Bang bang!

Ding Ding Dong Ding Dong -

The Izmailovsky Regiment of the Guards left its temporary garrison in Insterburg and marched west along the Nemunas River towards Marienburg.

"Hey brother, what are these people doing? Is it building a road? Isn't there a ready-made road, why do you need to build it? It's a lot of dirt everywhere, it's really choking! ”

When the officers and men of the Guards came to a main road, they happened to encounter thousands of people building the road, blocking more than half of the already wide road, and everywhere there was dust blown up by the strong wind, so that the officers had to cover their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs.

Grigory on horseback. Orlov, naturally, is no exception.

"Do you think you'll be fine after the battle? It's so beautiful."

Alexei. Orlov replied with a smile.

"It's already the most spacious road in the area, allowing two carriages to pass side by side. But if you look at the road conditions, the dust will be all over the sky when the wind blows, and it's strange that you can walk well, so of course you have to build the road."

"Then you don't have to fix it now, right? It's going to snow soon, right? At the current construction speed, it won't be repaired until next year! ”

I saw that the roadbed had been dug 2 feet deep, and the bottom was covered with large stones, and the people on the side of the road were still struggling to smash the stones with hammers. In the place where they had just passed, some of the people were sifting the sand with a large mesh linen, leaving behind a very fine soil, while others were carrying the fine soil away with a wooden dustpan. Due to the strong winds, the dust that is blown up is caused by these fine soils.

Along the way, the amount of road construction is indeed very large.

"Then who knows, maybe the above wants to rush the construction period, even if it snows heavily in winter, they have to continue to build the road. And did you notice, this road is likely to be built all the way to Marienburg, where we're going, and if we're going to Marienburg for Christmas, this road is the only way to transport supplies. So, the faster this road is built, the better it will be for us."

Alexei was one of the Orlov brothers, and he quickly guessed the point.

"Oh, if that's the case, these guys should work harder, shouldn't they?"

Gregory pouted and smiled.

"Hey—you damned Prussians!"

He suddenly shouted at the people on the side of the road.

"You vile and shameless Prussians, not only are you not very good at fighting, but you are even grinding to build roads, eh? If you dare to be lazy like this, the horsewhip in my Gregory's hand is not a joke, you know! ”

Smack!

Gregory waved his whip into the air, making a crackling sound.

"Hey, Captain, I've heard that there are quite a few Prussian soldiers who surrendered among these people."

A well-known junior officer said to the posturing Grigory.

"Really? Isn't it? ”

"Of course it's true, I have an acquaintance in the 1st Division, and their division was left as a reserve because of the lack of too many people, mainly responsible for guarding the Prussian prisoners who surrendered, so the news is true"

"Hey, there's still such a thing? Interesting, hey."

Grigory said with a wink at Alexei next to him.

"Were all the Prussian prisoners requisitioned to build roads?"

Alexey asked the officer.

"It shouldn't be all, I heard that there are bridges and warehouses to be built, but the captives except for the nobles are basically requisitioned for labor, and few of them are redeemed."

"I see..."

A hint of gloom flashed between Alexei's brows.

"What's the matter, bro? You don't think there's anything you want to say, right? ”

Gregory, who had been accustomed to this way of thinking since he was a child, asked suspiciously.

"Alas, it's nothing, I just feel like there's going to be a big battle ahead"

"Huh? Why? Does the above still want us to attack Prussia in winter? ”

"If according to my estimates, so many captives and people have been requisitioned, maybe this road can really be built before Christmas!"

Alexei gritted his teeth and replied stiffly.

"What? Can it really be done so quickly? ”

The officer asked, shocked.

"Perhaps... You don't have to wait until Christmas."

Alexei looked up at the construction site with no end in sight and muttered a sigh.