Chechen and Natalie looked for the direction of the sound. The man was Carlson, whom they both knew.


    At this time, Carlson was naked and hung in the air. His long hair covered with chicken feathers and dead branches covered his face and covered his facial expression. Carlson''s body was covered with bloody whip marks and obviously suffered a lot of sins.


    "What crime did he commit?" Chechen asked the warden.


    Seeing Carlson like this, Chechen couldn''t bear it. After all, in the mission of escorting yanush and Natalie to Lithuania, Carlson helped himself unknowingly.


    "This guy is the most dishonest one. Just now the Swede attacked us, and this guy was the first to come out of the room." the warden said, and his voice was like saying that a chicken ran out of the cage.


    "Wronged! Commander Chechen. I just heard the gunfire and wanted to see what happened. I never thought of running away. Warden, you have to believe me." Carlson was worried that Chechen would not save himself, so he quickly defended.


    Cherchen wanted to ask the warden Carlson if what he said was true, but Natalie secretly stopped him. Natalie knew from her heart that there was no reason for the guards to abuse Carlson and other Swedish prisoners of war. They have done all kinds of bad things on Polish soil, and everyone hates them to the bone. Not to mention the heavy losses caused by several attacks on Warsaw City, these guards will certainly vent their resentment on the prisoners.


    So even if Carlson didn''t want to escape from prison, the guards would use the topic to teach them to vent their anger. So there''s no point in discussing this.


    "Your Excellency, there is also a grudge between this Swedish prisoner and me. I met him here this time. Why don''t you give him to me and commander Chechen." Natalie said to the warden.


    "This......" the warden hesitated. The sophisticated warden didn''t believe a word of Natalie''s words about the hatred between the two. His heart is bright. Natalie and Cherchen want to save the Swedish prisoner of war.


    "Miss Natalie, these prisoners of war are all registered. There is one missing alive. If asked, I can''t afford it." the warden pretended to be embarrassed.


    "Pa!" a money bag crossed in the air, and a perfect parabola fell into the hands of the warden.


    "I won''t make it difficult for you," Natalie said.


    Then she took Cherchen, who was still waiting for the warden''s reply, to Catherine''s hut.


    The warden weighed the money bag. He made a color to a pawn nearby, and then quickly followed Chechen and Natalie.


    "Don''t worry, guys. I''ll give you Colson later. In fact, it''s inevitable that one or two prisoners of war will die in the POW camp." the warden said as they walked half behind them.


    As for whether to tell Cherchen and Natalie to stop or to listen to themselves, it''s unknown.


    When she was about to reach Catherine''s hut, the guard passed them at a long and fast pace. She politely raised the curtain of the hut to facilitate them to enter.


    "I won''t disturb you, Captain Chechen, Miss Natalie. Call me again if you have something."


    The warden watched them in, and then put down the curtain.


    Chechen saw Catherine lying on a thin paper blanket in this thatched shed of less than eight square meters. He was barefoot, and the soles of his feet were full of scorched marks; His three fingertips were covered with blood, and his fingernails had already been pulled out. And his bare chest was full of whip marks.


    Seeing this scene, Chechen understood how cruelly Catherine was punished.


    "Catherine, Catherine," cried Chechen.


    Catherine had her eyes closed. He heard someone calling himself and slowly opened his eyes.


    "Chechen? Is that you?" Catherine wanted to smile, but the smile affected the wound and made the smile look worse than crying.


    Chechen squatted down and held Catherine''s uninjured hand.


    "I''m sorry," Chechen said. He thought that if it weren''t for herself, Catherine might not have been so tortured.


    "It''s none of your business. I''m too confident. I thought I was a noble soldier who valued honor above life. But I didn''t know until I was punished that I wasn''t as strong as I thought."


    With that, Catherine looked up at Natalie again. He recognized that Natalie had captured herself.


    "This is Natalie kishka," Chechen said.


