Chen Deng didn't take this kind of problem seriously.

Because he knew very well that this kind of problem could not be considered a problem at all.

So he ate a piece of fish sashimi and spoke slowly.

"The general should understand that Xu and Wei are on the same level? Which one is more promising, Xu and Wei, General Pingnan, is more promising? Doesn't the general know? Wei seems to have only one state in Jizhou and Xuzhou, but is Wei really only one state in a place?"

Chen Deng's eyes were very sharp: "Wei State and Xu State, how to choose, the general should have made a decision in his heart. In my opinion, the general's choice does not take a lot of time."

Zang Ba was silent for a while, and the barbecue was about to burn, so he put the barbecue into the bowl.

"Duke Wei...why plan to attack Xuzhou?"

"The Chen family led the leadership and joined forces with more than ten families including the Zhang family, Zhao family, and others to raise troops from Xia Pi to attack Tao Gongzu. At the same time, the army of Duke Wei will enter Xuzhou from Taishan County and directly attack Tao Gongzu's capital. Can Tao Gongzu still resist?

At this moment, if the general joins and does some small things for us at the critical moment, then can I predict the general's future? General, you must not miss the opportunity and never lose it again. How should the general decide?"

Zang Ba ate a few pieces of barbecue silently, chewed in big mouthfuls, then drank another glass of wine, and took a deep breath.

"Can those who are ministers turn against their kings?"

"We are breaking up with Tao Gongzu's Xu State. We will never be a subject of Xu State. We will raise him a monarch in a state? Don't the general know whether the south of the river is already in war for this monarch? Who would have been willing to worship a monarch in a state?"

Chen Deng said very seriously.

"Have you decided? When will you do it?"

Zang Ba looked at Chen Deng.

"Soon, as long as the general agrees, we will be able to do it soon."

After hearing Chen Deng’s answer, Zang Ba was silent.

As time passed, the charcoal fire that Zang Ba used to burn the iron plate was extinguished.

The iron plate gradually cooled down, but Chen Deng was not worried at all and slowly savored his favorite raw fish sashimi.

"I promise you."

Zang Ba still made Chen Deng’s expected decision.

"The general is wise."

Chen Deng raised his glass: "Tao Gongzu is not a wise ruler, Tao Gongzu can no longer defend Xuzhou. Xuzhou's future is definitely not in Tao Gongzu's hands, nor in his son. Xuzhou's future is in Duke Wei and Wei."

Zang Ba took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, and restored his inner peace.

"I hope this is the right decision I made."

"The general will not make a wrong decision, and the general will definitely not regret this decision."

Zang Ba raised his wine glass, clinked his glass with Chen Deng, and then drank the wine in the glass together.

Cao Bao has never been within their consideration. As Tao Qian's loyalty, they knew very well that Cao Bao would never surrender and would never betray Tao Qian.

Cao Bao's army was the last difficulty for Xuzhou people to get rid of Tao Qian.

Because there are quite a lot of Danyang people there, all of Danyang people are Tao Qian's fellow villagers, so there is no need to say much about their loyalty. Moreover, Danyang has always been famous for producing elite soldiers, and Danyang's elite soldiers are a great threat to Chen Deng.

It is quite difficult to let their private soldiers fight against the Danyang soldiers, but if the target also needs Guo Peng's army, it will be fine.

For many years, Guo Peng's army swept across the Central Plains and Hebei and had an invincible strife. He had never lost his game and had a draw. With Guo Peng's army's assistance, and Zang Ba's Taishan soldiers who had been through the battle for a long time, I think this battle is sure to be successful.

Tao Gongzu is not a bad person, and he has made contributions to governing Xuzhou. He is very good at protecting the country and safeguarding the people. It is not bad. Unfortunately, he is old and cannot see the appearance of a wise master. It is full of despair.

Even a monarch!

Are you worthy?

Those who cannot recognize themselves must pay the price for their arrogance and arrogance.

The sudden feudal and founding of a country did shock the world, confused and disgusted the world, and rose up to resist.

Not everyone can be a country that can be established, nor can everyone become a monarch through a decree. There are so many links in it that make people feel numb.

If you make a blacksmith, you must be strong.

Is Guo’s hardness comparable to the other seven princes?

Obviously not, so there is no doubt that they were driven by their desires to do stupid things, which successfully aroused the disgust of their subordinates and local powerful people. What was the result was self-evident.

People resisted one after another, and they disagreed. Even if some people forcefully ascended the throne, many people opposed it, and even raised troops to resist, and absolutely did not agree with the ambitions of these local emperors.

Those with weak strength cannot even be able to ascend to the throne.

But Sun Ce played the first sound of the Warring States annexation without any thought, which instantly entered the merger stage in this newly-opened Warring States chaotic era.

Guo Peng had already sharpened his sword at Xuzhou and began to prepare to attack Xuzhou and eliminate the second vassal state.

Isn’t the demise of the second vassal state destined?

However, at this moment, Tao Qian did not realize that the crisis had arrived.

To be precise, it was not Tao Qian's incompetence, but the stall where Zang Bali was in a hurry and the Chen family was preparing to rebel, and Tao Qian fell ill.

After all, Tao Qian is already very old. He has been worried and troubled for his own power and security issues for a long time. He does not get enough rest and has a bad appetite. All the situations combined greatly shorten his life.

Even so, Tao Qian was also a rare long-lived person in this era, so his illness was not beyond anyone's expectations, or even taken for granted.

After Chen Deng learned about it, he was secretly happy because Tao Qian's illness meant that his actions would be smoother.

The only help surrounding Tao Qian is the Cao family of Danyang, Cao Bao and Cao Hong. These two have certain talents, but this talent is far from enough to help Tao Qian overcome the difficulties.

After Tao Qian fell ill, all the daily government affairs in Xuzhou were maintained by his heirs, and Prince Tao Shang of Xu was responsible for maintaining it.

Tao Qian's two sons, Tao Shang and Tao Ying, are not talented people. They are mediocre children of the gentry, which are far inferior to Tao Qian when he was young.

The shortcomings in the issue of heirs are also an important reason why Xuzhou people abandoned the Dow family.

Tao Shang is cowardly, indecisive and has no ability, and everything is handled with the help of Cao Hong.

Cao Hong couldn't do so many things alone, and was so busy that he was dizzy that he wiped his butt for Tao Merchant, let alone taking time to fight wits and courage with Chen Deng.

So Zang Ba, who was a little hesitant at first, no longer had any doubts after he knew that Tao Qian had fallen ill.

He made this a decision.

If Tao Qian is still in charge of the matter, he is still a little afraid, but now he is no longer afraid.

Cao Hong did not fail to notice the slightly abnormal actions of Chen Deng and others. He just couldn't find out what the situation was. There were not many people around him who could help him. He handled this and that alone, and had no energy to pay attention to other things.

It was this period of time that gave Chen Deng the time and space to connect the forces of various major families in Xuzhou and Zang Ba to prepare for rebellion.

In early August of the fourth year of Xingping, the integration of anti-Tao Qian forces in Xuzhou, led by the Chen family, was successfully completed, and there was no problem. Chen Deng had already grasped the situation in Xuzhou. With just one order, Xuzhou would be in an instant.
Chapter completed!