On the sixth day of the eighth month of the fourth year of Xingping, there was a bandit in Xiapi County, which changed the country to a county, so Chen Deng then went to Xiapi County to deal with the "bandit in love".

Ten days later, on August 16, Chen Deng officially announced his breakup with Tao Qian in his hometown, Huaipu County, Xiapi County.

The manifesto issued by Chen Deng to attack Tao Qian illustrates his position of opposing Tao Qian as a monarch, believing that Tao Qian was usurping, without great contributions but was greedy for fame, and colluded with the Liangzhou people who used the emperor to command princes to try to usurp the Han Dynasty.

So he decided to unite the people of Xuzhou and invite General Guo Peng, the chariot and cavalry, to attack Tao Qian, and return Xuzhou to the Han Dynasty, refusing the establishment of the Duchy of Xu.

It is worth mentioning that after learning that Tao Qian fell ill, Zu Rong, who was the prefect of Xiapi County at the time and was also a native of Danyang, chose to betray Tao Qian, instead supported Chen Deng, joined the rebels, and followed the rebels in a hurry.

Chen Deng pulled up a 20,000 troops and formally attacked Tan County, the capital of Xuzhou.

After Chen Deng first proposed, there were also voices in response to Chen Deng's jurisdictions including Langya County, Pengcheng County and Guangling County, which changed the country to the county, and they joined forces to organize the army, ranging from 35,700 to attack Tan County, with signs of setting things right.

A rebellion occurred in the four counties except Donghai County, and then a rebellion occurred in Donghai County.

The leader was Mi family, and the leader was Mi Fang. Mi Fang mobilized Mi family servants and disciples, got two thousand soldiers, and then spent their wealth to recruit soldiers and horses, and raised 4,000 troops from Quren County to Tan County.

A total riot occurred throughout Xuzhou.

The five counties in Xuzhou were in full swing, and tens of thousands of troops marched towards Tan County in a grand manner. When Tao Shang learned about it, he was shocked. Cao Hong was stunned for a while, and then gritted his teeth and hated Chen Deng.

He discovered Chen Deng's abnormality, but he never expected that Chen Deng would really dare to rebel, and actually dared to lead troops to resist Tao Qian's rule, which set off a civil war in Xuzhou.

Chen Deng's rebellion was definitely not an accident, it was definitely a plan, preparation, and relying on it.

Damn it! Chen Yuanlong! Damn it!

Cao Hong was very angry, but at this point, he had no other choice. Looking at the Tao Shang, who was indifferent to the lord, he thought of Tao Qian who was still lying on the hospital bed.

I had no choice but to tell Tao Qian about this matter and ask Tao Qian about his opinion.

"Chen Yuanlong...rebel?"

Tao Qian half-lying on the hospital bed, staring at Cao Hong with wide eyes.

"Yes, Mr. Xu and Chen Yuanlong connect with powerful people from all over Xuzhou, rebelled in a large number of people. Even Donghai County, there will be rebels. Chen Yuanlong will definitely not be the only one who rebels. There must be foreign enemies. Guo Zifeng must be secretly instructed! We are already facing enemies everywhere and are in danger. What should we do now?"

Cao Hong looked at Tao Qian anxiously.

Tao Qian was stunned for a while, then opened his mouth and squirted out a mouthful of blood.

"Chen...yuan...long..."

Tao Qian covered his chest and gritted his teeth and shouted out three words, then his eyes widened, his whole body shivered, and he fell straight on the bed board and stopped moving.

Cao Hong's brain instantly went blank.

Tao Qian died, and his aging and sick body could not withstand the stimulation, so he was so angry that he was so angry that he died of anger.

Cao Hong quickly calmed down his mood after a short period of collapse.

He knew that if he announced that Tao Qian was dead at this time, everything would be really over.

Tao Qian's prestige cannot be compared with the pottery merchants. The pottery merchants cannot stabilize the situation. Danyang Bing trusts Tao Qian, but does not trust the pottery merchants enough. Even if Cao Bao supports him with all his strength, it is useless. The pottery merchants have no prestige.

