"Company Commander Fang!" As I stepped out of the vehicle, an officer greeted me, saying, "You must be Company Commander Fang! The Commander is waiting for you inside!"
I glanced at the officer's collar insignia—red with three stars—clearly a colonel like Wu Qianxue. Yet, he was so polite to me, his company commander… I couldn't help but smile wryly to myself. 'Looks like I'm still benefiting from Zhang Zhizhong's influence; after all, he's a favorite of Chiang Kai-shek.' Anyone would give me face if they had his favor.
Following the colonel and his adjutant into the main hall, I saw Zhang Zhizhong and another officer discussing something in front of a sand table.
The adjutant stepped forward and reported, "Report! Company Commander Fang of the 50th Army has arrived!"
Before the adjuta
