 In 1932, the peasants of Turpan rebelled under the lead of Makhsut, but were beaten down by Guihua Army.Near the Chinese New Year Eve of 1933, the capital Ürümqi was besieged by Ma Shimin's units during the Battle of Urumqi (1933), Jin Shuren formed the 2nd Guihua Cavalry and repulsed them.The Guihua soldiers were unhappy with Jin's arrears of military expenditures.