The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
After Quito defeated the Inca and captured the Inca King Huascar alive, Chalcuchima selected four of his most trusted generals and some personal guards from the army to work day and night to closely guard the captured Inca. king. For the sake of safety and confidentiality, Chalekuchma set the cell where Huascar was detained next to his military camp tent and sent 3,000 troops to guard it.
Then, he commanded the army to move towards Cusco. On the marching road to Cusco, the Inca capital, there was no one on the road except for the corpses of some Incas who had been hacked by Quidos. Therefore, the Quito army did not encounter any obstruction or trouble on its way to the city of Cusco. Every time the Quito army passed a village or farmhouse, they announced to people that King Huascar had been arrested. They even sent people to announce to the whole country that Huascar had been arrested and the war was over. So that the commanders and chiefs who came to the rescue from various provinces and regions knew that their king had become a prisoner, they immediately disbanded their troops and hid so that they would no longer cause threats and trouble to the Quito people.
At noon the next day, Quito's army entered the city of Cusco easily. Because I had heard in advance that after defeating the 40,000-strong army led by Chief Chamul, the Quito army carried out a large-scale retaliatory bloodbath and massacre of the city of Tumebamba, killing almost all the people in the city. Therefore, after the residents of Cusco learned that their king had been captured by Quido, they fled to other places overnight. Therefore, the entire Cusco is almost a ghost town. When the Quito army passed through the city, they either saw the streets and alleys were deserted, or all the house doors were closed and locked.
Chalkuchma placed his troops in the palace hall of Emperor Huayna Capac near the Royal Palace in Cusco, and imposed martial law on the area near the palace, prohibiting soldiers from going out at will. The troops of Kiskis were placed in the palace hall of Yavar Wakak nearby. Because almost every Inca king built a palace for himself during his lifetime, there are many palaces around the current palace hall.
Before they entered the city of Tumebamba, the king issued a death order to them, asking them to kill and burn all the people of Tumebamba and the Kaniyaris. However, this time they entered the city of Cusco, but did not receive any instructions from the king. So, they can only wait.
A few days later, one morning, Ucamayaka, the chief of Japastasa Province, brought the other three princes of Cajamarca, the princes of Kalamachi, Togemanita and Puchanichila, and two hundred A number of palace guards arrived at the palace hall of Emperor Huayna Capak. Commander Chalkuchma received the four princes in his room.
Chalkuchma's room in the palace was the former king's bedroom, covering an area of more than fifty square meters. But there was only an old wooden table and a few small stools in the room. There are some grapes and fresh pears on the table. This was the best thing the commander of the northern army could offer to entertain the four princes.
Chief Ukamayaka said, "The king is very happy that you captured Huascar alive and captured the city of Cusco, and he will reward you heavily. But he is also particularly concerned about Huascar's safety and worries about Huascar." Will be kidnapped or rescued by the Incas. Therefore, he specially sent us four princes to see Adhuascar." After saying that, he handed him the knotted rope that the king asked him to bring to Chalkuch Ma.
Chalkuchma took the knotted rope, looked at it for a long time, and then nodded and said, "Very good, I will leave Huascar to your care. However, Huascar is still in the military camp on the Kipapan Plain." .”
Prince Ucamayaca said to the other three princes, "I am worried that Huascar will be easily rescued by the Inca reinforcements from other provinces in the military camp in the wild. Therefore, I think Huascar should be secretly taken away." It will be much safer to go to the palace barracks. Do you agree?"
Prince Togemanita said, "I also have this worry. We should take him to the palace barracks. This is not only safer, but also easier for us to monitor."
The princes of Kalamachi and Puchanichila also agreed.
Prince Ukamayaka said to Chalkuchma, "In this case, we will go to the military camp in the plain of Kipaipan now, and tonight Huaskar will be taken to the military camp in the palace."
Chalkuchma said, "Well, I will send General Chichila Roy to take you to the military camp in the Kipaipan Plain. He will work with you to secretly escort Huascar here."
