Becoming An Outlaw
Huyan Zhuo pretends to be a turncoat when the Liangshan outlaws are at war with Guan Sheng and imperial forces. Huyan Zhuo lures Guan Sheng into a trap set by the outlaws and Guan is captured. Guan Sheng surrenders and decides to join the Liangshan cause as well. After the Grand Assembly, Huyan Zhuo becomes one of the Five Tiger Generals of the Liangshan cavalry.
After the outlaws have been granted amnesty by the emperor, Huyan Zhuo follows them on their campaigns against the Liao invaders and the rebel forces of Tian Hu, Wang Qing and Fang La. He makes great contributions during these campaigns and is one of the few survivors after the campaigns. He takes up the post of a general offered to him by the emperor in recognition of his achievements and continues to serve the imperial court. He dies subsequently as a martyr in the war against invaders from the Jurchen-ruled Jin Dynasty.
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