After the second wave of charges was completely defeated, Guldan completely lost the confidence to break through from the front. In his opinion, the frontal defense line of the Northwest Army was too strong. , just like the King of Hell who bought people's lives, the impact of one wave after another is like the waves hitting the rocks on the shore. It seems that the turbulence is invincible, but when the waves dissipate, the rocks stand still, leaving only spots of red.
The frontal defense line of the Northwest Army is not indestructible, but whenever a gap is exposed, the soldiers behind it will immediately fill it, quickly blending in and becoming an organic whole. Even if a breakthrough is made, the results cannot be expanded, and morale is getting worse. The depressed Mote Cavalry was unable to seize this fleeting opportunity. They could only use their spears to attack the opponent's thick shield line in vain, but this was almost equivalent to suicide, especially for the light cavalry behind them. .
Guldan's only hope lies in the friendly forces attacking the granary from the flank. As long as he can destroy the opponent's granary, it will be worth it no matter how high the price he pays. But fate does not seem to be on his side. The second wave The attack collapsed. It seemed that there was still no movement over there. The expected black smoke did not rise from the rear of the opponent. Guldan's heart slowly sank. When the commander of the third wave of attack group timidly When he asked the Chief Chief whether to launch a third wave of charges, the desperate Guldan even wanted to kill himself with a knife at that moment. The enemy still fluttering in front of him was spying on him like a dormant beast. What should he do? There is no point in continuing to charge. The opponent's full preparation shows the huge difference in combat effectiveness between the two sides. Surrender? Guldan couldn't imagine what kind of results he would get. The only way now was to evacuate first and escape from this ominous place far away, and then figure out what to do.
It's a pity that God no longer gave him a chance. When he officially learned that the Luobi people had abandoned him and fled and the army that attacked from the flank had been wiped out, the panic-stricken Guerdan was still confused. Several noble officers led The soldiers had already unceremoniously rounded up several of his soldiers and forced him up, asking him to tie himself up and surrender to the Northwest Army. Only then did Guldan realize that his career as a chief had finally come to an end.
On February 27, 697 in the mainland calendar, the decisive battle at Bo Yue Lake that shocked the Tengger Prairie finally came to an end after more than four hours of brutal fighting. After this battle, the Northwest Army completely destroyed the armed forces of the Mote clan, second only to the Luobi people in the East Tengger Grassland. The Mote army, which suffered heavy losses, finally defected and will have only tasted the taste of the chieftain for more than two months. After being tied up by Guerdan, he asked Li Wufeng to surrender. Li Wufeng accepted the other party's surrender after asking everyone on the other side to put down their weapons and obey him unconditionally.
In this battle, the Northwest Army annihilated a total of 200,000 Mott cavalry, including more than 90,000 prisoners. More than 80,000 Mott warriors were killed in this battle, and captured 150,000 horses and countless baggage materials. Although most of the Luobei people escaped, more than a thousand people were still killed in the raid on the granary.
The Northwest Army also paid a heavy price. In order to withstand the enemy's charge on the frontal battlefield, the defensive point of the Third Division of the Great Northwest Army bore the brunt and bore the greatest pressure. A full division of nearly 23,000 people After the war, there were only less than 12,000 soldiers left, and a considerable number of soldiers were injured and temporarily lost their combat effectiveness. The Guards Division and the 5th Nanjerok Division, which assisted in the defense of both wings, were slightly better. The Guards Division The loss was more than 5,000 people. Since it was the first time for the Nanjie Locke 5th Division to participate in such a large-scale battle, its performance was normal. However, the number of casualties also showed a gap with other divisions. There were more than 7,000 casualties. People lost their lives in battle. In the granary defense battle, the Second Division of the Great Northwest Army led by Shalang fully relied on the solid defense line constructed by transport vehicles and inflicted heavy damage on the incoming Mote cavalry. In addition, the retreat of the Luobei people led to the rear The Mote people lost their fighting spirit, and the battle came to an end before it lasted too long. Shalang's second division won the war at the cost of only more than 2,000 casualties.
On March 11th in the Gregorian calendar of the mainland, Su Qin, deputy director of the Northwest Administrative Office, on behalf of Li Wufeng, the northwest military and political envoy of the Tanghe Empire and governor of Northern Luzon, held a representative meeting of the entire Mote people at Huohuoji on the shores of Boyue Lake in the Mote territory. At the meeting Su Qin announced the appointment of the central government of the Tanghe Empire, conferring the title of earl to Gursufu, and appointing him as the lord of the Mote Autonomous Territory to command the entire Mote clan. He would accept military and diplomatic duties as the Military and Political Envoy of the Northwest and the Governor of the North. Under the leadership of Luzon Governor Li Wufeng, internal affairs are generally handled independently by the Mote people. Major matters involving the national economy and people's livelihood must still be reported to the northwest.
