Huang Zhong mainly used the Red Blood Sword, but also used a bow and arrow.
Tao Hongjing's book "Record of Ancient and Modern Swords and Knives" records that Huang Zhong was given a sword that was as red as blood when Liu Bei pacified the southern counties, and that when he fought against Xiahou's army in Hanzhong, Huang Zhong used it to kill more than a hundred enemy soldiers with his hands.
The novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Huang Zhong appeared in the 53rd, Liu Bei in the battle of Red Cliff won a great victory, and took advantage of the opportunity to seize the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River, when Huang Zhong guarded the Changsha County, Guan Yu rate of five hundred school swordsmen attacked, and Huang Zhong battle, Guan Yu with the dragged the knife trick to defeat Huang Zhong, but could not bear to kill him.
The next day, Huang Zhong tried to lure Guan Yu into a trap, and in return for not killing him, he used his bow and arrows to shoot only at Guan Yu's helmet, but Han Xuan, the governor of Changsha County, suspected that Huang Zhong had a second thought and tried to behead him, but Wei Yan robbed him, Han Xuan was killed, and Huang Zhong surrendered together with Wei Yan.
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Character Experience
In the third year of Chuping (192), Liu Biao, the assassin of Jingzhou, became the pastor of Jingzhou. Huang Zhong was appointed by Liu Biao as a lieutenant general and accompanied his nephew Liu Pan to garrison in Changsha's Youxian County (present-day Youxian County, Hunan Province).
In the 14th year of Jian'an (209), Liu Bei and Sun Quan formed an alliance and defeated Cao Cao's army, who returned north. Liu Bei took the opportunity to occupy Jingzhou and led Zhao Yun and others in a southern expedition to the four counties of Changsha. Huang Zhong followed Han Xuan and surrendered to Liu Bei.
In the twenty-third year of Jian'an (218), Liu Bei marched into Yangpingguan (present-day Yangpingguan, Shaanxi) and confronted Cao Cao's army at Hanzhong. Huang Zhong accompanied Liu Bei on his expedition.
In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), Liu Bei led his army to fight Xiahou Yuan. The troops led by Xiahou Yuan were the elite of Cao's army. Huang Zhong pushed the front and advised his soldiers, and with the golden drums vibrating in the sky and the sound of joy moving in the valley, he killed Xiahou Yuan on Dingjun Mountain. In the same year, Liu Bei claimed the title of King of Hanzhong, appointed Huang Zhong as the rear general and bestowed the title of Marquis of Guannei.
Baidu Encyclopedia - Huang Zhong