▁become ▁soldiers ▁sole ly ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gain ▁rights ▁as ▁workers ▁in ▁a ▁foreign ▁country . ▁ ▁D ung ans ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁Revol t ▁D ung ans ▁fought ▁alongside ▁K yr gy z ▁reb els ▁in ▁attack ing ▁Prz he val ' sk ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁Bas m achi ▁revol t . ▁ ▁A ▁D ung an ▁Muslim ▁and ▁commun ist ▁Commander ▁Mag aza ▁Mas an chi ▁of ▁the ▁D ung an ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment ▁fought ▁for ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁against ▁the ▁Bas m ach is . ▁He ▁also ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁other ▁actions ▁in ▁central ▁Asia . ▁▁ ▁Chinese ▁det ach ments ▁in ▁service ▁of ▁Soviet ▁state ▁▁ ▁Chinese ▁in ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁ ▁The ▁Chinese ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁were ▁rec ru ited ▁from ▁factory ▁workers ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁attract ed ▁into ▁Russia ▁before ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁s ided ▁with ▁the ▁urban ▁pro let ariat ▁with ▁whom ▁they ▁worked . ▁ ▁Se par ate ▁Chinese ▁units ▁fought ▁for ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁in ▁the ▁Ukraine , ▁T ran c au cas ia ▁and ▁Si ber ia . ▁ ▁One ▁estimate ▁suggests ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁hundreds ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁Chinese ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁Red ▁Army . ▁Non eth eless , ▁Brian ▁Mur phy ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁" the ▁number ▁of ▁Chinese ▁troops ▁did ▁not ▁const itute ▁a ▁significant ▁fraction ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ." ▁ ▁By ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁compr ised ▁over