Continuous calamities kept coming.
This inevitably made Cao Cao's health deteriorate.
Yet, he continued to insist on mobilizing troops to defend the most important regions to him.
He directly handed the slightly shallower-rooted region of Yangzhou State to Liu Bei.
Exerting all efforts to block Gu Chen's offensive.
But the situation was becoming increasingly tense.
Cao Cao's decline was something everyone could sense.
And unrest in people's hearts cannot be reversed by strict defense alone!
Rebellions emerged one after another.
Local powerful figures even began to lead the way, wanting to take this opportunity to pledge allegiance to Gu Chen.
Especially in Jizhou State.
Although Gu Chen had not personally gone to Jizhou State, and the Gu Clan of Julu had always remained inactive.
The expectations of Jizhou's people for the Gu Clan far exceeded Cao Cao's imagination.
They may not know the name of Zhang Liao, but they know whom he follows.
