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Xu Ning徐宁

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Instructor of the Golden Spear Guard, skilled in using the hook sickle spear, lured to Liangshan by Tang Long.

DIRECT FIGURES
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RELATION RECORDS
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SOURCE WORKS
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RELATIONSHIP COMPASS

Xu Ning, and the people around them.

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KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

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02
ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

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  • Song JiangXu Ningpersuade join

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    宋江执杯向前陪告道:“现今宋江暂居水泊,专待朝廷招安,尽忠竭力报国,非敢贪财好杀,行不仁不义之事。万望观察怜此真情,一同替天行道。”

    Water Margin, ch. 56

  • Wu YongXu Ningapologize

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    晁盖、吴用、公孙胜都来与徐宁陪话,安排筵席作庆。

    Water Margin, ch. 56

  • Lin ChongXu Ningapologize

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    林冲也来把盏陪话道:“小弟亦到此间,多说兄长清德,休要推却。”

    Water Margin, ch. 56

  • Dai ZongXu Ningfetch family

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    一面使戴宗和汤隆星夜往东京,搬取徐宁老小。

    Water Margin, ch. 56

  • Gongsun ShengXu Ningapologize

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    晁盖、吴用、公孙胜都来与徐宁陪话,安排筵席作庆。

    Water Margin, ch. 56

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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

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  • Song JiangXu Ningmourn

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    宋江因折了二将,按兵不动

    Water Margin, ch. 114

  • Zhang QingXu Ninginjure

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    石子眉心早中,翻身落马

    Water Margin, ch. 70

  • Xu NingHuyan Zhuodefeat enemy

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    有分教,三千甲马登时破,一个英雄指日降。

    Water Margin, ch. 56

  • Shi QianXu Ningsteal armor

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    时迁却从梁上轻轻解了皮匣

    Water Margin, ch. 56

  • Yue HeXu Ningdrug

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    李荣是谁?却是“铁叫子”乐和。三个从车上跳将下来,赶著车子,直送到旱地忽律朱贵酒店里。众人就把徐宁扛扶下船,都到金沙滩上岸。

    Water Margin, ch. 56

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THE UNSEEN

Mythic acts

Transformation, aid and divine punishment

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History vs. fiction

The Gold Spear and the Hook Sickle Spear Break the Linked Cavalry

  • The 《宋史》 contains no record of the court dispatching Huyan Zhuo to lead a large army against Liangshan, nor any account of the Song army widely employing the "linked cavalry" tactic of chaining war horses together, let alone the battle in which Xu Ning used hook sickle spears to break the linked cavalry. Chapter 056 of 《水浒传》 states: "这徐宁的金枪法、钩镰枪法,端的是天下独步。" The confrontation of hook sickle spears breaking linked cavalry is a literary fiction created by the novel absorbing military legends from various dynasties, and has nothing to do with actual historical battles.

Relationship network

18 figures · 87 links
Xu NingXu NingSong JiangSong JiangWu YongWu YongLin ChongLin ChongDai ZongDai ZongGongsun ShengGongsun ShengZhang QingZhang QingChao GaiChao GaiHuyan ZhuoHuyan ZhuoGuan ShengGuan ShengShi QianShi QianYue HeTang LongLü ShīnangAliqiShi DingTianshan YongAn Shirong
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Sources: Water Margin, ch. 56; Water Margin, ch. 57; Water Margin, ch. 59; Water Margin, ch. 60; Water Margin, ch. 61; Water Margin, ch. 68; Water Margin, ch. 69; Water Margin, ch. 70

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