Volume I

Contents

Translator's Note

One

Zhang the Divine Teacher Prays to Dispel a Plague: Marshal Hong Releases Demons by mistake

Two

Arms Instructor Wang Goes Secretly to Yanan Prefecture; Nine Dragons Shi Jin Wreaks Havoc in Shi Family Village

Three

Master Shi Leaves Huayin County at Night; Major Lu Pummels the Lord of the West

Four

Sagacious Lu Puts Mount Wutai in an Uproar;

Squire Zhao Repairs Wenshu Monastery

Five

Drunk, the Little King Raises the Gold-Spangled Bed Curtains; Lu the Tattooed Monk Throws Peach Blossom Village into confusion

Six

Nine Dragons Shi Jin Robs in Red Pine Forest;

Sagacious Lu Burns Down Waguan Monastery

Seven

The Tattooed Monk Uproots a Willow Tree;

Lin Chong Enters White Tiger Inner Sanctum by Mistake

Eight

Arms Instructor Lin Is Tattooed and Exiled to Cangzhou; Sagacious Lu Makes a Shambles of Wild Boar Forest

Nine

Chai Jin Keeps Open House for All Bold Men;

Lin Chong Defeats Instructor Hong in a Bout with Staves

Ten

Lin Chong Shelters from the snowstorm in the Mountain Spirit Temple; Captain Lu qian Sets Fire to the Fodder Depot

Eleven

Zhu Gui Shoots a Signal Arrow from the Lakeside Pavilion; Lin Chong Climbs Mount Liangshan in the Snowy Night

Twelve

Lin Chong Joins the Bandits in Liangshan Marsh;

Yang Zhi Sells His Sword in the Eastern Capital

Thirteen

The Blue-Faced Beast Battles in the Northern Capital;

Urgent Vanguard Vies for Honors on the Training Field

Fourteen

Red-Haired Demon Lies Drunk in Lingguan Temple;

Chao the Heavenly King Acknowledges a "Nephew"  in East Bank Village

Fifteen

Wu Yong Persuades the Three Ruan Brothers to Join;

Gongsun Sheng Becomes One of the Righteous Seven

Sixteen

Yang Zhi Escorts a Convoy of Precious Goods;

Wu Yong by a Ruse Captures the Birthday Gifts

Seventeen

The Tattooed Monk Assaults Two-Dragon Mountain Alone; With the Blue-Faced Beast He Takes Precious Pearl Monastery

Eighteen

Song Jiang Secretly  Helps Ward Chief Chao Flee;

Beautiful Beard Cleverly Fools the Winged  Tiger

Nineteen

Lin Chong Stirs Internal Strife in the Water-Girt Strong hold; Chao Gai Wins a Battle in Liangshan Marsh

Twenty

The Men of Liangshan Marsh Make Chao Gai Their Chief; Liu Tang Leaves Yuncheng Town on a Moonlit Night

Twenty-one

Drunk, the old Bawd Beats Tang the Ox;

Song Jiang slays Poxi in a Fit of Anger

Twenty-Two

Mistress Yang Raises a Row at the County Office;

Constable Zhu Tong Gallantly Lets Song Jiang Escape

Twenty-Three

Lord Chai Accommodates Guests in henghai County;

Wu Song Kills a Tiger on Jingyang Ridge

Twenty-Four

For Money Mistress Wang Arranges a Seduction;

In Anger Yunge Riots in the Tea-shop

Twenty-Five

Mistress Wang Instigates Ximen Qing;

The Adulterous Wife Poisons Wu the Elder

Twenty-six

Coroner He Steals Bones from the Funeral Pyre;

Wu Song Offers Heads as Memorial Sacrifices

Twenty-Seven

The Witch of Mengzhou Road Sells Drugged Wine;

Constable Wu meets Zhang Qing at Crossroads Rise

Twenty-eight

Wu Song's Prestige shakes Anping Stockade;

Shi En Retakes happy Grove

Thirty

Shi En Three Times Enters the condemned Cell;

Wu Song Goes Wild at Flying-Cloud Ponds

Thirty-one

General Zhang's Blood Spatters the Duck and Drake Bower; Pilgrim Wu Song at Night Travels Centipede Ridge

Thirty-Two

Pilgrim Wu, Drunk, Pummels Kong Liang;

Elegant Tiger chivalrously Frees Song Jiang

Thirty-Three

Song Jiang at Night Views the Hill of Lanterns; Hua Rong Turns Topsy-Turvey Clear Winds Fort

Thirty-Four

Suppressor of the Three Mountains Embroils Qingzhou;

