Inca Elegy (Novel) "The Fall of the Inca Empire" (Volume 2) by Zhang Baotong
The next day was Sunday, June 26, 1541. The reason why I want to make this day clear is that it is an extraordinary day.
This morning was no different from any other morning. The sun rose early and shone brightly on Plaza Trujillo in Lima. It's just that today's Trujillo Square is much empty and peaceful, and there is not a single Chilean soldier in sight. So, people thought it was because Mr. Picardo had stripped off all their clothes and burned them all. They had no clothes to wear and were embarrassed to appear in this square again.
Because it is Sunday, it is the day for believers to worship. You can see some Spaniards or soldiers wearing clean clothes walking through the square and entering the cathedral on the edge of the square. The door of the small two-story building in Almagro next to the cathedral was closed, and it seemed that everyone living there was still sleeping.
However, if you look carefully, you will find a small white flag outside the window of the house, swinging slowly with the morning breeze. This was a signal. As soon as Pizarro finished his service and came out of the church, the white flag would fall down, and the soldiers hiding in the big room would suddenly rush out and wave at Pizarro. Kill with the sword.
Pizarro was a faithful Christian and would come to church for worship every Sunday morning. However, the soldiers from the Chilean Gang had been hiding in the small building next to the church and waiting. However, by the time almost everyone in the church had left, Pizarro was still nowhere to be seen. So they sent a man into the church to check. The man came back and said to everyone, "Pizarro was not in the church at all. Some people said that he might be sick and stayed at home and did not come out."
Sobrino said, "That bully never delays church service. If he doesn't come today, has he discovered our actions?" Because he has always suspected that Vaca de Castro is a Pizarro sect. People killed.
These words immediately made everyone nervous, and some people immediately backed down and said, "I knew this was a joke and there was no way it would succeed."
Some people immediately declared, "I quit, this matter has nothing to do with me."
As a result, everyone began to panic, and some people said, "This may be going to kill your head. Forget it, let's stop making trouble. I hope Pizarro doesn't know about it yet."
"Let's break up, let's break up." Most people obviously began to regret it.
Seeing that everyone was about to disperse, Juan de Herada drew out his sword and said to everyone in a threatening and stern tone, "No one is allowed to leave. We all swore an oath to act together. No matter what Whether you leave or not, the final result for everyone will be the same. So, we have no way to escape, we can only unite and kill the bully. Otherwise, we will definitely be sent to the gallows by Pizarro."
"We had no choice but to go with the lieutenant," Sobrino said.
Torres encouraged him and said, "Brothers, let's follow the lieutenant. Even if we go to the bully's house, we will kill the old thief." As he said, he drew out his sword and said, "Brothers, kill him. Go to the old thief’s house.”
Everyone's hesitation was immediately infected by this encouragement, and they all drew their swords and followed Torres in shouting, "Long live the king, execute the bully."
At this time, someone opened the door, and Torres rushed out with him. The others, like soldiers at a critical moment of life and death, began to charge into the battle.
At this time, it was lunch time. At that time, lunch was usually the main meal for Spanish people. I heard someone on the street shouting, "Long live the king, execute the bullies." People came out of their houses to watch, and then they realized that soldiers from the Chilean gang were rioting and going to assassinate Mr. Marquis. However, the local people hated Pizarro deeply. When they saw that these Chilean soldiers wanted to get rid of him, they naturally gloated and secretly applauded, so no one went to report the news to Pizarro. Some people even shouted to the rioting soldiers, "Get rid of that damn Picardo again."
As they passed the square, they came across a small ditch. This small ditch is very narrow, and there is very little water in the ditch. At this time, a soldier was timid and had to go around the small ditch. When Torres saw it, he became impatient and cursed angrily, "We are about to have a bloody fight, but you are even afraid of a small ditch. Okay, you coward, go back right away and stay there." Don't come out of the house."
Seeing Torres holding the sword angrily, the soldier was so frightened that he jumped over the ditch.
Pizarro's home is not far from the square. After walking through the square and walking along Lima Street for about two to three hundred meters, you will find his small courtyard. The courtyard is a two-story foreign-style building with about twenty rooms. He, his wife, his concubine, several children, as well as guards and servants live there. There are two gates in the small courtyard. The first gate is a large iron gate. If locked, it can block more than a hundred people. The second door is no different from the door of an ordinary house. Between the first gate and the second gate, there is also a yard where the family usually takes a leisurely walk.
However, the first big iron gate was open. Therefore, the soldiers from the Chile Gang rushed in while shouting slogans. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they met two house slaves walking in the courtyard. As soon as the house slave saw the Chilean soldiers rushing into the yard with long swords in their hands, they panicked and tried to escape. However, a soldier had already stabbed a house slave to death with a long sword. Another domestic slave dodged in time and was not stabbed by the soldiers. He ran quickly and shouted, "Help, help! All the Chilean gang are here to kill the Marquis!"
Pizarro had just had drinks and dinner with some friends. These friends had just come to visit him after Mass, to check on his condition, and then were left to dine with their host. There were about a dozen people, including cousin Alcantara, adjutant Chavez, judge Velasquez, the elected bishop of Quito and several famous local knights. Startled by the shouts in the yard, they hurriedly left the living room and ran to the landing to ask what had happened. However, the servant who ran over said to them, "Those people from the Chilean gang have come to kill the Marquis."
