Inca Elegy (Novel) "The Fall of the Inca Empire" (Volume 2) by Zhang Baotong
On this day, Manco told Hernando what he had been thinking about for many days. He said, "Dear Captain Hernando, the Marquis has asked you to govern and govern the capital city of Cusco. It is well received. Cusco Cotín is the capital of the Inca Kingdom. To govern and govern Cusco is to govern and govern the entire Inca Kingdom. However, the entire Inca Kingdom is much larger than the capital city of Cusco. Therefore, I have a suggestion for your reference. In order to manage the Inca Kingdom well, we must send more Inca princes and nobles to various places to promote and manage it, so that the entire kingdom will be under the control of Mr.
Hernando put down his wine glass, thought for a moment, and then praised Manco's suggestion, "The Inca King made sense. The whole kingdom is in chaos, and it is indeed necessary for someone to go to various places and provinces to manage it. But we Spaniards There are only a few hundred people, and they have no ability to go to various provinces for management. It would be a great thing if the Inca king could send princes and nobles to various provinces for management." Manco saw Hernando agree, Very happy, he raised his glass and drank a few more drinks with Hernando.
That night, Manco asked Umu to summon many princes to the backyard of the palace and hold a relatively large meeting. At the meeting, the princes and nobles present divided the work and asked them to go to the provinces where they were dispatched the next day. and carry out work in various places.
After several busy days, it was Easter in late March 1536. Manco specially sent someone to invite Hernando to drink and report to Hernando on the progress of the dispatched work. Sitting at the wine table were his brother Paul Topa and the palace priest Umu. Okoro, Sankara and the other two princesses were serving wine. There were seven or eight plates of wine and food on the table, and four beauties stood aside each holding a jar of fine Cusco Chicha wine.
After listening to Manco's work report, Hernando praised Prince Manco for working quickly, actively and orderly. Manco toasted to Hernando and said, "If it weren't for the captain, I, Manco, would still be locked up in the barracks. It was the captain who rescued me and cared about me twice as much. For this, I, Manco, will be grateful for the rest of my life." I can't repay you enough." After saying that, he clinked glasses with Hernando and drank a large glass of wine in one gulp. Hernando also said, “The King of Inca is the king of a country and the highest admirer and believer of the Inca people. As the King of Spain, I very much hope that the King can be loyal to the King of Spain and contribute to the friendship between Spain and the Inca people. Make a show of getting along with me." As he said that, he also drank a large glass of wine in one gulp.
Seeing that Hernando's wine glass was empty, Okoro immediately smiled and diligently filled Hernando's glass, then stood aside and waited. Hernando looked at Okoro's beauty and smile, and couldn't help but feel a little moved. He couldn't help but grabbed Okoro's little hand and said, "This beloved concubine of yours is as beautiful as a fairy. Don't talk about my beauty." My brothers love her so much that even when I saw her, I lost my mind."
When Prince Manco heard this, he couldn't help being startled, but he hurriedly said, "If Mr. Captain is interested in her, I can dedicate her to Mr. Captain." Hernando hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. , said, "How can I take away the love of King Inca? Besides, if the king really gave me his beloved concubine, how would the princes and citizens talk about the king? They would definitely say that I robbed and occupied the king's love. Concubine." Manco looked very sincere and said, "It's not robbing or occupying, I sincerely gave it to Mr. Captain." But Hernando still waved his hand and said, "I know that the king loves Ou the most. Princess Keluo, the more the king loves someone, the less I can rob her of her. Forget it, let’s not talk about it." As he said that, he drank another large glass of wine. Manco seemed very touched and raised his glass to Hernando again, "Captain, you are a gentleman and I am grateful. Please accept Manco's thanks again." So the two clinked glasses again.
After drinking a large glass of wine, Manco said excitedly, "Since Mr. Captain is so generous, in order to express my gratitude, I would like to dedicate a heirloom in my family to Mr. Captain." After hearing this, Hernando Heirloom treasure, his eyes immediately lit up, and he asked, "What heirloom treasure?" Manco said, "My father once cast a pure gold statue for me, the same size as myself. It was hidden in a cave at a prayer point outside the city. There, but I can’t remember the exact location, I have to go and pray in person, and then look for it, and if I find it, I will give it to the distinguished Mr. Hernando to repay Mr. Captain for his great kindness to me.”
For Hernando, the golden man is of course more lovable than the beautiful woman, so he said, "Then we have to work hard again." Manco said, "Nothing, it's just a matter of taking a sedan chair and walking to the suburbs. Please sir, please send two cavalry to go with me soon." After hearing this, Hernando immediately asked, "Whenever the king wants to go get it, I can send my two guards Go." Manco said, "I'll make preparations and it's best to go as soon as possible."
