Sui and Tang · General

Song Laosheng 宋老生

Attested AD 617 - AD 618

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Song Laosheng was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 617 to AD 618 大業末
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 92, passages 170, 172

Places and affiliations

Polity Sui 隋 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 92, passage 170

Events and relationships

Fought and pressed
AD 617 to AD 618 大業末 · Military · Attacker · With Wang Junguo (王君廓) · At Mount Fang 方山
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 92, passage 170

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 92Volume 92 Biographies 17: Du, Kan, Wang, Li, Yuan, Luo, Wang · 3 passages

又與賊韋寶、鄧豹等掠虞鄉，宋老生與戰，君廓不利，保方山，老生列營迫之。 He joined the bandits Wei Bao and Deng Bao in raiding Yuxiang. Song Laosheng gave battle. Wang Junguo was hard pressed and fell back to Mount Fang. Song Laosheng camped close around him.

君郭糧盡，詐請降，與老生隔澗語，祈請哀到。 Wang Junguo's provisions ran out. He feigned a wish to surrender and called across the stream to Song Laosheng, pleading with such anguish that his voice broke.

老生為感動，稍緩之，君廓一昔遁去。 Song Laosheng was touched and eased his pressure. In a single night Wang Junguo slipped away.