Ling Tong



Ling Tong is one of the generals of Sun Quan in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

History
Ling Tong was born in Yuhang. When he was only fifteen, his father Ling Cao is fell victim to Gan Ning's arrow assault, which served under Huang Zu. Ling Tong followed in his father's footsteps and served Sun Quan as commanding officer of the auxiliaries. During Sun Quan's third attack on Huang, Ling Tong managed a full victory. He was then appointed "commander who receives justice".

During the Battle of Chibi, Ling Tong received the rank of commander. At the collision of Wu and Wei troops at Hefei, Ling Tong was appointed Premier of Pei. Ling Tong hated Gan Ning, who had killed his father, and tried to kill him after he entered the service of Sun Quan. But Lu Meng and Sun Quan reprimanded him; He learned to appreciate Gan Ning after he had saved Ling Tong from the Wei army. Since then both tried to outdo each other.