On the European battlefield, the Allies were in sight, and at the same time, the Russian Soviets were still in full swing. Since Denikin cleverly defeated the Red Army at the end of last year and pursued Moscow, Denikin's army and the Red Army commanded by Trotsky launched a major battle under the city of Moscow. After the two sides seized nearly a month, as the battle between the two sides was in a stalemate and the Soviet government arrived from reinforcements from various places, in order to preserve their strength, Denikin had to lead his troops to retreat south, and the Battle of Moscow ended.

After winning this battle, Trotsky, who was beaten to the point of bruising by Denikin, won the trust of Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov again, and personally awarded Trotsky the first Red Flag Medal in history in the name of the President of the Supreme Soviet.

After the award, Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov formally appointed Trotsky as commander-in-chief of the Red Army, and ordered him to command the army to completely eliminate the Denikin white bandits, and authorized the Military Commission to make a plan to first encircle and suppress Denikin and then spread the revolutionary fire across the country, completely destroying the remaining forces and stubborn elements of the Russian Empire. In this plan, Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov pointed out that the encirclement and suppression of Denikin must be completed in the spring of 1919. At the same time, the Soviet government will carry out a large-scale revolutionary movement on the controlled lands in Europe. The main means of the revolutionary movement is to confiscate all the property of the capitalists, dig and eliminate reactionaries hidden within the people, nationalize all the land of the landlords, and ruthlessly suppress those reactionaries with blood on their hands...

In the plan, in the summer of 1919, the great Red Army would turn eastward. The goal was to make the Soviet regime hate the pseudo-government of the Russian Empire, Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov, demanding that all Soviet citizens must concentrate all their strength, contribute themselves to the Soviet Union, completely eliminate the enemy in the shortest time, and complete the Soviet revolution and unification.

At the same time, Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov also personally drafted an open letter "Everyone goes to fight in Denikin". After the open letter was released, the Soviet Central Committee announced that it would recruit party members nationwide. In a very short time, nearly 200,000 cash members of workers and peasants joined the party on the front line and joined the Red Army and quickly went to the front line.

Trotsky, who was supplemented by a large number of troops, formed the Southern Front. Yegorov was appointed as the commander and Stalin was appointed as the military committee member. Then the Caucasus Front was formed, with Tukhachevsky as the commander. The two armies rushed south separately, trying to wipe out Denikin with a thunderous force.

Although Denikin was brave and good at fighting, his morale was greatly reduced after his new defeat at Moscow City. Moreover, Russia was already in a cold winter. Compared with the Soviet government, the areas controlled by the Denikin were seriously lacking in both military supplements and equipment. After Orel's resistance for about a week, Denikin had no choice but to turn to Kursk, and then retreat to Kharkov and Kiev. By late February 1919, Denikin, who was short of clothing and food, gave up Kiev and continued to retreat south. At this point, Denikin's troops had shown signs of defeat. While the Red Army had won a series of victories, the morale was high. The two fronts concentrated their forces to enter the Caucasus region, and gradually suppressed Denikin's living space.

In March 1919, Denikin, who retreated to the Caucasus region, had long lost the calmness he had at that time, and had a haggard face and a beard. If he hadn't been wearing a military uniform, he would have thought he was an old farmer.

"Your Excellency! Tukhachevsky's troops are less than 100 kilometers away from us."

"It's really fast..." So far, Denikin's main force had 90,000 left, of which more than 20,000 were scattered in the rest of the Caucasus. Now he can mobilize less than 70,000 troops, while the Tukhachevsky Red Army was rushing towards him with 120,000 people. If Yegorov's Southern Army had 140,000 people, the difference in strength between the two can be imagined.

"Your Excellency!" Seeing that Denikin had not spoken for a long time and was lowering his head and wondering what he was thinking, his chief of staff, General Ivanov, couldn't help but shout him again.

"Ivan, it seems that our last moment is coming." Looking up at the room, looking at his colleagues and subordinates with anticipation, Denikin smiled bitterly.

"Your Excellency, you have no choice but to retreat, let us fight vigorously!" General Leonid, with a big beard, suggested grief and anger. As the proud general of the former Russian Empire, these people were the most loyal to the empire. The strength of the Red Army was irresistible, but as the pride of soldiers, they would rather die in battle on the battlefield than surrender.

"Well said!" Denikin looked at him deeply, stood up and waved his right arm hard, and ordered in a hoarse voice: "The Soviets and the insurgents have stolen our great country. They have used extreme means to eliminate dissidents, persecuted the people with cruel politics, and confused the people with so-called ideology. I! Anton Ivanovich Denikin, in this name, swore that he will lead you to the end!"

