1 1 century BC, Zhou Wuwang Ji Fa led 300 chariots, 3,000 warriors and 45,000 soldiers and horses to attack, met 800 vassals in Jin Meng, crossed the Yellow River to the north, and Chen Shi was in the commercial suburb of Konoha. After being sworn in, King Wu "held a white flag in his right hand and left hand" to direct the battle. In the fierce battle, Yin Jun "defected from his former disciples", Wu Wang took the opportunity to lead his troops to pursue him, and Zhou Wang "died of self-immolation when he entered the Lutai. Therefore, King Wu "beheaded Huang Cheng and hung a white flag", his concubine and two daughters committed suicide, and King Wu "beheaded Huang Cheng and hung a white flag" for public display. On the second day after the victory, King Wu entered the Shang Palace and completed the ceremony of taking over the Shang regime. At this time, "Zhou Gongdan zoomed in and put a small amount of money in". From this historical record, we can see that the ancient axe is not only a white-edged weapon used in the war, but also a symbol of the army, command and national sovereignty.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the manufacture of axes and cymbals was valued by military strategists. It is said that Zhuge Liang personally supervised the construction of 100 tomahawk with excellent quality. He also wrote an article "Teaching Axes" to warn the generals about the quality of tomahawks. "This is no small matter. If you face the enemy, you will be defeated by the army! " An axe is as important as a knife. After the Jin dynasty, the shape of the axe changed, the blade was wide, shortened, easy to handle and the chopping ability was improved. According to different styles, there are long-handled axes and phoenix-headed axes. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, axes were popular in the army, and thousands of soldiers fought with long axes. During the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, General Li and An Lushan fought in the temple. Li led 3,000 soldiers to block the enemy with long-handled axes and strange knives and defeated the brave northern cavalry commanded by An Lushan. Song Jun's main rivals are the cavalry of Xixia, Qidan and Jurchen, while Song Jun is often at a disadvantage in riding, winning mainly by stepping. Therefore, Song Bing fought against the impact of Liao, Jin and Tieqi with an axe, and won by facing the enemy. In a battle with the Southern Song generals Wu Shu and Wang De, Wu Shu and the soldiers formed a powerful camp. Wang De said that the right camp of the thieves and soldiers was impregnable, so we hit the right first. When we were approaching the enemy's defense line, a golden horse jumped with a horizontal knife, and Wang De bent his bow and took an arrow, killing the enemy with an arrow. Wang De pursued the victory and commanded the soldiers and horses to rush to the nomads from the mountains with long axes. The nomads were defeated. From the above examples, it can be seen that the long axe has shown great power in the battle against enemy cavalry. In ancient battlefields, axe, as a practical tool, has always played a role in urban defense and water combat, using it to cut the enemy's siege equipment and cut off the sails and cables of enemy ships.