This week we concluded the battle we started last week with the AFSR and Red Army fighting hard for a town in Southern Russia.
The main fighting in the centre saw White Officer companies try to capture and hold the town against a horde of Peasants and Workers with Regular Red Army and some Cheka in Support. The Whites held the houses but were blasted with rifles, machine guns and artillery from all sides.
On the east flank the Whites crossed the fields and pushed onto the ridge line with cavalry and armoured cars in support to drive the Reds back into the village.
Meanwhile on the Western side of the battle a Red Flank attack swept down on a small hill held by a group of Volunteer Army sailors.
The Sailors fought hard and even stood agaist the cavalry charge but were eventually shot down to a man.
Back in the east the Whites had taken out the Red Arnoured that anchored their line and were pushing on.
The Reds hastily reform in the village to stop the Counter-revolutionary advance in its tracks.
The battle raged in the centre with the Green Dacha finally falling to the victorius reds. Just long enough for the Cheka to get lots of loot and run off back to party HQ. While the the heroic martyrs of the revolution litter the blood soaked ground.
Sadly for the Tsarist cause the cavalry did arrive but were pinned down by artillery and maxim fire and didn't really help.
Is this just a set back on the road to victory or has the tide turned on Denikin's depleted forces?
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