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Wang was born into the Wuhuan Wang clan and initially served in the Northern Wei regime.

During the Tianjian period of Emperor Wu of Liang in the Southern Dynasties, he followed his father Wang Shennian from the Northern Dynasties to the Southern Dynasties and served as the left attendant of Xiao Yi, the King of Xiangdong of Liang.

Later, with the transfer of the position of King of Xiangdong, he successively served as the military officer of the King of Xiangdong's palace, the military officer of the central army, the Sima of the palace, and replaced Liu Zhongli as the prefect of Jingling, and was named General Xiongxin.

"In the second year of Emperor Wu of Liang's Taiqing reign, Hou Jing, a general who surrendered to Liang from Eastern Wei, colluded with Xiao Zhengde, a member of the Liang royal family."

"Raise an army in rebellion and attack the Liang capital, Jiankang."

"The King of Xiangdong sent Wang Zanbian as the Grand Commander to lead an army of 10,000 to rescue Jiankang from danger."

"When the rescue troops arrived in Jiankang, the capital had already fallen and Emperor Wu of Liang had died."

"Hou Jing took all the reinforcements' military supplies. Wang Sengbian and a few other generals returned to Jiangling, the residence of the King of Xiangdong."

"So he doubled his speed and headed west to seek refuge with Emperor Taizu, who appointed Wang Sengbian as the general in charge of the army."

"After Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan died, one of his surviving sons was Emperor Xiao Gang, who was controlled by Hou Jing."

"There is also Xiao Lun, who was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition when Hou Jing started his rebellion. In addition, there is Xiao Yi, the King of Xiangdong, who occupied the important town in the upper reaches."

"Xiao Yi wanted to fight for the throne with his powerful military force, but he had to get rid of his sixth brother Xiao Lun, who had fled to Yingzhou and was promoted as the leader of the middle stream alliance. Therefore, he sent Wang Sengbian to lead the army to approach Yingzhou that day."

"At that time, Wang Sengbian wanted to wait until all his troops were assembled before sending out his troops because his subordinates had not yet gathered, which aroused the jealousy of the King of Xiangdong."

"When Wang Sengbian proposed to postpone the dispatch of troops, the King of Xiangdong stabbed Wang Sengbian with a knife and handed him over to the court for sentencing."

"Later, when the army attacking Xiao Lun failed to capture Changsha, the King of Xiangdong released Wang Sengbian from prison and sent him to command the army."

"Under the command of Wang Sengbian, the army of the Prince of Xiangdong quickly defeated Xiao Lun's army, and Wang Sengbian was restored to the position of general."

"Soon after Xiao Lun's army was defeated, Hou Jing led his army westward along the river, captured Jiangzhou and Yingzhou, and prepared to march westward to attack Xiao Yi."

"At that time, Hou Jing's navy numbered 200,000, with flags flying over a thousand miles. This was the largest navy in Jiangzuo."

"In the battle with Hou Jing, Wang Sengbian fully demonstrated his command ability."

"He first led his troops to station in Baling City to confront Hou Jing's army, using stillness to counter movement."

"Hou Jing repeatedly sent troops to attack the city, but they were all repelled by the army led by Wang Sengbian, who used fire arrays, long fences and naval vessels to surround the city. The general Ren Yue was also captured."

"Hou Jing saw that Baling City had been under siege for a long time and his generals had been captured, so he had no choice but to burn his camp and flee at night."

"After winning the defense of Baling City, Wang Sengbian led his troops to attack Hou Jing along the river eastwards and quickly recovered Jiangzhou and Yingzhou."

"They headed straight for Jiankang. Outside Jiankang, Wang Sengbian and Chen Baxian's troops joined forces and approached Hou Jing."

"Hou Jing led his army to fight against the coalition forces of Wang and Chen in the north of Jiankang City."

"The coalition forces split into two groups and sent 2000 strong crossbows to attack the west of Shitou City. They quickly captured Shitou City and entered Jutai City."

