The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
Hearing that King Quida asked him to take off the clothes of the noble and beautiful young woman in front of him, the Liwa soldier was stunned for a moment, and then he thought that he had heard the wrong words, so he stood in front of the door blankly, showing his He looked at a loss.
The king became furious and shouted at the soldiers, "I asked you to take off her clothes, did you hear that?"
The Liwa soldier immediately replied, "Yes, my king." Then he rushed over and tore the woman's dress into several pieces of fabric. The woman was so frightened that she hugged her head and huddled naked. Beside the corner of the tent, he was trembling all over.
After taking off all the clothes on the woman's body, the Liwa soldiers stood aside, waiting for the king's next order.
The king asked the soldier again, "Do you like this woman?"
The soldier replied, "Yes, my lord."
The king waved to the soldiers in a very generous manner and said, "Well, this woman is yours."
The soldier, still standing at attention, replied, "Yes, my lord."
Seeing that the soldier was still standing there, the king said, "Why don't you take her away from me?"
The soldier finally came to his senses, walked over and pulled the woman hard. He saw the woman hugging a pillar and shouting desperately, "Your Majesty, I won't go. I will follow your Majesty even if I die." As he said, he was about to Bang your head against the pillar. However, the strong soldier bent down and picked up the woman from the ground and took her out of the tent.
The king, who was still angry, was stunned for a while. He felt that he was not relieved enough, so he called Haya and said, "Where are those bitches of Tumebamba?"
When Haya saw that the king looked wrong, he said condescendingly, "In compliance with the king's order, they are all locked in the back tent and waiting for the king's instructions."
The king said, "I will reward those sluts and bitches of the rebels to the lowest level Liwa soldiers. I will make them unable to die and live badly. This is the fate of their men who betrayed me. .”
Haya quickly said, "Yes, my king."
The King of Quito, who had been patrolling the city of Tumebamba all day, slept with his new love in his arms until noon the next day. At this time, another postman came to report, "Your Majesty, your Majesty, Chaschi on Puna Island has urgently reported that the rebels have gathered 3,000 people on the island, and the number is continuing to expand."
The noble King of Quito was surprised when he heard this. He thought that these rebels had gathered more than 3,000 people in just a day or two. If they continued, they would expand to 5,000 or 10,000 people. Once this wildfire continues to burn and becomes more intense, it will not be so easy to put it out. Then he cried like a madman, "Where are the commanders of Chiskis and Chalkuchma?"
A guard officer hurriedly ran over and carefully reminded him, "My noble king, Commander Chalkuchma has gone south to pursue the remnants of Chamul, and Prince Kiskis is mobilizing troops in the military camp outside the city. .”
King Quida slapped the table and asked, "Why hasn't Prince Quiskis set out on his journey yet?"
The guard officer said, "Ruminawi's 20,000 troops arrived here this evening. They need to rest for a day. They will probably be able to hit the road early the day after tomorrow."
The king said nervously and with strong orders, "Kutachka has fled on Puna Island. I want him to go out on the road immediately and eliminate the group of rebels as soon as possible. No mistakes will be made. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed."
When the guard heard the king's tone, he didn't dare to say more and said, "Yes, my king."
King Atahualpa, who was full of hatred for the rebels and crazy revenge, gave the women of Tucheng who were going to be used for their own use to the Liwa soldiers, and then intensified his plan to punish the rebels who betrayed him. The determination of the officers and soldiers to carry out the severest revenge. He ordered Chalkuchma, who was heading south to the city of Cusco, to lead his troops to Puna Island quickly, and asked Kiskis to lead his only 10,000 soldiers to rush to Puna Island quickly, asking them to use at most one person to rush to Puna Island. It took two days to wipe out the rebels, and then move the army southward to the city of Cusco.
However, he became very angry when he learned that Chalkuchma and Prince Kiskis had been unable to attack Puna Island for a long time because of the siege. Because he knew that if he delayed too much time on Puna Island, then Cusco would have enough time to recruit troops to expand the military resources, and he could also go to various provinces far and near to recruit a large number of troops. At that time, if they go to attack Cusco, wouldn't they be throwing themselves into a trap and destroying themselves?
Therefore, the king personally led 20,000 elite soldiers to Puna Island as quickly as possible to supervise the battle.
Guayaquil is a coastal city with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. While other provinces in the Kingdom of Quito are in the cold and rainy season, Guayaquil is sunny and warm as spring. There are two green peaks in the city, one is called Santa Ana Mountain and the other is called San Carmen Mountain, standing high at the confluence of the Guayas River and the Daulai River. Standing on the high Santa Ana Mountain, facing the wind and looking far away, you can see the vast sea and sky, the clear water, the silvery light, and the waves like tides. The cool breeze blows in waves, making people feel refreshed and drunk, as if they are in a fairyland dream. .
