In fact, all the cities in the Ming Dynasty, all the city walls were basically made of soil, so they were called earthen cities. If they were brick cities, they were covered with bricks, and the interior was also covered with rammed earth. In the Han Dynasty, some cities were covered with bricks. By the Ming Dynasty, the national strength and economy were stable, and the territory was restored and expanded. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, a large number of bricks were wrapped in the city walls and became brick cities.

In fact, not many of the ancient city walls we see are made of bricks and stones. Most of the interiors of the bricks and stone walls are rammed earth layers. The rammed earth layer is also very strong, but under the power of cannons, even the strongest city walls cannot withstand the bombardment.

The fatal thing is not just cannons, but stone throwing cars are the most deadly. This thing throws black gunpowder onto the city walls and blows up a large piece of them.

The bandits who directly exploded were killed and injured, and howled.

The Ming army took advantage. As a time traveler, Zhu Cilang improved the formula of black gunpowder. This way, he could not calm the world, and there was nothing to play.

The reason why the 12th Regiment Battalion was able to defeat Li Zicheng was not only tactical cooperation, but also the development of firearms played an important role.

When the bandits use their physical bodies to resist the fierce firearms, the outcome has been decided long ago.

This kind of battle cannot be fought. Wang Yuwei, the governor of Yangwei Camp, and Kong Xiangxin, the governor of Zhenwei Camp, finally stopped bombing. Tian Hualong from Xiangyang City crawled out of the rocks that were collapsed by cannons. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured.

But his head was cut by tiles, his face was bleeding, and there were several scratches on his body. He staggered and stood up, looking at the mess around him.

The city wall was bombarded by the officers and soldiers, and there were ruins everywhere. The squarests were directly smashed seven or eight places, and the ground was covered with the corpses of bandits. Half of the flag was burning, and the cowhide drum used to command the army was directly penetrated. One of the drumsticks fell at Tian Hualong's feet...

Faced with the firearms that were hundreds of years ahead of the bandits, they had no strength to fight back. It was false to say that they were not panic. So far, the officers and soldiers under the city were still unscathed.

The first round of artillery fire in the Ming army directly defeated Tian Hualong's command center, although he could continue to command the command center with the rhino horn and the messenger. However, his morale had been depressed and his subordinates suffered serious casualties.

On the other hand, there were no casualties in the city. How could such a battle be fought?

Originally, Li Zicheng knew that he was no match for the officers and soldiers. He hoped to rely on the strength of the city wall and kill the vital power of the wounded officers and soldiers. Because Li Zicheng knew very well that there were only less than 100,000 officers and soldiers.

But after the siege, Tian Hualong realized the power of the officers and soldiers.

The officers and soldiers under the city stopped attacking, and the governor of Zhenwei Camp Kong Xiangxin shouted at the city wall: "Tian Hualong, don't surrender quickly! If you resist stubbornly, it will be your death."

If the officers and soldiers attack the city at this time, Xiangyang City cannot be defended. Or if the firepower is concentrated to bombard a point in the city wall, it is enough to blow a gap in the city wall.

But when the officers and soldiers did not do this, they would choose the minimum price when they could minimize casualties. If the bandits could surrender at this time, the officers and soldiers could be said to be ineffective.

Those who know the times are heroes, and there are never a shortage of people who can take on and let go in the troubled times. Tian Hualong knew that if he resisted stubbornly, he would only wait for them.

So he took the courage to poke his head within the range of the enemy's firearm: "Is the one who comes?"

This is indeed a bit miserable. The officers and soldiers were able to find out the movements of the bandits clearly. Until now, Tian Hualong still didn't know which unit of the officers and soldiers was attacking them under the city.

The governor of Zhenwei Camp, Kong Xiangxin, reported his name: "I am the governor of Zhenwei Camp, Kong Xiangxin, and the one who attacked your Dongcheng is Wang Yuwei, the governor of Yangwei Camp."

Tian Hualong bowed: "The officers and soldiers of the 12th Regiment of the Crown Prince's 12th Regiment Battalion are really powerful. It turns out that they are General Kong. I admire you! I have something to ask about. If we surrender to the city, can we get a life back?"

This prince would not accept the captive easily, and Tian Hualong had known it. If he surrendered this time and moved, it would be better to fight to the death.

Fortunately, Kong Xiangxin looked up at him: "Tian Hualong, you have not had any great evil, I can guarantee that you will not die. But as for how to deal with you, I don't have this right. In the end, I have to listen to the decision of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

It is enough to survive if you can live. Tian Hualong was moved. Instead of dying in vain, why not consider surrendering?

Although I was loyal to the King of Chuang, since the King of Chuang lost Henan, I have not been as loyal to my brothers as before. For example, this time, even though I knew that the officers and soldiers were coming in full force, the King of Chuang asked me to go deep into the Laohekou.

If he hadn't run fast, he would have been surrounded and annihilated by the officers and soldiers. Tian Hualong knew very well that Li Zicheng asked himself to defend Laohekou to be just a cannon fodder. Li Zicheng wanted Tian Hualong to buy him time to retreat. As for Tian Hualong's life and death, Li Zicheng didn't care at all.

This time, when he retreated to Xiangyang, Dang Shousu from Yicheng did not come to rescue him. This made Tian Hualong feel even more heartbroken. If it really doesn't work, just surrender to the officers and soldiers.

Looking at the black red cannons and a stone throwing cart. Then look at the subordinates around you, the dead and wounded.

When I was not in my mind, Tian Hualong quickly made his own judgment: "Don't fire, we surrender!"

The white flag was raised from the north gate of Xiangyang City. The moment the bandits raised the white flag, the officers and soldiers stopped attacking.

Raising the white flag means surrender. What is strange is that this rule is surprisingly consistent between China and the West. Both China and Rome’s ancient history record the claim of raising the white flag means surrender. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, even earlier, the Roman writer Cornelius Tacitus once mentioned in his historical records how soldiers expressed surrender. He described the way soldiers expressed surrender by raising their protective objects above their heads. It is obvious that this tradition developed independently in the East and the West. As for why white is used, it is actually just in line with the society at that time.

The Qin people used black as the "national color" to represent victory. The Qin people believed that the five elements belong to water, and water was black. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang advanced to Guanzhong and approached Xianyang. Qin Ziying surrendered, so he used the reverse color of the "national color" of the Qin people - white as the submission, and surrendered. This is the origin of China's "surrender color".

The gates of Xiangyang were wide open, and the bandits raised their hands and walked out of the gate one after another. The officers and soldiers held weapons and surrounded them one after another.

If the soldiers are not bloody, they are really not bloody. Wang Yuwei, the governor of Yangwei Camp, and Kong Xiangxin, the governor of Zhenwei Camp, did not suffer any casualties. They only launched a firearm in one round, and the other party surrendered.

The reason why Tian Hualong was able to surrender was that the firearms of the 12th Regiment Battalion occupied a large part of them. Faced with the powerful gunpowder, they could not think of any way to crack it.

It is definitely not possible to fight head-on, unless you run away. However, Xiangyang City has been surrounded and cannot be escaped, so where can they escape?
Chapter completed!