Three attacks on Zhu village
Before Lone Dragon Mountain,
there are three cliffs and on each of these a village. Each one
is reigned over by a family, the Zhu in the center, the Hu to the
West and the Li to the East.
They have a solemn pact : if one
is attacked by evil-doers, the others must go to its rescue.
All together, the 3 families have nearly twenty thousand fighting
men.
On their trip to Liang Shan Po, Shi Xiu,
Yang
Xiong and Shi Qian
will rest in a tavern of the Zhu family. Shi Qian
will steal a rooster and the three heroes will get in trouble with
the Zhu soldiers. Shi Xiu and Yang Xiong will try to rescue Shi
Qian who has been captured, asking help from Li Ying,
the squire of the Li family, but in vain. Li Ying will even be wounded
by the arrogant sons of the Zhu family.
From then, war will
be declared by Song Jiang to the Zhu Family Village.
The Labyrinth :
Thanks to Shi Xiu
disguised as a fuel-seller, our heroes will learn how to find their
way within the paths that are around the village, but Yang Lin,
disguised as an exorcist will be captured as a spy. Several more
heroes will be caught during the first battles.
The Amazon :
Hu the 3rd, will
capture the Stumpy Tiger and will nearly kill Song Jiang
before being caught by Lin Chong .She
is one of the rare female heroes of the novel.
The Ruse :
Wu Yong,
will save our heroes, preparing the plot that will bring the victory.
Thanks to Sun
Li, a former soldier who
has learnt the art of weapons with Luan Ting-yu, the main defender
of the Zhu Village, he will lead the attack from within and without.
Song
Jiang and his men will burn
the stronghold and kill the members of the Zhu family but will spare
the inhabitants of the village.
Les
3 frères Zhu
