Jing Qiong's sudden brain fever destroyed the main force of the Uighurs, lost the Xiedan Khan Court, and ruined the future of the entire Ganzhou Uighurs. Although as long as the rising Han Empire in the Central Plains is around, this day will come back sooner or later, but the final result may be much more tragic than the Uighurs imagined.
Although the Chinese army led by Chai Rong set off later, after receiving the news from Guo Jin, they were surprised and sent reinforcements without any hesitation. All the Han and Yi cavalry, totaling more than 6,000 among the generals, were gathered together, led by Wang Yansheng, and rushed to the rescue.
Wang Yansheng's marching speed was just like his character, and he invaded and plundered like fire. Even including the rest and eating time for the men and horses on the way, by the evening of the day when Guo Jin was trapped in Rouge Mountain, he was already approaching thirty miles away.
At that time, Chen Wantong, who was wandering outside, also led the remaining more than a thousand Han cavalry to get rid of the Uighurs' entanglement. The two parties got in touch and learned about the battle situation in Rouge Mountain. Wang Yansheng made a decisive decision to camp in the valley.
He not only gave rest to the soldiers who were driven by him and were so pressed that they could only breathe and have strength, but also allowed Guo Jin on the Rouge Mountain side to rest for a night. As long as the Uighurs gave up the attack, he would have many options. At the same time, the elite cavalry were sent to occupy all the roads and kill the Uighur army's exploring cavalry, as well as all the people within visible range who might leak the news of their arrival. This was a sign of caution, and at the same time it caused some killings between Ganliang and Ganliang. The Uygur cavalry did not even reach thirty miles.
After spending the whole night in a tense atmosphere, the next morning, before dawn, more than 6,000 cavalrymen were summoned to drink water and eat. At dawn, under the leadership of Wang Yansheng, they rushed directly to Rouge Mountain with great fanfare. battlefield.
The morale of this supporting force was high. They were originally worried about the expedition to the Western Regions. After learning that the Uighurs in Ganzhou rebelled and attacked the forward officers and soldiers, they were all filled with indignation and fighting spirit. They wanted to rescue and kill the thieves. Of course, the most important thing is that there is no need to leave the country for an expedition in this season. This effect is just as Chai Rong expected, and the fighting spirit of the soldiers explodes vigorously.
Even if they did not cover their tracks, by the time the Uighurs discovered Han reinforcements, they were already ten miles away from the battlefield. Then, when the Uighurs were at a loss, nearly 8,000 Han and Yi cavalry, who had joined forces, approached the Uighur army with lightning speed and formed a formation to prepare for the attack.
Uighur Khan Jingqiong was woken up from his sleep. He was also very tired, depressed, and had consumed a lot of energy in arguing with the nobles and generals, so he fell into a deep sleep. When he heard the news that Han army reinforcements had arrived, Jing Qiong was completely stunned as if he was suddenly placed in an ice cellar.
Just the night before, someone reminded him to be careful of reinforcements from the Han army and suggested that he withdraw from the siege and return to guard Xiedan, but he was rejected by him in anger and impatience at the time. I never thought that the prophecy would come true so quickly.
While still asking how many troops there were in the Han army coming for reinforcements, even though they were in the big tent, they could already feel the slight trembling of the ground, as well as the gradually amplified and clear rumble of horse hoofs.
No longer caring about his image, Jing Qiong ordered the noble generals from all ministries to organize troops and lead them to meet the enemy. However, the advantage of the Uighurs is that they have a large number of people, and with a large number of people, the requirements for organization and command are very high.
Under normal circumstances, there might not be much of a problem, but in this rush, facing thousands of cavalry with Han flags, how could we not panic. The biggest blow was the damage to the morale of the army. After witnessing the brutal fighting in the previous two days, they were unable to do anything in the face of "merely" 5,000 Han troops on foot and cavalry with several times the number, not to mention so many more coming. "Han Army".
The Uighurs, who had not experienced a fierce war for many years, had lost most of their ambition in the previous bloody battles. The so-called cowardice before fighting, under such circumstances, how can there be any good results.
As the supreme commander of the Uighurs, Jing Qiong had the determination and temperament to risk everything, but his generals and subordinates did not. Before Wang Yansheng led the attack, he issued an order to concentrate the camping troops in a siege formation, and he had already worked hard to save the crisis.
However, the reason why miracles are called miracles is because the probability of happening is very low. Uighur Khan Jingqiong struggled at the end, but in the end his efforts were in vain.
When they had adjusted their offensive formation and launched a fatal attack, the Uighurs' adjustment had not yet been completed. They were still in a hectic state up and down, inside and outside. As a result, when the Han army entered the Uighur camp with unstoppable momentum, an overall relaxed but very bloody battle began.
Facing the attack of the Han army, some were summoned and gathered to meet the enemy, some panicked and fled in all directions, and some simply withdrew from the battlefield and fled in embarrassment... In short, it was a mess.
