Taking back Mother Russia: 1917-1920 (Completed, Won)

[Rysyonok]

1918, Early December:

Red forces attack Czechs near Penza; defense 5 & luck 59 versus offense 3 & luck 49 equals a lot of dead Bolsheviks, a captured plane squadron and a supply unit. Too bad that Czechs were moving away, so both freebies will be lost next turn.

Potentially due to my reloading of the game, Czech demobilization event does not fire - this will help my Siberian forces.

[Rysyonok]

1918, Late December:

Red partisans near Blagoveshchensk have been reduced in numbers, but still pose a small threat.

Czech demobilization event fires, reducing my Czechs down to 69 elements from almost 500.

Trotsky's stack disappears in unknown direction. This means I get to keep the planes I captured - but disbanding of the Red supply unit seems a waste.

[Rysyonok]

Savinkov uprising:

I am pleasantly surprised by performance of Savinkov's unit in Yaroslav region. He was able to fortify in the area (although a Red attack did destroy his depot), consolidate with Rybinsk rebels, and even capture a Red artillery brigade. I may have to consider diverting a corps or two to link up with him (several other uprisings have already fueled my garrisons in Perm, Kazan, and Simbirsk).

[Rysyonok]

1919, Early January:

Red forces are thrown out of Aralsk: this marks the extent of what my Ural Army can do without accumulating major penalties for being out of the area. On one hand, I can seek good Cossack commanders to take charge; on another, I can use Ural Army to provide garrison and anti-rebel duties, as this still gives them 5 entire regions to cover (so far garrisons have been consisting of little more than an occasional militia element).

[Rysyonok]

Stavropol Uprising:

This is bad, this is very, very bad. If I didn't have a decent hold on this region, I would have considered pulling back and taking Kazan - Arzamas route. Unfortunately, this guys are blocking me on one side, with resurfaced Trotsky on the other.

[Rysyonok]

Penza front (January 16, 1919):

Speaking of Trotsky: he's back, after clearly having resupplied at Tambow, and his numbers have grown. I am clearly fighting the best army that Reds have to offer right here.

[Rysyonok]

1919, Late January:

Ah, nothing like a good snowstorm to help find time for RUS

Siberian forces converge on the Stavropol Uprising, crushing one of the groups and bombarding another: an artillery general with 6 batteries makes for a very deadly opponent.

In the south, British-led forces take Samarkand. Red Middle Asia has all but collapsed.

[Rysyonok]

Samarkand - Tashkent front (February 1, 1919):

My southern group took a long time to prepare (lots of failed activation checks), but now that they are on the move, they should be unstoppable within that region.

It appears that there are no more Red forces left in the area (which makes me wonder where is Zinov'ev getting supplies to feed his remaining 5,800 men - he must be on his way south to Tashkent.

[Rysyonok]

Orenburg Uprising:

This had a potential of being very bad - had I not just shipped an entire Cossack division here. Losing that depot would have hurt.

[Rysyonok]

1919, Early February:

Minor skirmishes with Greens.

The end of the Czech Legion.

[Rysyonok]

1919, Late February:

More skirmishes with Greens. Tashkent is captured.

Overall, the war appears to be at a stalemate.

[Rysyonok]

Southern Whites:

My allies (or, to be more precise, enemies of my enemies) are busy fighting the Ukrainians. That's just great - now I know why all the best Red generals can afford to blockade me full-time...

[Rysyonok]

1919, Early March:

Remaining Red troops in the Far East by Vladivostok are eliminated.

Remaining Green troops near Orenburg are eliminated.

Stavropol uprising turns out to be much worse than expected, as Khanzhin's artillery corps is routed in battle and Syzran is besieged by those pesky peasants.

Red troops finally muster enough reinforcements to displace Savinkov's troops (led by Czech Diterikhs for better stats) in Yaroslav' - Vologda region; supplies are low, and I may lose this group within a month or less.

[Enigma6584]

Very exciting read.  It looks like you are holding your own.

[Rysyonok]

ORIGINAL: RedCharlie65

Very exciting read.  It looks like you are holding your own.

Thanks And - barely. There's 55,000 Red troops coming up on Penza - courtesy of Southern Whites' apparent inactivity...

[Rysyonok]

1919, Late March:

It's a quiet turn. There's still plenty of snow all around, and broken rail lines to fix.

1919, Early April:

With Red troops apparently missing in action, two major assaults are authorized, west and north from Penza. The one west of Penza finds a few Communists... 55,000 of them, actually... 1,000 elements. I may have to consider retreat.

In Siberia, Red partisans start to spawn.

More Greens die near Stavropol. I can deal with their smaller, secondary stacks - it's their capital that's too tough to crack (although I can tell it's pillaged now, which is very good news...)

[Rysyonok]

Penza front (April 16, 1919):

Here's one of the strategies I am considering. Now would be a very good time for Southern Whites to move north...

[Rysyonok]

1919, Late April:

Red forces continue to advance on Penza (as expected). They manage to catch my troops before they fall back (not as expected).

North of Penza KomUch corps tries to chase down a battered Red division before it has a chance to resupply, but it doesn't cause enough damage.

Savinkov's rebellion is still alive and kicking, to my surprise. They repel a Red attack and then cross Upper Volga River to capture another town.

[Rysyonok]

1919, Early May:

A quiet turn: both sides are massing their troops together for what appears to be a showdown by Penza (or Syzran, technically, as I retreated).

Red Turkestan army appears by Tashkent (as expected). It seems that there are 2 separate areas on the map right now where there is a major Red stack next to a major White stack next to a major Green stack... Ironically, Whites are in the middle on both occasions.

[Rysyonok]

1919, Late May:

Siberian forces attempt to attack Trotsky near Syzran, but he escapes by rail and sieges Saransk.

1919, Early June:

Siberian forces catch up to Trotsky, but not before he assaults Saransk - this will be forever known as the end of Komuch and the end of White Airforce.

In the south, Red Turkestan Army is caught and annihilated.

Near Volga, Green rebels continue to starve. History will know these times as "Golodnoe Povolzh'e" (Hungry Volga lands)(sadly, a real historic event).