Inca Elegy (Novel) "The Fall of the Inca Empire" (Volume 2) by Zhang Baotong
After listening to the report, Manco seemed a little excited and excited. He once thought that as long as he had 100,000 troops, he could completely defeat the Spanish. But now he has more than 200,000 troops. So, he glanced at the generals in front of him with great ambition, as if he saw the spectacular scene of an endless army of 200,000 people all over the mountains and plains, shouting and rushing towards the capital city of Cusco.
To be honest, he was unexpected and overjoyed to be able to recruit and organize so many troops to gather here at once. So, he immediately announced, "Now I appoint Uramaha as the commander of the Cusco army, commanding one hundred thousand troops. I appoint General Kunzu as the commander of the Lima army, commanding 80,000 troops. I appoint Prince Mantalaka as the commander of A The army of Requipa is in command, with 40,000 troops. Our people have already rioted in various provinces. Some are rushing to Cusco one after another, and some are starting to attack the Spaniards nearby. Therefore, we must take advantage of the opportunity. This uprising and riot in all provinces across the country, capture the cities of Cusco, Lima and Arequipa as quickly as possible, so that the Spaniards will die without a burial place.”
"To this end, I order Commander Ulamaha to lead an army of 100,000 and the troops from all walks of life that are coming one after another to complete the siege of the capital city of Cusco within a week and to break through the capital city of Cusco as soon as possible. I will personally command the battle. Order Kunzu to lead an 80,000-strong army to the north. After sweeping the city of Haoha, go straight to Lima, the new capital of the Spanish, and capture Lima in one month. I will send my beloved concubine Moteli to help. At the same time , I also ordered Prince Mantaraca to lead an army of 40,000 to capture Arequipa in two weeks. My beloved concubine Surakma will go to help." Listening to Manco's military deployment, all the military generals and The princes and ministers all shouted in unison, "The king is wise."
At this time, the night was already dark and the lamps were brighter. Because they had just completed their military missions, the generals looked very excited, as if victory after victory was unfolding before their eyes. After Manco, the Inca King, finished arranging the military tasks with confidence, he raised his hand and signaled the maids to start bringing wine and food to the table. Dozens of young and beautiful palace maids were busy coming in and out, and soon the table was filled with all kinds of wild meat and delicacies.
The young Inca king began to pick up his wine glass and drink from the sea with various generals, princes and ministers. Several concubines kept pouring wine for the king and the princes and ministers. However, the four concubines couldn't take care of it at all, so the king asked several maids to help pour wine for the men present. After the generals and princes toasted the king, they drank with each other, until King Manco and all the generals and princes were all drunk.
At this time, Captain Hernando Pizarro, the top military officer in Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire, had been waiting for the Inca King to give him the life-sized solid gold after Manco left Cusco. I brought the statue back, but after waiting for two or three days, not only did I not see the pure gold statue, but even the Inca King Manco himself was missing. This made him feel that something was not good, but he still wondered whether the Inca King had encountered difficulties in finding the golden statue, so he continued to wait patiently. However, the two soldiers he sent to follow King Inca to find the gold man came back and reported to him that King Manco and the others had run away, and their horses had also been ridden away. Then, some Kanal people came over and reported that a large number of Indians had gathered in the Beishan area in recent days, and then evacuated in an orderly manner, numbering in the tens of thousands.
After hearing these reports, Hernando immediately became alerted that the escape of the Inca King Manco might be related to the gathering of Indians, so he immediately ordered Juan to take a cavalry team of more than 60 people to search the northern suburbs and Beishan area, and Juan was asked to imprison him again once he captured the Inca king.
Juan led the cavalry team to the northern suburbs and conducted a wide-net search, not sparing any place. It was dusk when the cavalry arrived in the northern suburbs. The golden light of the sun shone brilliantly and crimson on the open and wide fields and grasslands, giving the surrounding fields a sense of serenity and intoxicating tranquility as dusk approached. In early autumn, the hillside and the flat ground are all green, with patches of small yellow or purple flowers mixed in the green grass, swaying in the brisk breeze.
They ran non-stop, sometimes walking on the grass in the fields and looking far into the distance; sometimes they went up to the high slopes of the mountains and looked far into the distance. However, all they could see and see were silent fields and rolling hills. Until the sun sets, the sky becomes dark, the mountain wind blows across the mountains and grasslands, and the temperature begins to gradually drop. They were not allowed to withdraw their troops and return to camp. However, Hernando was very angry when he heard that Juan and the others had not found the Inca King and had returned without success. He asked Juan to continue searching north tomorrow and not be allowed to return to the camp if they could not find the Inca King.
Juan had no choice but to lead his cavalry squad to continue searching northward. When they came to Beishan Pass, Beishan Pass was already silent and silent. However, from the narrow strip inside the pass and the slopes next to it, they could see many stones used for making food, as well as a lot of feces, urine, excrement, and firewood ashes. Carbon etc.
