章 1249: The countdown begins

Zhang Xiaoman had been a soldier for over a decade of his life, but his true highest appointment was actually only that of company commander. Although he was later promoted to brigade commander of the 6th Combat Brigade, he always understood why it happened. The higher-ups just wanted to assign someone familiar to Ren Xiaosu.

He carefully counted the duration he stayed as battalion commander and regimental commander. In total, it seemed like he had spent less than half a year in those appointments before he got promoted to the rank of brigade commander.

The expansion of the Northwest Army happened too fast as the number of strongholds under their control increased by several dozen times. As a result, everyone was forced into roles they weren't ready for. Even the former commander of the Forward Strike Battalion had become the commander of the 3rd Field Division.