There were also requests for help from the Muslim soldiers.
The Muslim soldiers also started running instead of facing it.
Approximately 6,000 Chinese and Muslim soldiers died in the fighting.
About 300 Muslim soldiers have left the military on their own, a Western diplomat said, and it is not known what they are doing.
Exchange of fire during this period occurred only between the Muslim soldiers on both sides.
But the Muslim soldiers' bodies could not be found.
They would only hear about the fact that among the Muslim soldiers, there were no survivors.
They and the other Muslim soldiers fighting with them were united by their religion.
In a nearby village, Muslim soldiers withdrew from a base that guarded what had been the front line.
A portion of the cemetery has been reserved for Muslim soldiers.