Struggle in Russia

Dmitry felt a lot of pressure, and this trip to counter the rebellion was not smooth from the very beginning. If it wasn't for Li Xiao's help in persuading Duke Alexander, with his and Prince Mikhail's support, he might still be arguing with a bunch of bureaucrats in St. Petersburg right now!

It was easy to get the other end done, and when he entered Ukraine with a small amount of troops, he saw such a scene again, to put it bluntly, his heart was half cold.

If the whole of Ukraine is in this half-dead state, then the suppression of injustice and rebellion is of little significance.

Sighing, he sent away the timid old man, and ordered his subordinates to set up the temporary headquarters at Master Bashar's home.

To be honest, the taste of this master Bashar is just that way, and he is a little bit far from the country rich man. According to Dmitry, this man is a small landowner after reaching the summit.

But do you see that there are dead eggs under the overturned nest?

If Russia does not change the serf system, the next wave will destroy the entire landlord class. It is not one or two families that will be damaged, but the entire national system will be rewritten.

But even in this situation, the group of conservatives are unrepentant. They always feel that the serfs are easy to bully, and they always feel that the matter has not reached that point.

Thinking of this, Dmitry sighed again. What's the use of worrying about such things? Even if he thinks too much, he can't change those old stubborn wills. !

According to the latest information he obtained, Chernihiv had also been captured by the rebels. The mayor of the city was not as fast as the mayor of Kharkov. He was caught by angry serfs and killed directly.

It is said that this guy died so badly that his whole body was torn apart by the angry serfs who swarmed in. In the end, even a piece of skin could not be recovered. As for his wife and children, none of them ran away. They were humiliated to death by the serfs, and their bodies were thrown directly into the Desna River (the largest tributary of the Dnieper River).

Of course, their family was not the only ones who died. Except for a very small number of nobles in Chernihiv, they were almost killed in one pot. The main reason is that this group of people is really a little too blindly confident.

I always thought that there were five or six thousand troops stationed inside and outside the city, and with these troops, they could teach the mud-legged people how to behave in minutes.

It's a pity that the commander of these 5,000 or 6,000 people is an idiot. He was in a mess in Crimea before and was beaten by the British and French allied forces.

After the war, this idiot was not dismissed, and was promoted from major general to lieutenant general. He was so drunk that he didn't even know that the rebels had knocked down his house. Naturally, a brigade of people was defeated by the rebels in a daze.

There are too many such rotten facts in Ukraine or in the Russian army. A large number of middle and senior officers are either idiots or waste, and there are too few who are truly competent.

Even being educated by the British and French allied forces in Crimea and Wallachia could not change the status quo of Russian soldiers being mediocre and backward.

In Dmitry's view, the main reason is that a large number of noble officers are not capable enough, and then they occupy their positions. Under their pressure, the truly experienced and capable civilian officers have no room for promotion and are suppressed. Frustrated, either retiring hastily or simply messing around.

If you want to solve this problem, you must first solve the problem of meritocracy, and you can no longer rely on family background!

It’s just that Dmitry still doesn’t count on this matter. At most, he can talk to Alexander II, and the latter will probably not listen. After all, his ruling foundation is extremely dependent on the support of the nobles, and he cannot Self-defeating.

Dmitry sighed again, shook his head to get these distracting thoughts out of his mind, and stared at the map on the table.

Chernihiv is almost due north of Kiev, and the two sides have water communication. From the map, Chernihiv is an important transportation hub between Gomel and Kiev. Retaking Chernihiv is equivalent to opening up the gates to Kiev.

Of course, Kiev did not fall. Relying on the support of 40,000 to 50,000 garrisons, Kiev encouraged support in the frenzy of the serf uprising. It became an isolated island.

It was surrounded by rebel territory and completely lost contact with Moscow and St. Petersburg.

If the road is not opened as soon as possible, it is hard to say how long Kiev can last.

This is why Dmitry hurried to Chernikov. He must get in touch with Kiev as soon as possible and tell the gentlemen trapped in Kiev that the empire and the tsar have not forgotten them!

It’s just that Dmitry doesn’t have much confidence in Chernikov’s battle in the future, although he can be sure that the combat effectiveness of the rebels should be just that. The main reason why Ukraine has been turned upside down is that there are too many serfs in the uprising. An avalanche effect ~www.readwn.com~ was formed, which crushed the Ukrainian garrison.

Of course, the morale of the garrison itself is also a key reason.

But this does not mean that Dmitri will underestimate the fighting power of the rebels. Before setting off, Li Xiao told him that it might not be difficult to defeat the rebels head-on, but the problem is that he has limited troops. Except for the five or six thousand vanguard troops, Those who are still gathering one after another are 40,000 to 50,000 people.

This is a drop in the bucket for the vast Ukraine. He can defeat the rebels head-on, but he still needs to divide his forces to garrison the captured cities. As long as he continues to divide his troops, he will always be defeated by the rebels.

Dmitri took this danger very seriously. It is indeed impossible for him to solve the problem of hundreds of thousands or even millions of rebels with only 40,000 to 50,000 people.

Not much to say, even if he can recapture Chernikov, he may not be able to control the Chernikov area with his strength. As long as his main force leaves the city and goes deep alone, the supply lines behind are all empty. You don't even need to fight him head-on, and fighting with him can consume him to death.

Dmitry rubbed his temples. Supplies are indeed a big problem. Ukraine is already a mess and there is no way to squeeze out a drop of oil. His supplies are extremely dependent on Gomel. But the treasury is tight!

This time, in order to suppress the rebellion of Duke Alexander, he took a lot of face and reluctantly took out some money and supplies, which were not enough to support a large-scale military operation.

That is to say, St. Petersburg's support for him may be called an IOU at any time. Maybe the rebels mutinied before they solved his own troops.

So if he wants to really solve the rebellion problem, he has to find supplies from Ukraine, which means that he has to find supplies for himself while fighting. This requirement is a bit outrageous! At least for him, it was the first time for a big girl to get on a sedan chair!