Weapons are tools to safeguard the survival interests of mankind, and accompany the whole course of war.

Xuzhou has been a battleground for strategists since ancient times, and has experienced more than 200 wars since the Neolithic Age. "In the ancient battlefield in front of Jiuli Mountain, the cowboy picked up the old swords and guns". The mottled and rusty copper and iron weapons remind people of the blood and cruelty of war. The heavy and solid armor and iron armor make people feel the strong and fierce of the soldiers. The Ming and Qing artillery that attacked the city and pulled out the stronghold seems to bring people back to the era of war filled with smoke.

A large number of weapons unearthed in Xuzhou is a history of Xuzhou war of blood and fire.

Part I: Fang Guobing Wu (Shang and Zhou Dynasties - Qin weapons)

From the late primitive society to the Shang and Zhou dynasties, many Fang countries gradually formed. The low productivity has led to frequent competition among countries for the limited resources available, and the status of weapons has become increasingly important. Bronze weapons reached their peak, and daggers, swords, spears, bows and arrows became regular and standard weapons. Iron weapons have initially appeared, and more powerful and more lethal crossbows have also begun to appear.

Xuzhou is a state of Peng in the Xia and Shang dynasties, and the Spring and Autumn and Warring States belong to Song and Chu. During this period, there were famous battles such as Peng Burke Pi, Wu Ding's destruction of Peng, Jin and Chu's Pengcheng.

Part II Division of the King of Han and Chu (weapons of the Han Dynasty)

In the Han Dynasty, Xuzhou was granted the state of the prominent Liu family. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the army of the State of Chu was very powerful. Liu Wu, the king of Chu, and Liu Bi, the king of Wu, jointly launched the "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu".

The Chu army seals, such as lieutenants, cavalry captains, light vehicles and arsenals, offensive and defensive weapons, such as knives, swords, spears, halberds, hooks and inlays, and armor, as well as the image information of fighting, defeating Zhang, Lan Qi, and war in Han Dynasty stone reliefs, as well as the terracotta army group and Terra Cotta Warriors array, all reflect the military profile of Xuzhou in the Han Dynasty.

Part III Chen Bing Lie Wu (Tang, Song and Yuan weapons)

After the Western Jin Dynasty, the territory was divided several times, and the north and south faced each other, resulting in four wars and a series of disasters. "Pengcheng is the town of the north and the south, and Xiapi is based on the needs of the east and the west". Xuzhou becomes the Pingfan and the key of the north gate of the south. During this period, the armed cavalry with "long halberds and sharp blades, and fast horses" gradually dominated the world, while the emergence of firearms in the early Northern Song Dynasty partially offset the advantages of cavalry, and also marked the arrival of the era of combining firearms and cold weapons.

Due to the special historical environment of "the north and south are divided, the gains and losses are uncertain", the weapons unearthed in this period are not systematic and comprehensive, but there are still many high-quality products.

Part IV Jiancheng Sharp Artillery (weapons of the Ming and Qing Dynasties)

In the Ming Dynasty, Xuzhou was one of the post centers in the north and south of Beijing, and the hub of the canal transport. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Xuzhou City was rebuilt and built with bricks and stones. At the same time, Xuzhou Wei and Xuzhou Zuowei, which were garrisoned by the army, were also set up. A large number of artillery were found in the ruins of Xuzhou Wei in Datong Street. "Relying on the strong city and using artillery" was the main military thought at that time.

The area around Xuzhou in the Qing Dynasty was once the area where the Taiping and Nian armies had frequent activities. For the sake of defense, they built additional Tucheng outside the old city, built Bazi Tucheng on the north bank of the Yellow River, and rushed to manufacture or introduce a large number of firearms. However, their performance was far behind that of the western powers, and there was a faint sign that they would be beaten if they were backward.

Weapons are the epitome of war and the memory of human history. War has caused severe damage to human society, which is a painful trauma and a nightmare of human life.

Let the war go away from us. May mankind forge a sword into a plough, and keep peace forever!