Inca Warriors

The inca warriors were forge by discipline, bravery and a deep invincible self believe, that was teach to the soldiers during their training; This elite force was teach to do not fear, to never walk backwards in the battlefield, to never feel alone because the gods protect his cause; Been a warrior was not only a duty, it was the path that takes you to the honor an glory of the inca gods.

The military training was obligatory and start with 16 years, the training was severe and the soldiers were constantly tested and selected to choose the ones that will became the inca warriors elite force; Some archaeologist insist to show the inca empire like gentle, timid and fatalistic people, but the true is that the inca empire was 100 percent military devoted fanatic people.

The incas celebrate the arrival of the summer, they celebrate a good harvest season, they celebrate ceremonies to honor their gods every year; But there is no celebration like when the inca warriors came back from battle and enter the city of Cuzco screaming their victory; The entire city stops and honor the warriors offering them food, drink and taking care of their wounds.

The inca brain wash to forget the fear was so deep, so intense and for so many years that this men were absolutely fearless, to anything and to anyone; His only presence, his self confidence and their battle war scream, in some case was enough to scare to death to the enemy armies; They were the proud holders of the incas honor.

The best documented inca warriors fearless example, happen when the spaniards ambush the last inca king; The inca king was surrounded by 5000 warriors, the spaniards start shooting them one by one, the warriors did not move, they stay protecting the inca king; When the inca commandos contra attach the spaniards, the spaniards attack them with cavalry strikes, sprinkling warriors bodies in the horses path. They did not run, they fight until the last one was death.

The incas military schools ends with a mayor celebration call Huarachicu; The young cadet of the inca army, receive from his mentor the inca weapons, badges, military uniform call Huara, military shoes call Ojotas and big ear rings, that will mark his military status in the army; The inca king it self was at the head of this celebration and in his final speech, the inca king remind them: The inca warriors are fearless and never surrender.

The incas weapon development, the severe physical training and the advance military strategy, were the key of such successful war campaigns; It was a time when the people of the inca empire were not so devoted to the nation; The first symptom of patriotism, nation and country conscience happen after the defeat of the eighth inca Viracocha, it happen during the war between the inca tribe and the chancas tribe in 1410.

The chancas attack the city of Cuzco and after a fierce battle, the eighth inca king Viracocha lost the city; The anguish against danger has always been a great builder of collective soul; Right after the barbarous attack of the chancas, the soul of the inca warriors figure emerge on the hands of the young inca prince Yupanqui, who reunify the army, pick up the dropped inca weapons and lead a suicide attack against the chancas.

Few days after, the inca prince Yupanqui return to his father Viracocha, holding in his hands the heads of the chancas generals; The king Viracocha, in stage of shock, ask to the prince Yupanqui, how you did it?; The young and brave inca prince Yupanqui tell one of the most beautifully and amazing war tells that has not been register in any historical book.

Right before the suicide attack to recover the city of cuzco, the inca prince Yupanqui and his inca warriors prepare a sacrifice for their god the sun; And suddenly, god it self speak to the prince Yupanqui, saying: I will be with you my son; The prince Yupanqui fell the support of the gods and lead the attack against the chancas, the young prince saw how his warriors were dying quick against the superiority of the chancas army.

And when the defeat was clear, the inca warriors felt how invisible new warriors were reinforcing their positions, everybody in the battlefield felt how a estrange force debilitate the chancas; So the prince Yupanqui scream: The stones and plants from the battle field are transforming into men and fighting you, because the all might god sun had order it so; The chancas lost the moral and afraid about the inca gods power, abandon their weapons and run escaping from the remaining inca army. So right then, the inca empire was born.

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