Prince Ukamayaka said, "Very well, but I would like to see where Huascar should be kept."
Chalkuchma thought for a while and said, "It is held next door to my dormitory. It turned out to be a concubine's dormitory." After saying that, he led the four princes to the next room. They opened the door of the next room and saw that the house was not big, only twelve or thirteen square meters, and the herald of Chalkuchma lived inside.
Prince Ukamayaka looked at the room and said, "It's good, but the door needs to be replaced with an iron door."
Chalkuchma said, "Okay, I'll have someone come and replace the door right away."
Prince Ukamayaka, with three princes riding camels, and 200 palace guards of the King of Quito followed General Chichilaroy along the royal road towards the Quipapan plain outside Cusco. go. By the time they arrived at the military camp on the plains of Kipaipan, it was already evening. Night was a time of rest for the Incas, so all routine work should be stopped. However, the four princes did not rest immediately, but went directly to the military tent.
The military camp tent was located in the original military camp of the Inca king. After dark, the military camp had become quiet and the soldiers were camping. Only many torches were still burning around the military camp, and the sentries and patrols were on guard. When the sentries and patrols in front of the military camp saw General Chichila Roy riding a camel and bringing four princes to the military camp, followed by a group of palace guards, they stopped everyone outside the military camp and sent people to Call General Ara Udika in the military camp. Soon, General Ara Udika ran over from the military camp. As soon as he saw General Chichila Roy, he quickly saluted, because General Chichila Roy was the highest-ranking officer besides the commander of Chalkuchma.
General Ara Udika immediately ordered the soldiers to let him go, and then took General Chichila Roy and the four princes to the tent where Huaskar was held. The tent was not big, and there were four oil lamps burning, so it was very bright inside. Four armed soldiers were guarding Huascar. Although Huascar is wearing the dragon robe of the Inca king, the crown tassel on his head is missing. And there was a rope tied around his neck and tied to a pillar. He leaned against the post to which he was chained and sat on the ground, looking listless and half-dead.
Prince Ukamayaka walked in front of Huascar and asked him, "My lord, do you still recognize me?"
Huascar slowly opened his eyes, looked at him, and said, "You are Ukamayaka, the chief of the province of Gapástasa." Then he immediately cheered up and asked in a friendly tone, "How did you come?"
Prince Ukamayaka said, "I was sent to look after you by Atahualpa, King of Quit."
Huascar stopped talking when he heard this.
Prince Ucamayaca added, "For your safety, we are sending you to the palace of Cusco. You will be treated well there. This is what your brother Atahualpa said to me personally. Confessed.”
Huascar looked refreshed and said, "Really? Would Atahualpa really do this?"
"That's what he said to me," said Maharaja Ukamayaka.
Huascar said, "Can you tell him, I want to see him."
Prince Ukamayaka said, "Don't worry, I will convey your words to him quickly." Then, the prince said to the two generals, "Okay, from now on, King Huascar will be handed over to We will take care of it. This is the order of King Atahualpa. You immediately prepare three thousand soldiers and send us back to the palace of Cusco immediately."
General Chichila Roy replied, "Yes, Maharaja." Then he ordered General Ara Udhikar to assemble the troops immediately. At this time, two hundred palace guards had surrounded King Huascar's tent, and several soldiers entered the tent. General Yara Udica asked the four soldiers who were originally guarding the Inca King to leave the tent.
Not long after, General Ara Udika had gathered the troops and handed them over to General Chichila Roy. The four princes and the two hundred palace guards escorting the Inca King had already walked out of the military camp. Prince Ucamayaca ordered the team escorting the Inca king to walk in the middle of three thousand soldiers. Huascar, on the other hand, was tied up in a small sedan chair, carried by eight people, and closely guarded by two hundred Quito palace guards. In this way, a team of three thousand soldiers walked quietly towards the Royal Palace of Cusco in the middle of the night.