"Hou Jing was defeated and fled eastward, taking a boat with dozens of his confidants to escape to the sea. Some of his followers surrendered, while others fled north. Jiankang returned to the Liang army."

"Hou Jing, who had fled to the sea, was killed by his subordinates, and the Hou Jing Rebellion, which had brought disaster to the people of Jiangnan, was finally quelled."

"After the war, Xiao Yi ascended the throne and became Emperor Yuan of Liang."

"Wang Sengbian was granted the titles of Minister of Education, Minister of the Court, Minister of the Chancellery, Duke of Yongning County, and a fief of 5000 households due to his meritorious service."

Su Shi: Wang Sengbian was the second son of Wang Shennian. He followed his father back to Liang at the beginning of the Liang Dynasty and served as the left attendant of Xiangdong King Xiao Yi. He followed Xiao Yi all the time.

Xiao Yi was appointed as the governor of Jingzhou, Wang Sengbian was appointed as the military advisor in the office of General Zhenyi, and replaced Liu Zhongli as the prefect of Jingling.

After the Hou Jing Rebellion broke out, Wang Sengbian was highly valued by Xiao Yi, showed outstanding military talent, and was the main contributor to the suppression of the Hou Jing Rebellion.

Hou Jing, a surrendered general of the Eastern Wei, raised an army in Shouyang to rebel against the Liang Dynasty, marched straight to Jiankang, and besieged Taicheng.

The garrisons in all directions sent troops to help, and Xiao Yi also sent Wang Sengbian to lead 10,000 naval forces to Jiankang.

When Wang Sengbian arrived in Jiankang, Taicheng was already in danger.

There were hundreds of thousands of reinforcements, but none of them had the will to fight and they looted each other, leading to the fall of Taicheng.

Hou Jing issued an imperial edict to disband the reinforcements. Wang Sengbian opposed following Hou Jing's orders and rebuked the commander Liu Zhongli during the meeting.

The general has a million men under his command and has caused the fall of the palace. He should devote all his efforts to the decisive battle. There is nothing more to say.

Because there were many conflicts among the various reinforcements, they returned to their own towns. Wang Sengbian followed Liu Zhongli to surrender to Hou Jing.

Hou Jing wanted to recruit Wang Sengbian as a surrendered person from the north and use him for his own purposes, so he let him return to Jingling.

Wang Sengbian was loyal to Xiao Yi and quickly returned to Jiangling.

After Hou Jing conquered Jiankang, he sent General Ren Yue to advance westward to plunder land.

The governor of Jiangzhou, Xunyang King Xiao Daxin, was defeated and surrendered to Ren Yue.

Ren Yue invaded Xiyang and Wuchang again, and was about to advance westward to Jingzhou. Xiao Yi sent Xu Wensheng to lead the army to resist.

Hou Jing sent Song Zixian and Ren Yue to lead 400 elite cavalry to raid Yingzhou and captured the governor Xiao Fangzhu and the official Bao Quan.

With their retreat cut off, Xu Wensheng's army collapsed, and Hou Jing took advantage of the victory to attack Jingzhou.

Faced with the severe situation, Xiao Yi appointed Wang Sengbian as the commander-in-chief and ordered him to lead the troops including Chunyu Liang, the governor of Bazhou, Du Kan, the governor of Dingzhou, Wang Lin, the governor of Yizhou, and Pei Zhiheng, the governor of Chenzhou, to the east to stop Hou Jing.

After Wang Sengbian's army arrived at Baling, they decided to defend the city.

He did not succumb to Hou Jing's threats and inducements, and commanded his troops calmly, defeating Hou Jing's army's repeated sieges.

Under Wang Sengbian's resolute resistance, Hou Jing's army ran out of food and was affected by the epidemic, and fell into a difficult situation.

In June, Hu Sengyou and Lu Fahe supported Baling, defeated Ren Yue's army, and captured Ren Yue.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Hou Jing burned his camp and retreated at night.

