Is “Haizhou forced Jiang Song to surrender” true?

attested in history

The novel does not reflect Zhang Shuye's decisive role in suppressing Song Jiang; the "History of Song: Biography of Zhang Shuye" records in detail how he set an ambush in Haizhou, burned the rebels' ships, and forced Song Jiang to surrender. The original text reads: “先匿壮卒海旁,伺兵合,举火焚其舟。贼闻之,皆无斗志,伏兵乘之,擒其副贼,江乃降。”(《History of Song: Biography of Zhang Shuye》)

Zhang Shuye

Haizhou Prefect

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