Having heard Guo Jia's thoughts, Wang Yan pondered for a moment before saying, "Fengxiao, you have served as a retainer for a year now without making a single mistake. You suit my intentions very well. There is a shortage of capable men under my command, and you should bear greater responsibility. Since you have ambitions of expansion, I hereby appoint you Administrator of Wild Goose Commandery, while also making you Military Supervisor Sima of the Military Governor's Office, responsible for coordinating military logistics. The army is indeed short on provisions at present and cannot sustain a major war. But since we seek to expand, we cannot lack troops. The three thousand soldiers transferred from You Province previously have yet to be organized into a proper force. Draw another three thousand from the Martial Proclamation Guard, making six thousand in total, and establish a new guard force named Divine Martial. Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong, the commandant of the Black Armor Camp, is skilled in battle and unmatched in courage. Everyone in the Black Armor Camp respects him. He may serve as the Divine Martial Colonel. However, though he is well versed in battlefield formations, he lacks experience commanding large armies. Fengxiao, you must guide him often. Do not needlessly send our brothers in the army to their deaths. Should the need arise, you may also find an opportunity to call upon Liao Hua's forces. The barbarian tribes of the grasslands never rest. You must pay close attention to them."
Capable people could shine anywhere, and Zhao Yun was clearly such a person. In just two years, despite the heavy cavalry seeing few battles, he had risen to commandant through sheer ability, commanding half of the Black Armor Camp's strength—five hundred men. In practice, he was already the Black Armor Camp's deputy