After the explosion, the remnants of the city wall were hidden in chaos inside and outside, and it was impossible to distinguish which was the dust and which was the smoke of the explosion.

The surviving Jin soldiers were so shocked that they could not breathe, and the air seemed to be burned and squeezed out, and they struggled to open their mouths, but with each gasp they inhaled into their bodies, all they could do was choking gunsmoke.

The hot smoke burned in the throat and between the lobes of the lungs, as if it were about to explode in the chest again.

The shaking earth calmed down, and the smoke gradually cleared in a cloud of cries and screams.

One could see bodies scattered around the blast site, some lying in the rubble and some poking out of the bricks.

The ground was a mess, some black, some charred, and the ploughed dirt was a mix of broken weapon parts and tattered uniforms.

In the midst of the violent explosion, large and small stones could be ejected from the soil under the pressure of the form of earthquake, bursting high and smashing people's heads and bleeding.

The explosions stopped, the smoke gradually cleared, and the area was already as miserable as hell.

Craters were strewn with wisps of smoke, and there were stumps, corpses, bloodstains, broken weapons, blood-stained pieces of cloth, and bloody organs that I don't know what kind of human organ they were.

The wounded were wailing and screaming, and those who survived were sluggish and sluggish. Some of the golden soldiers lost their hearing in the loud noise; Some of the Jin soldiers were shocked and injured in their internal organs, and their hands and feet were weak, and they could not even pick up their weapons; Some of the Jin soldiers were not injured, but they could not get up and were shocked to death on the ground.

Wanyan Kekui has disappeared without a trace, turning into countless pieces and scattering them on the battlefield. The Jin soldiers defending in other areas were stunned, terrified, and even more desperate in their hearts.

The Red Turban Army had not yet entered the city, and was unharmed, but it had already killed and wounded thousands of golden soldiers. The strategy of using feints and using the psychology of the golden soldiers to defend the city wall to the death and the enemy's vital strength in the attack and defense of the city wall was successful.

In a flash of light, the Red Turban Army infantry appeared in the gap, their armor was bright, and they were carefully selected commandos. Then, more and more Red Turban soldiers crossed the walls and fought their way into the city.

The main general was killed in battle, the officers were killed and wounded, and the Jin soldiers, who were shocked by the might of artillery, were disheartened and retreated again and again by the Red Turban troops who poured into the city.

The Red Turban Army launched another offensive to persuade surrender, shouting slogans of persuasion, and advanced along the streets of the city.

People who are in a desperate situation are the most susceptible to temptation. Jin Bing knew that he would definitely fail, and as soon as he saw the sudden opportunity, the strength of resistance was immediately reduced, and he was not even willing to escape.

Despair and fear overwhelmed the Jin soldiers' hearts of resistance, and rows of soldiers laid down their arms, knelt on the ground, raised their hands in surrender, and waited for fate to arrange.

Of the 3,000 defenders, only a few hundred saw that the situation was not good, opened the north gate, fled out of the city, and the rest were completely annihilated.

Five or six days, three or two days, but now it's less than a day.

When the banner of the Red Turban Army was planted at the head of Zizhou City, when the deserters in the city met with Guo Zhongyuan's troops, Guo Daxianggong, who was still thinking about seizing the enemy's flaws and turning defeat into victory, sighed dejectedly.

Looking for flaws, finding gaps to counterattack, attacking inside and outside, all ideas came to naught after the collapse of Zizhou City's defense.

Now, with the loss of the Zizhou City Defense Army, the Flower Hat Army is like a lone army.

Although Guo Zhongyuan has not yet received specific information, he believes that the number of Red Turban troops currently attacking the city is insufficient. It turned out to be three ways to go together, but there were only two ways to reach the city, and there was another road that might be cutting off its way back to Jinan.

To the north, although Li Quan's men and horses suffered two defeats, they did not hurt the fundamentals, and their strength still existed. Perhaps it is also pressing towards Zizhou, forming a large encirclement of the Flower Hat Army.

The chance to turn defeat into victory is completely gone, and the gambling is lost, and the situation suddenly becomes grim. Guo Zhongyuan had to think not about fighting, but about how to bring the troops out safely and preserve this precious force.

To the west is the fastest, Zhoucun, Zhangqiu, Jinan, less than a hundred miles away, for the cavalry is not a long road. Although there were more infantry who escaped from the city, they could give up for Guo Zhongyuan.

To the north, it is necessary to reach the two counties of Huantai and Boxing, and then turn westward and make a big circle, the distance is more than twice as long.

Close and dangerous, Guo Zhongyuan's evaluation of the combat strength of the Red Turban Army is no longer the original one, and the heavy casualties are no longer in his consideration.

Therefore, he quickly chose to take a detour to the north and return to Jinan in a long way.

Li Quan's number of men and horses may be larger, but his combat power is not at the same level as the Red Turban Army. Even if there is an obstacle, Guo Zhongyuan feels that he is very sure of a way back.

Guo Zhongyuan must hurry up, there are still defenders in Huantai and Boxing counties, and there are fifteen or six hundred in total.

Although the combat strength of the defending army is weak, but in Huantai and Boxing are still in the hands of their own army, a roundabout retreat will be smoother.

No matter how Guo Zhongyuan arranged, or even retreated from a long distance, it did not make Meng Jiucheng achieve the most perfect result. However, as soon as the city of Zizhou was born, the strategic goal was basically achieved, and there were not many regrets.

In this siege, Meng Jiucheng seems to have adopted new tactics, but he himself knows that this is not innovation, but plagiarism and plagiarism.

Napoleon did not innovate weapons throughout his life, he invented only one method - the concentrated use of fire. Beginning with Napoleon, artillery began to be used on a large scale, and cavalry was also ordered to form an army, no longer being a scout scout for the troops.

In the capture of Toulon, Napoleon's winning tactic in the face of a large group battle was to concentrate all the artillery for a continuous bombardment, then use cavalry to assault, infantry to follow, and finally lay the victory.

The fixed tactics have never changed, but it is this simple three-shift axe strategy that allows him to sweep across Europe.

Later, his tactics had been figured out by others, and targeted cracking tactics were adopted. But Napoleon remained unchanged, and eventually he was ousted from power and exiled to an island.

Therefore, if the tactics are not innovated, that is, they are rigid and unchanged, they can only lead to defeat in the end.

The biggest mistake made by Guo Zhongyuan is the old routine, the old experience, and the old thinking, and failure is of course inevitable.

And this defeat was at the cost of the blood and lives of the defenders of Zizhou City, and there was no chance to learn from the pain and learn a lesson.

The capture of Zizhou, the expulsion of the last fighting Jin army in northwest Lu, and the connection with Li Quan's department, the territory of the Red Turban Army increased, and the strategic situation was also in a favorable position.

At the same time, this is also a battle for Meng Jiucheng to train and test the troops. Infantry against cavalry, although not a big victory, but accumulated rare experience.