Xu Huang (170-227) was a Chinese general who served Cao Cao and the state of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. He was killed by Meng Da at the Battle of Xin Castle.
Biography[]
Xu Huang in the battle.
Xu Huang was born in 170 AD, and he was affiliated with Yang Feng's White Wave Bandits for years.
In 195, he and Yang Feng served as Li Jue's subordinates, and, when the generals, Han Xian and Dong Cheng began to fight for custody of the emperor in 196, Xu Huang called on Cao Cao for assistance. Cao Cao and his troops arrived in Luoyang and took Emperor Xian of Han to the new imperial capital of Xuchang, and Xu Huang attempted to convince Yang Feng to join Cao Cao.
When Yang Feng refused to join Cao Cao, Man Chong convinced Xu Huang to enter Cao Cao's service, and he helped defeat his former master. In 198, he took part in Cao Cao's campaign against Lu Bu in Xu Province, and he later fought at the Battle of Guandu in 200 and then in the campaign against Yuan Shao's sons.
In the winter of 208-209, he fought at the Battle of Chibi, followed by the 208 Battle of Jiangling, the 211 Battle of Tong Pass, defended Hanzhong against Liu Bei in 215, and routed Guan Yu at the Battle of Fan Castle in 219. In 227, he took part in the campaign against the rebel leader, Meng Da, and that he was struck in the forehead with an arrow, dying of his wounds back at the Wei camp.