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

Just as Cusco's prices soared and gold value plummeted, some Spanish soldiers took the opportunity to return to their hometown of Spain, because there, the gold in their hands could make them rich and wealthy families. However, more people came to hunt for gold and adventure one after another. Because Pizarro's success in the Inca Empire greatly inspired thousands of Spanish adventurers.

At this time, an officer named Don Pedro Alvarado, with a team of more than 500 people, traveling across the ocean from Guatemala, riding the wind and waves. The man served under General Cortez, who had conquered Mexico, became famous for his outstanding military achievements. After conquering Mexico, he returned home in glory and married a group of daughters from a prominent Spanish family, and returned to the Guatemala station. There, he obtained a large amount of information and reports from General Pizarro on the conquest of the Inca Empire. From these information and reports, he

It was learned that Pizarro occupied only in Peru, while the Kingdom of Quito in the north was the residence of King Atavalpa, and the gold wealth he had stored and owned had not been divided yet. These information and reports strongly aroused his greed and dreams. So he pretended not to know that this territory had been granted to Francesco Pizarro by the Spanish king, recruited soldiers and built mast ships, and rushed to the Spice Islands with a huge fleet of more than 500 well-equipped soldiers. On the way, he suddenly ordered the fleet to change its course and sail to South America.

It was an early morning in March 1534. The Bay of Galax was filled with a vast sky and the coast was windless. The bright sunshine shone on the quaint and beautiful beaches, giving people a dream-like feeling. After two or three months of arduous voyage, this elite unit of more than 230 cavalry and 270 infantry finally embarked on this exciting land.

They rested in the nearby area for more than a week, and formed a unit of more than 3,000 Incas recruited and surrendered. Then, with the Indians as guides, they began to march towards Northern Quito of the Inca Empire.

The road from Galax Bay to Northern Duquito is dangerous and long, and takes several weeks to walk. However, the Spanish general who participated in the conquest of Mexico and these soldiers had endured hardships and hardships and could withstand the test of any conditions and the harsh environment. Therefore, under the advice of the local guide, they decided to take a very difficult but very fast path.

This path leads from the coast to Riobamba, the hinterland of the Kingdom of Quito. The whole way is almost the most steepest mountains and vast snow fields in the Andes. There are many active volcanoes and seismic cracks, and you can often see and feel the eruptions and shaking of earthquakes. Even in the best seasons of the year, it is a bold adventure to pass here, so only a very small number of Indians have walked through it.

But the desire and dream of gold are inspiring them every moment, which gives them the confidence to overcome all difficulties and obstacles, and then conquer the city of Quito, snatch and divide up the large amount of gold and treasures there like Pizarro.

These Spanish troops and Indian affiliated troops had a total of 3700,000 people. They set off on a sunny day, following the path in the mountains towards the depths of the mountains. The air in the mountains was fresh, the cool breeze was pleasant, and the scenery was endless. This made the Spaniards who came here from Guatemala, Central America, feel extremely comfortable and happy. Therefore, the soldiers took a whole day from morning to afternoon, but did not feel tired at all. It was only in the evening, after the sun set and the evening breeze blew up, that they began to feel a little cool. So, Alvarado ordered the soldiers to set up tents on a flat ground and start camping.

Although the Andes are close to the equator, the temperature difference between day and night is very large. Therefore, when the temperature suddenly drops at night, the soldiers slowly feel the cold. The Spanish can still adapt to this cold, but the Indians have lived in warm and hot areas for a long time. Men and women usually wear thin pants, and their upper bodies are almost naked. In some places, men and women do not even wear shy pants. Therefore, when encountering this cold climate and environment, they feel unbearable. They are trembling with the cold night wind and cannot sleep all night.

The deeper you go into the mountains, the lower the temperature. Not only is it so cold that it is unbearable at night, but the temperature during the day is also very low. Snow can be seen on the shade of the high hillside and by the stream on the roadside. Obviously, the commanders and soldiers seem to have not expected this temperature and environment and are not prepared enough. They only brought some simple luggage and thin military uniforms, so the cold weather quickly put the soldiers in trouble. Moreover, the deep mountains are empty and empty, and in addition to the cold wind, there are cold cliffs and vast white snow. In some places, there are not even trees and crops. After a few days of itinerary, the dry food brought by the soldiers was already very small, but the journey to the end of the road was far away. This made many soldiers feel a little fear and uneasy.

After crossing the Dapur River, he entered the high-altitude area, and heavy snow began to fall from the sky. Snowflakes as big as cotton wool fell all over the sky, and soon a thick silver carpet was laid on the ground. The terrible disaster began to spread among the troops. First of all, almost all the Indian soldiers were seriously frostbite. Some were swollen with hands and swollen with their hands and ears. Some were swollen with their feet and limped when walking; some were frostbite and their hands and ears were frozen. Especially those older and weak Indian soldiers, some were sick and unable to continue walking, and could only stay in the falling snow, waiting to freeze and starve to death.

The snow was getting heavier and harder, and the road was getting harder to walk, but the food was almost broken. This was the seventh day of the march, and the soldiers were too hungry to walk. At noon, the troops came to a forest, and someone asked to stop and rest for a while, roast the fire and warm the body. Alvarado nodded and asked the troops to stop, cook the fire or grill the rice.

So the soldiers pulled their hands out of their sleeves and pockets, stomped their feet and sniffed their mouths to the back of their hands, and then they slammed their bodies towards the tree, shook the ice and snow on the tree, and began to chop branches with bayonets to start ignition.
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