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Casualties continue to mount on both sides as the siege of Mianchi County drags on, while King Zhou gets help from some shady characters.

It's a whirlwind of fortunes for the Zhou forces as they continue their march.

A Shang commander learns the pros and cons of letting your kids talk to random beggar monks.

Despite a few hiccups, our heroes stay on the offensive against the Liao.

After their untimely run-in with an embezzling government representative, Song Jiang and company are under pressure to deliver some quick results in their opening battle against the Liao.

The bandits begin their new life as law-abiding subjects by selling off their loot.

The imperial court hopes the third time is the charm when it comes to making nice with the bandits.

Yan Qing offers a little eye candy to the emperor’s mistress in exchange for her help.

The bandits roll out the red carpet, and you won’t believe who’s coming to dinner.

Prospects of peace ride on the all-important question: Is that a comma or a period?

YOU SUNK MY BATTLESHIP! (And torched my fleet and killed my generals and burned my camp and …)

You just lost 60,000 men on your campaign? What are you going to tell the emperor? Wait … not telling him is actually an option?

The hawks at court get their way, as a huge imperial force descends on Liangshan.

A dive into the minutiae of monastic life.

We secretly replaced our heroes’ imperial wine with swamp water. Let’s see if they … oh crap they totally noticed!

After delivering justice on heaven’s behalf in his usual manner at the fair, Li Kui dabbles in a more comical delivery of justice at a nearby county.

Li Kui and Song Jiang wagered heads, and heads they shall have.

On his way home after spreading holiday cheers in the capital, Li Kui decides to do some good deeds for civilians.

Song Jiang goes to the capital to partake in the holiday festivities, and a little extracurricular activity.

Our heroes pray to heaven for a sign, and heaven answers in the most literal way possible.

Liangshan sets its sights on another town that was just minding its own business, but a local general gives the bandits a literal bloody nose.

From attacking innocent towns to abducting women whose family you just slaughtered, it’s another honor-filled adventure for the heroes of Liangshan.

The bandits and their despised foes parley for peace.

One of the Zhou's officers discovers that his powers aren't so unique after all.

Our heroes get back to settling old scores and unfinished business.

The imperial court prepares a retaliatory strike against Liangshan, while Li Kui goes rogue.

The bandits try one more time to spring Lu Junyi from jail, aided by some galaxy-brain holiday planning from the authorities.

To have friends come from afar, is it not a joy? If your friend is here to recruit you to Liangshan, then no.

Winter is coming again for Daming Prefecture.

The bandits find themselves in trouble when a descendant of the god of war comes knocking on their door.

A daring rescue runs into the obstacle of not having Google Maps.

Lu Junyi’s jailer discovers that there IS such a thing as having too much money shoved in your face.

Lu Junyi discovers that there IS such a thing as too much feasting.

Lu Junyi decides to take a road trip, and everyone’s got a bad feeling about it, except him.

A member of the Chan sect discovers that there's no such thing as friendly competition with those jerks from the cow college down the road.

Big changes are afoot on Liangshan.

No sooner had our heroes put down one group of upstarts did they discover another group that’s just asking for it.

Song Jiang flags down a passing court official and very nicely asks for a favor.

Huyan Zhuo gets another crack at the Liangshan bandits, and a whole gaggle of other outlaws.

Huyan Zhuo’s simple quest for revenge turns into three side quests against leveled-up enemies.

Xu Ning chases after his lost property and actually catches up with the thief.

The outlaws run up against a formidable foe and decide they need to “recruit” some more help.

After a successful siege, the bandits go in search of the man they had come to save.

A look at food and drinks during the Northern Song.

Li Kui gets put in timeout and learns a lesson about messing with Daoist priests.

What looked like an easy victory for the Zhou turns into a bit of a nightmare.

Li Kui finds himself up to his neck in Daoist shenanigans.

As it turns out, iron-pledge guarantees from long-dead emperors do not count for as much as everyone thought.

The outlaws return to their tried-and-true recruitment tactics, and take it maybe just a step too far.