Is “In official history, he was a normal northern expedition general; in novels, he was portrayed as the chief villain who harmed loyal officials.” true?

Historically, as stated in the 'History of Song: Biography of Yang Ye', 'In the third year of Yongxi, the great army marched north, with Pan Mei, the military governor of Zhongwu Army, as the chief commander of the Yun and Ying circuits, and Yang Ye was appointed as his deputy, with Wang Shen, the director of the Western Upper Pavilion and prefect of Wei Prefecture, and Liu Wenyu, the director of the Military Equipment Depot and the regimental commander of Shun Prefecture, to supervise the army.' However, in the novel 'Romance of the Yang Family Generals, Chapter 3', he is completely stereotyped, describing: 'Pivot Minister Pan Renmei also memorialized to personally lead the expedition.'