The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
After Robert left with Queen Anna, it caused quite a shock and repercussions in the Spanish military camp, but a series of things that happened afterwards made people forget about their departure soon.
At noon on the second day after their departure, Almagro arrived in Cajamarca with more than 150 infantry and more than 50 cavalry. This team was obviously stronger than Pizarro's team in terms of weapons, equipment and combat capabilities. Therefore, for the arrival of this team, Marquis Pizarro arranged a very grand welcome ceremony and held a grand luncheon to entertain the team, which took more than three months of setbacks to arrive in Cajamarca.
When the team arrived at the gate of the military camp, Marquis Pizarro came out to greet him with many officers and soldiers. When he saw Almagro, he shouted loudly, "Oh, my old friend, my old comrade, but... I've been waiting for you to come." After saying that, he went over and hugged Almagro warmly.
Almagro also said excitedly, "I heard that you are not easy. You defeated seven or eighty thousand Inca troops, killed seven or eight thousand Indians, and captured the Inca King alive. Now the whole Spanish people are spreading the word The Legend of Francisco Pizarro.”
Pizarro said, "Thank you very much." With that, he took Almagro's hand and took him to his headquarters office.
A small table of wine and food has been set up in the headquarters office, and the aroma of food and wine is steaming. Hernando Pizarro was sitting at the table, carefully playing with and playing with a very delicate gold plate.
Pizarro enthusiastically pulled Almagro in front of Hernando and said, "Captain, this is General Almagro, my partner and old comrade-in-arms."
Hernando slowly turned his head and saw a short, unattractive one-eyed warrior who was blind in one eye. He looked at the one-eyed general with very contempt and cold eyes, and then said, " If I were you, I would carve out a world for myself."
These words not only shocked Almagro, but also the Marquis of Pizarro. He did not expect that his brother could be so ungrateful and rude, and behave so arrogant and rude to his old colleagues and comrades-in-arms. Moreover, he did this intentionally not to give him the face of the Spanish commander.
He was immediately furious and said in a reprimanding tone, "Captain Hernando, don't misunderstand this person. This is my old friend, comrade-in-arms and investment partner for many years. You must treat him like a human being." My superiors and commanders are so respectful and polite."
However, Hernando sneered and said, "It's better not to have such a partner who gets something for nothing. Besides, no one invited him to come here." After saying that, he slapped his neck and turned around and walked out the door.
After all, Hernando was his brother. Marquis Pizarro could only sigh and said to Almagro, "I can't help it. My brother has this kind of virtue, but I will teach him a lesson."
Almagro seemed very displeased and said to Pizarro, "You also know that I want to take my people and start a new business, but you keep writing letters asking me to come and join forces with you, so I think twice about it. It doesn't matter if we work in partnership, after all, we are still partners, so we came with a team. I didn't expect your humanity to think that we are here to rob you of the fruits of your labor." Then, Almagro added, "Actually, Even if I don’t tell you, you should also know that according to the contract and agreement between the three of us, no matter how much income we have, I will get one-third of it."
Pizarro patted his old comrade on the shoulder and said, "We are all old comrades. Isn't it a little too foreign to say these words?" After that, he poured a glass of wine and handed it to Almagro.
After nearly three months of arduous wandering and trekking, it is simply an incomparable luxury and enjoyment to see such a small table of food and wine. However, Almagro took the glass and did not drink it. He just said, "I'm tired after walking for a long time. I want to take a rest." After saying that, he stood up and left the headquarters. .
The banquet on the table was still steaming, but the guests had left. This made Pizarro very angry. Originally, Almagro's men and soldiers heard that they captured the Inca King and obtained a large amount of gold and silver treasures through the agreement. They were extremely jealous and were dreaming of getting rich. For this reason, Almagro felt that he was strong and ready to establish an independent government in the Inca Kingdom. However, Pizarro kept writing letters urging him to come to Cajamarca so that they could work together to capture the Inca capital Cusco. He also said that Cusco was full of gold and had countless treasures, and asked him to come quickly and cooperate. , work together to obtain this golden treasure house.
In this regard, Almagro's subordinates and soldiers expressed their disapproval of cooperation with Pizarro, but Almagro himself could not help but be tempted and hesitant, and wanted to go to Cajamarca, because there was what he should have obtained. one-third of the wealth. If he hadn't gone, Pizarro might have kept the gold alone. For this reason, he suppressed the objections of his subordinates and soldiers and came here with a large group of troops. It can be said that it was not easy for Almagro to come here, and it was Pizarro who took great pains to call them here.
However, when Pizarro overcame all objections and summoned Almagro, first of all, his brother was so rude to Almagro that Almagro left in dismay without even eating the banquet. He summoned Almagro not to share the spoils with them, but to put them under his leadership to protect the treasury and guard the Inca king together, and then attack the capital Cusco together. Because he knew that without Almagro's assistance, there was nothing he could do except wait here in Cajamarca.
His brother really gave him a headache and annoyance in many ways, and he couldn't even talk about it. However, this time he had to teach Hernando a lesson, to make him understand his intentions and learn to obey him, and he could not always play against himself. So, he calmed down for a while and wanted everyone to calm down. He waited until dark before someone called Hernando to his headquarters office.
As soon as Hernando sat down, Marquis Pizarro exhaled a big puff of smoke and said in a very stern and forceful tone, "I say, Mr. Captain, the arrogance and rudeness you treated Almagro at noon today." This attitude is very harmful to our cooperation and our conquest, that is to say, it is also very harmful to the national interests of the Kingdom of Spain."
Hernando raised his head and said disapprovingly, "It's not that serious, is it, Mr. Marquis?"
(Please pay attention to Zhang Baotong's signed work "Poetic Emotions", which includes short prose, life essays and short stories. Today's release is the exquisite prose "My Paradise")
