Thunderous Water Margin: Crimson River

After the heroes of Shi Nai'an's Water Margin took their places in the Hall of Loyalty and Justice, what became of them? Were they really doomed to be casualties of the conflict with Fang La, like two clams caught fighting while a snipe waits to seize them? Or would they become the demon lords and bandits described by Yu Wanchun, none escaping execution?

In The Annals of the Conquest of Bandits, how did Zhang Shuye's 200,000-strong army fare in its campaign against Liangshan? Who could take Song Jiang's place and lead the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits and Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends onto the right path? Who would fight the Jin army and punish the Thunder Generals? Lu Junyi? Wu Yong? Lin Chong? Chai Jin?

What became of Chen Xizhen, Yun Tianbiao, Chen Liqing, and the others who slaughtered the Liangshan heroes? Did Hu Sanniang and Lin Chong, two people in love, finally end up together? After the Jingkang Incident, when Yue Fei rose from Tangyin like a great roc, what path would the Liangshan heroes take? Would they help the Song court resist the Jin, or establish their own stronghold and uphold justice in Heaven's name?

Drawing on Water Margin, The Annals of the Conquest of Bandits, The Story of Yue Fei, and official histories of the Song and Jin, the author hopes to offer Water Margin and Yue Fei fans a new story that will stir their spirits, move them, sadden them, and fill them with admiration.