Chapter 107. Bloody killing
The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
The Incas were not only very surprised by Quito's actions and the series of news they released, but they were also very grateful. Because after their king was defeated and arrested, the people in the entire country, especially the people in Cusco, were worried all day long. On the one hand, they were worried about the life and death of their king Huascar, and on the other hand, they were also worried about their own life and death. Therefore, when they saw and heard that the Chidoans neither executed their king nor committed any atrocities against them, they felt that Atahualpa was benevolent and kind and had deep feelings of brotherhood. Moreover, it is also the common wish of the Inca people that the two brothers can live in peace and friendship. Therefore, after hearing the news, except for a few people who were seriously ill and elderly and inconvenient, all the princes, nobles and senior officers Rushing to the capital of Cusco to participate in the Inca Empire's Consultative Conference co-chaired by the two kings.
The world was at peace again, and people from Cusco returned to the city one after another. The whole city has returned to its former prosperity and tranquility. In the main hall of the Inca King's palace, the soldiers were also busy. The road leading to Cusco and the square of the palace were cleaned, and the palace hall was decorated. Some citizens even gathered in the Palace Square to sing, dance and celebrate.
In front of the palace, there are no longer Quito soldiers in red military uniforms, but in yellow uniforms of the Inca Palace Guards. They stand neatly around the square in front of the palace, respectfully welcoming people coming from other places. Nobles and officers attended the meeting. Groups of soldiers wearing the uniforms of the Inca Palace Guards lined up in the square to perform parades for the citizens. Crowds of spectators stood around the palace square. While watching the performance of the soldiers, they welcomed the members of the Inka royal family and senior generals dressed in exquisite and gorgeous costumes into the palace with joy and expectation. And those who came to attend the meeting seemed to be in high spirits, beaming with joy, with a sense of trust and mission for the entire kingdom, their faces full of smiles and glory, and they walked into the palace hall with their heads held high.
The red carpet is paved in the palace meeting hall. The sun shines into the hall from the ventilation holes and shines on the gold bricks and walls. It shines with bright golden light, making people feel that their hearts are open. In the middle of the hall are two golden thrones, symbolizing the peaceful coexistence of the Inca Kingdom and the Quito Kingdom. The nobles, princes and senior officers who entered the hall were lying on the ground in rows according to their official rank, with their faces pressed to the ground. Waiting for the arrival of the king. However, after a while, hundreds of participants had entered the palace meeting hall on time, but the king had not yet arrived. But no one present dared to get up casually.
At noon, suddenly, hundreds of Quito soldiers wearing red military uniforms and holding spears and hatchets ran quickly from the royal avenue opposite the palace. They entered the palace square and began to drive away those who were staying in the square. The surrounding citizens and idlers surrounded the entire palace and closed all the doors of the palace. At this time, people felt that the momentum was wrong and hurriedly dispersed in all directions.
At the same time, another group of hundreds of Quito soldiers holding spears and hatchets ran over from the royal avenue just now and entered the palace directly from a gate. Seeing this scene, the citizens were so frightened that they ran towards the distance of the palace.
At this time, the princes, nobles, chiefs and high-ranking generals who came from all over the country had entered the palace meeting hall and waited for a long time. The two golden chairs in the hall still stood there majestically, but they had not yet seen their king and the generals. King Quitah arrives. So they knelt down from the ground, asking and discussing the life-and-death battle between the Inca and Quito, as well as the recent whereabouts of King Inca and other captured royal personnel. At first, a few important ministers were discussing together, and soon the discussion became loud and clear. However, after a while, someone suddenly shouted, "The king has arrived."
Everyone immediately stopped talking and hurriedly knelt on the ground, waiting quietly to salute the king.
They finally met their great king Huaskar again. He entered the hall and sat on the great golden chair where he had sat before. However, he was wearing mourning clothes at this time, his hands were tied with ropes, and there was a rope around his neck and shins. The rope was held by a Liwa soldier to prevent him from escaping.
When the Inka royal family and military officers saw their king being humiliated in this way, they all cried out sadly, "My supreme king - my king!" However, before they could finish their mournful cries, they saw someone. A large group of Kidoliva soldiers carrying hatchets rushed in. Without saying a word, they raised their tomahawks and slashed hard at the royal family members and senior officers who were kneeling on the ground.
