The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
About half an hour after Robert left with Inca Queen Ana Maya, Martin rode his horse and ran to the temple courtyard to find Robert, because the Marquis was going to hold a meeting of officers above the second lieutenant to announce that he would strengthen the The stone houses where gold was stored and the temple where the Inca king was imprisoned were strengthened, and sentries were set up at all intersections in Cajamarca to strictly check the passers-by. However, everyone at the meeting was present, except for the Marquis's secretary, Robert. This surprised Marquis Pizarro and even made him very angry. Because this order was drafted by Robert, who also took the map leading to Cusco, the meeting could not be held without him being present. Moreover, someone has to record such an important meeting.
It had been more than ten minutes since all the officers had entered the office, but there was still no sign of Robert. The Marquis of Pizarro asked Martin to go look for him in the barracks and dormitory. Martin arrived at the door of Robert's dormitory and saw that the door was locked. He returned to the office and reported to the Marquis that Robert was not in the dormitory. So the Marquis asked everyone who had seen Robert. Everyone said they hadn't seen it.
At this time, Petya said, "Did he go to the temple?" Because he knew that Roberto had been infatuated with Queen Anna recently. The Marquis asked Martin to ride quickly to the temple and called Robert over for a meeting.
Martin rode a horse and arrived in front of the temple courtyard. There were some soldiers standing guard in front of the courtyard holding torches. Martin asked one of the soldiers named Gomedon, "Have you seen Mr. Robert? The Marquis wants him to go back to the meeting quickly."
Gomedon said, "He is dating Queen Anna in the woods."
Martin went into the woods and shouted, "Mr. Secretary, Mr. Secretary."
However, he searched and looked in the forest, but saw no sign of Robert or Queen Anna. So, he came out of the woods and asked Gomedon, "Where can I find Mr. Secretary in the woods?"
Gomedon said, "Mr. Secretary came over just now and asked me to call Princess Anna out. He also said that he had something to say to her. It was me who helped him call Queen Anna out of the house." As he said that, he held up a torch and Martin went into the woods together. However, the forest was empty, except for the sound of the wind blowing slightly. So Gomedon shouted loudly, "Mr. Secretary, Mr. Robert." However, except for the echo in the night sky, there was no movement in the forest.
Gomedon said to Martin, "Could he have gone back?"
But Martin said, "If he goes back, what about Queen Anna Maya?"
Gomedan thought that yes, if Robert returned to the military camp, he could not take Queen Anna Maya away. Thinking about it this way, both of them felt that something was a little strange. So Gomedon returned to the gate of the small courtyard. However, at this time, because the lieutenants responsible for guarding the Inca King all went to a meeting, he did not know who to report this matter to, so he said to a sergeant , "Mr. Secretary and Queen Anna are missing."
The sergeant asked Martin to ride back quickly to report to the Marquis, and he took Gomedon and two soldiers to search nearby on horseback.
Martin rode quickly to the headquarters office, called Pizarro from the office to the door, and said, "Marquis, it's bad, I'm afraid Mr. Secretary ran away with Queen Ana Maya."
When Pizarro heard this, he was shocked and asked, "How is it possible? Who did you listen to?"
Martin told the Marquis about going to the temple to find Robert. Upon hearing this, the Marquis immediately entered the office and said to the officers present in a very serious tone, "A very serious thing has happened now. Our secretary and Queen Anna are missing now. I want you to take all the information with you immediately." Soldiers, guard all the intersections in the city, and all the cavalry will quickly pursue them along every path and road. We must find the secretary and the queen."
Before the officers present could wake up from their surprise, Marquis Pizarro issued an order, "Captain Hernando led the cavalry towards all south-facing roads and alleys, and Captain Soto led the cavalry towards all south-facing roads and roads." Facing the main roads and small roads to the north, Captain Juan led the cavalry towards the small roads to the east, and Captain Gonzalo led the cavalry towards the small roads to the west, pursuing all the way. Robert must be And Queen Anna, come back to me. Okay, you start taking action now."
Waiting for the four captains to leave the office with their respective officers. The Marquis of Pizarro then said to several infantry lieutenants who stayed in the office, "Lieutenant Fernandez will lead the Petia team and the Valli team to strengthen the guards of the treasury and the Inca King tonight respectively, in case something unexpected happens tonight. Lieutenant Jaschi will lead Affiliated soldiers must guard all intersections and arteries in the city and conduct strict checks on pedestrians passing by."
The two lieutenants replied, "Yes, Monsieur Marquis."
