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| Battle of Fuzhou | ||||||||
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| Part of Southern Tang conquest of Min | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
| Southern Tang | Fuzhou | Wuyue | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Wang Chongwen (王崇文) Chen Jue Feng Yanlu Liu Congxiao |
Li Renda Li Hongtong (李弘通) Yang Chongbao (楊崇保) |
Zhang Yun (張筠) Zhao Chengtai (趙承泰) Yu An (余安) | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
| Unknown | 10,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
| 20,000 | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Fuzhou was a major military engagement during the Southern Tang conquest of Min. The Southern Tang took advantage of instability in the Min Kingdom and launched an invasion in 945. During the campaign Li Renda seized Fuzhou and pledged loyalty to the Southern Tang. After a hostile reception by Li Renda, Chen Jue forged documents that called for the capture of Fuzhou. Infuriated at the insubordination, Emperor Li Jing nonetheless sent reinforcements. Fuzhou became encircled by the Southern Tang armies.
Li Renda sought the military aid of Wuyue. Qian Hongzuo dispatched Wuyue troops during winter 946 and further reinforcements arrived in spring 947. Wuyue armies combined with the Fuzhou garrison to kill over 20,000 Southern Tang troops in a pitched battle. The Southern Tang retreated and the siege was lifted. Li Renda contemplated rebelling against his Wuyue suzerains but was killed by the Wuyue commander Bao Xiurang. Fuzhou remained a possession of the Wuyue Kingdom until its incorporation into the Song dynasty in 978.[1]