"But I have a way." when Yakov cherkaski was at a loss, his adjutant Gregory relieved him of his worries.

    "What''s the way?" Yakov cherkaski asked loudly.

    "General, don''t you forget? There is a correctional camp on our side." Gregory smiled and came to Yakov cherkaski''s ear and said his own way.

    It turned out that there was an army composed of criminals in the army of Czar Russia.

    The corrections force is generally established at the battalion level, with about 800 personnel per battalion and about 150-200 personnel per company.

    When marching, punishment camps are often interspersed in the middle of combat forces for the monitoring of friendly neighboring forces.

    In combat, this unit is often placed in the front and used as cannon fodder to consume the enemy''s ammunition and physical strength.

    For example, at the beginning of the Smolensk city defense war, the army that buried the moat was the soldiers of the punishment camp in addition to the serf soldiers.

    It is said that the Tatars were the first to use this method of warfare. When they fought with the armies of different nationalities in various countries, they often let the guilty prisoners act as death squads. If the prisoners fought bravely and made war achievements, they would be pardoned. During the western expedition of the Tatar army, this system was also brought to the Ross region.

    Of course, the punishment camps in czar Russia also have incentive mechanisms, but compared with the Tatars, the conditions for prisoners to obtain freedom are much more harsh, and few people can endure it. Therefore, in order to encourage these almost dying people, the Czar Russian army often acquiesced in letting these criminals revel for a day after capturing a city.

    But this time Smolensk surrendered, and as a famous city in Eastern Europe, Smolensk is of great political significance, so neither Prince Alexei nor general Yakov cherkaski will allow anyone to destroy the city.

    But the punishment camp suffered heavy losses in the siege for months, and the criminals in the camp wanted to vent for a long time.

    Gregory''s way is that since the mercenaries and their families are arranged outside the city, they can acquiesce or even imply that the punishment camp robs the mercenaries, destroy the mercenaries by the hand of the punishment camp, and then general Yakov cherkaski leads the troops to quell the chaos at an appropriate time.

    Of course, the only problem with this method is that someone will certainly accuse the camp of being general Yakov''s army and hold the general responsible for their atrocities.

    This insidious and vicious idea was completely in accord with Yakov cherkaski''s mind. As for the so-called accusation, Yakov completely ignored it - what if someone accused him? At that time, just destroy the punishment camp yourself, so that even if Prince Alexei knows, he can''t say anything.

    Yakov thought more and more reasonable. He was elated. He couldn''t help praising Gregory and said, "Gregory, if you weren''t wearing a human skin, I really would think you were Satan. Why do you have so many bad ideas."

    Gregory heard that general Yakov cherkaski was so satisfied with his idea. He was glad that di knelt down at the feet of Yakov cherkaski, hugged the general''s legs and said, "what Satan am I, I''m just your most humble servant!"

    A master and a servant pretended again.

    "Well, go and find someone to do this. No, I don''t trust others. Do it yourself." Yakov cherkaski stood up and ordered Gregory.

    "I''ll go myself!" Gregory was startled, but there was

    "What''s the matter? Don''t you want to go?" Yakov cherkaski''s eyes changed when he looked at Gregory. The most obvious thing about the general is that someone disobeyed his orders and disobeyed himself.

    "Yes, my master," replied Gregory, who also knew General Yakov''s character. But soon he faltered again.

    "Is there anything else?" Yakov cherkaski asked impatiently when he saw that Gregory had not acted for a long time.

    "Master, your humble servant asks you to be afraid of a guard for me. You know those criminals..."

    "So, you''re afraid of going to the correctional camp alone." general Yakov looked up and down at Gregory and understood.

    Indeed, those who will be locked up in the punishment camp are outlaws. These people only recognize their fists. Gregory was as thin as a monkey although he had a belly of bad water. If he entered the correctional camp alone, I''m afraid he would be smashed into meat and mud before he could speak.

    "Well, I''ll send yelishei with you," said Yakov cherkaski, who didn''t want his "resourceful" adjutant to go away.

    "Yelishei, come in," Yakov cherkaski shouted outside the tent.

    At once, a young man in half breastplate came in.

    This person was yelishei, the former adjutant of Prince Alexei. Since that event, yelishei has completely lost the trust of the prince and the position of adjutant has been removed. Moreover, his inability to drink spread all over the military camp, which became a laughing stock in the drunken czar Russian army. There was no choice but to resign and leave Prince Alexei''s army. With his father''s letter of recommendation, yelishei managed to find another position with Yakov cherkaski. Because of his strange habit of not drinking, Yakov arranged for him to be a close guard.

    "Yelishei, you accompany adjutant Gregory to the correctional camp," general Yakov cherkaski said to yelishei.

    "Yes, general," said yelishei.

    Yakov cherkaski waved and signaled that they could go out.

    Yelishei and Gregory withdrew from the general''s office.

    "Remember, you have to protect me as you protect your eyes. Understand?" Gregory added to yelishei after he went out, as if he was afraid to go to that place.

    Yelishei looked at Gregory. In front of the tall yelishei, Gregory was like a monkey.

    Soon Gregory discovered this, too. He stepped back a few steps and then gave yelishei a fierce look.

    "What are you looking at? What if you''re tall? You''re not just a doorman."

    Naturally, yelishei was not a gatekeeper, but Gregory deliberately belittled yelishei in order to highlight his sense of superiority.

    "I''m an adjutant, understand? The general''s adjutant." Gregory shouted in a duck''s voice. Then he looked guilty at the door of the office to make sure he didn''t disturb general Yakov.

    Seeing Gregory acting like this, yelishei wanted to laugh. He tried hard not to laugh. Then pretend to be serious and say, "yes, adjutant Gregory."