Wait until everyone has been sent out. The Marquis of Pizarro rode to the door of the temple with Martin and the guards, and called Gomedan to ask about the situation. After asking about the situation, he yelled at Gomedon and then left the temple. Back in his office, he sat at the table, smoking cigarettes one after another, anxiously waiting for the cavalry to capture Rolbert and Queen Anna.
He thought that Robert and Queen Anna could not run very far, and the cavalry would definitely be able to chase them back. But what should we do to catch them back? Of course he won't execute them, because he can't live without Robert. If Robert is not by his side, he doesn't know what to do with many things. Moreover, the only people who could leave Spain and come here to take risks with him were either poor people, idlers, or adventurers who wanted to get rich overnight. Apart from drinking, gambling, playing with women and robbing treasures, these people have almost no abilities and no culture. But Robert was not like that. He was from a noble family and had gone to many schools. He only came to his army as an intern with the bishop.
He knew that Robert turned against Juan because of Queen Anna, but because he was too busy during this period, he didn't pay much attention to their affairs. But what he never expected was that Robert would take Queen Anna and escape from the military camp. This kind of thing is considered desertion to soldiers, and the consequences are even worse than being a deserter. He thought that if he caught them, they would be punished, but he would also be lenient and find a way to make Queen Anna his legal wife. In this way, Robert and Queen Anna will be grateful to him, and there will be no more escapes.
At the same time, Hernando was very familiar with the terrain around Cajamarca. He led the cavalry squadron to the Royal Avenue in the south of the town. There is a branch road on both sides of the avenue, leading into the mountains, and there are two smaller branch roads in front of the branch road. Therefore, he ordered two cavalry squads to search and chase quickly from the forks on both sides, and he led a small cavalry squad to chase south along the Royal Avenue towards Cusco.
Captain Soto, who was searching and pursuing in a northerly direction, divided the cavalry squadron into four small detachments and pursued them along four different paths. He led five or six cavalrymen and ran along the royal road. They pursued until they reached a mountain pass more than 30 kilometers away before stopping. Because he knew that if Robert took Queen Anna along this road, they would have been caught long ago, because the two of them were riding a horse and walking very slowly, and they could only walk ten or twenty kilometers at most. distance. Therefore, he concluded that Robert was a soldier and would not choose to escape from the road. Therefore, they ordered the soldiers to stop the pursuit and return along the road.
At this time, Juan Pizarro's heart was full of panic, because it was almost entirely his fault that Robert fled with Queen Anna. If they cannot be recaptured, the officers and soldiers will definitely put the responsibility for their escape on him, and he will be severely punished for it. Therefore, he decided that he must capture the two of them and bring them back to his second brother, the Marquis of Pizarro, to make amends for their mistakes. Therefore, he concluded that Robert must have fled towards the hill path to the west, because the temple was closest to the hill to the west, and if they fled from the east, they would pass by the guard post in front of the Spanish military camp. So, he discussed with Gonzalo and asked Gonzalo to lead the cavalry to search eastward. He led the cavalry and ran all the way to the hills on the west side of the valley.
However, there are several paths leading to the hills from the valley side, and there is a path leading to each hill. These are the paths that the Inca people usually walked every day when they went up to the mountains to farm and herd sheep. Juan divided the entire cavalry squadron of more than 20 people into groups of two, lined up along the path beside the hill, and then quickly chased them along the path. These paths are winding, going up and down, up to the top of a hill, and then down to the bottom of the hill. After going down to the bottom of the hills, there are some paths leading to other hills. However, the Spanish cavalry kept going from one hill to another, climbing four or five hills in a row, but they did not see any people on the hill paths.
In fact, Robert and Queen Anna were on the hill not far from them at this time. The sound of Spanish cavalry galloping along the mountain paths had alarmed them. They speeded up and descended to a hill, then suddenly changed direction and walked quickly towards the north path. After the Spanish cavalry came down from the hill, they continued to chase in the west direction.
The chase probably lasted until late at night, but the Spaniards didn't even see a single figure, so they had to collect their horses and return to camp. Juan came back the latest with the cavalry team. When he returned to the headquarters office, his brother, Marquis Pizarro, was the only one sitting in the room, smoking a cigarette. Seeing that he came back tired, the Marquis raised his head, glared at him fiercely, and cursed, "You stupid pig, it's all your fault for me." Then he stood up and left the office.
Juan had nothing to say, he just lowered his head and watched his second brother gritting his teeth and getting angry at him, and then left angrily.
