Inca Elegy (Novel) "The Fall of the Inca Empire" (Volume 2) by Zhang Baotong
Manco, the Inca king who was driven deep into the mountains by Orgones, recuperated on the beautiful top of Machu Picchu and lived for a long time. On this day, General Mokwa came to Machu Picchu with more than 20 guards and followers. This general came over from the Morococha Mountains just the day before yesterday. Today I came to see the Inca King.
It was the first afternoon of a long rain in Machu Picchu. The sun was exceptionally bright, and the top of the mountain was shrouded in a layer of white mist and light clouds that lingered for a long time. At the top of Machu Picchu, the sun shines through the white clouds on the green fields and grasslands, and a stream drawn from the waterfall behind the cliff flows quietly beside the fields and stone paths. Walking along the creek, there are houses and palaces that have been renovated and painted.
In a large and bright hall, General Mokwa, who was in his thirties, told the young Inca King Manco and Princess Okoro about the siege of Lima, as well as the Inca King's sister Princess Moteri and Lima's commander Kun He also described the tragic scene of his ancestor being killed by Spain, and how he led 7,000 soldiers to use narrow valleys and deep streams to annihilate the Spanish reinforcements three times. However, just because there was no fixed base and sufficient sources of supplies and supplements, the soldiers often lived in the open fields and suffered from hunger and cold. In addition, they lacked confidence in defeating the Spaniards. Therefore, it did not take long before the soldiers also They ran away slowly, and in the end there were only about 2,000 people left.
After listening to Mocva's narration, Inca King Manco was very moved. He said in a heavy and firm tone, "When the Inca Empire was in its most difficult and critical moment, your ability to continue to lead the soldiers to fight for the empire reflects your commitment to the empire. The empire’s persistent loyalty. For this reason, I now designate you as the supreme commander of the Inca Empire’s army.” After saying that, he stood up and put an exquisite helmet made of gold and velvet on Mokwa’s head.
Mokwa immediately knelt down, kowtowed to Manco, and said gratefully, "I am willing to swear allegiance to the Inca King to the death." Manco helped Mokwa up and said, "General Mokwa has worked tirelessly to serve the Inca king from afar. Come here, Your Majesty, I have prepared a banquet for the general, please come to the table." After saying that, he took Mokwa's hand and walked out of the hall to a room next to him.
There is a small dining table in the room, with corn, tomatoes and peppers on it, as well as some wolf meat and rabbit meat. These were obtained by soldiers who went down from the mountains for the Inca king from nearby farmers. The Inca king and his wife Okoro dined with Mokwa.
According to the custom of Inca nobles, they often drink alcohol after meals. After the food was removed, a large pitcher of chicha wine and two large gold wine glasses were placed on the table. Princess Okoro and the woman named Selinava stood aside and poured wine for them. Princess Okoro is naturally stunningly beautiful and graceful. And Selivana is also gorgeously dressed and dazzling.
Since the arrival of the Inca King, she was quickly favored by the Inca King because of her youth and beauty. Not only did she no longer work in the fields, but she also began to pay more attention to her clothes and makeup, especially with the Inca King's day. Loved day by day and favored every night, the mood is naturally extremely happy, and the appearance and posture become more and more lovely.
While Mokwa was drinking with the Inca King, he glanced at the two beauties standing beside him from time to time. He had met Okoro many times and knew that she was the Inca King's biological sister and concubine, so he was somewhat afraid to look up to her. But he couldn't help but want to look up at this beauty he had never seen before. This woman was not only delicate, beautiful and charming, but also had a gentle demeanor and a pleasant smile, which made him feel a sense of intimacy that he had not seen for a long time. However, he also knew that this must be the Inca King's new favorite concubine, so he could only see her and not dare to hope.
However, his psychology and thoughts were soon noticed by the Inca King. Manco clinked another large glass with him, and then pulled Selivana to him and said to Mokwa, "Selivana is a concubine that I like very much, but for your sake, I will treat the Inca Empire and me Loyalty, I will reward you with her." When Mokwa heard this, he felt that his improper thoughts and actions had made the Inca aware, so he immediately put down his wine glass, knelt on the ground, and said in an apologetic tone , "Please, Your Majesty, forgive me for being disrespectful. I dare not accept the love of Your Majesty."
However, Manco said disapprovingly, "This is my reward for you. You don't have to be polite or refuse. As long as you are loyal to me, I will give you more rewards." Mokwa knelt down and thanked him again and again. Manco helped Mokwa up, and then asked Selivana to carry the slightly drunk Mokwa back to the room to rest.
A few days later, the Inca King Manco, accompanied by Mocva, led the princess and his entourage to leave Machu Picchu and came to Puchu Village in Urubamba Town. The village chief vacated his deep compound as the temporary residence of the Inca King Manco. A simple barracks has been built in a wasteland of deep grass not far from the village.
On the afternoon of the day he arrived at Puqiu Village, Manco, accompanied by Commander Mokwa, took Okoro and some followers to inspect the barracks. More than two thousand soldiers in disheveled uniforms lined up in several long lines on the grass in front of the barracks. When they saw the Inca King and his men coming, they all knelt down and saluted. Then, the soldiers began their daily drills. He first watched some soldiers armed with spears and hatchets training. These spears were obviously captured from the Spaniards, so the soldiers seemed more clumsy when practicing with the spears, unlike those who looked casual and skillful with short axes. So, Manco walked up to a soldier, asked for a spear, and then explained and demonstrated to the soldiers. Because he had captured Spanish soldiers teach the Indian soldiers how to use spears, and he himself had been riding a horse and using spears, so he was very proficient in how to use spears. The soldiers were very impressed and admired when they saw the Inca king using the spear so skillfully.
