The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

"You guys get out of here!"

Cheerchen heard someone hit the wooden guardrail of the convertible with a weapon, and then another voice shouted.

As a result, the three of them crawled out from under the open wagon. As soon as the three climbed out of the vehicle, Chechen and Spasokukotsky were searched for their weapons.

The thirteen Swedish dragoons, including Kraft Hosson, have all been killed. Kraft Hosson had more than a dozen wounds on his body. It was obvious that he died after a hard fight. The deadliest wound came from a stab wound that pierced his neck. That knife almost cut off his neck, with only a few strands of fiber connecting his head and body.

Natalie Kishka was also looking at these three people while Cheerchen was paying attention to the corpse. Oksana was okay. Natalie knew at a glance that she was a gypsy, and she was curious about the identities of the other two.

In the tavern, Natalie once gave them a rough glance. At that time, Natalie didn't think Cheerchen and Father Spasokukotsky were any strange. But when they met now, his men found pistols and other weapons from the two of them. Obviously, the identities of the two were not as simple as clergy.

"Who are you?" Natalie asked.

"Why are you killing them?"

Almost at the same time, Cheerchen also asked Natalie.

At this time, the two looked at each other. When she was in the tavern, Cheorjin thought this was an extremely beautiful girl. Now that Natalie is standing in front of Cheorchen, holding a **** saber in one hand, it makes Cheorjin feel that Natalie is not only beautiful, but also has another The heroic spirit of a man. It's like a rose with thorns.

"You are in my hands now, so you should answer my question first." Natalie patted Cheekchen on the shoulder with the back of the saber.

"My name is Alvar and I'm from Spaniard." Cheerchen reported a pseudonym.

"Hello, child. My name is Spasokukotsky, and as you can see, I am a priest." Spasokukotsky drew a cross on his chest. His actions are very standard, and people will dispel the doubt that he is not a priest at the first sight.

"My name is Oksana, I'm a gypsy." When Oksana spoke, she didn't forget to cast a **** wink to the attendant next to Natalie.

Natalie bowed her head and made a thoughtful look. She took Chechen's gun and checked it, and soon she raised her head.

"You are lying to me!" Natalie pointed the tip of the saber at Cheerchen's chest. This action really frightened Chechen and Father Spasokukotsky.

"I didn't! What I told was the truth." Cheerchen was shocked, he didn't know where he was showing his feet.

"Your pistol has the emblem of the Laziviu family. You are the traitor."

As soon as Natalie's words came out, the attendants next to her quickly pulled out their pistols and aimed them at Father Spasokukotsky to prevent the priest from jumping over the wall in a hurry. When the mercenaries saw the employer behave like this, one by one pointed their weapons at the three of them.

Cheerchen didn't expect that the weapon he carried with him made Natalie suspicious, and he blamed himself for being careless.

Cheerchen hurriedly wanted to explain. But he is fast, and there are people who are faster than him.

"Wrong, dear noble lady. I don't know the two of them. I just ran into them on the road and kindly took them for a ride." Oksana explained with tears in her eyes. She began to try to disassociate herself from Cheer Jin.

Natalie didn't even glance at Oksana, the "kind gypsy", he just waited for Cheerchen's explanation.

"I was indeed a mercenary to Prince Yanush Laziviu." Chechen admitted. There is an emblem on the weapon, this is something Cheer Chen wants to deny.

"But then my contract with Janusz expired. I didn't continue to play for Janusz, but left him. Because I don't know if it is worth working for someone who betrays my country, even if I am not Polish. This priest is my comrade-in-arms, and he will take me to Czestochowa, saying there will let me know what to do next."

This is indeed Cheerchen's true thoughts about going to Czestokhova.

"My child, this is the fact. I was a soldier, but I was indeed a priest before I became a soldier, and I am now." Spasokukotsky also said.

