In the end, Yuan Shao lets Wen Chou lead his troops on an expedition. Liu Bei wants to go with him. Wen Chou leads the forward troops, while Liu Bei is in charge of the rearguard. Cao Cao gets reports that Wen Chou has crossed the border, so he asks Guan Yu to accompany him and lead the troops to face the enemy. But Wen Chou has already crossed the Yellow River. Cao Cao is obliged to move to the other side of Huazhou Pass to get an overview of the landscape, and then make a strategy.
袁紹還是讓文醜領兵出征。劉備要求同往，文醜與他分前後隊。曹操只知文醜犯境，請關羽同行領兵會敵。文醜已渡過黃河。曹操只得到滑州關外看地形想計策。