Ludmila took Olga's hand, "Let's go."
Olga replied, "Mm, okay."
Wang Zhong took a step forward as if he were merely a butler leading two young ladies on a garden tour.
"This way, please."
And so, the group consisting of the three of them, along with Nelly and a large contingent of royal guards, plus Sergeant Grigori, made their grand departure from the station.
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At the same time, at St. Ye Katerina Fortress, a gunboat was stationed under the iron bridge. Naval Infantry and engineers were hoisting explosives from the gunboat using ropes.
To blow up the bridge would take twenty tons of explosives, which would require ten gas trucks for transport. Even if using the scarce three-ton gas trucks, seven would be needed.
But a single gunboat could deliver all the required explosives directly beneath the bridge.