Then, the priest recited the contents of Chapter 5 of the Gospel of Matthew: "When **** saw these many people, he went up the mountain. After sitting down, the disciples came to him, and he opened his mouth to teach them, saying, "Humility Blessed are the people! Because the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Blessed are the mourners! Because they will be comforted. Blessed are gentle people! Because they will inherit the land. Blessed are the hungry and thirst for righteousness! Because they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful! Because they will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure-hearted! Because they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers! Because they will be called the sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness! Because the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Blessed are you if anyone insults you, persecutes you, fabricates all kinds of bad things to slander you because of me! It should be rejoicing! Because your reward in heaven is great; the prophets before you persecuted them in the same way. "

"Amen." The priest finally concluded.

"Amen." The Catholic man among the mercenaries replied with a cross on his chest.

The girl also seemed to believe what Cheechen and Spasokukotsky said, she slowly moved the saber away from Cheechen's chest.

But Natalie didn't seem to be relieved, she ordered her subordinates to search for the two of Tetsuchen thoroughly.

At this moment, Cheechen panicked secretly. There was also a pass given to him by King Carl X on his body, which was not something that an ordinary mercenary could get.

"Miss Natalie! I have something to say." Cheer Chen said in a hurry.

The two mercenaries who tried to search the body stopped, they were waiting for Natalie's order.

"What are you going to say?" Natalie asked. She motioned for the two men to step back.

"Miss Natalie, I think you are recruiting mercenaries. I want to say whether I can join your team." This is the reason for Cheer Chen's temporary editing.

"Aren't you going to Czestochowa?" Natalie asked. She felt that the guy in front of her was a little weird, and the preface was not relevant.

"Sinners like me probably don't have the right to admire the glory of Daguangming Mountain." Chechen said awkwardly.

The mercenaries who heard Cheerchen talk next to him laughed. This was the funniest joke they heard today.

Cheerchen also blushed, and he felt that this reason didn't seem to be good enough.

However, this action also stopped these mercenaries' body searches.

"Miss, we should go now. Otherwise, if we run into a team of Swedes again."

At this time, the attendant also reminded Natalie in a low voice.

Natalie nodded.

Natalie can now be sure that the guy named Alvar in front of her must be weird. She decided to bring this person on, and then slowly figure it out later.

"Mickiewicz, take the three of them too," Natalie said to her attendant.

"Your luck is very good, we also want to go to Czestochowa."

After giving orders to her attendants, Natalie said to Cheerchen.

As a result, Cheechen and the others were taken into a group of rebels who rebelled against the Swedes and traitors. But they were not abused, Natalie allowed the three to continue in the convertible.

As for the thirteen Swedish dragoons who were killed, their weapons and clothing were stripped, leaving only thirteen naked bodies lying on the ground.

Natalie returned to the carriage, and the attendant named Mickiewicz continued to walk at the forefront of the team.

Cheerchen saw a sturdy mercenary running in front of Mickiewicz, said something flatteringly, and shook the Swedish dragoon uniform he was holding on the halberd. Mickiewicz seemed to scold him a few words, and the mercenary tucked his bright red uniform into his trouser belt. But immediately, the mercenary became happy again. Because he took a small leather bag from Mickiewicz, needless to say, it must be money.

"Oh, why am I so unlucky!"

Oksana sighed in the carriage, but no one paid any attention to her. Because Chechen and Spasokukotsky are talking about other things, about this Miss Natalie.

"Father, do you know the origin of this Miss Natalie? I heard her say that she is from the Kishka family."

"If it's the Kishka family I know, this is a very prestigious family in the Republic. This generation of Kishka family patriarch Janusz Kishka is a famous politician in the Republic. He was once a Polish politician for two generations. The king served. Although he was once a Calvinist, he came to his senses and converted to Catholicism."

"Then, this lady named Natalie Kishka is not too young?" Cheerchen asked in a low voice.

"Yes. But they dared to gather so many people and killed the Swedes. It seems that the Kishka family has also stood on the opposite side of the Swedes. The Swedes are really becoming unpopular."

When he said this, Father Spasokukotsky said with excitement. Maybe he didn't even know that he was happy for the awakening of more and more people and nobles.

