"Brigade Commander, the regimental commanders of the 4th Regiment and the 3rd Regiment are arguing again," a staff officer said to Zhang Xiaoman in Mt. Right Jade.
Zhang Xiaoman said impatiently, "What's going on this time?"
"I think the regimental commander of the 4th Regiment said that the 4th Regiment's combat strength is stronger, so they should be the vanguard. The 3rd Regiment should stand aside for such matters. In the end, the regimental commander of the 3rd Regiment got angry," the staff officer said.
Zhang Xiaoman felt his scalp tingle. "What the hell is going on every day? Since they're so energetic, let's just let them argue. Go, tell the two of them to stand at the entrance of the barracks and quarrel. Don't stop until it's dark!"
The temporary barracks in Mt. Right Jade was in a mess. Wang Yun watched this scene quietly and suddenly started questioning whether his decision to invade the Northwest had been too rash.
In fact, Zhang Xiaoman had been promoted too quickly. Less than a year ago, he was still a company commander. Then, not long after he was promoted to regimental commander, he led a brigade to the Central Plains.
This promotion was too hasty, and the deployment of troops was also too hasty. Zhang Xiaoman was really not prepared for it.
He did not even have the chance to learn how to be a brigade commander from the others before he was forced to do something beyond his capabilities.
Leading more than 100 people, 1,000 people, and several thousand people were completely different concepts. The number of people marching to war was not something that could be solved with simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Whether it was the allocation of supplies, the progress of the march, or the balance of the officers under one's command, they were all knowledge.
Therefore, Zhang Xiaoman had been so anxious recently that blisters started forming at the corners of his mouth. He was constantly thinking about things that made him angry.
At some point, he was really worried that his own people would start fighting each other before they could even see the barbarians.
The infantry brigade sent by Fortress 178 to reinforce the Central Plains had been stationed in Mt. Right Jade for several days now. Zhang Xiaoman did not know where to go with his troops, so everyone had nothing to do for a while. It was as though they were on vacation.
Needless to say, the scenery at Mt. Right Jade was quite good.
At this time, Ji Zi'ang was sitting in the barracks, looking at a photo carefully. This was a photo that Big Bluff had sent over. In the photo, there was a young woman with a little boy. It seemed to be a recent photo of Ji Zi'ang's wife and child.
Zhang Xiaoman glanced at it. "Ever since this photo was sent here, you've been holding it in your hands every day. You've almost ruined it. You look like a strong man, but why are you thinking about love all day long? "
Ji Zi 'ang was 1.9 meters tall and had a well-built body. It was indeed a little awkward for him to hold a photo and smile foolishly.
Ji Zi 'ang smiled and said, "You don't have a wife and kids yet. You'll understand when you do. By the way, I see that you're not young anymore. Why haven't you gotten married or had children? "
Zhang Xiaoman was thirty this year. In this era, it was indeed the age for him to get married and have children.
After all, in this era, when some people were thirty, their children would already be fifteen and ready to go to high school …
"I've thought about it before." Zhang Xiaoman said with a sigh, "I almost married a woman a few years ago. It's just that her family didn't agree to it when I started dating her."
"Her family didn't agree?" Ji Zi'ang asked puzzledly, "Did her parents think that you were poor?"
"That's not it." Zhang Xiaoman explained, "It's not that her parents didn't agree."
"Then who did?" Ji Zi'ang was even more puzzled. Logically, when it came to a major life event like marriage, the parents were usually the most likely to object to it. If the parents did not say anything, who else in the family would disagree?
Zhang Xiaoman sighed and said, "Her husband didn't agree."
Ji Zi'ang was speechless.
Wang Yun, who was drinking water next to him, spat it out!
Zhang Xiaoman looked at Wang Yun. "What are you gloating about?"
"Oh." Wang Yun wiped his mouth. "I have nothing better to do. Can't you gloat a little?"
"If you have nothing better to do, then you should find something to do," Zhang Xiaoman said with a dark expression.
