The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
Witnessing these barbarians eating people and drinking blood, Tashi Guye was filled with extreme fear. At night, lying on the haystack, I could see the joyful and ferocious appearance of the barbarians eating human flesh and drinking human blood as soon as I closed my eyes. From time to time, he wanted to leave here as soon as possible, return to the army, and then lead his troops to surround the place and kill all these brutal barbarians. If he can't leave here as soon as possible, he will become the prey of these barbarians. He has been fighting in the army for nearly twenty years, and has seen many ferocious and violent primitive ethnic groups, but he has never seen such a barbaric and ferocious tribe. To escape from here as quickly as possible, you must find a way, otherwise, it will be difficult to escape from here. For this reason, he stayed up all night.
He wanted to act as soon as possible, but he had been watched closely by the local indigenous people all morning, so there was no way. In the afternoon, Tashiguye was taken to the thatched shed to help the women feed the children. Later, he was taken to the valley by the river by the indigenous people to dig sweet potatoes. This is the food prepared for them and the women in the evening. It just so happened that Musu and Tunu were also taken here by the indigenous people to dig sweet potatoes. Tashiguye felt that now was an opportunity.
While digging sweet potatoes, Zhaxiguye observed the indigenous people who were guarding them and the surrounding situation. When he saw that there were only seven or eight indigenous people guarding them, he said to Musu and Nutu next to him, "At the moment, the indigenous people are not If there are many, this is a good opportunity for us to take action.”
Musu and Tunu whispered, "My captain, we all listen to you."
Tashiguye said, "Okay, you all prepare the shovels for digging sweet potatoes. I will find a way to lure the indigenous people over. You listen to my orders."
Musu and Tunnu responded in unison, "Yes, my school officer."
After a while, when the sweet potatoes were dug halfway, Tashiguye suddenly shouted. When he shouted, everyone turned towards him to see what was wrong with him. Moreover, four indigenous people sitting on the edge of the ground immediately ran towards him and shouted and questioned him.
When the natives walked up to him, they saw that he had accidentally cut his finger with a knife and the blood was flowing. They cursed and tried to suck the blood from his hand. When he saw that these indigenous people were trying to suck his own blood, he couldn't help but feel horrified and extremely vomiting. He shouted, "Kill them quickly." After that, he forcefully inserted the stone shovel used to dig sweet potatoes. into the native's throat. The native screamed and fell to the ground.
At the same time, Musu and Tunu also swung their shovels at the other two indigenous people next to them, and pierced the sharp stone shovel blades into the abdomens of the indigenous people. Another indigenous man next to him was frightened by this sudden attack. He screamed and ran towards the place where the other indigenous people were staying.
So, the three Quitos picked up the javelins dropped by the three dead natives and rushed towards several other natives. The four natives were frightened by the three Quitos who were rushing towards them, so they turned around and ran away. However, before he could run far, he was hit by a javelin thrown by the Quito people behind him and fell to the ground. Tashiguye and the others ran over and saw that two indigenous people who had been stabbed by javelins were still alive. They took the javelin from their hands and stabbed them several times in the abdomen.
When they wanted to catch up with the native who had already run far away, they saw that the man had already reached the single-plank bridge. Therefore, Tashiguye said to Musu and Tunu, "Let's run quickly. When the native calls someone, we won't be able to escape even if we want to."
Musu pointed to the mountain opposite and said, "Quick, go up to that mountain. Over the mountain is a dense forest. Once we enter the forest, the indigenous people will not be able to find us anymore."
Seeing what they found in front of them, the other barbarian tribesmen captured by the indigenous people were so scared that they fell to the ground. Tashi Guye ran over, kicked them in the butt, and shouted, "You idiots, why don't you run away!" Only then did those people understand, and ran along the river towards the distant place. Run in the direction.
When the three Quitos ran to the edge of the mountain, they saw a large group of indigenous people who had heard the sound and rushed over. They chased them from the side of the village and had already crossed the single-plank bridge. So, they ran towards the mountain as hard as they could.
However, there was no road on the mountain, so they could only climb up the flatter slope. Some places on the mountain were covered with thorns, which pricked their feet. However, they did not dare to stop and continued to run towards the top of the mountain despite the pain. When they ran to the top of the mountain, they looked down the mountain and saw that the indigenous people had chased them halfway up the hillside.