Then, the Inca King came to the other side of the playground and watched the soldiers' throwing training. These soldiers practicing archery stood in a row, shooting arrows at wooden stakes more than 20 meters away. Just listening to the whooshing sound of short arrows flying out of the bowstring, they saw that the row of wooden stakes were covered with arrows. . Throwing javelins was also a specialty of Indian soldiers. They threw the javelins one after another from a distance of more than ten meters, and the flying javelins landed on the abdomen or chest of the straw man one by one. What is most surprising is the skill of the slingers. They held large rocks or stones in their hands and threw them hard at the straw men twenty or thirty meters away. However, they saw the stones falling on the row of straw men one after another, and the row of straw men were thrown away. The straw man was smashed and staggered.
After watching the soldiers' training, I saw Mokwa wave his hand, and a soldier led two horses and came over. One is maroon and the other is snow white, just like the horses the Inca king and princess used to ride. Mokwa led the two horses to the Inca King and said to the King and Princess, "I learned that the King and Princess have no horses now, so I asked the soldiers to pick two good horses and give them to the King and Princess. I don't know whether the King and Princess have any horses. Does the princess like it?"
Manco looked at the horse and naturally liked it very much. Without waiting for Mocvado to say anything, he took the rope, stepped on the horse, patted the horse's back, and the horse neighed and started galloping. I saw the Inca king galloping on his horse. The soldiers cheered and cheered. The bay-red horse ran in a circle on the spacious grassland and then turned back. The Inca King pulled the rope and the horse stopped immediately.
It was time for Princess Okoro to perform. She stepped on the stirrups, got on the horse's back, and galloped into the wind bravely. Her vigorous and majestic posture is like a graceful flying eagle, shining a dazzling scenery in the vast wilderness.
After leaving the military camp training ground, the Inca King and Princess returned to their residence in Puqiu Village together. The Inca king held a banquet in honor of Mokwa and his entourage. After dinner, the Inca king left Mokwa and the village chief behind. The Inca dynasty Mokwa and the village chief asked, "To fight against the powerful Spaniards, our army is still too small. I think we have to have a nationwide uprising and riot like last time, and then Organize a major riot of one to two hundred thousand people. Only in this way can we compete with the Spanish."
Mokwa and the village chief both said in unison, "The king is wise."
However, when Manco asked how to organize such a large-scale uprising and riot, the two men suddenly looked at each other. For a long time, Mokwa asked Manco, "How did the king organize mobilization in the first place?" Manco had no answer to the question. Because he was still under the control of the Spanish at that time, he only participated in the conspiracy, and the main work was organized and connected with the princes and nobles by the palace priest Umu and his brother Paul Parker. These princes and nobles are the leaders and officials of various provinces and localities. Through their jurisdiction, they can use administrative means to notify and request the mayors or village chiefs of subordinate villages and towns to organize and mobilize all men of appropriate age in each village. Recruited under the Inca king. However, almost all of these people are now dead, and those who are still alive have been scattered. Therefore, without these people, his entire administrative structure and ruling power will disappear.
Thinking of this, Inca King Manco truly realized that the biggest loss in the last great uprising and riot was not the number of soldiers who died, but the death of too many princes and nobles. If those princes and nobles were still there, everything would be handled by them in an orderly manner, so why would he need to rack his brains and think so hard like this?
Manco asked Mokwa and the village chief, "Now can we find some of the remaining princes and nobles and let them go deep into the country to connect and mobilize, so that there will be another large-scale uprising and riot across the country?" Mokwa shook his head helplessly and said, "There were more than 100,000 Inca princes and nobles. However, after Atahualpa occupied the capital city of Cusco, he carried out a genocidal massacre of the princes and nobles. The provinces and The princes and nobles from all over the country were almost killed and exterminated. The surviving princes and nobles also followed the king to participate in the great uprising and riot. Where are the princes and nobles left now?"
Speaking of this, Mokwa added, "In the past few months, we have been fighting everywhere, and there is a depressed scene everywhere. Sometimes we want to find a noble to borrow some food or find a place to live, but there is no such thing in the whole deep mountains. There is less than one noble. Sometimes I finally find a big family, but all the houses are empty. Therefore, there are almost no Inca nobles in areas outside Cusco."
The village chief also echoed, “In the past, Urubamba was a place frequented by princes and nobles, and many princes and nobles lived here. However, after the massacre and the uprising, they were no longer seen. They are."
Inca King Manco couldn't help but sigh, "In just the past few years, more than 100,000 people of the aristocratic class have disappeared like this. No wonder the Inca Empire has fallen into what it is today." Seeing that the king looked a little disheartened, Mokwa said, He said in a comforting tone, "Without these nobles, we can still deal with the Spanish. But we cannot confront them on a large scale, but use raid and guerrilla tactics."
The village chief said, "The princes and nobles are gone, but the village chiefs and town chiefs are still there. You can send people to each village and town to contact the village chiefs and town chiefs and ask them to mobilize to recruit soldiers and raise food." Inca King Manco felt that This method worked, so he said to the village chief, "Go and organize some people, take my knotted letters and go around to contact each other, recruit as many soldiers as possible, and raise some food." The village chief said, " Yes, my king."