Just as Father Spasokukotsky was secretly pleased, the open carriage stopped suddenly. Cheerchen stuck his head out, but saw that a dark crowd in front of the team was blocking his way. These people are men, women and children, and they are either holding scythes or hand axes and simple firearms, looking at Mickiewicz.

"Get out of the way!" Mickiewicz commanded the lead.

But these people didn't move. One of them, with white hair and beard, came out like a village chief, and knocked on the ground with the cane in his hand.

"Did you kill those Swedes?" the old man asked.

"Yes." Mickiewicz admitted.

The villagers showed horrified expressions.

The old man said to Mickiewicz, "You can't go!"

At this time, Natalie Kishka got out of the carriage. She walked up to the old man and asked majesticly: "Why?"

A strong man walked out of the crowd. He walked to the old man and said, "You killed the Swedes. If you go, we will suffer."

"Yes, yes." A dozen voices in the crowd responded.

Natalie looked at these people contemptuously. These villagers dared to expel the officials sent by the king to collect taxes with their weapons when King Kazimierz was in power and threw them into the water. But now, the king of the Swedes is here, but they are as meek as tigers turned into cats. Even preparing to be an accomplice of the Swedes.

"A bunch of traitors, cowards," Natalie said.

The mercenaries dispersed even more, faintly encircling the villagers.

"Who do you say is a traitor and a coward!" the brawny man asked Natalie boldly. Natalie's contempt aroused the anger of the brawny man, and his brows were frowned into an "upside-down character".

"I'm talking about those who have betrayed the king."

"Which king?"

"Of course it is King Kazimierz, he is the orthodox of the Republic."

"Girl, we did not betray Kazimierz. Because it is not him that we pledged to, but His Majesty Karl X." The old man interjected and said.

Natalie looked at the old man with a look of "I have never seen such a brazen person".

"Of course, you can certainly say that you have never sworn allegiance to King Kazimierz, because this king is kind, he will not punish you with fire and sword, and warn you to remember your obligations. I dare say that even if there is One day your Majesty came back, and he wouldn’t do anything to you traitors, because he is a saint. And because of this, you little people dare to dedicate your loyalty to your Majesty to the invaders, and you beg for the invaders. , But to the loyal to the king and the compatriots who resisted these invaders with swords. You are really loyal." Natalie's contempt is no longer added.

Some villagers lowered their heads in shame, and even the strong man hid his head behind the old man. And the old man seemed to be said to be sad.

"What can we do?" The old man's cloudy eyes shed tears: "A village near us was chopped off by the Swedes just because they missed a carriage of rice. .com~When the Swedes come to collect taxes, we have to rejoice, because it at least means that they will not kill us, even if the tax is too heavy for us to afford. Every day is a holiday for us Same, because we live another day."

"This is your retribution for betraying the king." Natalie didn't mean to sympathize with them at all.

"Miss, have mercy on us. Leave your names, at least when the Swedes come to our village to ask questions, we are not ignorant." The old man pleaded.

"My name is Alvar," Natalie said.

Hearing Natalie say that she was Alvar, Cheerchen almost jumped out of the open carriage. She even reported her name! Thinking that he was about to take on the crimes committed by Natalie and become a criminal pursued by the Swedish army, Cheer Chen wanted to argue.

But Cheerchen just wanted to speak when Natalie walked back to her carriage. When she passed the open carriage, she gave Cheerchen a stern look, and the meaning was clear: as long as Cheerchen dared to speak, she would show Cheerchen a good look.

Cheerchen shut up.

The team continued to advance, and the villagers consciously gave way. Mickiewicz beats his horse and walks by. He is alert to the villagers on both sides to prevent accidents, but nothing happens.

The mercenaries put away their weapons, but they still looked at the villagers with contempt. At least they dare to kill the Swedes, and the thirteen corpses are proof-although for money.

Oksana looked at Cheerchen and laughed constantly, Cheerchen was speechless, he was thinking how to get rid of the crime after he got away, and Spasokukotsky, who was originally excited about people's awakening, was a mixed bag. List. He was shocked by the brutality of the Swedes (although they had done so once in Lidaburg), and also saddened by the cowardice of the villagers.