▁with ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Brigade . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁September ▁Ma ▁H ush an ▁and ▁his ▁officers ▁desert ed ▁their ▁troops ▁and ▁fled ▁to ▁India ▁with ▁gold . ▁Ma ▁brought ▁along ▁with ▁him ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁ oun ces ▁in ▁gold , ▁which ▁was ▁conf isc ated ▁by ▁the ▁British . ▁ ▁Chinese ▁Muslim ▁Gen . ▁Ma ▁Zh ans han ▁was ▁alleg edly ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁command ers ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁army ▁during ▁the ▁invasion . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁led ▁Russian ▁troops ▁dis gu ised ▁in ▁Chinese ▁uniform s ▁along ▁with ▁bom bers ▁during ▁the ▁attack , ▁which ▁was ▁requested ▁by ▁Sh eng ▁Sh ica i . ▁ ▁Gen . ▁Chi ang ▁Yu - fen , ▁a ▁provincial ▁commander , ▁dispatch ed ▁his ▁men ▁after ▁Ma ▁H ush an ' s ▁ 1 st ▁Brigade , ▁while ▁other ▁provincial ▁forces ▁drove ▁Ab du ▁Ni y az ▁and ▁K ich ik ▁Ak h und ▁towards ▁Y ark and . ▁Red ▁Army ▁aircraft ▁assist ed ▁the ▁provincial ▁forces ▁by ▁dro pping ▁bomb s , ▁including ▁some ▁that ▁contained ▁must ard ▁gas . ▁These ▁air plan es ▁first ▁fle w ▁from ▁an ▁air base ▁in ▁Kar ak ol , ▁USS R , ▁and ▁then ▁from ▁captured ▁air fields ▁in ▁U cht ur pan ▁and ▁K ucha . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁September ▁Y ark and ▁fell ▁to ▁Sh eng , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁Abd ul ▁Ni y az ▁was ▁executed . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 5 ▁the ▁S ovi