When Yuan Zhao joined the army, General Yuan had just been promoted to assistant commander not long ago. At that time, the Yuan family's army had yet to be established and its reputation was not well-known. General Yuan arranged for him to be a small soldier under his command. In less than a year after he joined the army, he went into battle. Considering how many enemies he killed, it was more than enough to be promoted to a platoon commander. However, General Yuan gave away his military merits to his comrades who went to the battlefield with him simply on the grounds that Yuan Zhao was still young.