During this time many refugees arrived from Khathyl because Colonel Kazagrandi was gradually falling back upon the town.

Among others there were two Colonels, Plavako and Maklakoff, who had caused the disruption of the Kazagrandi force.

No sooner had the refugees appeared in Muren Kure than the Mongolian officials announced that the Chinese authorities had ordered them to drive out all Russian refugees.
"Where can we go now in winter with women and children and no homes of our own ?" asked the distraught refugees.
"That is of no moment to us," answered the Mongolian officials.

"The Chinese authorities are angry and have ordered us to drive you away.

We cannot help you at all." The refugees had to leave Muren Kure and so erected their tents in the open not far away.