The news of Tao Qian's death must be blocked and must not be known to outsiders.

Fortunately, Tao Qian has been living in silence since he got sick and has no choice but to leave everything to Tao merchants and Cao Hong. Now there is still room for anything to turn around.

After understanding this matter, Cao Hong immediately found Cao Bao and Tao Shang and took them to see Tao Qian's body.

Cao Bao was shocked, Tao Shang looked pale, and he collapsed on the ground and cried bitterly.

"Your Highness! Get up quickly! You can't cry! You can't cry!"

Cao Hong helped Tao Shang up and looked at Cao Bao again.

"The only thing we can save the situation now is us. Mr. Xu is dead, but the news cannot be leaked, otherwise we will all die without a burial place. The only thing we have to do now is to break through, protect your highness, and break through back to our hometown in Yangzhou!"

Cao Hong confirmed what they could do now. Cao Bao was so confused that he decided to follow what Cao Hong said, at least this was a way to survive.

Go back to your hometown and rely on the Sun family in Jiangdong. Maybe there is still a way out. Stay in Xuzhou and everything will be over!

As for the scared pottery merchants, they really cannot be the reason for them to continue to struggle in Xuzhou.

Xuzhou couldn't stay there anymore and had to leave.

After thinking for a while, Cao Hong decided to order the army of Cao Bao and Zang Ba to gather in the name of Tao Shang, and prepare to take the initiative to attack without staying in Tan County.

Cao Bao now has about 23,000 troops under his command, with the Danyang soldiers as the backbone, which is the most trustworthy and the only trustworthy basic army under Tao Qian. In contrast, Zang Ba's Taishan soldiers, who had only more than 11,000 people, are not very trustworthy.

Tao Qian himself was more afraid of Zang Ba because his hometown was Yanzhou, not Yangzhou, nor Xuzhou.

Such an identity seems a bit embarrassing, so Tao Qian uses him but is also guarding against him.

At this time, Zang Ba's Taishan soldiers are a rare force. If they are used well, they can successfully attack south and make a way out, but Cao Hong cannot use Zang Ba to carry out this plan with confidence.

He knew that if Zang Ba knew that Tao Qian was dead, he would not continue to obey the orders of Tao merchants and might immediately turn against him.

After thinking about it, Cao Hong thought of a solution.

He claimed that he would take the initiative to attack the rebels, and sent Zang Ba to fight and attack the rebels south.

When the order was sent to Zang Ba's military camp, Zang Ba hesitated for a while and made a decision.

If you have agreed on things, you can do them to the end. There is no hesitation. It is just a way to do things and you can make choices.

He quickly reorganized his troops and then left the barracks to set out, but not to fight against the rebels south, but to go all the way north without stopping.

Zang Ba's general Sun Guan was a little surprised by Zang Ba's actions.

"At this time, we can lead our army to raid the county town. When Cao Bao didn't react, he would seize the city, capture Tao Gongzu and his son, and kill Cao Hong. In this way, Cao Bao could not make any decisions, and we could make greater contributions. Why didn't the general do this?"

Zang Ba pursed his lips and sighed.

"After all, Tao Gongzu took me in when I was in a downfall and was kind to me. Now he is in trouble. Even if I don't help him, I can't harm him. Otherwise, I'm just an unfaithful villain? Can a man stand in the world and do such an ungrateful thing?"

Zang Ba did not accept the proposal of his subordinates and gave up the opportunity to achieve great contributions, but chose to turn north.

When Cao Hong learned about this, he was shocked. He didn't know what was wrong with Zang Ba. What was he going north at this time?

"What exactly is Zang Xuangao going to do?!"

The potter shouted in a little collapse.

He was already panicked enough. Now Zang Ba led his army to the north without saying hello and did not obey orders. Is he going to break up?

After taking away one-third of the military force at once, the situation in Tan County became more and more dangerous.
Chapter completed!