Wang Sengbian held Baling for nearly two months, preventing Hou Jing's army from advancing westward and dealing a heavy blow to their morale. The Liang army began to shift from defense to offense.

After Hou Jing retreated, in order to prevent the Liang army from advancing eastward, he stationed heavy troops to guard important places such as Yingcheng, Lushan, and Jinxi.

Xiao Yi ordered Wang Sengbian to lead the troops eastward to continue recovering the lost territories of Yingzhou and Jiangzhou.

Because Hou Jing retreated to Jiankang and generals such as Ren Yue were captured, the morale of the garrisons in various places was shaken.

Therefore, Wang Sengbian advanced quickly, first attacking Kulu Mountain and capturing the defending general Zhi Huaren.

He attacked Yingzhou again, and Wang Sengbian used a strategy to defeat Song Zixian's army at Baiyangpu, and captured Song Zixian, Yu He and other generals of Hou Jing.

After pacifying Yingzhou, Wang Sengbian took advantage of the victory to march into Jiangzhou and capture Pencheng.

In August, Guomo City and Xunyang City, which were occupied by Hou Jing, were abandoned one after another.

At the same time, Wang Sengbian sent troops to recapture Jinxi County in Jiangbei.

In less than two months, Wang Sengbian recovered the lost territories of Yingzhou and Jiangzhou, reversing the strategic unfavorable situation of the Liang army.

Xiao Yi appointed Wang Sengbian as the governor of Jiangzhou and ordered him to rest in Xunyang before advancing.

"Not long after Hou Jing's rebellion was put down, another rebellion broke out in Xiangzhou."

"Lu Na and his men defeated the governor of Hengzhou, Ding Daogui, and seized all his military supplies. Li Hongya and his men also led their people to respond to Lu Na, and civil unrest broke out again in Liang."

"Xiao Yi urgently sent Wang Sengbian and Chen Baxian to serve as governors of the east and west respectively, and led the army to suppress the rebellion."

"At first, Wang Sengbian was afraid of the fierceness of the rebels and did not dare to advance rashly. He only advanced along the city. Later, he took advantage of the rebels' unpreparedness and commanded the army and navy to attack."

"The rebels were forced into Changsha City, and the Xiangzhou rebellion was quickly quelled. Wang Sengbian led his troops back to Jiankang." "Before suppressing Hou Jing's rebellion, Emperor Yuan of Liang, Xiao Yi, had pledged his loyalty to the Western Wei, but he stopped being a vassal after he became emperor."

"And demanded that the Western Wei return the occupied states of Liang, Yi, and Xiangyang."

"At that time, the real power of the Western Wei was in the hands of the minister Yuwen Tai. At the request of Xiao Zhao, who was in Xiangyang, he sent troops to attack Jiangling."

"After the city was captured, Emperor Yuan of Liang was arrested and executed."

"After the fall of Jiangling, Wang Sengbian and Chen Baxian supported Emperor Yuan of Liang, Xiao Fangzhi, as emperor in Jiankang. He was Emperor Jing of Liang."

"Wang Sengbian was appointed General of the Cavalry, Supervisor of the Secretariat, Commander-in-Chief of the Military Affairs at Home and Abroad, and Recorder of the Secretariat for his contribution to the enthronement of the emperor."

"After the fall of Jiangling, Yingzhou Governor Lu Fahe surrendered Yingzhou to Northern Qi."

"The Northern Qi sent another message to Wang Sengbian, saying that Xiao Fangzhi was young and the Liang Dynasty was in a turbulent period, so they should promote an older ruler."

"Xiao Yuanming, who was captured in Hanshan, is older and is the nephew of Emperor Wu of Liang. It would be more appropriate to push him to be the emperor."

"In essence, they are seeking to make Liang a vassal state by supporting a puppet emperor."

"This request was rejected by Wang Sengbian and others. The Northern Qi Dynasty then sent Gao Huan's seventh son Gao Huan to lead troops to escort Xiao Yuanming across the river."

