Struggle in Russia

The pursuit and interception of Maganov officially began, but for the Russian troops in Rivvi and Lvov, they were somewhat reluctant to carry out Dmitri's order.

The reason is very simple. First of all, their military strength is really limited. The total strength of all the troops in these two areas is only 20,000.

And Maganov has 50,000 to 60,000 troops. Even if they allocate all of them to intercept others, it will be more than twice their number.

No matter how you look at it, this is a disadvantage, okay?

What's more, what's Maganov's current situation? When people are desperate and running for their lives, if you block the road, can they not jump and run for their lives?

But Dmitri's order cannot be refused, because he made it very clear that Maganov must be stopped no matter what the cost, otherwise military law will be imposed!

Every Russian commander in Ukraine knows how ruthless and powerful Dmitry is. Since he took office, so many officers have been dismissed and imprisoned. Anyone who dares to go against him will only die!

Therefore, no matter how reluctant the Russian troops in Rifwei and Lviv were, they could only grit their teeth and mobilize more than 7,000 people to Kovel.

Although seven thousand people is not a lot, it is really the maximum force they can mobilize. After all, neither Rivvi nor Lviv is stable. There are many remnants of rebels active around them, so they cannot Are you going to use up all your troops and give these two cities to the rebels?

These seven thousand troops are uniformly commanded by the infantry major general Konotov, or in other words, Konotov is the scapegoat jointly launched by Rivvi and the Lviv Russian army.

This major general has very poor personnel in this area because his command style is too tough and he is not good at handling relationships with his superiors.

Most commanders agreed that it was best for him to take the blame!

Yes, the other Russian commanders did not think that Konotov could stop Maganov and thought that this was a death mission.

In fact, Konotov himself lacks confidence. The reason is very simple. The Russian troops in Rivvi and Lviv are the remnants of the Russian army that were driven here after the Ukrainian rebellion broke out.

Most of the officers and soldiers were frightened by the rebels. It can be said that their morale was low and their equipment was uneven.

Most people only have light weapons and lack artillery, so it is really difficult to intercept an enemy five times their size.

Therefore, after arriving in Kovel, Konotov immediately began to repair the fortifications. Not only did he order the soldiers to repair the fortifications, but he even forcibly recruited local young adults to help with the repairs.

For this reason, he also had fierce conflicts with local officials and aristocratic landowners. The short-sighted latter were naturally unwilling to obey Konotov's command, but they had to submit under the threat of Konotov's gun.

For this reason, they specially filed a complaint against Konotov and charged him with a bunch of charges. Those who didn't know it thought that Konotov had done something outrageous and bad!

It's just that no one is paying attention to this bunch of tricks for the time being. The reason is very simple. The rebels are on their way over. If Konotov is killed, who will take the blame?

Even if you want to settle accounts with him, it will have to wait until after the war. By then, won't it be considered a pleasure to settle old and new accounts together?

As for Konotov himself, he doesn't really care about this. Anyway, he already has too many lice and is not afraid of being bitten. If Maganov can't be stopped, he won't be able to get away with it without these people complaining.

On the other hand, if he completes the task, based on his understanding of Dmitri, he will probably not pay attention to these unreasonable bastards.

So he made up his mind to use the toughest means to strengthen defense, and almost built Covelli into a group of bunkers.

In short, there is a blockhouse in three steps and a fortification in five steps. Large fortifications are nested within small fortifications, and one trench is connected to another trench. He built as many as five lines of defense before and after!

When Maganov rushed to Kovel, he was dumbfounded. At a glance, the snowy land was full of ditches and trenches, and bunkers, large and small, were as dense as cow hair.

It's a good thing that he doesn't have trypophobia, otherwise he would die from diaphragm before the fight started!

"Boss, what should I do?"

Not only Maganov but also his younger brother were dumbfounded. It was not like they had never seen the fortifications built by the Russian army when they were in Kiev, especially after Nakhimov took charge of Kiev's defense work. The enthusiasm for building bunkers was not ordinary, and it also turned Kiev into a fire hedgehog.

But compared with the current Russian army's bunker array, it pales into insignificance. Where did this kind of geotechnical genius come from in this **** place?

In fact, Maganov underestimated Konotov, because at this time Konotov was still building bunkers. The difference was that before, he was outside the city. At this time, he was turning the city of Kovel into a large city. No.'s bunker.

All roads in the entire city were cut off. Under the supervision of the Russian army, citizens wielded hoes and manuscripts and dug trenches desperately. Some of the houses facing the street were also requisitioned and transformed into fortifications. If Maganov doesn't start the fight quickly, Kovel will turn into a super fortress in two days!

However, Maganov was a little hesitant at this time ~www.readwn.com~ For him, time is very precious. He really does not want to waste time in Covel. If he can go around it, he will go around it without hesitation.

But the problem is that there is no way around this ghost place. The river network is densely covered with swamps. In order to stop the rebel Konotov, he confiscated all the nearby ships. If you want to cross the river and enter Poland, you must rush through Kovel. .

Otherwise, either take a detour north to Brest to try your luck, or go south to see if you can slip through the gap between the Russian troops.

However, both of these roads are difficult to walk. There are heavy troops stationed in the Brest Fortress, and God knows how many Russian troops there are in the south. After thinking about it, Maganov can only make a determined attack.

The rebels, who had had a quick lunch that afternoon, began to rush toward the Russian bunkers with crude weapons.

What's interesting is that both the charging rebels and the Russian troops holding on to the bunkers were extremely anxious. Both sides were worried about the other's artillery strikes, but neither side could wait for the other's artillery strikes.

Until the close combat, both sides were wondering: "Where is the enemy's artillery?"

Regardless of whether the soldiers have doubts in this regard, the commanders on both sides are also confused about this. Logically speaking, the other side should have artillery?

But what about the cannon?

For a whole afternoon, the two sides fought fiercely in the most primitive way. Although **** and cruel, the results were quite limited.

The rebels barely managed to capture a few fortresses, and the Russian army failed to cause fatal damage to the densely charging rebels because of the low killing efficiency of light weapons. Instead, it lost a lot of precious vital forces.

Naturally, both sides are dissatisfied with this result, and this also indicates that future battles will become more **** and cruel!