"Ju Yi, I'm giving you three days. You must immediately lead the Vanguard Battalion to attack Hedong Commandery!" Yuan Shao ordered.
"Please rest assured, my lord, it will not take three days, not even one! At most one day, I will open the gates of Hedong for you!" Ju Yi patted his chest and assured him.
"Hahaha, good!" Yuan Shao laughed with satisfaction.
Although Ju Yi was a bit arrogant, the 800-strong Vanguard Battalion he led were always the first to scale the walls in battle, and were exceptionally brave. That's how the Vanguard Battalion got its name.
Ju Yi personally led the charge into the camp and headed towards Hedong County. He reached the top of the city wall in just two hours. Yuan Shao was overjoyed and immediately ordered the entire army to attack!
In less than a day, they finally conquered all the counties of Hedong Commandery.
Every time Ju Yi attacked a county, he led the vanguard into battle. For two consecutive days, he finally defeated the Yellow Turban army in Hedong County.
Although the Yellow Turban army in Hedong County was numerous, by the end they offered almost no resistance. As soon as the vanguard troops stormed the city walls, they surrendered one after another.
After learning of the Vanguard Battalion's prowess, Yuan Shao's trust in them reached its peak.
This was his most elite army, but Yuan Shao suffered extremely heavy losses in this battle.
Of the 50,000 troops dispatched by the imperial court, nearly 10,000 were killed or wounded.
His vanguard also suffered two hundred casualties. Although he won the battle, Yuan Shao could not be happy at all.
This battle was such a huge loss!
However, he couldn't care less about that now. He needed to report his victory to the court as soon as possible. After all, he had won, and he still needed to claim the credit.
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