Becoming An Outlaw
Grand Marshal Gao Qiu is furious with the Liangshan outlaws after they captured the city of Gaotangzhou (present-day Gaotang County, Shandong) and killed his cousin Gao Lian. He requests for the emperor to send an army to quell the outlaws. The emperor appoints Huyan Zhuo in charge of the army, with Han Tao and Peng Qi serving as Huyan's deputies and leaders of the vanguard army. Han Tao fights with Liangshan's Qin Ming but is no match for Qin. He barely escapes when Huyan Zhuo joins in and covers him from Qin Ming's attacks.
Huyan Zhuo deploys his superior chain-linked armoured cavalry formation to attack the outlaws and score a complete victory. Tang Long recommends his cousin Xu Ning to Song Jiang and Xu trains Liangshan's infantry in using the hooked spear. Liangshan forces eventually overcome Huyan Zhuo's cavalry formation and defeat the imperial army. Huyan Zhuo and Han Tao escape in a frenzy. Han Tao is lured into a trap set by Liu Tang and Shi Qian, where he is captured and sent to Liangshan. Song Jiang treats Han Tao with respect and succeeds in persuading Han to join the Liangshan cause of "delivering justice on Heaven's behalf".
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