"Since Wang Sengbian was unable to resist Gao Huan's army, he had no choice but to ask Xiao Fangzhi to be made the crown prince, and after Xiao Yuanming agreed."

"He was welcomed and enthroned as emperor, and Wang Sengbian was appointed as the Grand Marshal, the Prince's Grand Tutor, and the Governor of Yangzhou."

"Wang Sengbian's act of supporting Xiao Yuanming as emperor aroused Chen Baxian's disgust."

"In the winter of the fourth year of Chengsheng, Chen Baxian attacked and captured Wang Sengbian, deposed Xiao Yuanming, and made Xiao Fangzhi the emperor, and appointed Xiao Yuanming as the Grand Tutor and King of Jian'an."

"Chen Baxian sent someone to inform Northern Qi that he still requested to be a vassal of Northern Qi and to be a vassal state of Northern Qi forever. Northern Qi sent Sima Gong, the acting governor, to sign an alliance with the Southern Dynasty Liang in Liyang."

"At the same time, Chen Baxian submitted a memorial to the court, saying that Wang Sengbian was plotting to usurp the throne."

"Finally, Wang Sengbian was killed on the 1st day of the 9th month of the first year of Shaotai. After his death, his former subordinates raised an army to seek revenge, but were suppressed and failed."

"It was not until more than 30 years later that the second son, Wang Ban, participated in the war to avenge his father's death."

"At this time, there are only about a thousand of Wang Sengbian's former followers still alive."

Li Bai: In order to quickly pacify Hou Jing, Wang Sengbian cooperated with Chen Baxian.

Wang Sengbian led the troops from Xunyang to the east to attack Hou Jing, with their ships stretching for hundreds of miles.

When Wang Sengbian conquered Pengcheng, Chen Baxian stationed his troops in Baqiu and provided Wang Sengbian with 300,000 shi of military rations.

At this time, Chen Baxian also led his army out of the Nanjiang River and joined forces with Wang Sengbian.

Chen Baxian was powerful, dashing, and resourceful, and his name was even more famous than Sengbian, so he was highly regarded by Wang Sengbian.

The two sides held a meeting at Baimao Bay, swore an oath of blood, read the alliance text together, and agreed to jointly attack Hou Jing.

The Baimao Bay Alliance marked the formal cooperation between the two major military groups of Wang Sengbian and Chen Baxian, and laid a solid foundation for quelling the Hou Jing Rebellion.

Wang Sengbian prepared to drive straight to Jiankang, and ordered Hou Zhen to lead the elite navy to quickly capture the two garrisons of Nanling and Quetou.

When they reached Wuhu, Hou Jing's garrison commander Zhang Hei abandoned the city and fled. Hou Jing sent Hou Zijian to occupy Gusu to stop them from advancing eastward.

In March, Wang Sengbian arrived in Gusu. Hou Zijian led more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry to challenge him. Wang Sengbian showed weakness to the enemy.

After conquering Gusu, the garrison at Liyang also surrendered, and the passage to Jiankang in the east was opened.

After Hou Jing retreated from Baling, he dared not advance westward because he had lost his best soldiers and generals.

After killing Emperor Jianwen, Hou Jing proclaimed himself emperor.

His troops burned, killed and looted throughout Jiangnan and lost the support of the people.

Therefore, after Wang Sengbian marched to Jiankang, Hou Jing was quickly defeated by the joint attack of Wang Sengbian and Chen Baxian.

After Hou Jing was defeated, he fled eastward, and Lu Huilue surrendered Shitou City.

Wang Sengbian ordered Hou Zhen and Pei Zhiheng to lead 5,000 elite troops to pursue Hou Jing.

The troops entered Taicheng and due to poor military discipline, they looted extensively, causing serious damage to Jiankang.

This not only affects its reputation, but is also not conducive to winning the hearts of the people and maintaining social order.

As Jiankang had been pacified, Wang Sengbian led the ministers in submitting a petition to persuade Xiao Yi to return the capital to Jiankang.

