In January 1860, Gong Deshu assisted Chen Yucheng's troops in defeating the Qing army's deputy commander Duolong Abu at Linggang, Qianshan Di, killing and wounding more than 1,300 people. He also once besieged Fengyang with the Taiping army.

From February to May 1860, after Li Xiucheng broke the Jiangnan camp of the Qing army for the second time, he took advantage of the victory to capture many places in southern Jiangsu and built the palace of Zhongwang in Suzhou.

In March 1860, Sun Kuixin, Liu Yuyuan, Jiang Tailing, and Liu Tianfu were equal to the horse port on the border of Taikang and Zhecheng in Henan Province, and fought against the Qing army, beheading Wang Fengxiang, the general soldier of northern Sichuan, and Wang Changqing, the deputy general of Jingziguan. After returning to the Pheasant River Collection, he turned to Huainan. In the summer of that year, the coalition army crusaded against Li Zhaoshou and conquered Lai'an, but was trapped in Dingyuan by Yuan Jiasan on the way back. On September 26, he was rescued by the Taiping Army and then went south to support the Taiping Army in Anqing.

In April 1860, the Hunan army attacked Anqing with all its might in three directions. In September, Anqing missed, and Tianjing was under the direct threat of the Hunan army.

In 1860 (Gengshen year), Zhang Lexing commanded Zhang Zongyu to lead the main force of more than 30,000 people to fight behind the enemy in northern Jiangsu, occupy Qingjiangpu (now Huaiyin), and was named King Wo by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In order to seize the grain of the Huangcang of the Household Department, the Twist Army attacked the important commercial town on the banks of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in northern Jiangsu, and stationed the Qingjiangpu (now the main urban area of Huai'an City), where the governor of Nanhe was stationed, and burned the 20-mile-long market of Qingjiangpu, as well as the Huangcang belonging to the Ministry of Households, and the four major shipyards belonging to the Ministry of Industry. However, fifteen kilometers away, the city of Huai'an (present-day Huai'an District, Huai'an City), where the governor of Caoyun was stationed, could not be captured because of the tall and strong city walls. The major cities attacked in the same year were Kaifeng and Jining.

In the winter of 1860, the Qing court transferred the prince of Horqin, Seng Greenqin, to supervise the offensive war.

In 1860 (the tenth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty), the British and French troops broke through the city of Beijing and burned the Old Summer Palace, and Emperor Xianfeng fled to Rehe for refuge. Qing Lian, the governor of Henan, led his troops north to rescue, and the army was weakened. Chen Daxi led the Anhui Twist Army to take the opportunity to expedition to Henan, and killed the Qing Dynasty's general soldier Chenghui and annihilated his soldiers at the Wild Boar Gang in the south of Runing Prefecture. Chen Daxi believed that the time had come, and that the uprising was very favorable at this time. So it was decided to hold a meeting of the leaders of the twist in Pingyu Street to discuss and discuss.

The leaders of the Twist Army who attended the meeting included Xu Siwan of Xiangcheng, Zhang Fenglin of Zhengyang, Qin Xuan of Huo Guangyu and Xincai, Shi Guangbu, Yuan Anyu, Zhao Guoliang of Xixian, Wang Yuguo of Ruyang, Wang Dianshu and more than 20 leaders and more than 100 followers. I, Chen Wen, Chen Shuangxi and other accompanying entourages were drinking and eating meat outside. Chen Huiru, Chen Daxi and others discussed major matters. Everyone agreed to the uprising. Chen Daxi was elected as the leader and commanded the twisted army in more than ten counties around the country.

The establishment of the armed forces is divided according to the regions, and there are five flags: white, red, yellow, blue, and black. Chen Daxi and Chen Wen led the white flag to lead Pingyu (with the strongest combat effectiveness of the white flag), Zhang Feng led the yellow flag to lead the Zhengyang Xi County area, Wang Dianshu (Wang Dianshu) led the blue flag to lead Ruyang North and Shangcai, Xiangcheng area, Wang Yuguo and Shang Baotai led the black flag to lead the Ruyang East Gaoping Temple area, and Shi Guangbu led the red flag to lead Xincai. Each banner has military divisions, Simas, and vanguards. He'er assisted Chen Daxi in managing military affairs. Chen Shuangxi manages Chenjiazhai.

