Dynasty Warriors 9 Walkthrough PT. 46 -The King of Wei's Expedition (Cao Cao) (Side-Quests)

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Question, I don't recall doing this as Cao Cao and got his ending sometime after Xun Yu was punished for disobeying Cao Cao at the start of Chapter 7. Is this a Free Mode or did maybe my game glitch? I am thinking the ladder since he is technically involved in some of these.