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Wang Rong was a warlord.
IdentityHistorical · Male
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- At Zhenzhou 镇州 · Relation Based at
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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 4Volume 4 Later Tang Annals 1: Zhuangzong 1 · 5 passages
八月，大搜于太原，出晋、绛，掠怀、孟，至于邢州，遂攻王镕于镇州。
In the eighth month he staged a grand hunt at Taiyuan, swept through Jin and Jiang, pillaged Huai and Meng, pushed to Xingzhou, and laid siege to Wang Rong at Zhenzhou.
李匡威救镕，克用还军邢州。
Li Kuangwei marched to relieve Rong, and Keyong pulled back to Xingzhou.
景福元年，王镕攻邢州，李存信、李嗣勋等败镕于尧山。
In Jingfu 1 (892) Wang Rong struck Xingzhou; Li Cunxin and Li Sixin beat him at Mount Yao.
二月，会王处存攻镕，战于新市，为镕所败。
In the second month he allied with Wang Chucun against Rong, fought at Xincheng, and lost.
二年，存孝求援于王镕，克用出兵井陉击镕，且以书招镕，而急攻其平山，镕惧，遂与克用通和，献帛五十万匹， 出兵助攻邢州。
The next year Cunxiao called on Wang Rong for help. Keyong drove through Jingxing against Rong, sent letters inviting him to yield, and hammered Pingshan until Rong, terrified, made peace, sent five hundred thousand bolts of silk, and joined the siege of Xingzhou.