    Neither of them had any expression. Also, in this situation, do they insist on saying hello to each other?


    Catherine turned her head back to Chechen.


    "Cherchen, I want to know more about Helena (Helena obhovich) in Werner," Catherine begged.


    Catherine has not forgotten her beloved.


    Cherchen doesn''t know much about Helena obhovich and her father. When persuading him to surrender, he actually said almost everything he knew. After yanushi''s defeat, Fyodor obkhovic was also captured. At the beginning, commander sapega also gave Fyodor a chance to try to persuade him to surrender. But this time, fiordo said nothing and surrendered. The cowardly nobleman was hard pressed once. He was unwilling to surrender again, because he surrendered three times in a year. Such an insult is too great.


    So, commander sapega imprisoned the father and daughter of Fyodor obkhovic in isolation. Although they have lost their freedom, they are not in danger of life.


    After listening to Chechen''s words, Catherine was relieved.


    Knowing that Helena is all right is the greatest comfort to Catherine.


    "Thank you, Cherchen," Catherine thanked.


    "It''s nothing, Catherine. You have a good rest here, and I''ll let the doctors in our regiment come and treat you." Chechen said.


    Catherine''s identity is special. There is no way to rescue her with her current identity. So Chechen can only provide help within his ability.


    At this time, a silent Natalie standing aside suddenly said, "Catherine, are you telling the truth in front of the king and the marshal?"


    Chechen didn''t expect Natalie to suddenly ask this question, and Catherine looked at Natalie with shame and anger.


    "Lady, do you think it''s still possible for me to tell lies under your inhuman torture?" Catherine asked crossly.


    "Natalie!" Chechen also whispered to remind Natalie that enough is enough.


    But Natalie didn''t stop there.


    "Anything else?" Natalie asked again.


    Catherine turned her head.


    "No," Catherine said to the wall.


    Although Catherine could not see, Natalie nodded..


    "Well, if you tell the truth, you may still be pardoned after the war, and you can see your Helena again," Natalie said.


    That''s what Natalie meant. Chechen was ashamed of herself.


    "Is this true?" Catherine turned her head and hoped.


    Natalie said naturally, "you should be glad that our king is a kind man, not a barbarian. Your majesty, he has always been kind to prisoners. He even wants to forgive Wittenberg if he is willing to surrender."


    Catherine blushed, and then turned white again.


    "I can''t go back to Prince boguslav. If I betrayed him, he won''t spare me. If King kazimiz really forgives me, even if he wants to buy my freedom with money, I will go to Werner. This time, even if I am a prisoner for a lifetime, I will be with Helena." Catherine said firmly.


    Chechen and Natalie walked out of the hut. Chechen looked at the stars and said to Natalie, "even if I lose, I won''t let you marry mihaw."


    Obviously, Chechen feels the hard and faithful love between Catherine and Helena.


    Natalie was stunned. Immediately, she smiled and said, "you are really caught off guard. But I love to listen."


    Then Natalie leaned her head on Chechen''s shoulder.


    "You know what? I swear to the most holy virgin. If I can''t marry you, I''ll go to the monastery. No mortal can take her servants from the virgin."


    If it weren''t for the appearance of the warden and Carlson, I believe Chechen and Natalie would keep talking about love.


    But the two people untimely interrupted the couple''s love talk time.


    "Captain Chechen, Miss Natalie. This prisoner is yours." the warden rubbed his hands and smiled.


    At this time, Carlson had washed his head and put on a clean shirt. Although the hands were tied, they were not reborn compared with just now.


    "Thank you, warden."


    "It''s my honor to serve you two. Please rest assured that I will report tomorrow that a prisoner was hit by a shell and was broken to pieces." the warden said with a smile.


    Chechen and Natalie led Carlson out of the prison camp. In a deserted corner, Chechen untied the rope binding Carlson''s hands.


    "You are free, Carlson," Chechen said to Carlson.