The discussion has been decided. In mid-October, with the continuous sound of firecrackers, the twisters led by Chen Daxi on Pingyu Street officially raised the flag to rebel. People untied their long braids and were in high spirits. From the streets to the suburbs, people are shouting and gongs and drums are noisy. The warriors of the Twist Army wore red scarves on their heads, and the leaders wore yellow or red coats. On this day, we held a feast on Pingyu Street. Headed by Chen Daxi and Chen Wen. The following military divisions are Chen Huiru and Wang Yinglin. The generals He'er, Chen Shuangxi, Luo Jie, Lu Bangyan, Chen Tianjue, Huo Tianlu and others all raised their glasses and toasted to the other twisters. Suddenly, a person came to report: "Zhang Fenglin, Wang Dianshu and other leaders of the Twist Army in the surrounding counties and townships also raised their banners and revolted in the county seat!" ”

After the Pingyu Street uprising, the twisted armies from all over the country responded. Then the siege of the city was followed. Shi Guangbu and Shi Chunyi led the Twist Army to besiege Xincai County, Xu Siwan led the army to attack Xinxingzhai, and Ai Daqun led the Twist Army to send grain to the countryside in Shenqiu, and attacked the Twist Army in the area of Haoshen and Guangshan in Xixian County to besiege Yuecheng and Changling.

The county chronicles recorded: "In the northwest of Xincai, the boundary is connected to the Ru realm, and the people are in the village for dozens of miles", "Grow long hair, supply grain, and all from twisting." "But there is a Fanjia village in the north of Pingyu, with a large number of villages, a lot of money, food and soldiers, and a few thoughts of standing up for the government, but they are afraid of Chen Daxi's forces, so they don't go out, and they train day and night to resist. Originally, the well water did not violate the river water, but Chen Daxi saw that Fanjiazhai was approaching the Twist Army, and saw that the geographical location of this village was extremely important (Pingyu Street in the south, Ruyang County in the west, Xiangcheng in the north, and Linquan in the east), so he wanted to take the village and kill their sharpness. Helplessly, the village is strong, but it is not easy to attack for a while. Seeing that the Spring Festival has passed, the Lantern Festival is approaching. Chen Daxi had an idea.

Since ancient times, the county has had the practice of placing lions and holding lantern festivals during the Lantern Festival. However, due to famine in recent years, there is no money in the county, and the people are so hungry that they have no intention of going to see it. There are only a few wealthy local tyrants who hold a small lantern festival on the street or something. Chen Daxi ordered a large-scale lantern festival to be held this year, so each household made hundreds of large lamps and small lamps in a few days. Nine big lions were made by those who knew how to perform martial arts and lion dances in the Twist Army, and practiced on the streets every day. So the whole county knew that the Lantern Festival was going to hold a Lantern Festival.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, the street was bright, with red cloths and red lights hanging everywhere. Firecrackers rang out one after another. The people haven't been happy for a few years, so there are a lot of people who come to see the lights this year. After Chen Daxi took the leaders and soldiers of the Twist Army to salute everyone, he personally took the lead in dancing the lion, which attracted a cheer on the street. Two hours later, after the lion dance, everyone rested on the side of the road. There is a Malay report: "Fanjiazhai's trick has been successful......"

Let's talk about Fanjiazhai again, although they are still vigilant, but because of the Lantern Festival, Chen Daxi and other twisted soldiers also personally danced lion on the street, and their vigilance is naturally not as high as usual. When Chen Daxi and their lion dance, Wang Yuguo and other Ruyangdong troops who had entered the Pingyu area had already taken their horses and silently sneaked into the crops and dry irrigation canals around Fanjiazhai. After the front exploration and twisting army killed the vigilant soldiers on the periphery, they beckoned everyone to come to the edge of the village secretly. Due to the harsh winter, the moat of the village has long been frozen. The group went up the ice, carrying ladders and weapons, and climbed into the stockade.

The martial arts warriors sneaked into the village, used firewood, straw stacks, big trees, etc. to hide, and then killed the people patrolling the village. When I touched the door of the big landlord Fan's house, the landlord was still sleeping! Since then, this village has been returned to the army, and everyone has received countless money, grain, and livestock.