When the poor King Inka saw this cruel and violent scene, he was so frightened that he fainted. The other nobles and officers screamed in horror. However, this kind of terrifying scream more and more stimulated the Liwa people to commit cruelty and violence. They were like skilled carpenters chopping piles of wood, while the members of the royal family, nobles and officers kneeling on the ground were like lambs just waiting to be slaughtered. The powerful and rhythmic slashing sounds of the Liwa people made these nobles frightened and unable to dodge; and the hot blood spraying everywhere made these dying people even more frightened and heartbroken. Some people were so frightened that they fainted and others tried to escape through the door. But the door was closed, and only the small window on the wall was open for ventilation and light. A group of startled birds flew out in panic. In just a few minutes, silence returned to the palace meeting hall. At this time, the palace hall was filled with corpses lying everywhere. Some had their heads chopped off, and some were chopped into several pieces. Bright red blood stained the ground and sprayed all over the walls. The weak and timid King Inka was so frightened that he fainted and was dragged out of the meeting hall by several Liwa soldiers.
When a new sunrise rises over the eastern hills of Cusco, another bloody day begins. After noon, the pale sun shone faintly on the Saxavanna Valley. This is a flat area not far from the outskirts of Cusco. On the flat land between the two mountains, hundreds of nobles and chiefs of the Inka royal family had their hands tied and were escorted by Quito soldiers to stand in rows of human walls.
Among them were Prince Barbara Palca, the auxiliary minister of the Inca Empire, Prince Cucabala, the governor of Cusco, and Prince Ulmantera, the commander of the southern army, as well as Calasibi, the most famous wizard in the palace. They were captured at the Battle of Kipaipan. They had just come out of the military camp to greet King Huascar. However, they did not expect that it was Quito soldiers wearing Inca uniforms who rushed into the military camp. Quito soldiers pretending to be Inca Guards suddenly rushed into the Inca camp and killed countless Inca soldiers. And these senior officials of the Inca royal family were immediately captured by the Quidos.
There were also many princes, nobles and servants who responded to King Huascar's call to participate in the battle to defend the Inca King and the city of Cusco. They were the most loyal people of King Inka. Originally, they wanted to use their lives to protect King Inka and the capital city of Cusco. However, when they saw their king being captured by the Quitos, they lost their fighting power. Faced with the fierce pursuit of the Quitos, they had no way to escape, so they had to throw away their weapons and were captured by the Quito soldiers.
They also had some people who were arrested by people from Quito who went to various provinces and districts. After the fall of Cusco, Quido used deception to summon princes, chiefs and senior military officers from various provinces and regions to the palace hall for a meeting. However, there were still some princes and chiefs who were not deceived and did not come to the palace to attend the meeting. Therefore, Chalkuchma and Kiskis secretly sent people to various provinces and regions according to the order of King Atahualpa to arrest all the princes and chiefs who would attend the meeting in the future palace and escort them to Cusco.
Chief Chamul, the commander of the Cusco army, was captured by the Quidos from the Quechua province. He was sent by King Huascar to nearby provinces to recruit soldiers. At that time, he had recruited nearly 10,000 soldiers. However, before he could bring his troops back to Cusco, he heard that King Huascar had been captured alive by Quidos, and that the city of Cusco was also occupied by Quidos. So, he disbanded his troops on the spot and hid among the Quechua tribe. He also heard Quito's announcement that the princes, nobles and high-ranking military officers from all over the country should participate in the consultation meeting between Huascar and King Atahualpa. However, he didn't believe the Quito people's tricks at all, so he didn't go to that meeting. When the princes, nobles and high-ranking military officers who attended the meeting were massacred by Quidos, he ran to the remote town of Tarraco on the edge of Lake Titicaca and hid. However, he had suppressed the Titicaca rebellion here in the past and killed many rebel soldiers. The Titicacans still had a grudge against him, so someone reported him to the Quidos.
These captured and arrested members of the Inka royal family and chiefs have been subjected to inhuman torture in the past few days, and today they were taken to this valley by Quidos since dawn, waiting to meet their supreme king. . Therefore, by now I am exhausted both physically and mentally, and I almost no longer have the strength to stand.
After a while, a group of soldiers escorted Huascar all the way from the mountain pass. The Inca king, once called supreme by the Incas, was still dressed in mourning clothes, with his hands tied and a rope around his neck. After witnessing the massacre in the palace meeting hall a few days ago, the Inca king knew that the brutal Atahualpa was deliberately using this cruel massacre to humiliate and torture him.
