The Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Appears in a Dream; White Stripe in the Waves Reports an Injustice on the River

There is a poem: Who would have thought the situation would change overnight— a wild wind rolled across the land, and great snow flew wildly. At the edge of the grove, hidden weapons stood thick as trees; in the bamboo forest, blades and spears were ranged in neat order. The snowflakes filling the sky served as the formation; beneath the snow-covered ground lay the trap, and ten thousand li of silver white became a battlefield. It was like two jade dragons that had just fought— their scales shattered and flew everywhere. Now on Song Jiang’s side, relying on this great snow, Wu Yong devised a plan and captured Suo Chao in a pit hidden beneath the snow. The remaining government troops fled into Daming Prefecture and reported that Suo Chao had been taken. When Grand Secretary Liang heard the news, he panicked and ordered all his officers to hold the city and not go out to fight. Song Jiang returned to the great camp and sat down in the central tent. The ambushers had already brought Suo Chao before him. Song Jiang was very pleased. He ordered the soldiers back, untied......