Chapter 85: I’m a Fierce Fan of Mengde

Battle of Guandu!

After the battles at Baima and Yanjin, Yuan Shao of Jizhou suffered a string of defeats and lost the two great generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou. However, his foundation remained intact, and his army of 100,000 men threatened Guandu.

Cao Cao accepted Guo Jia’s advice to close his camp at Guandu, refuse battle, and wait for a chance to turn the tide. Yuan Shao did not want a long stalemate. First, he sent Liu Bei to Runan to recruit Liu Pi and Gong Du to disrupt the Cao Army’s farmland. Then, he incited Chang Xi to rebel, causing chaos across Donghai and Langya.

At the same time, Gao Gan, Yuan Shao’s nephew, saw his ambition grow. He marched into Bingzhou to seize the Sanfu area. Meanwhile, the Little Conqueror Sun Ce led his troops north, hoping to secure Guangling in one battle and open the eastern gateway to Jiangdong.

Five major battlefields stood side by side, an event history would later call the Battle of Guandu!

…

Mo Xiaobai opened the Player Panel and saw a new “Instance Tab.” At this moment, the Instance content was not large, since it was only the first Instance being opened.

Although the content was not large, the Intellect Brain’s introduction to this first campaign Instance was very detailed. It was so detailed that most Huaxia Persons on Water Blue Star had no idea that the Battle of Guandu had so many complicated twists.

However, knowing more was not necessarily a good thing for the Player.

The Instance Tab was written clearly: when a Player entered the Instance and chose a faction, they must also choose one battlefield. Afterwards, they could only receive Instance Rewards on that chosen battlefield.

Pick one out of five. How to pick?

“If I didn’t have those Items in my hands, I guess I’d be in a headache right now too,” Mo Xiaobai said to himself after carefully examining the Instance content. Then, the corner of his mouth curled up, and a look of expectation appeared on his face.

He had already made his choice, and it was one he had to stick to.

However, just as Mo Xiaobai could make a choice so quickly, others might not have been so lucky. Far away in a Village Territory south of Juancheng, Four-Three-Two-One was frowning, struggling to figure out the logic inside the Instance.

Of course, Four-Three-Two-One knew about the Battle of Guandu.

In history, the ultimate winner of the Battle of Guandu was Cao Cao, and that was undeniable.

But history was history, and games were games.

Put the Battle of Guandu into a game, and then look at the Intellect Brain’s prediction of the entire war situation. Could Cao Cao defeat Yuan Shao?

“If I joined the Yuan Shao Camp, I could first ambush Xu You, then warn Chunyu Qiong. Also, as long as I protected the Little Conqueror on the other side and stopped him from being assassinated without reason,” Four-Three-Two-One thought.

“At that time, Cao Cao would have no chance to launch a surprise attack from the north. Once Sun Ce captured Guangling, he would march west to Xudu. For Cao Mengde to make a comeback would simply be a joke. The only problem is that this requires reliable Players in two battlefields. I am confident I can handle one side, but who should I find for the other?”

Just as the question mark floated in Four-Three-Two-One’s mind, an answer appeared in his heart.

Daydreaming!

“I need to cooperate with a Great God. This Instance Quest will definitely earn us a fortune.”

Four-Three-Two-One was a doer. As soon as he thought of this, he contacted Mo Xiaobai immediately. At this moment, Mo Xiaobai was leading Li Guang and others back to Daming Village. Seeing Four-Three-Two-One’s message, Mo Xiaobai felt somewhat strange.

Why was everyone looking for him these past few days?

Thinking the journey was too boring, Mo Xiaobai accepted the communication. “Four-Three-Two-One? Do you need something from me?”

“I have big news, something related to the Instance.”

“Instance? Did you come up with another guide again?” Thinking of Four-Three-Two-One’s analytical abilities, Mo Xiaobai teased.

