In a sewer next to the cistern, Octavier was placed in a maintenance walkway, along with many of the wounded. In order to provide them with the driest conditions possible, the soldiers piled up hospital beds from ammunition boxes, canned food boxes, medicine boxes, empty and unopened boxes, and Octavire, the highest-ranking officer of the urban guerrilla detachment, was treated with a clean and tidy bedding.

Octavier was both happy and longing for Lune-Schmidt's arrival, but when they talked about the obstacles encountered by the Union troops in their counterattack, she slowly put away her positive emotions and calmly recounted the story of that night:

"On the night of the Norman raid on the city, we improvised a new battle plan to blow up all the skyscrapers in the center of the city. Although we didn't make up our minds at first, as the situation deteriorated rapidly, we found ourselves with no choice but to blow them up at all costs. As I approached the Grumman Mansion from underground, I found that the enemy had already prepared for it. They seized the Grumman Building, blocking all access to the building from underground. If it weren't for the unexpected explosives that the dragon had sent us, there would have been no way to blow it down even if we had forced our way into the building...... Yes, in a sense, the members of the Grumman family, in order not to make the Grumman Mansion a stronghold of the enemy, personally destroyed the pride of the Grumman family, the Grumman Mansion! That night, only 5 of the 42 men I led survived, and the two teams sent to blow up the Carsten Building and the August Steel Building were almost completely wiped out......"

After Octavier's words stopped, Weiss continued: "Later, you killed another horse pistol and blew up the Carsten Mansion. ”

"The third of the six iron laws of the 4th Special Service Brigade is to die generously than complete the mission." Octavier said word for word, "Blowing up the Carsten Building, we have only completed two-thirds of the task. Unless the Auguste Steel Mansion is recaptured for our army, I will blow it up even if I have my last breath left! ”

"Instructor Grumman, leave this task to us!" Lune deliberately used the old name, and the conversation was suddenly much closer. However, the iceberg beauty of the Bathton Military Academy has a strength that does not match her face, she has a serious shoulder injury, her right arm is no longer usable, but with a quick movement that the two opposite sides have never thought of, she pulls out the pistol from the holster with her left hand, and aims the muzzle of the gun at the gap between Weiss and Lune.

Both of them froze.

"Dragon, you once again relieved me and my soldiers at a critical moment, I am deeply grateful, but you have your mission, I have my mission, don't tie them together because of subjective judgment! Lune, you and your troops are the elite of a hundred battles, and your superiors have ordered you to find a breakthrough in the enemy's battle line, waiting for the opportunity to flank the enemy from the rear, and blowing up the Auguste Iron Mansion is not your only option. I am very pleased to have such wonderful students as you, but I will not let you do the unfinished business for me. Octavier said in a cold, impersonal tone.

Weiss thought for a moment: "I fully understand what you mean, and I completely agree with it. But there is one thing that needs to be explained...... The last order my companions and I received from our superiors was to hold our ground with all our might, and not to evacuate until absolutely necessary. As you can see, my troops and I have withdrawn from our original positions, but we have not given up the battle because of this, but have continued to engage the enemy within the boundaries of Okujo. So, from a military point of view, we do not have a definite combat mission at the moment, and the commander has the right to act at the opportunistic. As for Rune and his troops, I think you've just made it clear. From now on, we accept your command unconditionally until the blowing up of the Auguste Steel Building. ”

After listening to Weiss's words, Octavier did not immediately refute it, and Lune hurriedly said: "Yes, from now on, my troops and I will unconditionally obey your dispatch, and the mission target is the Auguste Iron Building!" ”

Octavir shook her head and said, "You're still too young! In the end, many people who trust you will lose their lives and even ......."

This omitted afterword, Weiss and Luhn both understand.

The heroic female officer put away her semi-automatic pistol, straightened her outfit with one hand, and said: "Captain Clumber-Haisen, Captain Schmidt, according to Article 5 of the Military Code of the Federal Army, you and your troops are now under my command and follow my orders, and this military command relationship will be automatically dissolved after I am killed in battle or we succeed in blowing up the Auguste Iron Building. Do you have any objections to this? ”

"No objection!" Weiss and Lune replied in unison.

With his head held high and his chest held high, Octavier commanded in an instructor-like tone, "Captain Clumber-Hazen, I need you to select 50 soldiers to collect at least 3,000 pounds of explosives or the equivalent and transport them safely and securely to the sewers in the heart of the city. Will you be able to complete the task? ”

The night before, Weiss led the soldiers to do a big deal, in addition to medicine and food, he also got 4 boxes of explosives, 2 boxes of pineapple bullets, plus the ammunition in the previous reserve, it was not a problem to make up the amount that Octavier said, so he said loudly: "Guarantee to complete the mission!" ”

"Captain Schmidt, I need you to organize two assault groups, two support groups, to conduct combat reconnaissance of the sewer area at the bottom of the Auguste Iron Building. If the enemy completely blocks the surrounding passages, we will need to perform several small blasts to open the underground passages. ”

"No problem!" Lu answered.

"Underground blasting, we have more experience, so the blasting task can be handed over to us." Weiss offered to suggest.