So Juan ordered his soldiers to go to a nearby village to capture an Indian man for interrogation. However, the soldiers searched the entire village and found only old Indians, women and children, but could not find any Indian men.
So they captured an old man and brought him to Juan. Juan suddenly drew out his sword, placed it across the old man's neck, and asked, "Honestly, where have all the men in your village gone?" The old man thought for a while and said, "They went out to farm." Hu When An heard this, he slapped the old man twice angrily and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? We have searched all over this area and we haven't seen an Indian man farming. Who doesn't know that it is the slack time for farming now?" .”
The old man was slapped twice by Juan, causing him to stagger and lose his balance. Fortunately, two soldiers nearby held him up and he didn't fall down. He covered the slapped cheek with his hand, stared at Juan with hatred, and remained silent for a long time. Seeing that the old Indian was still unconvinced, Juan glared at him and shouted to the soldiers, "Tie this man up and beat him hard with a whip."
Several soldiers tied the old man up with ropes and whipped him on the body with leather whips. The old man didn't have many clothes on, but he couldn't bear the whip. He screamed, and then he lay on the ground and rolled in pain. At this time, Juan asked the soldier to stop and asked the old man, "Is it time to tell the truth now? Where have all the men in the village gone?" The old man groaned and replied, "They all followed Manco as soldiers. "." Juan asked again, "Where have they gone?" The old man pointed to the path in front of him with tears and groans, and said, "They have been walking along this road for several days. . I heard they went to the Yukai River Valley." Juan asked again, "How many people are there?" The Indian man couldn't tell clearly. He hesitated for a long time before he said, "There are many, many. Anyway, they are all over the mountains and plains." Juan clicked. He nodded, and then asked, "How to get to the Yukai Valley?" The Indian man pointed to a path that branched off from the Royal Avenue in the north, and replied, "Just follow that path and walk north. It will take about half a day. arrive."
So Juan led his cavalry and galloped north along the path. They climbed uphill and circled, over mountains and ridges, for a distance of more than 60 kilometers. They didn't arrive at a large and spacious river valley until the sun was about to set.
Entering the valley from the mountain pass, the world seems to suddenly open up, and the eyes are wide. It's like suddenly stepping into a green and beautiful oasis from the boundless desert. Under the golden light of the afternoon, the gentle and open valley is quietly located among the mountains. A small river flows slowly through the green grassy valley. Several wild goats or deer can be seen leisurely by the river. Eating green grass. This is the Inca's famous Yucai River Valley.
As they walked along the grass towards the river, they saw a group of men and horses suddenly emerge from the dense mountain forest on the opposite side of the river. They were mighty and murderous, as if there were five or six thousand people. Armed with spears and hammers and battle axes, and wearing various protective armors, they lined up along the river bank under the leadership of the young Inca King Manco, trying to keep the Spaniards on the other side of the river. Their Inca king was riding a war horse, holding a golden spear, and wearing a red pola on his head. He stood in the army and directed the soldiers to arrange their formations.
Spanish cavalry squads traveled long distances to find the Inca king. Now seeing the Inca King standing on horseback on the other side of the river, he speeded up and came to the river. Although the river is very deep, it is very narrow, only fifty or sixty meters wide, so just throwing a stone from here can hit the opponent. So, Juan pointed at the Inca King Manco and shouted, "The Inca King quickly put down his arms and come over to surrender, otherwise, I will catch him with my life." However, Manco listened and couldn't help laughing and said, "Juan Captain, you have to make it clear that this is the Yucai River Valley, not the city of Cusco. It’s not certain whether you catch me or I catch you.”
When Juan heard this, he said angrily, "Okay, then you will see how I catch you again." Then he waved his hand and shouted, "Soldiers, rush over and capture the Inca King alive. , I will be rewarded heavily." The soldiers shouted, then jumped into the river one after another, and rushed towards the other side of the river, patting their horses.
Before the Spaniards could rush to the shore, stones and arrows rained down on the heads of Spain. Many soldiers' helmets were smashed by stones and pierced by arrows, and their blood stained a large area. river water. But instead of being afraid, the Spanish soldiers became even more desperate. They rushed to the shore risking their lives.
When the Indians saw that the Spaniards were so brave and rushed to the shore, they quickly retreated. The Spanish cavalry mounted their horses and charged towards the retreating Indians, waving their spears and swords. However, before the Spanish cavalry could catch up with the retreating team, more Indians were seen rushing over from another mountain forest and outflanking the Spanish. As a result, the retreating team immediately turned around and, together with the outflanking team, surrounded the Spaniards in a narrow area.
Arrows and stones from the Indians flew densely towards the Spaniards. The Spaniards wielded their swords and spears and fought hard against the enemy forces on all sides. The Indians also showed great bravery, charging with spears and tomahawks against the Spanish swords and spears. Although the Indians suffered heavy casualties, they quickly overran the Spanish ranks.