    Carlson moved his numb wrist and said to Cherchen, "please don''t let me go now, Captain Cherchen. Where can I go as an unarmed Swede? As long as I get out of this camp, I will be killed by the poles. God, I really shouldn''t have come to this country."


    Natalie scoffed at Carlson''s lament. She saved Carlson only because Cherchen wanted to save him.


    "No one welcomes you to Poland," Natalie retorted.


    Carlson showed a weeping expression.


    "Yes, beautiful lady. In your eyes, we are all aggressors. But please believe that I have not hurt an innocent polish. Of course, those on the battlefield do not count. I am extremely opposed to bringing civilians into the war. God can testify that I am telling the truth."


    Natalie''s face brightened when Carlson said so. Seeing Natalie''s face softened and knowing that she would not object to helping Carlson, Chechen said, "in that case, you should stay in my mercenary regiment first. When the war is over, you can go back to Sweden. Nearly half of the people in my regiment are Hessian mercenaries. Oh, by the way, Ingrid, our quartermaster, is also Swedish. I think you will get along well."


    Hearing that Chechen''s mercenary regiment has its own compatriots, Colson is really overjoyed. He immediately expressed his willingness to stay in the mercenary regiment and abide by the rules, which would never cause trouble to the regiment.


    In the king''s account, the rulers of the Republic such as king kazimizh are discussing fiercely whether the war in Warsaw should continue.


    Old lord pototsky believed that when the Swedes had lifted the threat of Czar Russia to Riga and the army of Brauer weixingsburg and the main force of Carl X were about to return to Warsaw, the main force of the Republic should withdraw from Warsaw as soon as possible to avoid a decisive battle with the Swedes.


    However, lubaomatsky and charnietsky''s general Army stood on the same front this time. Although their original intentions were different, the marshal and the commander in chief believed that the war in Warsaw should continue and that the Republic was able to seize Warsaw before Carl X''s army returned.


    The commander in chief of chasnetsky said: "Although Wittenberg has received support, the Republic''s military strength still has an absolute quantitative advantage, and our heavy artillery is ready, so we are very sure to win Warsaw. Moreover, in this decisive battle, the Republic has gathered almost all the troops of the country. If it fails, it will be a great blow to the national anti Swiss enthusiasm, and our ally, Moscow Therefore, we should seize Warsaw and withdraw when Carl x returns, lead the enemy to the vast inland, and rely on guerrilla warfare to consume the enemy''s strength. "


    The leader of sapega followed the lead of King kazimiz, while yanushi seconded pototsky''s opinion.


    Now it all depends on the king''s decision.


    Kazimiz had never felt such a heavy responsibility on his shoulders at any moment. He hesitated because both opinions were reasonable.


    "We can''t retreat. We should take Warsaw!"


    When kazimiz was hesitating, a sound came from outside the camp.


    The crowd turned around.


    "Your majesty!" janush exclaimed.


    It was Queen ludwiga who came in wearing a purple cloak and was beaten in by the dust.


    The five ministers retreated.


    "Queen, what are you doing here?" asked king kazimiz.


    "I came because I had the Oracle," said queen ludwiga with a red face.


    "The oracle?" the people looked at each other.


    "Yes, the oracle. The statue of the virgin in Daguangming mountain Abbey issued a holy word, and the virgin told President kordzki: the Republic will recover the capital."


    For the miracle that queen ludwiga said, the people present could not believe it or not.


    While King kazimiz was still hesitating, Queen ludwiga said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten the oracle that appeared on the day you returned home?"


    What queen ludwiga said was an auspicious omen when kazimiz left gwogowa: a snow-white pigeon landed in front of the king''s frame and flew three times around kazimiz''s mount.


    This had happened, of course, King kazimiz remembered. At this time, Queen ludwiga mentioned that kazimiz was full of confidence: with the protection of the virgin, how can mortal power resist.


    King kazimiz went up one step and preached loudly:


    "On July 1, launch a general attack on Shacheng, China!"