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102. Return from Chile

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

At this moment, a soldier came in and said, "Report to the Chief, Captain Hernando Pizarro sent someone to visit and said there was something important to discuss with the marshal." Umu used to deal with the Spanish, and of course he could understand some Spanish. So, listening to the soldiers' reports, he couldn't help but be stunned and looked at Almagro's reaction with his eyes.

Almagro pondered for a moment, and when he saw that Umu seemed to have nothing to say, he said to Umu, "Sit in Captain Orgonez's tent for a while first, and let's continue to discuss after I have seen them." As he said that, he asked a soldier to invite Umu and two other princes into a tent next to him.

The people came were Captain Gonzalo and Lieutenant Ponce de Leon and four. They entered Almagro's tent and saluted to Almagro and Captain Orgones. Then, Gonzalo said, "I will contact the general under the order of Captain Hernando." Almagro asked everyone to sit on a thick carpet, and then said, "I heard that you have siege the Indians for eleven months. It is not easy to persevere." Gonzalo said, "It is true. Faced with the siege of more than 200,000 Indians, it can be said that Cusco was our life."

But Captain Orgonez said bluntly, "I have to thank you for saving Cusco City from being captured by the Indians. However, Cusco City should belong to our Marshal." Gonzaro heard this and smiled contemptuously, "When did Cusco City become your Marshal?"

Of course, Almagro took out a royal appointment from a suitcase and opened it to Gonzalo. Gonzalo had known this for a long time, but he still pretended not to know it and said, "Why have I not heard of it?" Almagro said, "Hernando came back from the country and could not tell you about it, right? This appointment was also brought by him from the king." Gonzalo had to admit it, but he pondered for a moment and said, "This matter must be discussed by the general and the Marquis. I cannot control such a thing."

Almagro asked Gonzalo directly, "What is the purpose of your trip?" Gonzalo said, "I heard that the general returned from Chile, Captain Hernando asked me to understand the results and harvest of the general's expedition, as well as the intention of returning." Almagro replied very seriously, "The expedition can be said to be a nightmare. We can talk about this slowly in the future. As for the purpose of returning, I want to ask you for the city of Cusco, which originally belonged to us."

Gonzalo smiled slightly and said, "But why do you set up camp here? Do you want to conspire with the Indians to join forces to seize the city of Cusco?" Almagro said, "I have this idea, but we have not met the Inca king yet." Gonzalo's face suddenly darkened, and he said in a warning tone, "You are a betrayal of not only betrayal of the partners, but also betrayal of the Spanish king and people."

Almagro said, "I did this out of helplessness, because you did not execute the king's orders and deliberately occupied the city of Cusco." Gonzalo was silent for a while and said, "In fact, we are all our own people, and the Indians are our real enemies. Just imagine, if our two families exchanged fire and started a war, the real benefit should be the Indians. No matter who wins, the Indians will benefit and take the opportunity to destroy our two families."

Almagro disagreed, "I don't know the Indians, tell you, I never took the Indians seriously." Gonzalo of course understood Almagro's words and knew that it was time to express his opinion to the other party, so he said in a sincere tone, "To be honest, I came to meet the general this time, on the order of Captain Hernando to reach an agreement with the general. As long as the general can eliminate the Indians and capture the Inca king, Captain Hernando is willing to quit Cusco automatically."

When Almagro heard this, he asked, "Is this what the Marquis of Pizarro meant?" Gonzalo said, "Hernando has this right to decide." Almagro was a little confused, so he looked at Captain Orgones and asked, "Captain Gonzalo can sign this agreement on behalf of Hernando?" Gonzalo said, "Of course." But Captain Orgones said, "There is no need to let Captain Gonzalo sign this agreement. Because the marshal itself is the king's letter of appointment. If even the king's letter of appointment is not executed, what's the use of Captain Gonzalo signing the agreement?"

When Gonzalo saw Captain Orgonez expressing his disagreement, he asked, "So what suggestions do Captain Orgonez have?" Captain Orgonez said, "I think Hernando must come and have an interview with our marshal in person." Gonzalo thought about it and asked Almagro, "This is the same thing as the general?" Almagro nodded and said, "Yes. Let Hernando come and talk to me."

After Gonzaro took the people away, Umu asked Almagro, "What are the important things they have to come here to interview the general?" Almagro said, "They came to ask me why I had to retreat from Chile." Umu nodded and asked, "Have the general discussed with our king tomorrow?" Almagro said, "It will proceed as usual." Umu said, "I know," and left with his entourage.

After leaving the Spanish military camp, Umu quickly returned to the castle palace stationed not far away. The palace was built with huge stones and there were many small rooms inside. The Inca king Manco lived in the innermost rooms of the palace. At this time, it was dark and the entire palace was filled with lights. Manco and several confidant officials were sitting in a relatively large chamber waiting for Umu.

When Umu saw Manco, he gave a big gift and said, "The situation has changed, the noble king. Hernando sent Gonzalo and others to the Almagro camp just now, and the two sides talked about it for a long time. I am afraid that there will be any conspiracy between them." Manco's younger brother Paul Parker also said, "They are not trustworthy at all."

Hearing this, Manco sneered and said, "I never believed them at all. The reason I wanted to negotiate with them is to let them fight each other and then beat them all in one fell swoop." Umu said, "The king is wise, since that's the case, there is no need for the king to negotiate with them tomorrow." Manco said, "Tomorrow is not to negotiate with them, but to eliminate them in one fell swoop."

Speaking of this, Manco began to deploy tomorrow's battle. After listening to the king's military deployment, everyone said in surrender, "The king is wise." Then, they left the chamber.

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