Biography
Fu Rong was a native of Yiyang (present-day Xinyang, Henan). In 221, he followed Liu Bei in the campaign against Sun Quan's forces, leading to the Battle of Xiaoting. In 222, Sun Quan's general Lu Xun defeated Liu Bei's forces and Liu was forced to retreat. Fu Rong volunteered to defend the rear from pursuing enemy troops. Even when all his comrades were killed in battle, Fu Rong still held on firmly and vented his increasing fury on the enemy. He was offered a chance to surrender, but he replied, "Dogs of Wu! Do you think a general of Han will surrender to the enemy?" Fu Rong then charged the hordes of enemies alone, and was killed. Fu Rong's courageous action was quite admired at the time that even the Emperor Wu of Jin specifically mentioned this incident in his decree.
Fu Rong's son, Fu Qian, continued serving Shu as a military general until his eventual death during the conquest of Shu by Wei in 263.
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