Under such a situation, Guo Jin, who was probably frustrated, did not hesitate to lead the most powerful Han soldiers on the mountain to join the battle after a night's rest. Although they were a group of tired tigers, their fangs were still sharp. Full of anger, it explodes and kills people.
Attacked from both sides and in chaos, the Uighurs only resisted for more than an hour before the entire army was defeated. Most of the more than 20,000 Uighur troops were killed or injured, but less than 3,000 people actually fled the battlefield. In the chaos of the army, many Uighurs were separated from their horses...
When the army was defeated, more than 10,000 Uighurs chose to abandon their weapons and surrender and became prisoners of the Han army, including some nobles, generals, ministers, and the biggest fish, the Uighur Khan Jingqiong, but he He fell off his horse in battle and was captured alive.
In the battle of Rouge Mountain, despite the early struggles, the Han army won cleanly, and the battle basically declared the solution to the Hexi problem. After all, the main force of the Uighurs was lost in this battle, and the Khan and many civil and military nobles also became prisoners of the Han army.
On the third day after that, British Lord Chai Rong just led the Chinese army, along with the baggage and logistics, to see the Rouge Mountain battlefield. It can be said that this was an unexpected victory. Although the result was the same, the process was completely divorced from the ideas of the Han Central Committee and the frontline generals.
Attacking from two sides, the decision to decide Gansu was based on the overall situation of Hexi. In the end, this plan came to nothing. The Guiyi Army failed to field in the end, and the battle at Rouge Mountain, which decided the situation, was a victory fought from both sides, regardless of internal or external strength.
The key to all this is that the reaction and courage of the Uighurs exceeded the imagination of the Han monarchs, ministers and generals. Analyzing Jing Qiong's choice afterwards, perhaps the Uighurs took the initiative and accelerated their demise, but it cannot be judged simply by the results.
Even if it did not attack, the final development would be that the Han army, which had been well prepared and had clear intentions, came to the city, calmly surrounded it, and cut off external transportation links. It may last a little longer, but it still cannot escape the end of destruction.
It's just that Jing Qiong and Nagan nobles were very brave and wanted to kill the Han army's vanguard by surprise. However, they didn't expect that it was a hard bone to chew. Not only did they lose their teeth, but they also buried the entire ethnic group.
Evaluating the performance of Uighur Khan Jingqiong, it is like a drowning person. Regardless of whether he is drowning or not, he always tries to struggle, and at least he can make some splashes. Otherwise, it will be annexed by the Han sooner or later. Since ancient times, because the opponent is strong, they will not resist and actively donate their land, cities, population, and wealth. Such monarchs can be said to be rare (Qian Hongchu: Yes, I am the one below).
More people were still inclined to fight, but Jing Qiong just made the choice that most people made.
However, the result was very serious. This move angered the Han army, especially the forward generals such as Guo Jin who suffered serious losses. Before Chai Rong's army was about to attack Dan, Guo Jin and Wang Yansheng led the army and killed all the captured Uighur nobles and soldiers.
Both of them are cruel people, Guo Jin has a strong desire for revenge, while Wang Yansheng vents his long-suppressed negative emotions. More than 10,000 people had their weapons confiscated, batch by batch, and were dealt with separately. First, they were beheaded, then they dug pits to bury them alive, and then shot them to death with arrows. When the last 4,000 people were left, they gathered together and the Han-Yi army They swarmed up and slaughtered with swords...
A horrific murder was committed, and Wang Yansheng and Guo Jin were a little scared afterwards, because killing prisoners was not allowed by military discipline. However, it shouldn’t be a big problem for the Uighurs, right?
When Chai Rong arrived, he was naturally furious when he heard the news. However, he did not deal with the two of them. Instead, he did the aftermath work. He did not seek to hide the news. He could not hide it at all. Instead, he buried all the people who died. .
Then they led the army and marched into Xiedan. Xiedan, who had almost lost all its military strength, resisted tenaciously to the end, even though their khan had been captured. Not for anything else, just for that massacre.
However, in the face of absolute strength, the power of Xie Dan's city seemed low. It only lasted for half a month and was defeated under the attack of the Han army's elite soldiers and heavy weapons. The stubborn resistance of the Uighurs once again angered the Han army. This time, Chai Rong did not stop the army from looting and killing, and the hateful eyes of the pairs also irritated him.
The fall of Jiedan City also heralded the complete end of the Uighur minority regime in Ganzhou. The subsequent battles of Ganzhou and Suzhou were very easy. Just as Chai Rong expected, many Uighurs were unwilling to surrender to the Han and took the initiative to withdraw westward under the leadership of nobles and leaders.
In response, Chai Rong sent cavalry to pursue them, chasing and killing them all the way. In the end, less than 1,500 Uighurs fled the Gansu area...