Thunderbolt at Night Traverses a Field of Rubble

Thirty-Five

Shi Yong Delivers a Letter in a Village Tavern;

Hua Rong Shoots a Wild Goose on Mount Liangshan

Volume II

Thirty-Six

Wu Yong on Mount Liangshan Writes to Dai Zong;

Song Jiang on Jieyang Ridge Meets Li Jun

Thirty-seven

Unrestrained Mu Chases Timely Rain;

Xunyang River Boatmen Riot in the Night

Thirty-eight

Timely Rain Meets the Marvellous Traveller;

Black Whirlwind Fights White Streak in the Waves

Thirty-nine

In the Xunyang Pavilion Song Jiang Recites a Rebellious Poem; From Liangshan Marsh Dai Zong Sends a False Letter

Forty

Mount Liangshan Gallants Raid the Execution Grounds;

Bold Heroes Meet at White Dragon Temple

Forty-one

Song Jiang Cleverly Takes Wuweijun;

Zhang Shun Captures Huang Wenbing

Forty-Two

Song Jiang Meets the Mystic queen of Ninth Heaven;

In circular Road village He Receives Three Heavenly Books

Forty-Three

The False Li Kui Robs Lone Travellers on the Road;

Black Whirlwind Kills Four Tigers on Yiling Mountain

Forty-Four

Elegant Panther Meets Dai Zong on a Path;

Yang Xiong Meets Shi Xiu on an Avenue

Forty-Five

Yang Xiong, Drunk, Berates clever Cloud;

Shi Xiu, Shrewdly, Kills Pei Ruhai

Forty-Six

Yang Xiong Goes Wild on Jade Screen Mountain;

Shi Xiu Sets Fire to the Zhu Family Inn

Forty-Seven

Heaven Soaring Eagle Writes Two Letters Requesting Reprieve;

Song Jiang's First Attack on the Zhu Family Manor

Forty-Eight

Ten Feet of Steel Alone Captures Stumpy Tiger Wang;

Song Jiang's Second Attack on the Zhu Family Manor

Forty-Nine

The Two Suns Break Open the Jail;

The Xie Brothers Make Their Escape

Fifty

Wu Yong Uses a Double Linked Plan;

Song Jiang's Third Attack on the Zhu Family Manor

Fifty-one

Winged Tiger Brains Bai Xiuying with His Rack;

Beautiful Beard Loses the Prefect's Little Son

Fifty-three

Dai Zong Seeks Gongsun Sheng a Second Time;

Li Kui Splits the Skull of Luo the Sage

Fifty-Four

Dragon in the Clouds Defeats Gao Lian by Magic;

Black Whirlwind Goes Down a Well and Rescues Chai Jin

Fifty-Five

Marshal Gao Raises a Three-Column Army;

Huyan Zhuo Deploys and Armored Cavalry

Fifty-Six

Wu Yong Sends Shi qian to Steal Armor;

Tang Long Lures Xu Ning up the Mountain

Fifty-Seven

Xu Ning Teaches How to Use the Barbed Lance;

Song Jiang Breaks the Linked-up Cavalry

Fifty-Eight

Three Mountain Bands Attack Qingzhou;

Warriors United Return to the Marsh

Fifty-Nine

Wu Yong by a Ruse Obtains the Golden Hanging Bell;

Song Jiang Fights on Mount Huashan in the West

Sixty

Gongsun Sheng Defeats The Demon King on mount Mangdang; Chao the Heavenly King Is Hit by an Arrow in Zengtou Village

Sixty-one

Wu Yong Cleverly Tricks the Jade unicorn;

Zhang Shun at Night Roils Golden Sands Crossing

Sixty-Two

Sniping with Arrows Yan qing Saves His Master;

Leaping fro a Building Shi Xiu Snatches a Victim from the Execution Grounds

Sixty-Three

Song Jiang Attacks the Northern Capital with Troops;

Guan Sheng Discusses How to take Mount Liangshan

Sixty-Four

Huyan zhuo deceives Guan Sheng on a Moonlit Night;

Song Jiang Captures Suo Chao on a Snowy Day

Sixty-Five

Tower-Shifting Heavenly King Appears in a Dream as a Spirit; On the Water White Streak in the Waves Gets His Revenge

Sixty-Six

Shi Qian Burns the Jade Cloud Mansion;

Wu Yong by a Ruse Takes Daming City

Sixty-Seven

Song Jiang Rewards His Three Armies;

Guan Sheng Defeats the Water and Fire Generals

Sixty-Eight

Song Jiang Attacks Zengtou Village at Night;

