Dreams of Greatness *dropped*

This takes place in a world similar to Earth (Imagine Warring-States period China but not so much emphasis on ranks and the like, though there will be some, and maybe a sub-plot there [also there will be a mixed naming sense depending on what I feel].) Follow the journey of bastard orphan Siegfried as he tries to go from nameless peasant to a high-ranking military officer, and maybe even a general.

So this is my first story and while I am a native English speaker I am by no means a professional. This is not a Historcal fiction nor a Fanfic even if it does have some simmiiarities to the two (i.e. using the term glaive or officer ranks from Kingdom or a name of a former or modern country). At times you may think ' Why didnt he select this tag or genre' and the reason is I wasnt sure if it would fit and didnt want to mislabel