Struggle in Russia

The difference between 40,000 and 60,000 is a lot smaller. For Dmitry, if he can lose even at this, then he might as well stop being a soldier.

What's more interesting is that Priton and Krevikin also feel that I have the advantage. Even if there are 40,000 fewer people, the 60,000 troops in their hands are not just a ragtag group. How can they lose with guns and cannons?

Besides, they have more than 60,000 soldiers and horses. If necessary, they can increase investment. It is not a problem at all to mobilize another 40,000 to 50,000 people to support the situation.

With an army of 60,000, they set off in a mighty manner and headed straight for Vorozhba. In their opinion, it was easy to flatten this small city.

It can only be said that these two people have simplified the problem. Both Dmitri and Li Xiao are the kind of people who will do everything possible to take the initiative, and they will not be passive and wait to be beaten.

Since they discovered the strength of the rebels, they have a new combat strategy.

"Reconnaissance found that the rebels' front line was very wide. The three thousand cavalry in the vanguard had already approached Vorozhba, but the follow-up infantry and artillery were still on the outskirts of Sumui. As long as we seize the opportunity, we can conquer such a long front line. Hurry up and destroy the enemy’s cavalry before the main force reaches Vorozhba!”

Dmitri attaches great importance to the rebel cavalry, because the mobility of the cavalry is not comparable to that of the infantry. If these nasty cavalry are not dealt with, they are likely to do bad things at a critical moment.

Since someone foolishly delivered it to your door, it would be best to give him a bite first to avoid having to dream about it all night long!

Li Xiao also supports this idea. Sixty thousand well-equipped rebels are not too many but not too few. It is still difficult to fight a war of annihilation with Dmitry's strength, but if they are not dealt a heavy blow, these rebels will eventually become a sharp sword hanging over their heads, and they may do bad things at any time.

He did not dare to forget Piliatin's lesson, so he must strive to annihilate more of his effective forces in this battle.

And these three thousand cavalry are the best appetizers, and we must not let any of them escape!

A dragnet fell over the heads of the rebel cavalry. When they began to attack Vorozhba, the main force of the Russian army, which had been lying in wait for a long time, suddenly came out and surrounded them. After a day of fierce fighting, all the rebel cavalry were wiped out.

At this time, Priton and Krevikin were still leisurely discussing the development issues after the elimination of Dmitry in Sumy.

They agreed that as long as Dmitri's troops were annihilated, the Russian army would no longer be able to come to counter the rebellion, and they should decisively go north to Moscow via Kursk.

As long as Moscow is captured, the big thing will be accomplished. These two imaginative guys actually agreed to divide the territory equally after that. St. Petersburg will belong to Krevykin and Moscow will belong to Priton. Judging from their posture, they are ready to proclaim themselves kings and emperors.

I don’t know whether to say that they have too many ideas or that they are too greedy. They can’t even stay in Ukraine anymore, and they still want to capture Moscow. They really don’t take Russia’s conservative aristocrats and landlords seriously!

Just imagine that even if they can really defeat or annihilate Dmitri's main force, and really go north to threaten Moscow as they wish, do you think that group of conservative aristocratic landowners will still stand by and watch?

With their urinary nature, once they find out that the uprising in Ukraine can really threaten their core interests, they will definitely fight to the death. Even if Alexander II has no money, they will take the initiative to raise money to help quell the rebellion.

Later, when they heard the news of the annihilation of the cavalry unit in their imagination, it felt like a blow in the head.

It's a pity that this failed to wake them up, but made them even more angry and wanted to fight with Dmitri!

"Despicable black dogs, I am sworn in with them! Send an order to the whole army to speed up the march, I will crush Volozhba and kill all the black dogs!"

Priton jumped, because those three thousand cavalry were his lifeblood, and he only had five thousand cavalry in total. This was an absolute trump card that took a lot of effort to piece together. He was not willing to give it to Odonrich, but in the blink of an eye, most of it was eaten by Dmitri. Do you think he could not feel distressed?

Klevikin didn't feel anything about this, and the person who died was not his, so how could he feel sorry for him?

He even wished that Priton's loss would be greater, after all, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain! The stronger Priton is, the less likely he is to rob him. It would be best to completely weaken him. Then there will be no need to divide the world by himself, but it would be great to be the master of all Russia!

However, he could not express this idea for the time being, and he even had to pretend to be aggrieved for Priton and yell to avenge him.

Soon with his agreement, the two decided to speed up and strive to reach Vorozhba within two days and conquer this small town.

It’s just that Dmitri and Li Xiao are no longer in Vorozhba.

Volozhba was still too close to Su Mei, almost right under Su Mei’s eyes. The main force of the rebels is all gathered in the Sumui area. Even if they can defeat the 60,000 rebels, if they can't keep it together, it will look bad and the rebels will waver. At that time, it will be a mess.

Therefore, it is best for the battlefield of the decisive battle to be far away from Sumei. On the one hand, it can increase the difficulty of supplying the rebels, and on the other hand, it can also prevent the rebel reinforcements from quickly arriving on the battlefield.

After a comprehensive investigation, Dmitry decided to select the battlefield in the area west of the city of Bren. This area is bounded by the Cheim River to the north and the tributaries of the Pushor River and the Sula River to the south. Bren is located exactly on these two rivers. In the meantime, the battlefield was relatively small and inconvenient for large rebel forces to deploy.

On the other hand, with the obstruction of the river, it would not be so easy for the rebels to go north even if they suddenly turned to non-fighting.

The Russian army can easily catch up and prevent the rebels from actually moving north.

According to Dmitry's plan, he will set up a strong defensive position in the city of Bren to first consume the energy of the rebels.

After the rebels were tortured to the point of losing their energy, he then devoted his main force to a decisive counterattack and defeated the rebels in one fell swoop.

Li Xiao generally agreed with this plan, but also put forward some suggestions for modification, that is, Bren does not need to defend, and he can completely weaken the rebels bit by bit in exchange for space and time, so as to prevent the defensive forces from being hit by the rebels' artillery fire.

After all, the rebel artillery this time is very strong. If they insist on defending, I am afraid that the losses of the defensive troops will be relatively large.

Moreover, he also suggested that after abandoning Vorozhba, we should take a big step back and make the rebel formation more loose as soon as possible. At the same time, cavalry can be sent across the Pushor River to sneak attack on the rebel supply lines.

With the rebels' logistical supply capabilities, once the supplies are not flowing smoothly, the morale of the army will soon be in chaos. At that time, as long as Dmitry resolutely counterattacks, they may collapse immediately.

To take a step back, even if the cavalry fails to cut off the rebels' supply lines, it can still keep the rebels busy for a while, right?

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