"General, Yuan Shao, Zhang Yang, and Zhang Yan gathered their troops and crossed the Taihang Mountains to attack Great Plains. Zhang Wu dealt Zhang Yang a crushing defeat. Dian Wei led the Black Armor Camp and slew Chunyu Qiong in battle, routing more than ten thousand enemies. Zhao Yun slew Zhu Ling and Jiang Qi in battle, routing more than ten thousand enemies. Liao Hua slew Yang Feng and Yu Du in battle, while Zhang Yan fled defeated into the mountains. Thirty thousand troops were captured. Supervisor Guo Jia is handling the aftermath in Jinyang."
After hearing the messenger's report, Wang Yan nodded in satisfaction.
He had granted Guo Jia considerable authority. Everything in Shanxi was under Guo Jia's command. In other words, Zhang Wu, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, and Liao Hua were all deployed by Guo Jia, making Guo Jia the de facto commander.
General Wang had always possessed great vision. Since Guo Jia was capable, Wang Yan let him show what he could do. Once he had decided to launch a campaign against Yuan Shao, he had sent word to Guo Jia and the others, ordering them to defend Shanxi while looking for opportunities to strike.
The results this time were quite good. Chunyu Qiong was undoubtedly one of Yuan Shao's most valued generals, while Zhu Ling and Jiang Qi were also highly regarded commanders. Yang Feng and Yu Du had been leaders of the Black Mountain Army. They had not only struck at Yuan Shao's living strength, but also killed several capable men. They should have captured quite a bit of supplies as well. It had been a perfect military operation.
War, of course, was not settled in a day. The fighting had begun in July, and it was now late September. They had fought from the