As soon as they heard this, they hurriedly retreated from the platform into the house, because they were unarmed and unable to resist the long swords of the Chilean soldiers. But they found that it would be very dangerous to stay in the room upstairs, because the soldiers from the Chilean Gang would soon come to the second floor. So they ran out of the room and ran to the top of the second floor. From here they could find a way to slide down and hide in the garden. Although this was a bit dangerous, they all slid down the pillar, and even the judge slipped down from the pillar. Then, run into the garden to find a place to hide.
At this time, the Marquis had already felt the seriousness of the riot and regretted not listening to Picardo's warning and not paying attention to and taking precautions against this riot. Seeing everyone fleeing in all directions, and his adjutant Chavez running toward the stairs, he shouted to Chavez, "Hold that door." Because he was talking to his cousin Al Kantara fastened their armor.
If his order had any effect, and his lieutenant could calmly carry out the order, hold the door while the Marquis and his cousin put on their armor. Then, they could use the door on the second floor to resist the rapid attack of the Chilean soldiers, because someone had already escaped from the yard to call the police. And their reinforcements will arrive in ten or twenty minutes. However, the adjutant did not carry out the commander's order, but left the door ajar to negotiate with the conspirators.
However, the conspirators did not negotiate with him at all. They rushed over and impaled the adjutant. Chavez fell heavily to the ground and rolled downstairs. Torres and his companions entered the room at once, quickly passed through the middle room, and shouted, "Where is the Marquis? Get rid of this bully!" while Pizarro was in the next room, and his cousin was Wear armor for him. Seeing that the adjacent room was occupied by the conspirators, he jumped into the adjacent room and, with the help of two young guards, struggled to resist the approach of these attackers.
This is a fight to the death. Both sides suffered heavy and fatal sword wounds. Two conspirators were stabbed down immediately, and the carpet in the room was dyed red with blood. But his cousin and the guard were also seriously injured in multiple places. In his haste, Pizarro failed to put on his armor and adjust the clasp of the breastplate, so he threw it aside, grasped the sword in his hand, and jumped to the aid of his brother.
However, it was too late. Alcantara had already bled excessively, his body shook, and he soon fell to the ground. Pizarro rushed towards the intruder like a lion emerging from his cave. His swordsmanship is fast and powerful, not like a 65-year-old man at all, but like a young and strong swordsman. While shouting loudly, "Bah! You rebels, how dare you come to my house to assassinate me!" while swinging his sword towards the rebels. The rebels were frightened by his bravery and began to retreat. Moreover, two people had been stabbed to the ground by him. But there were a large number of them, and several more people rushed over immediately, taking turns to attack him.
Because the passage was too narrow, the battle continued for a few more minutes, and two of Pizarro's guards were stabbed and fell. At this time, Torres saw that Pizarro had not been defeated yet, so he was worried that Pizarro's reinforcements would arrive soon. Once the reinforcements arrived, they would die without a burial place. So, he shouted to the soldiers, "Why are you waiting like this? Are you waiting for their reinforcements to arrive? Charge up and chop down this bully!" As he said, he called a man named Narvaez. He held the wounded soldier in his arms, and then pushed him violently towards the Marquis who was rushing towards him. Pizarro fought Narvaez for only one round before piercing his throat with his sword. He shook a few times and fell to the ground. However, in this short moment, Torres and several accomplices also stabbed their swords into his body.
"Oh my God!" the dying Marquis screamed and fell to the ground. He made the sign of the cross on the floor with his bloody fingers, then bent his head to kiss it. He was about to die. He made the sign of the cross and asked for repentance, but no one said to him, "God forgive you." Instead, several long swords were stabbed into his body again, completely killing him.
This Marquis Francisco Pizarro was hated by countless people with gnashing of teeth. However, more than 500 years later, he was rated as a famous figure who influenced the course of the world, ranking 62nd among 100 people. Even ahead of the Mexican conquistador Colste, whom he admired. Indeed, he made unfortunate contributions to Spain and even Europeans, but he owed a blood debt to the Indians of the Inca Empire that could never be repaid.
Seeing that Pizarro had fallen into a pool of blood, lifeless, the conspirators shouted excitedly, "Long live the king, long live the king." Then, they stood on the second floor waving their swords and cheered, "We win. Yes, we are victorious!" When they went down to the second floor, the soldiers gathered together again, but some of them were missing, and these people had died in this rebellion. But in order to win, it is necessary and worthwhile to die a few people.
They left the courtyard of the marquis's official residence and entered the street, waving their swords and shouting constantly, "This bully has been executed, and legal justice will be seen again." "Long live the king!" "Alma, the governor appointed by the king Long live Gro!"
The street was already full of people. They hoped that the rebels would do harm to the people and kill the dictatorial bully Pizarro. Therefore, when these rebels came out of Pizarro's courtyard as victors, people cheered and greeted them warmly. Many people even joined the team with various weapons and shouting "Long live the King! Long live Spain!"
In just a few minutes, this team of only ten or twenty people suddenly gathered more than three hundred people, and this team is still growing. They held a variety of weapons in their hands and marched towards the local government barracks. The strange thing is that until they reached the door of the barracks, they did not see Pizarro's reinforcements. Perhaps the supporting army gave up reinforcements after learning that their marquis had been executed by Chilean soldiers.