"Wula!Wula!"

Everyone cheered at the same time, with passion and courage flashing in their eyes. Although the enemy was so powerful, their beliefs would not be shaken in their eyes. Denikin, who was about to reach a desperate situation, immediately decided not to retreat and to launch a battle with the oncoming Red Army led by Tukhachevsky. The possibility of winning this battle can be said to be extremely small, but everyone was full of fighting spirit and was not afraid of the upcoming battle.

On March 10, 1919, Denikin gathered 67,000 main troops to fight against Tukhachevsky's Red Army in the Caucasus. Although the number of the Red Army was twice that of Denikin's troops, Denikin's army still fought with great success, and at the beginning of the battle, the Red Army, which underestimated the enemy, was hit head-on by a head-on attack.

On March 12, on the third day of the battle, Tukhachevsky's Red Army lost two divisions of troops in succession under the sudden counterattack of Denikin, and almost caused the troops to collapse in a full range. Fortunately, Tukhachevsky decisively ordered the front-line troops not to retreat at all, and whoever loses the position will kill his head. He immediately organized a supervision team to supervise the battle. No matter which unit dares to retreat, he will shoot and implement battlefield discipline.

Under the bloody suppression of the supervisory team, the front-line troops finally stabilized their positions. Subsequently, Tukhachevsky mobilized political commissars at all levels, and took the lead in organizing assault teams with political commissars and party cadres, and used the will of revolutionaries to tear through Denikin's front to achieve counterattack and siege.

By March 15, under the repeated attacks, the insufficient troops of Denikin's troops showed fatigue, and the battle situation formed a situation of placing a stake. On March 17, when he learned that Denikin's main force had formally contacted Tukhachevsky's Red Army and launched a war, Yegorov commanded the army to quickly intersperse, heading straight to the North Caucasus from north to south, forming an encirclement posture with Tukhachevsky, one left and one right, intending to annihilate Denikin's troops in one fell swoop.

On March 18, when he learned that Yegorov's troops had entered the North Caucasus region, Denikin understood that the situation was hopeless. At this time, the troops in his hands were less than 40,000, and there were thousands of wounded people. Of course, the other party did not make any good choice. Under Denikin's crazy attack, Tukhachevsky lost nearly 50,000 people, and the battle was tragic.

On the evening of March 19, Denikin was ready to break through when he saw the defeat. In the early morning of March 20, Denikin stayed behind to control the front line with a force of 6,000 mainly wounded, and the remaining part broke through to the southeast and southwest in two parts. At noon on March 20, the troops ordered to be restrained were wiped out, and the remaining part of Denikin fled in a panic. The most intense battle since the Battle of Moscow finally ended. The Red Army destroyed Denikin's main force at the cost of nearly half of the loss. The remaining part of Denikin's troops, who followed the successful breakthrough, had only less than 20,000 people, and the 20,000 people were divided into two parts. When Denikin's run to Denikin's near the Black Sea, counted the number of people around him in one breath, he burst into tears and cried out.

"Defeated... Finally, he lost..." Although Denikin had long realized it, he did not expect that he would be defeated so badly. If he lost his army, his ideal would be shattered. The glory of the Russian Empire no longer exists, and where will it go in the future. Denikin was speechless for a moment.

After taking a short rest for half a day, Denikin, who had not closed his eyes for a night, seemed to have only two ways to go. One was to go abroad and leave the territory he loved west from the Black Sea. The other was to surrender to the Red Army and become a prisoner, and what was waiting for him would be a hanging or a cold bullet.

Both paths are not easy to walk. Although the former can save his life, Denikin knew that he would inevitably live in torture and pain for the rest of his life. He would not choose the latter. The failure on the battlefield was not terrible to him. What was terrible was the disgusting judgment and being despised. For a moment, he hesitated and did not know what to do.

Until the sky in the east lighted up, Denikin still did not make up his mind. But time was not allowed to be considered too much. The Soviets would never let him go. The pursuit of the Red Army was behind him. In the end, he gritted his teeth and decided to go into exile.

After making a decision, Denikin summoned his subordinates to make his choice. He had to make arrangements for these loyal subordinates so that they would not fall into the hands of the Red Army. But before he could express his plans, a consultant suddenly broke in, waved a piece of paper in his hand, and stuttered, "Ge... Your Excellency... Telegram!"

"Telecom? Who came?"

"Female... Queen... Her Majesty!"

Hearing that it was the Queen's telegram, Denikin was stunned at first, and then hurriedly took it carefully. After looking at it, Denikin's face looked strange and unusual. Everyone present looked at him nervously, trying to learn from his expression what was written in the telegram.
Chapter completed!