The last thirty miles of advance and rendezvous were still steady and steady, step by step, and there were cavalry scouts to closely investigate, which made the Flower Hat Army led by Guo Zhongyuan have no opportunity to take advantage of.

After several harassments and attacks, the Flower Hat Army achieved some success, but it could not stop the advance of the Red Turban Army.

In Guo Zhongyuan's view, even a casualty ratio of 1 to 5 is unacceptable to him. What's more, in several small-scale operations, it was far from such a proportion.

There are not enough troops, there are not enough troops!

Guo Zhongyuan, who only had more than 2,000 cavalry left in his hands, after every battle, no matter how big or small, almost recalculated his strength in order to plan how to fight in the future.

At the same time, Guo Zhongyuan almost saw through his opponent's intentions.

Relying on the strong army and sharp firearms, I won't chase you, nor will I take the initiative to beat you, just arch to Zizhou City, see what you do? If you come to fight, then fight to consume, depending on how long you consume energy?

Now that he has seen through the opponent's conspiracy, Guo Zhongyuan is even more unwilling to fall into the trap. Not only is it a loss of troops, but there is also a feeling of incompetence and stupidity.

Now, Guo Zhongyuan only has one chance left, that is, he hopes that the defenders of Zizhou can stubbornly defend and withstand the enemy's attack. It's not long-lasting, even if it's five or six days, you may find the enemy's flaws.

Guo Zhongyuan didn't want to abandon the city and leave, but the military discipline, and even the competition with Guo Alin, the Yellow Crane Sleeve Army, made him have to be ruthless and use the defenders of Zizhou as the last bargaining chip.

More than 30 miles away, but the Red Turban Army walked for more than two days. The camps built along the way were abandoned with the advance, and only the last two were garrisoned, and when they arrived at the city of Zizhou, there were nearly 10,000 troops.

What surprised Guo Zhongyuan was that the Red Turban Army did not besiege the city on all sides, or even encircled Sanqueyi. All the men and horses built five camps in the south of the city, which were only two miles apart, the first three and the last two, like plum blossoms.

In the east of the city, Peng Yibin's men and horses also made the same arrangement, and were supported by a batch of artillery.

After the camp was completed, Meng Jiucheng ordered the sappers to survey the soil and prepare for the tunneling, and on the other hand, he ordered the artillery to choose a position and bombard the city.

Guo Zhongyuan was thinking of making the enemy attack the city for a long time, and Meng Jiucheng wanted to break the city as quickly as possible, so that the Flower Hat Army would lose its foundation and become a ranger.

Four bronze cannons, nearly 100 tiger squat cannons, plus meteor cannons and flying thunder cannons, Meng Jiucheng almost concentrated the artillery of the whole army and launched an earth-shaking artillery bombardment towards Nancheng.

The rumbling sound of artillery was earth-shattering, and hundreds of artillery pieces were scattered and arranged, launching an unprecedented fierce bombardment.

The bricks and stones flew sideways, the city tower collapsed, and the city wall of the south gate trembled and trembled in the dust and smoke. Although the Red Turbans' artillery deployment was known to the defenders, the sharp and fierce bombardment still terrified the defenders.

The shelling began in the morning, and after two hours, there was a cooling and rest of the artillery, but the layering of the artillery ensured the overall uninterruptedness.

The battlements were flattened, small openings became large gaps, the bombardment gradually showed its effect, and the rammed earth walls that had been loosened collapsed faster and faster, and the defenders suffered heavy casualties, and it was almost impossible to get close to the southern city, let alone fight on the city.

The walls had been smashed through a gap more than ten meters wide, crumbling and sinking, and the slope formed by the remnants of bricks and rubble was enough for soldiers to climb the city on foot.

The shelling stopped, and then the golden drums beat loudly, and the Red Turbans shouted and attacked.

"Uptown, Uptown." Wanyan Ke Kui hissed and shouted, commanding the golden soldiers to defend the city.

When the Jin general and the golden soldiers caught up with the rubble and brick-strewn city wall, they saw that the enemy infantry array outside the city was still far away, and these enemies did not run quickly, but slowly advanced in a rigorous formation.

"Come on, come on, let you know how awesome." Wielding his sword, General Jin ordered his soldiers to line up and prepare to give the besieging enemy army a head-on attack.

In the field of vision of the telescope, there are more and more golden soldiers at the city wall, and the weapons are placed and erected. The corners of Meng Jiucheng's mouth turned up, and with a disdainful sneer, he gave the order to bombard.

Tong, Tong, Tong...... With a muffled sound, clouds of smoke rose from the positions of the Red Turban Army, and sparkling cannonballs flew towards the city wall.

It was a powerful salvo, and hundreds of flying thunder cannons fired the flowering bullets densely. landing, rolling, exploding; Landing, bouncing, exploding......

Outside the city wall, on the city wall, inside the city wall, a ball of fire flashed, an explosion sounded, gunsmoke rose, shrapnel flew, and this section of the city wall was immediately shrouded in smoke.

The golden soldiers gathered near the city wall were suddenly blown up and suffered heavy casualties. Jin was set off by the explosion of air, but fortunately it was smashed on the body of the person below, but his leg was injured.

The scorching air waves hit his face, the screams and wails were endless, and in the smoke, Wanyan Kekui seemed to be in hell, his body hurt, and his heart hurt even more.

It's a trick of the enemy, he comes to his senses, but what's the use? The explosion slowly stopped, and the golden general's ears were ringing, but he heard the sound of the golden drum and horn, and the enemy army was finally about to attack the city?

"Uptown, Uptown!" Wanyan Kekui's voice was already hoarse, and his legs hurt badly, but he still couldn't bear the pain and jumped up on one leg and roared loudly.

Although the Jin soldiers suffered a lot of casualties, they had already issued a strict order, and they still mustered up the courage to rush forward, which was the psychology and momentum of a crazy counterattack in the place of death. Seeing that the enemy was about to attack from here, the Jin soldiers in other areas also dispatched manpower to rush to support.

The infantry of the Red Turban Army advanced some distance further, and it was already less than a hundred meters away from the city wall. Wanyan Kekui was unable to move, and someone was being treated, but he did not immediately climb to the top of the city.

"Fire!" Meng Jiucheng looked at it with a telescope, estimated the time and the number of Jin soldiers gathered, and gave the order again.

Cannons rumble, meteor cannons, and flying thunder cannons shoot and kill the enemy. After a round, this section of the city wall was already covered with the corpses of Jin Bing.

Wanyan Kekui was vomiting blood, and he didn't know how to arrange it. Abandoning the walls meant that the city was broken, and it was a method he could not choose.

The infantry queue that had retreated slightly from the Red Turbans suddenly shouted and rushed forward, soon approaching the city walls.

Through the gap that had been blown open, the golden soldiers hissed and shouted: "Enemy, the enemy is coming to attack the city!" ”

Wanyan Kekui's whole body cramped, only to feel a layer of sweat on his forehead and vest for a moment, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Line up and block them!" Bags of earth and stones, plugging the gaps. ”

Then, Wanyan Kekui heard the familiar sound again, and a more violent and intensive bombardment suddenly approached than the previous two times.

The Red Turban Army used all the artillery, and the flames exploded one by one, and the explosions were no longer distinguishable.

Everywhere there was scorching smoke and flying shrapnel. When a gunpowder bomb weighing several pounds explodes, even if you lie on the ground, you will be shocked and injured your internal organs. Each crater appeared, and within a few meters of the surrounding area were stumps and severed arms, and corpses were strewn around.