 He continued to insist on the need for an alliance with other revolutionary parties, including the Bolsheviks and the Ukrainian Left Socialist-Revolutionaries, who were ordered by him to manufacture their own weapons.He also opposed motivational anarchist terror against the bourgeoisie.In the autumn and winter of 1919 he was involved in the organization of stationary and field infirmaries, command courses, the formation of new units, and participated in battles (including the capture of Yekaterinoslav on November 11 and December 24-26, 1919, commanding the cavalry group of the 1st Don Rebel Corps).