Zhao Hanzhang led the newly recruited three thousand soldiers and Zhao Ju, following two envoys to support Yu Yang. On their way past Shangcai County, they picked up Ji Yuan.
With one general and one strategist, Zhao Hanzhang was quite satisfied with this setup.
Ji Yuan took this deployment very seriously, saying, "This is Miss Zhao's first appearance before others. Although Xiping County is already under your control, it is only acknowledged by the people in the county. Whether you can gain recognition from the Inspector and other counties will depend on this."
Zhao Ju was perplexed, "If that's the case, why don't we take our trained troops? With these new soldiers, can they even fight?"
Ji Yuan stroked his beard and said, "This is called advancing and retreating appropriately. Miss Zhao needs to demonstrate her capabilities but not be too formidable to arouse others' envy. Besides, they are not worth Miss Zhao wasting her elite troops to rescue."
