Cao Cao orders Xu Chu to lead the advance troop, while he himself shall lead the main troops to face the enemy. After they cross the Yellow River they pitch camp at White Horse Slope. The following day, Yan Liang challenges them into a fight at the foot of the mountain, and Cao Cao decides to go into battle.
曹操命許褚爲先鋒，自己親統大兵去會敵，渡過黃河後在白馬坡安紮營寨。次日顔良在坡下要戰，曹操決定與他交戰。