The Inca Lesson (Fiction) "The Demolition of the Inca Empire" (Volume 2) Zhang Baotong

Many soldiers were so scared that they started running backwards. As soon as the people in front ran, the people behind also ran backwards. Suddenly, the formation of more than 20,000 people immediately became chaotic, and they fled everywhere like a mountain of defeat. Some brave soldiers did not run away immediately. When the Spanish soldiers were about to swim to the shore, they threw the javelins in their hands together. However, because the distance was too far, the javelins landed more than ten meters away from the Spanish soldiers.

When the Spanish soldiers arrived on the shore, the Indians were running cleanly. Soto asked the soldiers to go on horseback to chase them. So the soldiers rode horses and waved their swords and chased them all the way along the river bank. Because there were many people, the Indians were crowded and crowded together, unable to run fast and had nowhere to hide, so they were chased by the Spanish on horseback. The poor and sad Indians, when they saw the Spanish, they were just looking at escaping their lives, and they had no sense of resistance or parry. As a result, they were soon cut down to the ground with long swords wielding by the Spanish soldiers.

Deputy Commander Hasguana led Usaka and Supapa and others to stand on a high slope next to the barracks and watch and command. Originally, they did not expect that the Spanish cavalry would cross the river, so they asked the soldiers to shout loudly to promote their military power and scare away the enemy. However, unexpectedly, the Spanish actually swam across the river and rushed over. When he was about to command the soldiers to fire short arrows and throw javelins at the enemy who were swimming, they saw the soldiers suddenly in chaos. He immediately asked General Pumatanka to lead the guards to supervise the battle, and did not allow the soldiers to retreat. However, before the supervision of the battle, he

The troops arrived, and the soldiers by the river had already fled everywhere. Then, the Spanish cavalry rushed to the bank, slashed and chased everywhere. The fleeing soldiers were like groups of hunted prey, falling down one after another under the Spanish butcher knife. This terrible massacre scene made the Indian commanders watching the battle on the high slopes tremble and chill. Therefore, when they saw a group of Spanish cavalry rushing towards them, they hurriedly asked Pumatanka to take the guards to escort them from the high slope and evacuate in the direction of Billcas to the south.

When they retreated to the mountain pass south of the canyon and looked back, they saw that there were still sounds of killing just now, and the battlefield was silent. Under the brilliant sunshine, the river water was still flowing quietly, but the flat grass on the bank was full of corpses. When the wind blew, you could smell a strong smell of blood. A thrilling battle ended quickly, so quickly that people could almost recall it.

Hasguana sighed frustrated when standing on a high slope. He felt that there was nothing wrong with both tactical and strategic, but the soldiers were too unmotivated. However, these soldiers had experienced many major battles, experienced the decisive battle between Chimboraso and the main Inca forces, and also experienced the decisive battle with Wascar outside Cusco. But they could all win at a disadvantage, but why were tens of thousands of people defeated by these dozens of Spaniards?

Pumatanka, who was beside him, seemed to see his thoughts, and advised him, "Don't be sad, noble deputy commander, our soldiers are not brave or lack fighting spirit, but they regard the white Spanish horses as gods and objects. You also know that we Indians regard God as honorable and awe, so they dare not fight against God."

Hasguar said with a worried look on his face, "If this is the case, how can we fight against Spain again?" Pumatanka said, "It is not difficult. As long as we can win a battle, let the soldiers know that the Spanish are not gods and are not invincible. In this way, the soldiers will not be so afraid when they fight against Spain again."

Hasguana said, "Yes, we should win the battle, but, in this case, how can we win the battle?" Pumatanka said, "Don't worry, Vice Commander, please give me three thousand soldiers, I promise to win the battle for the deputy commander." Hasguana shook his head and said, "We are frightened when we see Spain. What can 30 million do? Wouldn't we go to die for Spain?" Pumatanka said, "If we meet the white Spanish people, run away, let alone twenty thousand, even one hundred thousand will be defeated. But if we have five thousand people who can fight to the death, we will not be able to make us like this."

Supapa felt that Pumatanka was right and said, "If you want to fight against the Spanish, you should not send elite soldiers to reject it." Hasguana said, "Okay, I will give you three thousand elite soldiers. I hope you can judge the situation and act according to the opportunity. Fight if you can, and retreat if you can't. But don't fight hard with Spain and suffer another defeat. If you lose again and again, I'm afraid that the soldiers will no longer have combat effectiveness."

Pumatanka said, "Please rest assured by the Deputy Commander. Pumatanka will never fight that kind of battle that is unsure of winning."

Hasguana said, "Look at how many soldiers there are in the army now." So Pumatanka asked his subordinate officers to gather their troops. After counting, there were less than three or four thousand people in total. Hasguana thought about it and said to Pumatanka, "You stay with three thousand soldiers and serve as the cover of blocking. I retreated with the remaining more than a thousand people, ready to retreat to Cusco and join the troops of Kiskis." Pumatanka said, "Abide by the order."

Pumatanka stayed with more than a thousand Riva soldiers who served as the commander of the guard, and selected two thousand elite soldiers from the remaining troops, with a total of 30,000 people forming an elite force to prevent the Spaniards from advancing south.

After leading other officers and soldiers to retreat first in Hasguana, Pumatanka brought his large troops to the town of Bilcas for rest, allowing his capable lieutenant to lead more than 200 people to sabotage the cable bridge, destroy the ground, set up obstacles, or guard dangerous passes to harass and prevent the Spaniards from moving south smoothly.

After successfully capturing Haoha, the Spanish rested in Haoha for three days until the large group of troops led by Pizarro arrived, and continued to advance towards the royal road to the south. However, the journey to continue south was becoming more and more arduous and dangerous. All villages and cable bridges were burned and destroyed, and some roads were often placed with chopped trees or rocks to block the passage of the Spanish cavalry. As the Spanish cavalry walked along the way, they often saw small groups of Indian soldiers confronting them not far from them, or constantly blowing horns near them. They were always on a state of high alert and ready to fight.

(Please pay attention to Zhang Baotong's contracted work "Poetic Emotion", including short essays, life essays and short and medium-stories. Today, the novella "Women in the Mountain" (3. Women's Home)
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