89. New strategic intent
"The Inca Lesson" (Fiction) "The Demolition of the Inca Empire" Volume 2 Zhang Baotong
It was about the second half of the night, someone reported that "they are here." So Pizarro looked away and saw that there were many torches lit up on the road from the harbor, rushing quickly towards the highway occupied by the Indians. Obviously, it was a large group of cavalry. Then, the Indian camp became panic, got up from the ground, retreated from the road to both sides of the road to prepare for the battle.
At this time, Pizarro said to Antonio, "Let the cavalry gather and prepare to charge towards the Indian camp." So Antonio asked the trumpet to blow the assembly trumpet as a contact with the cavalry rushing over there. When the cavalry were ready, Pizarro asked the trumpet to blow the charge. The cavalry rushed towards the Indian camp in two long groups.
At this time, the cavalry over there also rushed over, which formed two cavalry coming from both sides at the same time, which scared the Indians so much that they quickly dispersed to both sides of the road, and completely gave way to the Spanish. However, the cavalry did not rush into the camp to chase the Indians, but guerrillas along the sides of the road to protect the infantry and cavalry through the road. In less than twenty minutes, all the infantry and cavalry passed safely from the section of the road occupied by the Indians and entered the city.
After all the Spaniards returned to safety, Chavez introduced Captain Pedro Diego, the commander of the reinforcement army, to Pizarro. Pizarro held Captain Pedro Diego's hand tightly and said, "It's so great that we finally waited for you." Pedro Diego said, "After the Governor knew the news of your siege, I immediately asked me to organize and recruit one hundred cavalry and two hundred infantry, and prepared a lot of food and ammunition. I mobilized the fleet to transport us as soon as possible." As he said, he handed a letter to Pizarro Pizarro asked the soldiers to take torches and asked Antonio to fulfill his beliefs, and then said happily, "With your reinforcements, we will have the power to compete with the Indians. When these Indians are eliminated, I will give you and the Governor a great gift."
Originally, the barracks could only accommodate two or three hundred people, but one hundred cavalry and two hundred infantry came at once, and the barracks immediately seemed too supportive. So, in the past, four or five people lived in a dormitory with two people. There were not so many beds for a while, and the two of them squeezed into the same bed to sleep. But no matter what, they finally arranged these Panama-born soldiers.
But no matter what, with these reinforcements, the Spaniards immediately regained their confidence. Not only did they have a reserve team, but dozens of garrison personnel and new firearms were added to each street. This new firearm had a larger caliber, a longer range, and a greater lethality than the original type of mesh rope gun.
That morning, Pizarro convened officers above the captain to hold a meeting to discuss the military deployment in the future. Chavez, Pedro Diego, Pereira, and Antonio attended the meeting. Pizarro first said, "After the arrival of the three hundred Panamanian reinforcements, we can say that the balance of our rivalry with the Indians has begun to tilt towards us. At present, we have more than 500 soldiers, and we can fully fight the siege and attack of the 70,000 to 80,000 Indians. So, I think we have the strength to fight against the Indians, and in the future, we have the opportunity to fight against the Indians.
How should we compete with the Indians in the room? Because I am considering not only the problem of Lima City, but also the problem of Cusco City. It can be said that Lima and Cusco City are dependent on each other. No matter which city is once it is captured by the Indians, the Indians will mobilize the army there to reinforce. But now there is no news in Cusco, and only know that there are nearly 200,000 Indians trapped there day and night, and there are only about twenty defenders there, so I am very worried that they will not be able to defend it."
Chaves thought for a while and said, "There has been no news on Cusco for two or three months. Maybe the Indians surrounded the city and the people inside could not get out at all, so they could not send the letter. However, I think the situation there must be very tense and severe, because Cusco is the capital of the Indians and is also the holy place in the hearts of Indians. Therefore, the Indians used more than 200,000 troops to siege and attack the city. However, although the situation there is very severe, I think we must defend Lima City first, and we must first eliminate Kunzu's besieged army before we can consider the issue on Cusco. Otherwise, we will create a passive situation where both sides take into account, while both sides cannot take into account."
Pizarro was silent for a while, feeling that Chaves was right, but he still said, "I want to see if I can send a cavalry unit of one or two hundred people to strengthen Cusco's strength, and Lima has enough troops to deal with Kunzu's army. Moreover, in less than a month or two, reinforcements will be sent from Guatemala and Mexico." Speaking of this, Pizarro emphasized, "I am mainly worried that Cusco will be at risk of losing at any time. Once Cusco loses, it will be more difficult to recover. Besides, there are more than 200 officers and soldiers over there. Their lives and safety are always concerned about my heart."
Captain Pereira is a young officer who was newly promoted by Pizarro. He knew that Pizarro's three brothers were all on Cusco's side, and knew that Pizarro had always been very worried about their situation, so he said, "Otherwise, ask the Marquis to send me to Cusco to reinforce. I will try every means to complete the commander-in-chief's mission."
But Pedro Diego disagreed with this opinion. He said, "I think we can only send troops to break the siege of Cusco after we completely defeat and completely eliminate Kunzu's besieged army. Because I think sending one or two hundred cavalry to Cusco will have a great effect on Cusco? Mancon's 200,000 army will not be affected by the arrival of these two hundred cavalry. Therefore, I think we should tell the Cusco defenders to let them persist for another one to two months. After all the reinforcements arrive, we will concentrate our forces to wipe out Kunzu in one fell swoop, and then send several troops to Cusco to reinforce. At that time, Cusco can be said to be self-defeating."
(Please pay attention to Zhang Baotong's contracted work "Poetic Emotion", including short essays, life essays and medium and medium novels. Today's life essays "The Dilemma of Family Retirement (Part 2)" and the novel "Cuihu Villa" (52. Shocking Secret)
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