After the four princes of Quito escorted Huascar to the military camp in the palace of Cusco, within two or three days, the governor of Tungula Province, Prince Bescarra, also hurried to the palace of Cusco. He met the two commanders in Chalcuchima's room, and conveyed the order of Atahualpa, the great king of Quichi, to appoint Prince Quischis as governor of Cuzco, and appointed his uncle Chalcu The commander of Chima was the governor of Quito. He also informed the two commanders about King Quito's arrival from the small town of Cajamarca to the small town of Haoha, and conveyed to them in detail King Quito's decision and order on how to deal with the Inca King and his princes. .
Therefore, the two commanders of the Quito army, in accordance with the king's will, instead of carrying out massacres and burnings of the city of Tumebamba in Cañaris, they spread the word about Atahualpa everywhere in the city. The king's order: Everyone must treat his brother Huascar, the current King of Inka, with the etiquette of a king. Otherwise, not only will he be sentenced to death, but the nine tribes will also be implicated.
At the same time, they also issued an announcement to all provinces across the country, saying that the armed conflict between the two brothers King Huascar and King Atahualpa was because someone was instigating and instigating them. Now the two brothers have clarified the truth, reconciled, and have resolved the instigation and instigation. Those who caused the instigation were investigated and punished severely. I hope the people of Cusco can understand this, return home, and resume their daily peaceful lives.
In Cusco, although residents have fled their homes, many homes are still guarded. When these people saw that the Quito soldiers who entered the city not only showed no offensive behavior, but also stayed in the palace hall all day long, they informed their families about the notice from Quido. As a result, those who had gone out to see relatives and friends slowly began to return home. But at first only a small number of civilians returned home, but the princes and nobles still did not dare to come back. However, a few days later, when the citizens saw that the Quito people kept their word and did not do any unfriendly behavior, they began to come near the palace to check the movements of the Quito soldiers. When they came to the square in front of the palace, they saw heavily armed Quito soldiers standing guard around the square. In front of the two palace halls where Quito's army was stationed, only soldiers were seen coming in and out, but they never walked out of the hall.
One day, hundreds of citizens even came to the Palace Square and looked around the Quito soldiers curiously. But the Quito soldiers were as motionless as the stone pillars. As a result, more and more people came to the square to watch the Quito soldiers, as if nothing had happened. By late afternoon, thousands of local citizens came to the square. The Incas are Indians living in the Andes Mountains. They are loyal, hard-working, simple and kind, and have a positive and optimistic personality towards life. It is easy to forget hatred and be grateful.
In order to make the citizens believe in their sincerity, Quito publicized and explained to the citizens that the Inca King listened to the villain's slander and launched a crusade against King Atahualpa of Quito. However, the King of Quito had no choice but to Only then did they send a large army to fight back, with the purpose of clearing out the villains around the Inca King. Now after meeting and explaining, the two brothers have arrested and imprisoned the villain who instigated and provoked, and will soon be severely punished. Moreover, it is said that once the Quito army eliminates and punishes the villains around the Inca King, it will return to the Kingdom of Quito and return the city of Cusco to their Inca King Huascar intact. .
They also issued a notice to the whole country again, saying that the two brothers, King Inka and King Quito, had decided to convene a consultation meeting attended by all the royal nobles, ministers, provincial governors, chiefs, commanders and generals in the country, and scheduled the meeting for the full moon day of this month. It was held in the morning in the palace meeting hall of Cusco. The above-mentioned people are required to attend the meeting to discuss and formulate relevant laws and regulations for the two kings to abide by each other, so that the two brothers and the two countries can live and get along in peace and friendship for generations. . Moreover, King Atahualpa of Quito has also rushed from Cajamarca to Haoha, which is only more than 400 kilometers away from the city of Cusco, and claimed that he was also rushing to Cusco to participate in this event with Huascar. consultation meeting. Quito even issued a notice to the whole country with the order of King Huascar, requiring all royal nobles, ministers, governors, chiefs, commanders and generals in the country to attend the meeting on time.