Now, looking at the rows of royal family members and high-ranking officials and ministers standing in this valley, I knew that they would soon be massacred. He knew exactly what Atahualpa was doing. Because Atahualpa was not born to a queen, nor to a woman with royal blood, he could not serve as King of Inka at all. Therefore, he was afraid that once the war subsided, the entire kingdom would demand an heir who met the royal regulations to be the Inca king. Because this ancestral teaching that has been passed down for hundreds of years was formulated by the Incas based on their idolatry and false beliefs. In this regard, Atahualpa could not change this concept and consciousness no matter what methods he tried. Therefore, he had no choice but to use brutal extermination methods to kill other members of the royal family who had the right to inherit and those who had no right to inherit like him. If there is not even one person with legal inheritance rights in this kingdom, the subjects will no longer support anyone as the king, and they will not restore anyone to the throne.
When Huascar was being escorted past the arrested royal members, the assistant minister, Prince Barbara Palca, saw that the king he revered and admired had fallen into such a miserable state, and shouted, "Your Majesty." , my great king!" Then he burst into tears.
The king looked at his closest minister and regretted not listening to his advice. When Chief Chamul led his troops to attack Quito, he should have sent an army of 40,000 to follow Chief Chamul. After that, serve as backup and back-up. At that time, he was overly optimistic and believed that Commander Chamul, with the secret support of General Kutachka, would be able to win. Therefore, the opinion of the assistant minister was rejected.
Chief Chamul, the commander of the Cusco troops, felt extremely ashamed when he saw that his king was so humiliated by Quito but could not save him, because it was his carelessness that allowed Atahualpa to escape death, and it was his incompetence that allowed Quito's army to escape. He was defeated, so he shouted to the king in pain, "King, please forgive me, it was I who destroyed the Inca empire." After saying that, he fell on the ground and burst into tears.
Huascar hated this close minister very much. If it weren't for his fault, how could the Inca Empire and himself have ended up in this situation? However, he also regretted very much that he did not adopt his proposal to blockade Alcatraz with 10,000 soldiers. Primac River. If he had listened to his advice and sent troops to block the river bank, the Quitoans would not have been able to fly over the Apurimac River even if they had wings. In this way, he can at least have a lot of time to send people to recruit 100,000 or even 200,000 soldiers to calmly deal with the 80,000 Quito people who have traveled a long distance from Quito. However, it is impossible to change these things.
Prince Cucabala, the governor of Cusco, Prince Ulmantera, the commander of the southern army, and Calasibi, the most famous wizard in the palace, saw Prince Barbara Palca and Chief Chamul all laying down their heads for the king. Bye, they also followed suit one after another. Then, all the captured and captured royal members present called to their king, fell to the ground and howled.
The Quito soldiers did not allow these people to pay tribute to their king, but they could not stop the courtiers from loving and respecting the king. So the soldiers shouted loudly and asked these courtiers to stand up. However, their shouts did not scare the Incas. Seeing that their shouts and threats had no effect, the Quito soldiers used wooden clubs and tomahawks to kill anyone who dared to pay tribute to King Inka on the spot.
When Huascar saw the Quito soldier hit Chamul on the head with a big stick, his heart was so shocked that he almost jumped out of his chest. He quickly closed his eyes, not to look at this bloody scene. Then, a Quito soldier holding a hatchet kicked Prince Barbara Palca who was lying on the ground and shouted, "Get up!"
Huascar did not want to see his ministers brutally brutalized and killed by the Guidos, so he signaled Prince Barbara Palca to get up quickly to avoid losing his life.
However, Prince Barbara Palca was still chanting, "O great king, my supreme Inca king."
Huajikkar became anxious and shouted with all his strength, "Get up quickly." However, after these days of cruel torture, he still had no strength left. So, I saw the Quito soldier swinging a hatchet and slashing hard on the prince's neck. Prince Barbara Palca immediately died.
Huascar closed his eyes, tears flowing like spring water. He wanted his ministers to understand what he meant and not to make such meaningless sacrifices for him again. However, the ministers risked their lives to show their loyalty and loyalty to him. So when Huascar was marched from one side of the valley to the other, nearly all the royal family present were killed with clubs and tomahawks. The entire valley was littered with bloody corpses. The poor King Inka couldn't help but fainted and passed out when he witnessed this miserable thing.
After fainting, Huascar was carried to a strange castle and dropped heavily to the ground. I don't know how long it took before I woke up from the nightmare. When he woke up from the nightmare, he found that reality was more terrifying than the nightmare.