As far as the eye can see, there is a large island lying on the calm blue sea, like a natural barrier blocking the huge waves and storms coming from the ocean. This island is Puna Island. It is surrounded by the Gulf of Guayaquil, across the sea from the town of Puna.
Atahualpa is no stranger to this small island. Many years ago, the late King Huayna Capac sent a large army to attack Puna Island. Not only was it unable to conquer Puna Island for a long time, but it suffered heavy losses. Even the commander of the army sent was captured and killed by the Tumbes people. Emperor Huayna Capac was so furious that he personally led an army of 30,000 people on a crusade. He used large wooden platoons to transport the soldiers to Puna Island. When he saw the rebel soldiers passing through the dense forest and dealing with the army, he took revenge by burning them all and killing them all. This is a tactical tactic, as long as there is a dense forest where the rebels are hiding, they will burn it with fire, either burning the rebels to death in the forest, or forcing the rebels out of the dense forest, and then besieging the rebels. In order to drive out the rebels, the Inca army used carpet and dragnet methods to drive the rebels away from north to south step by step. Finally, they drove the rebels into the sea and buried them all at the bottom of the sea.
At that time, King Atahualpa of Quito had been following his father and had very direct experience in how his father cleared and eliminated the rebels on Puna Island. Therefore, as soon as they heard that Prince Quischis and High Priest Chalkuchma encountered obstacles on Puna Island, they immediately rushed to Guayaquil City to personally supervise the battle.
Originally, he thought that the two commanders could sail thousands of miles against the wind and rush to the south, heading straight for Cusco, the Inca Kingdom. However, he did not expect that they would encounter trouble here on Puna Island. Puna Island is not actually on the road to Kusi Liao, but on the seaside hundreds of kilometers away from the South Road. The two commanders could completely ignore the harassment from the rebels. But because King Atahualpa hated the rebel leader Kuta Chica, he wanted to eliminate the rebels in one fell swoop. Furthermore, although these rebels are not large in number, they can harass and sneak attack from behind when the army moves south. Therefore, the king decided to eliminate them completely, because King Quida hated those who betrayed him the most.
However, what King Quito did not expect was that even the High Priest of Chalkuchma and the Prince of Chiskis, who defeated the main Inca army at the foot of Chimborazo Mountain, failed to capture this length of only 7o for several days. It is a small island with a width of only more than 30 kilometers and a total area of 855 square kilometers. After standing on the top of Santa Ana Mountain and looking toward the sea for a long time, King Atahualpa walked down the mountain. However, a question that puzzled him still eluded him.
King Quida's marching camp was set up on a flat grassland at the foot of the mountain at the intersection of two rivers and the sea. The king descended from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain and returned to the big tent. Chalkuchma and Prince Kiskis were already waiting for him in front of the tent. Pretending not to see them, he went straight into the big tent, changed into light clothes, and ate some fresh grapes sent from the south. Then he asked his attendant Haya to look after the two commanders waiting outside the tent. Called into the tent.
The king didn't wait for the two ministers to kneel down, and asked in a stern scolding tone, "Why can't we capture a small Puna Island for so long? If we linger like this for another ten days and a half, Huascar will be able to conquer it soon." Quickly recruit an army of 100,000 people, and then engage in a life-and-death battle with them. It will be difficult to predict who will win and who will lose."
The two ministers quickly knelt down and said, "The island is densely forested, and the Incas loyal to Huascar and the rebels from Tumebamba have formed an alliance with the locals. They sometimes appear here and sometimes there. Sometimes small groups harass, sometimes large groups attack. Although we have tens of thousands of elite soldiers, we can't stretch out, can't reach the front, and can't fight them head-on."
The king said, "My army in Quito also encircled and suppressed the Tu tribe in the Tumaco primeval forest area in the north, and won a great victory. What does the mere island of Puna count?" As he said that, he slammed the table hard. He said categorically, "I give you two days to capture Puna Island, otherwise don't come back to see me."
The two commanders wanted to say something else, but the king didn't listen to them at all and waved his hand to ask them to retreat.
In order to urge the two commanders to quickly end the battle on Puna Island, Atahualpa moved the military camp tent to the town of Puna across the sea from Puna Island that afternoon. It was dark when the troops arrived in the small town of Puna. Atahualpa wanted his troops to camp along the coast.
Under the clear moonlight, the wind blows and the trees sway on the quiet beach. The white tents of Quito's army lie neatly in rows on the flat beach. The torches of the sentries move one by one in and around the military camp, lighting up the entire beach. It was brightly illuminated.
At the mouth of the Guayaquil River, there are so many torches that they shine like stars. Many soldiers are preparing ships to cross the sea tomorrow, or transporting ships from other places across the river. These ships are made of thick tree trunks tied together with ropes or rattans. They are actually rafts or rafts.
