Cherchen and Victor and the Duke of ovshane got off the cabin.


    After seeing Christina, Victor told the queen with joy that he had received an order from Warsaw - the mercenaries could carry out the task of occupying Riga tonight.


    Sure enough, Christina and Carlson behind her showed a happy expression when they heard Victor say so.


    While they were happy, Cherchen quietly walked to Christina from Victor and the Duke of ovshane and stood behind her.


    Neither Christina nor Carlson realized what was wrong.


    The Duke of ovshane was secretly delighted.


    As usual, after Victor introduced the Duchess of ovshane to Christina, ovshane came forward to kiss the Queen''s hand, which was also the time agreed by Cherchen and the two.


    Ovshane stepped forward, and Christina stretched out her hand to accept ovshane''s kiss.


    "Right now!"


    When Christina raised her hand, Chechen shouted fiercely.


    Prince ovshane was about to grab Christina''s hand, but he was fast, but Christina was faster.


    The former queen of Sweden suddenly retracted her hand, and then gathered her hands into a fist. Her arm hit out like a spring full of strength and hit ovchanet''s left eye.


    Standing behind Christina, Carlson jumped at victor like a loaded shell and hugged him.


    Carlson''s strength was amazing. He tightly hooped Victor''s body and made Victor unable to move.


    For a moment, the situation reversed, and the party who should have been captured knocked down the party who was captured.


    "Chechen!"


    Prince ovshane looked over Carlson''s shoulder at Cherchen standing behind Christina.


    He was the last hope for himself and victor.


    Unfortunately, the Duke was destined to be disappointed.


    Che Chen pulled out a pistol and knife from his waist, but he didn''t deal with Christina.


    "Sorry, uncle Victor," said Chechen.


    Victor nodded with a wry smile.


    Also understood was the Duke of ovshane. Although the Duke was lying on the ground with his eyes open and his heart was as cold as falling into an ice cellar, he was still unwilling to fight the trapped animals.


    "Aleval Chechen!" the Duke shouted at Chechen behind Christina, "you are the count of the Republic. Don''t you know what happens when you betray the Parliament and the king?"


    "I know," said Kui bubo on Chechen''s face, "it should be the end of bogusslav."


    The Duke of ovshane choked for a moment.


    He didn''t know whether the end of Chechen''s so-called boguslav meant being declared a traitor or that he was finally pardoned.


    Boguslav''s amnesty indeed caused a great shock in the aristocratic circle of the Republic. Many patriotic nobles were excited. They did not expect that boguslav, as the number one traitor, would also be pardoned and forgiven.


    Although the king had many last resort, it was regarded as a landmark event of power trampling on the law.


    If Cherchen meant the latter, he would be too arrogant.


    However, regardless of what the Duke was thinking at this time, Chechen took out a hemp rope to tie up the Duke of ovshane, and then went to victor.


    "Uncle Victor, don''t blame me." Chechen said sorry.


    Victor didn''t know how to answer. He turned his head to the other side.


    After they were tied up, Chechen said to Christina, "sister, now I''ll call the officers on each ship and invite alvid Wittenberg."


    Christina nodded, and she looked at Cherchen with gratitude again.


    This time, Chechen is helping himself at the risk of killing his head.


    "Carlson, watch them both."


    Christina gave Carlson an order and walked towards the end of the cabin.


    She had to change her clothes because there was a battle of her own waiting for her.


    The stage has been paved for her. Next, it''s up to her.


    Victor''s entourage was sent by Chechen to call the officers of each mercenary regiment. They knew Chechen''s identity and didn''t know that their master Victor had been taken, so they went happily after receiving the reward of a taler from Chechen.


    While waiting, Chechen also went back and changed his clothes. He put on a silver brocade robe, which was densely decorated with a row of star shaped gold buttons, which glittered and made him shine all over. A pin inlaid with a huge sapphire was pinned to the collar of the brocade robe. The robe is covered with a blue velvet coat and tied with a white belt. The belt is woven of silk and decorated with red and blue gemstones. It is also valuable. And the texture of the belt is very thin, soft and can pass through small rings such as rings; A saber inserted in a silver sheath decorated with many sapphires is hung on the belt with a silk sash. Such costumes make young Chechen look elegant, just like the moon and stars in the night sky.


    Cherchen doesn''t like such extravagant clothes. He wears them today just to add face to Christina.


    After about an hour, more than 30 mercenary officers scattered on various ships arrived one after another. Among them, stankeni, ganhoff, halwam, Heinrich and sowohub, fiordo and macron are more famous and experienced.


    Some officers who made friends with Victor saw that Victor was not on the ship. They were greeted by a young man in beautiful clothes. They couldn''t help looking puzzled and asked where Victor was.


    "Victor will come soon," said Chechen.


    For his identity, Chechen only said that he was Victor''s relative. His fluent Spanish also reassured the officers a little.


    Then, when alvid Wittenberg arrived wearing a cloak, Chechen nodded to him and got off the cabin.


    At this time, the bell of the bell tower of the cathedral in Riga happened to ring "Ladies and gentlemen, Prince bogusslav was captured by count Chechen next to me. He was pardoned by King Jan kachmidge and stayed in Warsaw. You should know that what happened tonight is that his Majesty King Jan kachmidge planned with me and the prince. Victor is king Jan kachmidge''s special envoy. The prince gave you to me to help me Reset. "


    Christina''s words were quickly recognized by some officers. Most of them were mercenaries in old myatiersk Castle who knew that bogusslav was infatuated with Christina. However, the reason was reasonable, but only one order was not enough to obtain the loyalty and service of mercenaries.


    At least not enough for some of them.


    "Your Majesty, of course, we are willing to obey the orders given by the prince and work for you, but the contract between the prince and us will expire in one month..." sovohubu, a Hungarian, said politely.


    Sowohub represents the mercenaries who fight for money. They want to know whether Christina can afford to hire them and whether she is more generous than other employers.


    "I''ll pay twice the price of Prince boguslav. And as long as you are loyal to me now, I will pay three months'' salary in advance." Christina made a promise without delay and was as generous as sowohubu wanted.


    This made the officers led by sowohubu immediately obedient.


    Of course, no one will have to verify Christina''s financial resources on the spot.


    Sometimes, fame is an invisible wealth.


    The officers of another faction, represented by the French macron, expressed their unwillingness to participate in the civil war in the kingdom of Sweden and were only willing to spend their employment in Riga peacefully.


    "We''ve made enough money to spend. We don''t want to lick blood," macron said.


    In fact, they don''t really think they have made enough money, but they are afraid of Carl X and the Swedish army and think that these mercenaries can''t be their opponents.


    Christina and alvid Wittenberg are clear about the ideas of macron and others.


    At this time, alvid Wittenberg knew that it was time to play himself.


    The old man came out of the crowd and went in front of the officers.


    He lifted his cloak and revealed his face.


    "I''m Swedish marshal alvid wiedenberg," said alvid wiedenberg.


    Alvid Wittenberg''s voice, though not loud, clearly reached everyone''s ears.


    Needless to say, the name alone represents strength and victory.


    Macron took a breath. He saluted alvid Wittenberg and said respectfully, "for your name, marshal, my men and I are willing to work for you without salary."


    "It''s for Queen Christina," alvid Wittenberg corrected.


    "Now, officers, please tell me if you would like to go with me?" Christina asked in due course.


    "Long live the queen!" cried Catherine.


    Then all the officers took a step forward and expressed their attitude.


    "Hooray, hooray!" they shouted together.