The leading role of weapons in war

Many times, we put great emphasis on people's fighting will in the war, and the role of strategy and tactics is decisive. Otherwise, there will not be so many heroes in the war, and the role of weapons is mostly understood as assistance.

In modern wars, the role of strategic weapons is increasingly emphasized, such as aircraft carriers, B2 bombers, supersonic missiles and so on. Is this the turning point just now? After Columbus discovered the New World, in the conquest and extinction of American Indians by Europeans, we can not only see the brutality of the invaders, but also see the role of weapons in the war.

What we want to see is the battle of Kajamarca that took place in 1532+065438+ 10/6. In this campaign, the Spanish relied on the superiority of military equipment to fight against an army of about 80,000 people with 62 cavalry and 106 infantry in Atahualpa. As a result of the fighting, the Spanish killed about 6,000-7,000 Indians, and many more were amputated or injured. Atahualpa, the Emperor of the Inca Empire, was captured alive, and a large amount of gold was extracted as ransom, which filled a room 22 feet long, 0/7 feet wide and 8 feet high.

These 168 Spaniards did not lose a single soldier and beat the native American army to pieces. Do their leaders use soldiers like gods or do their members have stunts? Or what other reasons?