Gong Wang
| Gong Wang | |
|---|---|
| Water Margin character | |
| First appearance | Chapter 70 |
| Nickname | "Flowery Necked Tiger" 花項虎 |
| Rank | 78th, Victorious Star (地捷星) of the 72 Earthly Fiends |
| Infantry leader of Liangshan | |
| Origin | Imperial general |
| Weapon | Spear |
| Names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 龚旺 |
| Traditional Chinese | 龔旺 |
| Pinyin | Gōng Wàng |
| Wade–Giles | Kung Wang |
Gong Wang is a fictional character in
Background
Tattoed with the stripes of tiger on his body and a tiger's head on his neck, Gong Wang is nicknamed "Flowery Necked Tiger". A good fighter, he battles with a javelin which he would sometimes hurl to kill. He and Ding Desun are lieutenants of Zhang Qing, the garrison commandant of Dongchang (東昌府; in present-day Liaocheng, Shandong).
Joining Liangshan
With his deadly stone-flinging skill, Zhang Qing keeps at bay a force from Liangshan Marsh under Lu Junyi that has come to seize the grain stocks of Dongchang. Song Jiang, who has just overrun Dongping prefecture, comes to reinforce Lu with his force. Zhang Qing further injures some of Liangshan's best warriors with his stones as they take turns fighting him on horseback or on foot. Gong Wang and Ding Desun stay in the wings preparing to capture any one whom Zhang fells.
When Zhang Qing and Dong Ping grapple with each other on horseback, with their spears discarded, Gong Wang moves in to intercept Lin Chong and Hua Rong as they rush to Dong's help. But he is no match for the two and is captured. Gong and Ding, who has been seized by Lü Fang and Guo Sheng, are sent in captivity back to Liangshan. After Zhang Qing is captured and won over by Liangshan, Ding and Gong also join Liangshan.
Campaigns and death
Gong Wang is appointed as one of the leaders of the Liangshan infantry after the
Gong Wang is under the command of Huyan Zhuo when Liangshan attacks Deqing County in the campaign against Fang La. While pursuing an enemy officer Huang Ai (黄愛), he falls into a stream and is speared to death by rival troops.
References
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- ISBN 978-4122020559.
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- Li, Mengxia (1992). 108 Heroes from the Water Margin (in Chinese). EPB Publishers. p. 157. ISBN 9971-0-0252-3.
- Miyamoto, Yoko (2011). "Water Margin: Chinese Robin Hood and His Bandits". Demystifying Confucianism. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- Shibusawa, Kou (1989), Bandit Kings of Ancient China, Koei, p. 93
- Zhang, Lin Ching (2009). Biographies of Characters in Water Margin. Writers Publishing House. ISBN 978-7506344784.