"Father, I think you should go to Silesia with us. It''s still too late. They don''t know that we''ve learned that they''re going to attack the monastery, so alvid videnberg''s troops are unlikely to travel in the dark. My mercenaries and I will keep you safe," Natalie said.


    Obviously, she did not think there was any hope of victory in the confrontation between the monastery and the Swedish army.


    And Natalie''s words actually have her own selfishness. She also remembered the mission given to her by the king - to bring the crown to Silesia. But the Dean only promised to hide the crown and declared to the Swedes that the crown had been lost. For Natalie, the task is only half done at most. If the people of the monastery were willing to go to Silesia with themselves, they would certainly take away some valuable treasures, including the crown. In this way, the people of the monastery were saved and their task was successfully completed.


    The Dean looked at Natalie with bright eyes. She seemed to have seen through Natalie''s real thoughts. This made Natalie look embarrassed.


    "Alas!" the Dean turned his head and sighed. He seemed disappointed in Natalie.


    "What do you think?" the dean asked several vice presidents.


    Several vice presidents whispered. Finally, the oldest vice president spoke and said, "I think Miss Natalie kishka has some truth."


    This is actually silence, Natalie''s plan.


    "In that case,"


    The Dean looked up at the statue of the virgin in the main hall, which was kind and incomparably holy under the candlelight.


    "Vice President shiratskov, you take all the people of the monastery with Natalie kishka, and I''ll stay," said the president.


    The dean''s words made everyone in an uproar. No one would have thought that the Dean chose to stay. Choosing to stay means choosing to die - no one believes that the dean will bow to the Swedes.


    "Dean, you don''t have to, even if your majesty doesn''t..."


    Vice President shiratskov wanted to persuade President koldzki to go together, but President koldzki raised his hand and motioned him not to say.


    "I know what you mean, vice president sharatskov. But I must stay. Our king abandoned his country and our Lord abandoned his people. They did, but that''s not the reason why I abandoned the monastery. The Swedes think our monastery is very rich. In a sense, almost everyone has donated money to Daguangming mountain monastery However, we are very poor. Every cent of the sesame oil money is not used for our long-standing body, but to add luster to the Virgin Mary. In a sense, we are the keeper rather than the owner of the money. Now, if the greedy Swedes want to take the money as their own and erase the last glory of the Virgin Mary, how can I stand idly by and give up the key of the holy treasury? I want to Stay, even if you die, I will let these robbers know - there are still people fighting in the Republic, and the glory of the virgin cannot be desecrated. "


    The priest''s words resounded. Those who had just acquiesced in evacuating the monastery could not help feeling filthy. They bowed their heads one after another.


    "Abbot, I will stay. I will also fight to defend the virgin and the monastery." spasokukotsky knelt down in front of the abbot and said with tears.


    "I''ll stay too. I''m a dying old man. It''s estimated that this old bone will fall apart before I walk a few steps. Since they are all dead, it''s better to fight for the glory of the virgin. But I still think others should go," said the white haired vice president.


    For a time, several other vice deans who originally advocated withdrawing to Silesia also gave up their plans to leave and supported the protection of the monastery.


    The Dean smiled at the concerted efforts of the people. He went up to Cherchen and said, "Mr. aleval, thank you and father sparsokukotsky for coming back and telling us the news despite the danger. Now you''d better hurry down the mountain. You''re a foreigner and we shouldn''t involve you. Maybe Arvid Wittenberg''s people will come early tomorrow morning."


    "What are you talking about? Dean. Since I chose to come back with the priest, I didn''t want to abandon you and leave. I''m also a Catholic, how can I see the Holy Church defiled!" Chechen said firmly.


    "Aleval." spasokukotsky glanced gratefully at his captain.


    "We also stay. I am also the daughter of the virgin, and I will fight to defend the most holy virgin. I have dozens of mercenaries on hand, and they are also a great force." Natalie stepped forward and said.


    If you leave the monastery and live alone, even if you return to Silesia, your conscience will be disturbed all your life. The honor of the kishka family will also be overshadowed.


    Chechen glanced at Natalie, and Natalie just looked at Chechen. Chechen wanted to smile at Natalie, but saw Natalie quickly turn her head back.


    Now that the decision to defend the monastery has been made, the next task is to arrange the defense. In this regard, the people of the monastery serving the glory of the virgin are completely laymen, and everyone places their hope on Natalie.


    But Natalie said that although she can dance a knife and sword, she can''t arrange troops, let alone have no experience in this field.


    At a time when President koldzki was disappointed, father sparsokukotsky proposed: "Your Excellency, I take the liberty to suggest that aleval. Although young, aleval served as an officer in yanush''s army, and he also participated in the battle of Smolensk and has deep experience in urban defense. I suggest that aleval be the commander and be responsible for specific work."


    As soon as father sparsokukotsky''s voice fell, vice president sharatskov stood up and prepared to oppose. The vice president was still biased against Cherchen''s experience of serving in the yanushi army, and Cherchen was a foreigner, which also made Vice President sharatskov have reservations about him.


    But the eyes of President koldzki glared back at the vice president''s words.


    The abbot gently asked Cherchen, "Mr. aleval. If it were you, how would you defend the monastery?"


    Obviously, the dean is taking the examination.


    Although Natalie also felt that it was a very dangerous time to hand over such a major thing as defending the monastery to a person she could not fully trust, she had to listen to what the guy would say first because she didn''t have a better idea.


    For the dean''s question, Che Chen thought for a moment and said: "First of all, I will burn down all the shops and huts outside the monastery, which will become the cover of the attacking party in the war; second, I will evacuate the surrounding businessmen and farmers, and let them leave if they are willing to help protect the monastery. As for how many people are left, it depends on how much food the monastery stores. The most important thing to guard the fortress is not to rely on There are many people, but the tenacious belief of the garrison. In addition, we should ask the nearby towns and lords for help. I believe there are always people who don''t want the glory of the virgin to be tarnished. "


    Even the deans and vice deans of monasteries who did not understand military affairs nodded frequently.


    "I support Mr. aleval as the commander in chief of our former enemy," another young vice president took the lead in supporting.


    Some people took the lead to support it, and other vice presidents agreed one after another. Vice president sharatskov stopped talking. Cherchen''s position was soon determined.


    "I''m sure now that you''re not an ordinary officer. A man of insight like you shouldn''t be a nobody even among the rebels."


    At the end of the meeting, when Cherchen and father sparsokukotsky walked out of the door, Natalie ran to Cherchen and said to him.