Struggle in Russia

The rebel army's plan cannot be said to be seamless, but it is still quite feasible. Because their judgment of the Russian army in the direction of Kursk is relatively accurate.

The morale of the Russian troops in this direction is low, and they are completely frightened. The slightest sign of trouble will make them flee.

The only problem is that just as they're preparing for war action, Dmitri suddenly starts attacking Konotop.

This is not good news for the rebels. The reason why they decided to move north was that, in addition to not having enough food in southern Ukraine, a very important point was the threat from Dmitry's troops.

Ever since Dmitry entered Ukraine to counter the rebellion, the good days of the rebel army have come to an end. He used a series of victories to tell the rebel army that the Russian army is not a paper tiger, it can eat people!

Especially after Odonrich was forced to surrender, Dmitri was the number one enemy in the sky for the rebels, and no one wanted to hit his gun.

Originally, their wishful thinking was to go north to avoid Dmitri. In their opinion, Dmitri should be more interested in Kiev and unlikely to pay attention to small characters like them.

But who would have thought that Dmitri would suddenly attack Konotop, and he would never give up until he achieved his goal. Once Dmitri regained Konotop, it would be far from Kursk's true heart. Not too far!

"This bastard is coming for us!" Priton shouted hysterically at the meeting of rebel leaders.

There are many rebel leaders who have the same view, and they all do not believe that there is such a coincidence in the world. They are heading north and Dmitri is heading north. This clearly shows that they are having trouble with them!

Krevikin was the leader of the rebel army in the Kharkiv area. He agreed very much with Priton's statement and immediately echoed: "That bastard wants to make life difficult for us. If we want to find a way to survive, we can only fight with him." Fight!"

Krevikin was one of the few leaders of the Ukrainian rebel army in the north who was not very afraid of Dmitri. Although he agreed with the plan to go north, he believed that Dmitri was exaggerating. As long as they united and concentrated their forces, they could defeat the opponent.

The reason why he is so confident is partly related to his strength. As the leader of the Kharkiv uprising, his troops may be the best equipped among the rebels. After all, Kharkiv is an important key city in Ukraine. , the industrial base is also very good, so his troops can almost have one gun per person, and their ammunition reserves are extremely abundant.

Naturally, he didn't think the Russian army had anything to fear.

Of course, not everyone in the rebel army is as confident as him. Most of the rebel leaders still know how much they have, and they are not willing to fight head-on with the main force of the Russian army.

Therefore, they did not respond positively to the roars of Priton and Krevykin, and they all kept their mouths shut and did not talk to each other at all. This made Priton and Krevykin even more angry.

"Why don't you say anything? Are you all so scared? Look at how cowardly you are. Your legs are weak even before they hit me. It's embarrassing!"

"I'm telling you, I'm afraid it's useless. They are pressing harder and harder, and they have no intention of leaving us a way to survive. If we want to survive, we have to fight with them!"

Is this useful?

Yes, but not a lot.

At least the scene of common hatred and hatred that Priton and Krevykin imagined did not appear, which undoubtedly made them very angry.

"If you are still a man, just show your courage to me. Aren't you just a black dog? It's not like we haven't killed anyone before. Priton and I have already discussed it, and we will gather our troops to go to Konotop to kill him." , let the black dog have a taste of our power!"

"If you are afraid and unwilling, then get out as soon as possible. We do not accept weaklings. Let me tell you, if you want to go north, you must first eliminate this black dog named Milutin, otherwise no one will be able to live well!"

Having said that, the other rebel leaders also knew that if they did not agree, Priton and Klevikin would not take them to play.

After the discussion was completed, the rebels began to concentrate their forces. Krevykin and Priton each took 10,000 people, and then other rebel leaders gathered another 30,000 people. A total of 50,000 people began to march westward. Move to the rescue of Konotop.

Now you know why the Konotop rebels behaved so strangely. They received the news that there were reinforcements behind them, and they were naturally unwilling to fight with Dmitri.

If Krevykin and Priton knew that they were so thoughtful, they might not be so active in coming to the rescue.

Of course, their actions were not far and fast, because Krevikin's troops had to start from Kharkov, first go to Sumy, and then join other rebels in surrounding areas, which all took time.

After all, the other rebel leaders would not take the initiative to move towards Konotop before seeing Krevikin's troops. They had limited strength and did not dare to act stupidly.

Krevikin's troops were not moving very fast, mainly because he brought 30 25-pound cannons. These cannons were too heavy, and the Ukrainian roads in winter were muddy and quite difficult to walk. From Kharkov It took him a full week to get to Samui.

Then they had to rest for two days to give the troops a breather. By the time they were ready, Konotop had already been recaptured by Dmitri.

"So what? We have 50,000 soldiers and nearly a hundred cannons. Even if Konotop loses it, it will be easy to get it back! Keep going, this time we must teach the black dogs a lesson and let them have a taste of their power!"

Krevykin didn't take the dissuasion of other rebel leaders seriously. He felt that he had strong troops and so many cannons that he could crush the Russian army. There was nothing to be afraid of!

So under his strong insistence, the rebel army continued to move towards Konotop according to the original plan. Not long after, they encountered the defeated rebel army of Konotop. The two sides joined forces and rushed to Konotop again. went!

But all this could not be hidden from Dmitri and Li Xiao. They had been paying attention to Su Mei's movements. With so many rebels coming in force, there was no concealment at all.

Soon it became clear how many people the rebels had and who was leading them. Dmitri also found it a bit tricky to tell the truth in the face of this powerful enemy.

"There are a lot of people! A rough estimate is that there are more than 100,000 people," Dmitri said with a heavy face: "There are nearly ninety artillery pieces, and there are even 25-pound guns. Even those idiots in Kharkov want to Can’t we destroy these weapons in advance by escaping?”

Speaking of Kharkov's defender Dmitry, he was very angry. He left so much equipment to the rebels. It was so damned!