“Not really a guide, just a few thoughts.” Four-Three-Two-One smiled back, then shared his analysis. After finishing, he proposed:

“Although I really want to join the Cao Cao side, joining the Yuan Shao Camp clearly offers much higher odds. Great God, what do you think? If we cooperate, one of us north and one south, we can win this Instance.”

“Oh~ Your confidence is really huge.”

Mo Xiaobai chuckled twice, but his mind was already thinking about something else.

Four-Three-Two-One’s keen insight into Instances and quests was truly strong. In his past life, although Mo Xiaobai missed the Battle of Guandu, he knew it was exactly as Four-Three-Two-One said: Cao Cao’s personal charm was off the charts, his War Generals were like dragons and tigers, and he ultimately lost because he fought on too many fronts.

In his past life, the Battle of Guandu was the first batch of Instance Quests to start the trend of reversing history. In the following dozen years, countless campaign Instances had been played out, with Players twisting real historical battles into strange shapes.

Although doing this was crazy, the Players were having a great time making chaos.

If his Territory did not have those Items, Mo Xiaobai guessed he had an 80% chance of being tempted. But since he had already made his choice, he could only say with regret:

“Sorry, I am a fan of Mengde. I won’t betray my own conscience for an Instance Reward.”

What?

A fan of Mengde?

Four-Three-Two-One had thought Mo Xiaobai would give many different answers, but this specific answer was completely unexpected.

Great God, are you sure you woke up this morning?

Or were you controlled by some poison magic?

“Great God, you’re not joking?”

“No joking. I will support Cao Cao until the very last second,” Mo Xiaobai said firmly, his words sounding just like a fanatic fan of Cao Cao from thousands of years ago.

“Cough cough, Great God is indeed a Great God. Then I can only wish you good luck. Fighting against you on the battlefield is also something I look forward to.”

“Good, let’s meet on the Instance battlefield!”

Mo Xiaobai nodded, finished speaking, and hung up the communication. He was afraid that if he chatted for a few more minutes, the decision he had made in his heart might shake.

Calling himself a fan of Mengde was indeed nonsense, but going to the Cao Cao Faction was absolutely true.

“However, winning the Battle of Guandu is really hard for Cao Cao this time.”

“Even with me joining, the odds of victory and defeat are only fifty-fifty.”

Mo Xiaobai muttered these words with a slight smile on his lips, but he ultimately decided to stick to the plan he had set long ago.

Why not join the Cao Family? After all, Aman was not an unfixable Dou.

After leading Li Guang and others back to Daming Village, Mo Xiaobai settled the Gou Lan people and the four craftsmen as soon as he arrived. Then he immediately summoned Li Ji and He Chun to discuss matters.

“My Lord, during the few days you went to Juancheng, someone brought coal. Li Ji did not let them into the village, but only made two transactions with them outside the village.”

“Oh? They came twice?” Mo Xiaobai raised his eyebrows slightly. It seemed that the Player named A-Dai really had some ability to organize manpower so quickly.

“That’s right. The first time was five days ago, and the second time was yesterday.”

“It is indeed a good thing that the Territory finally has coal.”

Mo Xiaobai nodded as well, then added: “But that is not what I want to tell you this time. Half an hour ago, you probably noticed that the heavens and earth have changed. We are about to enter a special Instance battlefield. For this Instance, I do not plan to take my Soldiers. I will only bring you three.”

“So you need to prepare. Tomorrow at noon, follow me into the Instance. As for the Territory, do not worry. Even if we spend a year in the battlefield, the Plane will only change in an instant. Also, this time I will take most of the Territory’s grain reserves. Maogong, please follow me to the Granary to get the grain.”

Get grain!

Since building Daming Village, Mo Xiaobai had been hoarding rice and grain.

Even when Lord Players lacked food in the beginning, causing grain prices to stay high in the Market, Mo Xiaobai never sold a single grain of rice.

The reason was for this very moment when the Instance opened.