Is “The scale of thirty-six men” true?
based on fact
In the novel, Song Jiang commands 108 heroes of Liangshan Marsh with great momentum; however, the History of Song, Biography of Hou Meng clearly records that 'Jiang with thirty-six men rampaged through Qi and Wei,' far smaller in scale than the novel.
Song Jiang
The leader of the 108 heroes
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