《汉书·传·张陈王周传》
到高祖在沛起事，攻入咸阳，王陵也聚集党羽几千人，在南阳，不肯服从沛公。
及高祖起沛，入咸阳，陵亦聚党数千人，居南阳，不肯从沛公。
When Gaozu started his uprising in Pei and conquered Xianyang, Wang Ling also gathered several thousand followers. In Nanyang, he refused to submit to Lord Pei.