"Sergeant Lyle of our company, a top chemistry student at the Federal Engineering University, is familiar with the properties of various explosives, and is one of the best demomen in our 1st Defense Division, and he has already taught a number of qualified demomen in our company, so there is no problem with this task entrusted to us!" In the first sentence, Lune faces Octavier, and in the second sentence, he turns to Weiss: "However, our soldiers are certainly not as familiar with the sewers as the dragon's troops, and if he can, I hope he can send a few soldiers to serve as guides for us." ”

In terms of the demolition mission, Weiss had no intention of competing with Lune, and he showed due generosity to Lune's request: "The company I command is precisely the most professional reconnaissance elite of the 9th Corps, and it is interesting to give you 2 scouts for each assault group and support group, right?" ”

"Very interesting." Without hesitation, Lune replied.

Octavir looked at the two as if they were arguing, but in fact they looked at each other, as if they were back on the training ground at the Barston Military Academy, and before they knew it, tears welled up in their eyes. She pretended to comb her hair, turned her head away, and quietly wiped away her tears. After a while, two outstanding graduates of the Gaston Military Academy sorted out the details one by one, and she suddenly asked: "Remember our training slogan?" ”

Weiss and Lune shouted the familiar slogan without thinking: "Go forward, Basston!" Invincible, Baston! ”

After that, after more than an hour of preparation, Lune's elite troops will be in place in the sewers of the central city of Aocheng. As expected, the Normans had blocked the pipelines leading to the underside of the Augustan Iron Building, but that didn't stop the Federalist soldiers. Lunn's master demolitionists surveyed three blasting sites and laid out the explosives and leads using the engineering blasting method. On Weiss's side, the soldiers were transporting enough explosives to the designated area. As for the commander-in-chief of this sergeant operation, Major Octavier Grumman, he resolutely went into battle with his wounds and went to the front line to take command.

Everything is almost ready, and the countdown to action has begun. At this moment, the soldiers who were sent to the north of the city to reconnoiter the enemy's situation suddenly brought back a shocking news: in the shelling of the federal army, part of the wall of the stadium in the north of the city collapsed, and hundreds of federal soldiers and civilians tried to escape through the collapsed gap, but they were attacked by the Norman army intensively, and countless casualties were killed and wounded for a while. During reconnaissance, they found a large number of civilians and a number of captured federal soldiers in the stadium. Obviously, if the Union army succeeds in retaking the central city and continues to advance to the north of the city, the Union soldiers and civilians concentrated in the stadium are likely to be accidentally injured by artillery fire, and if the Norman army loses its mind due to the continuous defeat and raises the butcher's knife against these unarmed civilians and prisoners of war, it will be a terrible disaster!

When this urgent report was received, Weiss was coordinating the backup near the sewers in the central city. Ahead, there is a small-scale blasting and defense breakthrough + large-scale blasting and destruction of buildings, and the result not only determines the life and death of more than 100 officers and soldiers participating in the battle, but also relates to the fate of thousands of federal soldiers on the ground battlefield, and has an immeasurable impact on the Battle of Aocheng and even the course of this war. In the rear, there is the safety of a large number of Aocheng civilians and captured soldiers, these innocent and precious lives are like eggs in a big basket, if you sit idly by, the slightest accident may be the result of the destruction of the basket of bad guys. Which is more important, where to go, Weiss is entangled and anxious. He sped forward, quickly finding Octavir and explaining the situation to her.

After listening, Octavir was silent for a long time. The fact that she blew up the Grumman Building with her own hands showed that she was a bold enough person, but this time, she was clearly hesitant. At the end, she stared at Weiss and slowly spoke: "As I said before, the 4th Special Service Brigade has six iron laws, the third is to complete the mission at all costs, and the first two are about loyalty, justice, and responsibility. It stands to reason that I should immediately adjust my deployment and allocate at least half of my forces to rescue our civilians and brothers, but as you know, even if we try our best, blowing up the Auguste Steel Building may not be successful, and if we disperse our forces, the probability of success is even lower, and the North Stadium also requires us to do our best. The more we try to do both, the more we can't do it......"

Weiss was speechless.

Octavier's words became impassioned: "Responsibility and mission are more important than our lives, and it is difficult for us to make a choice, but we must make a choice." Dragon, your soldiers have already delivered the explosives, so leave the rest to me and Rune! You rush to the north of the city and try to protect the civilians and brothers trapped in the stadium and rescue them as much as possible. I know that this is an extremely difficult task for you and your soldiers, and many will die as a result. We are standing here, and turning around may be the way to say goodbye, but in such an era, in the face of such a general trend, since we have chosen to fight, we have assumed a glorious responsibility and mission, and we should not hesitate and never look back! ”

The heavy burden was on his shoulders, and Weiss still held his head high: "I see, Instructor Grumman!" You are right, we have shouldered a glorious responsibility and mission, even if we die in battle, we will die well! ”

Octavier's determined gaze suddenly became extremely soft at this moment, and she raised her left hand in salute: "Goodbye, Cadet Long Clumber Hazen, I will always be proud of you!" Baston is always proud of you! ”

On the contrary, the hesitation and apprehension in Weiss's eyes were swept away, and in his place were replaced by the determination of all difficulties in the eyes of the void. He raised his hand in salute and shouted again the famous slogan of the Patton Military Academy: "Go forward, Basston!" Invincible, Baston! ”