Kornitsky, a former Warsaw sword officer, lay on the hospital bed of the monastery, staring at the ceiling. Heavy cannon shells smashed the dome, and the dust on the ceiling fell like snowflakes.


    A few tiny dust fell into the old man''s eyes, and he couldn''t open his eyes. At this time, there was no one in the room except the old man - the nun who took care of him had already run out in panic after hearing the gunfire.


    Kornitsky put his hand out of the quilt and rubbed his eyes. The dust was taken out, and the old man''s eyes were much more comfortable.


    "Grandpa, grandpa!"


    The old man heard his grandson, little corney, calling himself from far to near. After a while, little corney appeared at the door.


    At this time, little corney was wearing a long leather inlaid aristocratic Chain Armor and a top Chain Armor Helmet. The saber hanging from his waist knocked on the metal sheet on the long armor.


    Little corney was still on the wall when the guns rang out. When the shell hit the dome of the monastery, the unprecedented destructive power startled colny. He was frightened. Little colny hurried into the room. He felt that the room was safer.


    Old kornitsky looked at his grandson in military uniform with a happy smile on his face.


    "What was that noise?" the old man asked. These days, the old man is used to the sound of guns, but there is no time like this one.


    "Big gun, the Swedes have brought an unprecedented big gun," said little corney trembling.


    "God!" kornitsky looked frightened.


    "Corney, corney."


    Kornitsky called his grandson''s name and struggled to get out of bed. But he was already close to the oil and the lamp was dry. Two hands on the bed board, but they couldn''t get up.


    "Grandpa, Grandpa. I''m here!" little korny quickly took kornitsky''s hand and comforted the old man.


    "Hurry up and leave the monastery. The farther you can escape, the better. Daguangming Mountain Monastery has been established for hundreds of years, and there can''t be even a secret way to escape. You go and find Dean kordzki, and I''ll beg him. Our family has always been a benefactor of the monastery, and he will give me this face," said kornitsky.


    Kornitsky''s words said that little korny was careful of Kanli, but the dignity of the nobility made him unable to put down his body to be a deserter.


    "Grandpa, I won''t go! The Swedes just brought a cannon. There''s nothing to be afraid of. We''ll be fine with the blessing of the virgin." little korny cheered kornitsky and himself.


    But his trembling hand betrayed himself. Little corney was scared. He was born in Krakow, where there was little war. Although the Cossack uprising in 1648 was powerful, it did not affect their family. Old kornitsky used his long-standing power to exempt his grandson from military service. This made kornitsky never experienced real war.


    Since the siege of the monastery, although little corney also participated in the battle, he basically hid behind the gun position protected by thick walls and sandbags. The artillery shells used by the Swedes could only hit a hole in the wall at most.


    But this time it''s different. The Swedes used huge guns. Little Kearney imagined that the shells of heavy cannons pierced the wall and beat himself into meat sauce.


    The scene made him shudder.


    "If the virgin can bless us, our king should be the most protected by her. But now he has been forced to flee abroad by the Swedes."


    Although the old man''s words are disrespectful to the virgin, they are absolute facts. Little corney said to himself.


    "Grandpa, let''s go together."


    After a while, little corney said again.


    "I won''t go. I came to the monastery to rest here. What''s more, according to my body, I can''t walk even if I want to. As soon as I go out, the cold outside will kill me immediately." kornitsky refused.


    Then the old man asked little corney another question.


    "You said there was a lady named Natalie in the monastery?"


    "Yes, he is the daughter of the kishka family," said little corney. At the thought of Natalie''s beautiful face, little corney was a little confused. The 23-year-old little corney didn''t know the taste of women. Even he had a mistress, but little corney did meet a noble lady who didn''t love red clothes and armed like Natalie for the first time. He fell in love at first sight.


    Looking at his grandson''s red face, kornitsky didn''t understand his grandson''s mind. Colnitsky is happy to see little colny like Natalie. Natalie is the only daughter of yanushi kishka and the only heir to the kishka family''s wealth after yanushi''s death. Although the kishka family is not the most powerful family in the Republic, it is also big and deep-rooted and has a long history. If his grandson can capture Natalie''s heart, it will be very good for the family and himself.


    "You take that Miss Natalie with you. Remember, you must do everything you can to capture her heart." kornitsky whispered to his grandson.


    "But..."


    After listening to kornitsky''s request, little korny was a little embarrassed. He doesn''t usually talk to Natalie.


    "Adversity shows truth! You should take the initiative. Yanush kishka has only one daughter, and there are countless people who want to marry her in the Republic. God has created such an opportunity for you, and you should take advantage of it. It is very important to you and the family." kornitsky''s voice was louder than ever when he said this.


    With this sentence, old kornitsky coughed violently.


    "Grandpa, I see. I''ll do what you want." little corney quickly tapped cornetsky on the back and said.


    After leaving kornitsky''s room, little korny came to the square of the monastery. The square was full of fragments and black carbon stains from the dome, and sporadic blood stains. The monks in white carried the wounded on a stretcher in pairs. The barrel of a three pound gun was twisted into a 120 ° angle, which was smashed by a huge stone from the dome.


    Little corney looked more and more frightened. He stumbled across the square and came to the wall.


    "Miss Natalie, I have something to say to you."


    Next to a gun position, little corney found Natalie.


    "Knight Colney, what can I do for you?" Natalie asked. Just now she operated the gun in front of her and overturned a Swedish carriage.


    For little Colney, Natalie''s impression was limited to his series of questions to Chechen in the dean''s room.


    "Can you take a step? I have something important to tell you," little corney whispered.