

It's just that they were heading north together, but the 2nd Moldavia Cavalry Division was obviously faster. Lidakov took the lead and rushed ahead, like a hound that had discovered a rabbit, running so fast that it was so happy.

Yes, to Lidakov, aren’t the rebels just fat rabbits? All of them were vulnerable and could only tremble under his horse's hooves.

Countless achievements are right in front of you. Don’t actively grab more at this time.

He rushed quickly and quickly put some distance between him and Kornilov, and then?

Then it was tragic. When he reached Smela, he ran into a sea of ​​rebels and was surrounded by 70,000 to 80,000 rebels. Being careless, he underestimated the enemy and launched more than ten cavalry charges in a row but failed to kill him. If you open a passage, you can only build a position to defend passively.

If there was no Kornilov in the south, his cavalry would probably have to fight with meat buns on this trip, and the rebel army did not expect that a group of more powerful enemies would emerge from behind the big guy they had just surrounded. .

After a fierce battle, the rebels had to retreat to Cherkasy, and Lidakov also paid a heavy price with more than 3,000 casualties.

In shock, he no longer dared to look down on the rebels, and he no longer dared to treat them like fish on the chopping board. He was even more grateful to Kornilov who came to the rescue.

However, Kornilov was in a very bad mood. It was really not worth it to have caused so many casualties just because of the commander's carelessness.

Seeing the grateful Lidakov on his face, he already wanted to kill this guy. Don't you know that troops are precious now?

The key thing is that it would be fine if Lidakov was just such a wasteful person. The main reason was that he had just received news that the other two Russian troops setting off from Moldavia, the 1st Moldavia Cavalry Division, had also suffered heavy losses. Talinoye fought a hard battle with the rebels. Although he barely repelled the rebels, he also suffered more than half of his losses.

In other words, in just a few days, the Russian army in Moldavia was reduced by one-third.

If it were not for the slow movement of the Moldavia 1st Infantry Division and lagging behind, the losses would be even greater.

If this pace continues, these 30,000 people may be completely wiped out before they see Kiev. Do you think Kornilov can help but feel distressed?

He once again proposed to Lidakov and others that they should concentrate their forces to eliminate the rebels in the south before moving north to Kiev.

However, this time the three division commanders still flatly refused and still insisted on the policy of going north, which made Kornilov so angry that he almost vomited blood.

If you can't go north, just go north. He can't just watch himself die. However, he suggested that everyone join forces first and concentrate their forces to go north together, which would be safer.

This time, the three did not continue to refuse, but Kornilov discovered that these three were still unwilling to obey his orders, and always carried out his orders selectively.

It is said that they are joining forces, but in fact everyone is still doing their own things, and there is no way to form a joint force.

After resting like this for another week, they headed north again. Their goal was still Cherkasy, but compared with the previous heroic spirit, their morale was quite low.

At this time, there were still more than 80,000 enemies near Cherkasy, and the 30,000 or so of them had no chance of winning.

But who wants to have three tough guys in the team?

They insisted on going their own way, regardless of the number of people or the number of people, and they just charged and fought fiercely, making clanging noises and slashing at each other with the rebels. The fighting was so lively!

It's just that Kornilov wanted to vomit blood when he saw it. Do you know what concentration of troops means? Good guys, the three of you divided your troops into three groups to fight with the rebels. You just rushed forward blindly. This is because you are afraid that you have too many people. Isn't it going to be over?

He tried to persuade them several times, but these three guys refused to listen. They fought for two days. In addition to injuring more than 10,000 people, these three guys made no progress.

At this time, they were weak and unable to withstand the rebels' crazy counterattack. They could only support themselves in the face of the rebels' crazy counterattack. On the fourth day of the fight, the 1st Moldavia Cavalry Division collapsed first and fled in panic, followed closely by the Moldavia Cavalry Division. The 2nd Division and the 1st Infantry Division also collapsed...