After receiving Liu Yan's urgent military situation, Cao Cao was sure that he would send out troops to rescue the white horse. He personally led the main force and quickly set out to fight against Yuan army. Those who followed him were Dian Wei, Zhang Liao, Guan Yu, Gan Ning and other generals. However, Cao Cao was not Yuan Shao. He liked to fight in his own way. Taking advice from Xun You, he adopted a feint method and attacked from the east and the west. With great momentum, he ran to the forbidden army camp on the Huanghe Lake in Yanjin and pretended to cross the river to attack Yuan army. Yuan Shao was fooled indeed and quickly dispatched troops to attack.
After Cao Cao received the news from the scouts that Yuan army had been tricked, he personally led the cavalry and ordered Zhang L