However, they had already seen a river at the foot of the opposite mountain, and opposite the river was a dense forest. They climbed down to the bottom of the mountain, jumped into the river and swam towards the other side. In fact, the river is not very deep, just a little cold. But they only cared about escaping for their lives and didn't care about anything else. They used all their strength to swim towards the other side.
When they swam across the river and entered the dense forest on the opposite side, they saw the indigenous people coming to the river, but they did not go down into the river. Maybe they could not swim, or maybe they felt that they could no longer catch up with them. , gave up the pursuit.
The natives hesitated at the river for a long time, then reluctantly left the river and began to climb listlessly back toward the mountain.
After entering the dense forest, Musu, who had served as Chaschi for a long time, quickly determined the general location of the Quito army based on the positions of the sun and the moon. They walked in one direction for about half an hour, and finally found the Quito army's barracks on a canyon and flat river. At this time, not only had the two temporarily separated troops under Tashi Guye merged, but King Atahualpa of Quito had also led an army of nearly 10,000 people to come here, together with Tashi Guye's 3,000 soldiers. Stationed on this long and narrow canyon.
Back in their barracks, three naked, savage-looking men hugged their subordinates and soldiers and howled while recounting their inhuman experiences. After everyone's comfort and persuasion, Tashiguye took a bath and put on a clean and tidy military uniform. He didn't even bother to eat, and his wounds were not covered, and he came to King Quida's tent. Come to see the king.
Tashiguye felt that he was captured alive by the indigenous barbarians because he was too numb and careless, so he came to see the king barefoot and carrying a bundle of firewood on his back. When he saw the king, he put down the firewood on his body, knelt on the ground, put his face to the ground, and begged, "Please forgive me, your king."
Seeing him like this, the king almost didn't recognize him, so he said, "The school officer is suffering, please get up quickly." Seeing the school officer getting up from the ground, the king pointed to a small stool next to him and asked him to sit down. , said doubtfully, "What happened to you? How come you are like this after not seeing each other for a few days?"
Tashiguye cried and told the king about his horrific experience.
The king sat on the chair in the big tent, attentive and frowning, as if listening to him telling a strange and fantastic story. When Tashi Guye finished telling the story, King Quida blinked and suddenly asked Tashi Guye, "Are these the truth?"
Tashiguye immediately said, "Your Majesty is so noble and supreme, how dare the school officer tell lies in front of your Majesty?"
Atahualpa took a long breath and said to Tashiguye, "I order you to lead three thousand soldiers to surround the barbarian village before dawn tomorrow morning, kill all the men in the village, and kill all the women and children. Lock them all up.”
Tashiguye said, "Yes, the supreme king."
After Tashiguye returned to the army, he gathered the troops and issued an order to the troops to encircle and suppress the barbarian villages tomorrow morning. He asked the soldiers to get up in the middle of the night, led by Musu and Tunu, over mountains and ridges, through dense forests, and soon arrived in front of the indigenous village.
At this time, the sky was dark and silent. Under the bright moon and stars, those thatched huts and greenhouses were silent in the pre-dawn darkness. The entire village was deathly silent.
Tashiguye asked Musu and Tunu each to lead a thousand soldiers to encircle them from the east and west, while he quietly lurked in front of the village entrance with a thousand soldiers. By the time everything was prepared and deployed, the sky was starting to get a little brighter. Tashiguye asked the soldiers to wait patiently so that they could launch a sudden attack after daylight.
It soon became bright. Someone started shouting in the village. Following someone's shouting, many indigenous people began to appear in the open space in front of those thatched greenhouses with bows, arrows and javelins. Apparently they were gathering, preparing to go out of the village to hunt or attack foreigners.
At this moment, Tashiguye asked the trumpeter to blow the horn. Suddenly, Quito soldiers lurking in the dense forest in front of the village rushed into the village like a tide. When the natives saw the Quito people rushing over like a tide, they knew they couldn't resist it, so they fled in all directions. However, the entire village has been tightly surrounded by Quito soldiers.
Quito soldiers rushed into the village, killing the men they saw and arresting the women they saw. In just one meal, all the men in the village were killed. The soldiers brought the women and children captured from various houses to the spacious open space and gathered them, waiting for the order from King Quito to deal with them.
The news that Tashi Guye had captured the barbarian village was quickly reported to the King of Quito. Atahualpa immediately arrived here in a sedan chair carried by eight people, escorted by thousands of soldiers. When he saw that all the men in the village had been killed and all the women and children were standing in the open space in fear, he asked Tashi Guye to imprison them all in those thatched shacks and send people to guard them. Then he set up his camp in the village.
