Chapter 1184: A hat to collect the hearts of the army
Yousufu escaped very completely, and the mess left behind by the Shenwu Army was not cleaned up for a whole day and a night, and among the armies that crusaded against the Great Cannibals, the most "eye-catching" was neither the Shenwu Army with the Dingding Merit, nor the steppe cavalry such as Grolu, but an army composed of Persian troops and generals, the most proud of which was the main general Abu.
Dozens of carts were loaded with heads cut off from the corpses of the great eaters, and on the way to the Chinese army camp in the rear, they attracted the attention of countless pairs of eyes.
In just over a day's work, the heads of the whole vehicle were already rotting and stinking, and swarms of mosquitoes and flies were flying around them.
Only Abu and the Persians were triumphant, guarding the blackened and foul-smelling heads like a cartload of treasure.
"This is Abu's gift to the prime minister!"
Abu used stiff Chinese to show off to the people he was talking to.
It is true that there is a custom in the Tang army to judge the head by military merit, but it is also a matter of three or five beheadings per person after the First World War, and you can carry it with you. And now there are only more than 100 Persian soldiers, and the heads of all the chariots are divided equally among each person, and I am afraid that there will be thirty or forty people.
Thirty or forty heads naturally can't be carried around anymore, and it is very reasonable to carry them back in a cart to invite merit.
Along the way, some people let out unbridled ridicule, and some people showed envy, although the rotten human heads were disgusting, but they were all the most solid military feats, each of which could be exchanged for wealth and status.
Abu's "heroic" deeds were soon reached by Qin Jin's ears.
As for the name Abu, Qin Jin recalled it for a while before remembering that it turned out to be the Persian who was forced to surrender by Hasim.
Abu was as slippery as Hassim, but he was even more timid, and he didn't expect that the biggest limelight in this battle was actually stolen by him.
Along the way, the enemy swaggered from Jiuquan to pull the heads of dozens of carts, and I am afraid that now everyone in the whole army knows its name.
As for the heads of Abra's return, someone soon reported the incident to Qin Jin, but he did not intend to investigate Abu's behavior that was similar to "taking credit".
On the contrary, Qin Jin also wanted to set up a model for Abu to become a general and widely publicize it throughout the army.
When Abu learned that he was about to be summoned by the prime minister, his hands trembled with excitement, and he stammered a little even when he spoke.
"When, is it really the prime minister who wants to meet me?"
Coming to deliver the order was Abu's old acquaintance Hassim, whose words were full of envy and jealousy, but did not cause trouble for the old brother.
"Naturally, the prime minister wants to see you, Brother Abu, tell me, it took a lot of effort to cut off these heads......
Abuhaha laughed, knowing that the effort was not his, and that the effort was nothing more than cutting off the heads from the corpses.
"Brother Hasim, tell me, what is the prime minister doing when he meets me this time?"
"For what?"
Hasim looked at Abu meaningfully and said:
"Of course it's a reward, Brother Abu will fly in the future, don't forget me!"
Hasim had always been condescending in front of Abu, and today he lowered his posture, making Abu feel that everything in front of him was so unreal.
Abu really can't believe that he just cut the heads of a few big cars, and he actually wants to be accompanied by high-ranking officials and beautiful women?
Thinking of this, Abu was so excited that he almost drooled, but he immediately realized his gaffe and quickly coughed twice to hide his embarrassment.
He thumped his fist twice in his chest.
"Abu will not forget the Hashem brothers!"
Qin Jin looked at Abu who was kneeling on the ground, the Persians had no habit of kneeling, but this Persian knelt more smoothly than the Tang people.
Of course, the occasions for kneeling in this era are far less than those in the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations.
"You're Abu?"
"Yes, it's the villain!"
To Abu's ears, the voice of the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty was like a weight of 10,000 catties, which made it very difficult for him to even breathe, let alone say a complete sentence.
Qin Jin nodded and said in the same tone:
"From now on, you will be my Tang Dynasty Zuo Wuwei General!"
At this time, Abu could no longer care about the joy, nervousness and excitement occupied all his emotions, and it was not until a while later that he realized that he had been awarded the title of general of the Tang Dynasty, not the general of the Zhonglang that Hasim had predicted.
You know, many years ago, the old Persian nobles who had taken refuge in the Tang Dynasty were only generals.
Although Abu called himself the old Persian nobleman, he was a minor character compared to those whose ancestors could be traced back hundreds of years.
He only now understands why Hasim, who has always looked down on him, can lower his posture in front of him, and it turns out that the root is here.
And in exchange for all this, it is only the first stage of dozens of large cars.
Soon, Abu was set up as a model and vigorously publicized the whole army of the Western Expeditionary Army, and the propaganda machine of the Shenwu Army was full of energy, and in just two days before and after, Abu's name was even able to be talked about by the men in the army.
And the most exciting are the generals who defected to the battle, Abu was notoriously timid and slippery when he was under Yusuf, which was looked down upon.
And now, people like Cheng Lian in the Tang Dynasty can reuse their merits, not to mention those who are really capable?
Qin Jin only used an official hat to stabilize the military spirit of the generals who surrendered the troops, although some people inevitably want to be jealous, but the prime minister's decision is more weighty than the edict of the Son of Heaven, and people like Gu Lu and others must have ideas. However, in the army, military merits are judged by the first rank, as long as they can also come up with a genuine food head, let alone a general, even a general is not impossible.
Three days after defeating the main force of the Great Eclipse, Qin Jin's Chinese army marched into Jiuquan under the guard of the army.
The commander of the Great Food Army, Yousufu, fled in the chaos, and Qin Jin did not order a desperate pursuit, but focused on digesting the surrender of troops and stabilizing the place.
With each reconquest, the magistrate must follow closely and be responsible for the reconstruction work after the reconquest, no matter how many Han people are left in the local area, even if there are less than ten people left, the official offices of the Tang Dynasty must be rebuilt one by one.
As long as the official offices of the imperial court are there, as long as the Tang soldiers are there, those people who fled in the war will eventually come back.
Further west of Jiuquan is already a patch of Gobi and desert, and it is necessary to be fully prepared in order to safely pass through these creatures.
A large number of local guides were recruited into the army, and Qin Jin finalized the final date for the army to march west after understanding the general situation of this arrival in Anxi!