King kazimiz and his party did not stop when they left gwogowa, but only stopped when feeding the horses.
Along the way, no one recognized that it was the king''s team, because everyone''s attention was attracted by another group. It was generally recognized that king kazimiz was in that team.
But Natalie was still vaguely worried. Although the number of this team is small, less than forty, there are eye-catching winged cavalry inside. Although they all took off their signboard wings, their bright armor will still arouse the speculation and attention of those who are interested.
It was gloomy and snowy. After several days of continuous driving, everyone was a little tired. But king kazimiz was full of energy and high spirited.
Because an auspicious omen appeared when he drove away from gwogowa. A snow-white dove landed in front of the king''s frame and flew three times around kazimizu''s mount. No one can understand why this white pigeon appeared. In such a cold February, birds should winter in the warm south. Finally, we can only attribute it to God''s praise for the king''s return to the Republic through birds.
Finally, the white Carpathian Mountains appeared in front of everyone. The hillside is covered with snow, and the peaks, large and small, are shrouded in white fog.
Every day, the towering mountains become more and more majestic. When one day the king reached the front of the mountain and entered the canyon, the pass leading to the Republic opened to the public.
"It''s not far from the border of the Republic, your majesty!" yanush said excitedly.
Yanushi came here to explore when he was young, and he still had a vague impression of this road.
"God bless!" the cardinal from Rome drew a cross on his chest.
Wang Jia, move on. Soon, they came across a small car pulled by a donkey. There was a man sitting on the car.
Mitzkevich came forward and stopped the car.
"Hi, farmer. Where is this?" asked mitzkevich.
The man in the car raised his head and said in a rough voice, "I''m not a farmer. I''m a noble. Even if I''m poor, I''m a noble."
Mitzkevich felt a little funny, but he said in a straight way: "so, noble Lord, where is this?"
"This is zhowitz, the territory of the Republic of Poland. At least that''s what my grandfather told my father, and that''s what my father told me," said the man.
"So where is the nearest town?"
"Go straight ahead and you''ll see."
With that, the man drove the car away.
Mitzkevich clapped his horse and returned. He inquired about the news and told King Le:
"Merciful king, you have stood on the territory of the Republic."
King kazimiz rolled off his horse.
"God!"
The king picked up a pot of Republic soil and snow and sighed up to the sky.
Seeing this, everyone got off his horse. They fell to their knees.
No one spoke, and there was silence for a moment.
King kazimizh stood up after praying, and he got on his horse again.
"Your Majesty," Stanislaw pototsky said, "now that we have returned home, please allow the old minister to go to Lvov first and let marshal lubaumatsky meet you. Wangjia may walk slowly or stay in the town for the night waiting for our return."
Stanislaw pototsky''s suggestion was deeply in kazimiz''s mind. He sent five dragon cavalry to accompany pototsky to Lvov.
Now that they have returned home, their nervous state of mind suddenly relaxed a lot. Once the state of mind is relaxed, even the fatigue of running around for days has also hit the heart. After arriving at the nearest town, King kazimiz decided to stay here and wait for marshal lubaumatsky to meet him.
Zhowitz is a small town with only seventy or eighty families. Fortunately, Wang didn''t have many military horses. After some trouble, he finally settled down. When the mayor heard that the king and queen had arrived, he took the initiative to give up his own house as the residence of the two supreme.
Mitzkevich led ten dragoons to watch the night, and Natalie insisted on following the guard. Yanushi didn''t listen to Natalie''s advice, so he had to follow Natalie''s advice.
The houses in the town are built symmetrically along the East-West Road, surrounded by a circle of wooden fences, which can be regarded as the protection of the town. So as long as you keep two openings, you''re not afraid that someone will slip in.
Mitzkevich assigned four men to guard the intersection when he came, while he and six other dragon cavalry went to guard the intersection to the East.
"Miss, just walk around," mitzkevich said to Natalie.
Obviously, he also felt that Natalie didn''t need to stand guard with herself.
In response, Natalie said: "mitzkevich, don''t take it lightly. We are escorting the king''s subordinates. It''s dangerous to start when we return to our country. Now there are Swedes and bandits everywhere in this country."
Mitzkevich nodded seriously. Obviously, he listened to Natalie''s advice.
Natalie took a carbine used by the Dragon cavalry and carried it on her. She carefully explored around the town, not sparing a trace of suspicion. Fortunately, the fences around are very strong and there is no sign of damage. The town is surrounded by a vast expanse without any cover.
Natalie was finally relieved.
At this time, it was sunset, and there was a golden silence on the snow field. The mountains in the distance were clothed with the color of sunset. That day, the milky white clouds also became red like a fire belt.
"What a beautiful sunset!" Natalie looked into the distance.
With the setting of the sun, the glow not only did not go out, but became more and more red.
This is unusual! Natalie was surprised, and she recognized it carefully: it was not sunset, but a fire in the distance.
Natalie hurried to the east of town.
"Mitzkevich, do you see?" Natalie asked anxiously.
"Yes, miss. I saw it. It was a big fire." mitzkevich also looked worried.
"Come on, you and I will ride on the horse and explore. Two more people will go with us, and the others will wake up the king and queen. God bless me, I hope my guess is wrong." Natalie told mitzkevich and the others.
Four war horses were soon brought over. Natalie and mitzkevich jumped on the horse and ran to the light of the fire. Two dragoons followed.
Within ten miles, Natalie and mitzkevich met the fleeing crowd. Some of them were obviously awakened from their sleep. They looked like they were only wearing thin clothes, wrapped in quilts and shivering in the cold wind.
"What happened?" Natalie asked loudly.
"It''s the Swedes. They''re in Maxwell," said a young man, pointing in the direction of the fire.