Immediately afterwards, with the support of Li Wufeng, Guersufu began a large-scale purge operation. Almost all pro-Luobei conservative nobles were declared rebels. Under the swords and guns of the Northwest Army, most of the conservative nobles were beheaded, and their families and relatives were killed. The herdsmen and herdsmen they belonged to were all divided up by the pro-Northwestern nobles, and the pro-Li Wufeng faction occupied absolute power in the Mote clan. As the chief culprit, Gu Erdan, considering his special status, Gu Ersufu ordered him to commit suicide after discussing with Northwest Fang.
After a series of negotiations and secret discussions, the Mote people followed the example of the northwest prefectures in carrying out administrative reforms and established the internal government, the internal affairs office, and the military affairs office, referred to as the three prefectures, to manage administrative and judicial affairs, tribal affairs, military affairs, and military affairs respectively. The government is not under the leadership of the lords of the Dominion, but directly under the control of the Northwest Military Staff Headquarters. The head of the Military Affairs Office is directly appointed by the Northwest Military and Government Jiedushi Office, while the appointments of the other two heads of government are nominated by the autonomous lords and submitted to the Northwest Military and Government Jiedushi Office for approval.
The northwest promised to fully liberalize the import and export of various daily necessities and important materials such as food, salt, wine, iron and ironware within the territory of the Mote people, and to ensure that the entire Mote people would have low-priced food and grass during the annual spring famine. Supply, assist the Mote people with funds and technology to build a small city in a short period of time, and promote the flow of commerce. As a branch line of the northern commercial road from Huohuoji to Qingyang, the Northwest will also be expanded in the near future to bring its road level to the level of roads between prefectures in the northwest, and the road from Yinchuan to Huohuaji will also be included in the construction plan Start planning. Northwest will provide free assistance to build two schools in Huahuaji to provide primary education for children of Mote nobles and middle- and upper-class people. All teachers will be provided by Northwest. The teaching will be bilingual in Tang and Hu, and Tang will be used as the written language. It also promised that Northwest University and Northwest Military Academy would accept further study requirements from junior school graduates with excellent grades.
After the war, although the Mote people quelled the dissatisfaction within the Mote tribe by purging conservative nobles, and the pro-Northwestern nobles also completely won the dominant position, they still faced a dilapidated situation. More than 80,000 Mote soldiers were killed in battle, which not only caused great losses to the military strength of the Mote people, but also put tens of thousands of Mote families in grief. The spring famine has made almost all Mote families face desperate situations, and Mote The Tequan clan's finances had collapsed. When Guersufu came to power, the entire clan's treasury was less than three thousand gold coins. A feeling of panic permeated the entire Mote tribe, and many lower-class herdsmen began to flee.
Faced with the severe situation within the Mote clan, Guersufu's only reliance was the northwest. After Wu Feng held urgent consultations with senior staff such as Xiao Tang, Su Qin, Ling Tianfang and Wang Liao in Qingyang, he finally agreed to provide an interest-free loan assistance plan to Mott, temporarily providing a loan of one million imperial gold coins for Purchase spring fodder from neighboring grassland tribes; Northwest provides Mott with one million imperial gold coins worth of grain, salt, tea, production tools, cloth and other necessary living supplies; provides three million imperial gold coin loans for ancient children Sufu provided comfort to the families of the soldiers who died in this war in the name of the Mote House of Internal Affairs in order to calm the mood of the people at the bottom and win over the people; he provided one million imperial gold coins as the financial working capital of the Gursufu regime, which was used for Gursu The daily operating expenses of the new regime. All loans are secured by Mott Dominion tax revenue and will be repaid gradually over ten years.
After signing the loan agreement, the two sides signed a supplementary agreement on the status, relationship and various aspects of affairs between the two parties. The Mote Autonomous Territory accepted the leadership of the Northwest Military and Political Envoy Office, but maintained its autonomous status. The northwest was responsible for military and foreign affairs, and the internal affairs were accepted Northwest Guidance. All tariffs between the two territories are fully collected, and all tariff revenue from foreign goods is collected by the Mote Autonomous Territory, and no share is handed over to the northwest. The Mote Armed Forces were completely reorganized, following the example of the Northwest into two types: reserve and regular forces. The daily training and management of the reserve forces was the responsibility of the Military Affairs Office, while the regular army was directly responsible for training and control by the newly established Northwest Military Joint Staff Headquarters. All regular army military expenditures and Training subsidy costs for the reserve forces are borne by the Northwest Government. It was initially agreed that the regular army would be 50,000 cavalry, selected from the existing Mote armed forces, while the reserve army would be temporarily set at 60,000, with regular training and regular service (mainly responsible for patrols and daily security in the territory of the Mote Dominion). In case of emergency, the Military Affairs Office can directly recruit reserve forces into regular service.
This series of agreements had a profound impact on both the Mote people and the northwest government. First of all, it clarified the status and relationship between the two parties and laid a good foundation for future cooperation. With the support of the northwest government, the Mote Dominion It began to embark on the road to prosperity and fully integrated into the northwest economic circle in all aspects of politics, economy and culture. At the same time, it retained its own unique customs and traditions, and also laid the foundation for the northwest government to develop relations with other nomadic peoples in the future.