In April, Hou Jing, who fled to the sea, was killed, and Hou Jing's main generals such as Wang Wei and Xie Daren were captured or killed. Hou Jing's Rebellion was finally quelled.

Shortly after the fall of Jiankang, Emperor Wu of Liang died of illness, and the kings of the Liang royal family began a power struggle.

Xiao Shao, the prince's attendant, went to Jiangling to announce the secret decree of Emperor Wu of Liang, appointing Xiao Yi as the Shizhong, holding the Huangyue, the Grand Commander of all military forces at home and abroad, and the Minister of Works. Xiao Yi thus gained the power to conquer various places.

Xiao Yi had the potential to rule all of Chu and obtained this special status, so he wanted to seize the throne.

Wang Sengbian strongly supported this and was a key figure in the establishment of the Jiangling regime.

The royal princes were the biggest obstacle for Xiao Yi to seize the throne, so Xiao Yi first provoked internal strife within the royal family, which turned his relatives into enemies.

The primary target was Xiao Yu, the governor of Xiangzhou and the King of Hedong. When Xiao Yi attacked Hou Jing, he sent envoys to ask Xiao Yu for grain, but Xiao Yu refused.

Xiao Yi appointed his youngest son Xiao Fangju as the governor of Xiangzhou, and sent his eldest son Xiao Fangdeng to lead 20,000 elite troops to attack Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu resisted and fought with Xiao Fangdeng at Maci, where Xiao Fangdeng was defeated and killed.

In July, Xiao Yi sent Wang Sengbian and Bao Quan to attack Xiangzhou together, distributed soldiers and food, and set off as soon as possible.

Wang Sengbian believed that Xiao Yu's military force was relatively strong, and suggested waiting until his elite troops in Jingling were gathered before sending out troops.

Because Wang Sengbian had surrendered to Hou Jing, Xiao Yi became suspicious of him.

After Wang Sengbian was imprisoned, Xiao Yi sent Bao Quan to lead troops to attack Xiangzhou alone.

In September, Xiao Zha, the governor of Yongzhou, led his army from Xiangyang to attack Jiangling in order to rescue Xiao Yu.

Seeing the urgency of the situation, Xiao Yi hurriedly asked Wang Sengbian in prison for strategy, and appointed him as the governor of the city to resist Xiao Zhao's attack.

Xiao Zhao's attack was unsuccessful, and his general Du Shanze and others surrendered to Xiao Yi, so he had to flee back to Xiangyang.

Bao Quan led his troops to besiege Changsha, but Xiao Yu was able to comfort the soldiers and won their hearts, so he was unable to conquer Changsha for a long time.

After conquering Changsha, Wang Sengbian carried out Xiao Yi's order and executed Xiao Yu.

Because of his merits, he was promoted to General of the Left Guard, and was also given additional titles as Palace Attendant and Chief Clerk of Zhenxi.

Xiao Lun, the King of Shaoling who occupied Yingzhou, was the sixth son of Emperor Wu of Liang. He was older than Xiao Yi and posed a great threat to Xiao Yi.

After Hou Jing rebelled against Liang, Xiao Lun was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the expedition and led his troops to rescue the palace.

After the fall of the palace, Xiao Lun fled to Yingzhou, where he was elected as the fake Huangyue, in charge of all military affairs at home and abroad, and in charge of the appointment of all officials.

When Xiao Yi attacked Xiao Yu, Xiao Lun wanted to rescue him.

Xiao Yi was afraid that Xiao Lun's military might become stronger and might be disadvantageous to him, so he ordered Wang Sengbian to lead 10,000 naval forces to capture Yingzhou.

In September, Wang Sengbian led his army to Yingwuzhou. Yingzhou Sima Liu Longhu and others wanted to surrender to Wang Sengbian, but were defeated by Xiao Lun.

Wang Sengbian followed Xiao Yi's orders and continued his march, forcing Xiao Lun to flee north.

Wang Sengbian entered Yingzhou and was promoted to general for his meritorious service. (End of this chapter)