Until April 18th, Manco felt that everything was ready. After lunch, followed by two Spanish cavalry, he took Queen Okoro and Princess Sankara, as well as trusted ministers and a group of 20 people. Many people, escorted by more than 40 Indian soldiers, left the backyard of the palace in a mighty manner.
Departing from the Royal Palace, it was already dusk and afternoon when we arrived at the outskirts of Cusco. Mid-April is the season of autumn in the suburbs of Cusco. Under the gentle and bright golden light, all kinds of flowers are blooming on the hillside grasslands in the suburbs. Continuing to walk north along the Royal Avenue, we came to the mountainous area on the outskirts. There are some excavated caves here. Some are large and some are small, and the distribution is different. Manco led the team to a relatively large cave and stopped.
Manco got off the sedan, and then entered the cave with his entourage and guards. The cave was dark, so Manco asked someone to light a torch. Under the illumination of torches, Manco came to a statue of a god and prepared to pray.
At this moment, under the command of Tumi Pampa, dozens of Indian soldiers suddenly pulled out daggers from their clothes, surrounded the two Spanish soldiers who were following them, and put the knives on their necks. The two Spanish soldiers were so frightened that they raised their hands high and trembled. Several other princes took the opportunity to tie them up tightly with ropes. The guard officer Tumi Pampa wanted to kill the two soldiers, but Manco stopped them. So Tumi Pampa tied the two soldiers to a stone pillar.
At this time, the sky outside had completely darkened, and the moon jumped high above the east mountain. It was eerily silent. Manco asked Paul Parker to rush to Beishan on foot with his entourage and soldiers, while he and Umu rode the fast horses of the two Spanish soldiers and galloped away towards the north.
Inca King Manco and palace priest Umu rode fast horses along the royal road heading north, and arrived at the pass of Beishan in only half an hour. There was a faint light of fire on the high slope of the mountain pass. While Wumu told Prince Manco that it was the signal to respond, he dismounted and lit a torch he was carrying with him, shaking it towards that direction.
After a while, a large number of torches were lit up on the hillside and at the bottom of the mountain. There were probably thousands of them. The torches were as dense as stars, lighting up the hillside and the mountain pass. Umu said to Prince Manco, "Look, those are the people who will help us." Seeing so many torches, Prince Manco was very surprised and excited, and said, "That's great." With that, he and Umu Together they galloped towards the mountain pass.
Soon, the torches and crowds, as dense as stars, came overwhelmingly. Taking the lead was Ondegado, the auxiliary minister of the palace. When Ondegado came to Manco, he immediately knelt down on the ground and said, "Auxiliary Minister Ondegado has been here to greet the king for a long time." Seeing Ondegado kneeling to worship the king, tens of thousands of people behind him also prostrated on the ground. , kowtowed, and then shouted, "Long live the king, long live the king!"
Manco dismounted and helped Ondegado to stand up, and said gratefully, "Thank you for your hard work." Ondegado said, "It is my duty to serve the king. It is a waste of my life and my brain." Then Manco went up to a high slope. , shouting to the soldiers, "My Inca soldiers, the Spaniards invaded our land, smashed our idols, massacred our compatriots, seized our women and houses, and treated us as slaves worse than pigs and dogs. Today This is the day for our uprising and resistance. We must unite as one and march forward to completely eliminate these evil Spaniards." The soldiers held torches high and shouted loudly, "Destroy the Spaniards! Long live the king!"
So, under the leadership of Prince Manco, the soldiers entered the mountain pass area together. After entering the mountain pass and walking one or two kilometers further, you will find a relatively narrow flat area. Along the narrow strip and on the adjacent hillsides sat thousands of Indian soldiers. These soldiers were all recruited and transferred from nearly 100 kilometers away in the past month or two. Some of them were farmers and some were soldiers. Under the organization and propaganda of the princes and nobles, they came here in batches for concentration and training.
The Inca king's tent was built on a relatively flat area on the hillside. Manco, accompanied by a few ministers such as Ondegado and Umu, entered the big tent. Everything inside was ready. Manco sat on a large chair and asked Ondegado what the security situation was at the pass. Ondegado reported the patrol and sentry situation to Manco. Manco expressed satisfaction after hearing this.
After a while, Paul Parker arrived with others. After Manco settled the two concubines, he said to the ministers around him, "When the Spaniards see that I have deceived them, they will definitely send cavalry to pursue them early tomorrow morning. On the one hand, we must be prepared to attack, and on the other hand, we must Get out of here as soon as possible." Wu Mu nodded and said, "Your Majesty is wise." So, everyone sat at a big table and began to discuss and plan for tomorrow's battle and evacuation.