"Haha." Wang Yun sneered. "Just tell me, we've been at Mount Right Jade for a few days now. Is there any proper business? You're the brigade commander, so why don't you tell us what our next step is? "
Zhang Xiaoman said, "That's right, what's our next step?"
Wang Yun's eyes widened. "You're the brigade commander. Why are you asking us this kind of question?"
Actually, this was the thing that troubled Zhang Xiaoman the most. Compared to the problem of what they should do next, the quarrel between the brigade commanders was a trivial matter.
After the Northwest Infantry Brigade arrived at Mount Right Jade, they set up camp there. It was not that they did not want to fight, but that they did not know what to do next.
Wang Yun continued to sneer. "Don't use the fact that you're unfamiliar with the place as an excuse. I have the entire map of the Central Plains in my head. Tell me where to go now, and I'll definitely find the most correct route for you. But you don't even know where to go now. With how unreliable you are, you're just like the Great Hoodwinker. Are the two of you really not related by blood? "
Zhang Xiaoman got anxious. "I'm telling you, you're making a personal attack. If you bring this up again, I'm going to beat you up!"
"Come on." Wang Yun stood up straight. "I'm a supernatural being, so why would I be afraid of fighting with you? I'll fight you with only one hand! "
Zhang Xiaoman flew into a rage. "If you have the guts, fight me with both hands!"
Wang Yun said, "… Can't you grow up a little?!"
At this moment, Wang Yun's group of brothers and the infantry brigade's staff officers looked at one another. No one had any intention of stopping them.
For the past two days, Wang Yun and Zhang Xiaoman had been quarreling almost once a day. However, they would reconcile very soon.
As for how they would reconcile, it was all up to Ji Zi 'ang to smooth things over.
Ji Zi 'ang said, "Stop arguing. Rather than quarreling and harming the harmony between you two, why don't you each take a step back and scold Big Bluff together?"
Wang Yun and Zhang Xiaoman said, "Sure."
After the storm was resolved, Ji Zi 'ang clenched his teeth and thought to himself that at least the atmosphere within Fortress 178's troops was quite good. Although the two of them were always quarreling, at least Zhang Xiaoman never used his authority as a brigade commander against them.
After the two of them finished scolding Big Bluff, Ji Zi 'ang suddenly said, "Actually, Zhang Xiaoman can't be blamed for not having a plan. Although you know the map, Wang Yun, the Wang Clan made it sound so good before we came here that they would cooperate with us in the battle. But after we arrived at Mt. Right Jade, they did not intend to share their battle plan with us at all. As a result, we don't even know what the barbarians are up to, so we really can't take the initiative to attack. "
"See that? There's still someone who understands the situation," Zhang Xiaoman said.
"Then let's investigate first." Wang Yun thought for a moment and said, "These brothers of mine might not be skilled in other areas, but they're good at reconnaissance and infiltration. After we figure out the situation, we won't have to wait for the Wang Clan's battle plan anymore. We can act on our own. "
"That's right." Zhang Xiaoman beamed. "Let's discuss our countermeasures together. As the saying goes, three cobblers are better than one …"
Wang Yun said, "You can just say that you're a cobbler. You don't have to bring us along."
"Alright, alright, not three cobblers, but three swordsmen!" Zhang Xiaoman said nonchalantly.
But Wang Yun, who had a good memory, suddenly said, "That's not right. Before we came here, you said that you were the one who brought this unit to the Central Plains on behalf of Young Marshal. He'll be the one in control when the time comes. You said that yourself, didn't you?"
"That's right, that's what I said." Zhang Xiaoman said, "And that's what the higher-ups hinted as well."
"Then where's Young Marshal?" Wang Yun asked, "Since you're the one who brought this unit to him, why don't you contact him now?"
Zhang Xiaoman snapped, "If I had his contact number, I would've contacted him a long time ago. But I don't have it now, do I? Do you think he'll appear if I shout for him? Young Marshal! Where are you, Young Marshal?! "
But just as he finished speaking, the whining sound of a steam locomotive came from outside the mountain!
Zhang Xiaoman was shocked!
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