The Battle of Aldebaran is one of the first battles of the Midwayan Civil War. It began in the morning when the Red Front issued a declaration of war against the Union of Midway, and attacked Aldebaran, Eastern City, Sand Islet City, and Kure City simultaneously. The Red Front had the element of surprise on their side, temporarily giving them the upper hand. The commander of the Red Front forces was identified as George Taketa, the chairman of the Communist Party of Midway. Civilians were immediately evacuated, but in the battle that ensued many Midwayan soldiers were killed, while dealing almost no damage to the Red Front. Then Zabuza Hashimoto, Zhou Guofeng, Hua Enlai, and Franz Seidler took command of Midwayan troops and the tide of the battle began to turn. The Red Front began losing g