Lu the Magnate Captures Shi Wengong

Sixty-Nine

Nine Dragons Shi Jin Is Trapped in Dong Ping Prefecture;

Song Jiang Chivalrously Releases General Two Spears

seventy

Featherless Arrow Assaults Heroes with Stones;

Song Jiang Abandons Grain to Catch a Warrior

Volume III

Seventy-one

In Loyalty hall a Stone Tablet Bears a heavenly Script;

The heroes of Liangshan Marsh Take Seats in order of Rank

Seventy-Two

Chai Jin Wears a Cockade and Enters the Forbidden Courtyard; Li Kui on festival Night Disturbs the Eastern Capital

Seventy-Three

Black Whirlwind pretends to Catch a Spirit;

The Mount Liangshan hero Presents Two heads

Seventy-Four

Yan Qing cleverly Defeats Sky-Supporting pillar;

Li Kui Palsy the Magistrate in Shouzhang County

Seventy-Five

The Devil Incarnate Upsets the Boat and Steals the Imperial Wine; The Black Whirlwind Rips Up the Pardon and Curses Emperor Hui Zong

Seventy-Six

Wu Yong Lays Out Four-Dipper Positions and Five-Pennant Arches; Song Jiang Sets Troops in Nine Segments Within a Octagon

Seventy-Seven

The Men of Mount Liangshan Lay Ambush on All Sides;

Song Jiang Twice Vanquishes Chancellor Tong Guan

Seventy-Eight

Ten Commandants Confer on Taking Liangshan marsh;

Song Jiang Defeats Marshal Gao the First Time

Seventy-Nine

Liu Tang Burns the Ships of War;

Song Jiang Defeats Marshal Gao The Second Time

Eighty

Zhang Shun Drills Holes Through the Paddle-Wheel Boats; Song Jiang Defeats Marshal Gao the Third Time

Eighty-one

At Night Yan Qing Meets the Emperor;

By a Trick Dai Zong Rescues Xiao Rang

Eighty-two

The Mount Liangshan Fortress Distributes its Wealth;

Song Jiang and All of His Men Are Amnestied

Eighty-three

Song Jiang Is Ordered to Smash the Liao Tartars;

At Chen Bridge Station Weeping He Executes a Subordinate

Eighty-four

Song Jiang Attacks Qizhou City

Lu Junyi Battles in yutian County

Eighty-five

song Jiang at Night Crosses Yijin Pass;

Wu Yong by a Ruse Captures Wenan Town

Eighty-six

Song Jiang Battles on Lone Deer Mountain;

Lu the Magnate Is Trapped in Stony Valley

Eighty-seven

Song Jiang Wages a Big Battle at Youzhou;

Huyan Zhuo Forcibly Captures a Tartar General

Eighty-eight

Commander-in-chief Yan Sets Up a Zodiac Deployment;

The Mystic queen Instructs Song Jiang in a Dream

Eighty-nine

Song Jiang Cracks the Foe's Deployment;

Marshal Su Bestows the Emperor's Pardon

Ninety

On Mount Wutai Song Jiang Consults the Seer;

At Double Woods Crossing Yan Qing Shoots a Goose

Ninety-one

Zhang Shun Stages a Night Ambush at Jinshan Monastery;

Song Jiang Cleverly Takes Runzhou City

Ninety-Two

Lu Junyi Marches on Xuanzhou prefecture;

Song Jiang Battles at Piling Shire

Ninety-three

Turbulent River Dragon Pledges Brotherhood on Taihu Lake; Song Jiang Convenes a Large Meeting in Suzhou City

Ninety-four

In Ninghai District Song Jiang Wears Mourning;

At yongjin Gate Zhang Shun Becomes a Spirit

Ninety-five

Zhang Shun's Ghost Catches Fang Tianding;

Song Jiang by a Ruse Takes Ninghai District

Ninety-six

Lu Junyi assails the Shezhou Rod;

Song Jiang Battles on Black Dragon Ridge

Ninety-seven

At Muzhou an Arrow Strikes Deng yuanjue;

on Black Dragon Ridge a Spirit Assists Song Jiang

Ninety-eight

Lu Junyi Wages a Big Battle at Yuling Pass;

Song Jiang Cleverly Takes Clear Stream Cavern

Ninety-nine

Sagacious Lu Expires in zhejiang in a Trance;

Song Jiang Goes Home in His Official Finery

One Hundred

Song Jiang's Ghost Haunts Liao Er Flats;

Emperor Hui Zong Dreams of Liangshan Marsh