 Melochofski countermanded the order; he would be mortally wounded hours later and die in his mistress's arms.Melochofski's men left Lower Tulgas a few minutes later and charged south towards the Canadian artillery.But while the Bolsheviks were in Lower Tulgas, the Canadian gunners had swung their south-facing guns around, and fired two salvos at point blank range, killing many and driving the rest back.