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1307:Cai Jing
1281:Shi Qian
1271:Yu Baosi
1251:Gu Dasao
1241:Shi Yong
1221:Cai Qing
1196:Zou Yuan
1176:Li Zhong
1166:Xue Yong
1156:Song Wan
1101:Hou Jian
1086:Tong Wei
1001:Yang Lin
996:Yan Shun
991:Deng Fei
981:Pei Xuan
946:Xuan Zan
921:Yan Qing
911:Xie Zhen
866:Lei Heng
846:Liu Tang
841:Dai Zong
836:Suo Chao
826:Yang Zhi
801:Zhu Tong
791:Chai Jin
786:Hua Rong
776:Qin Ming
751:Lu Junyi
725:Chao Gai
567:(1993).
545:(2006).
523:See also
491:Cangzhou
456:Hangzhou
388:Cai Jing
384:Chao Gai
377:Song Wan
368:Yang Zhi
331:Chai Jin
324:Cangzhou
253:general
207:In this
100:Majestic
81:"Little
60:Nickname
1338:Tian Hu
1333:Fang La
1302:Gao Qiu
1246:Sun Xin
1206:Zhu Gui
1201:Zou Run
1191:Du Xing
1161:Du Qian
1146:Mu Chun
1106:Chen Da
1051:Fan Rui
1016:Lü Fang
986:Ou Peng
961:Peng Qi
956:Han Tao
916:Xie Bao
906:Shi Xiu
861:Mu Hong
856:Shi Jin
831:Xu Ning
811:Wu Song
796:Li Ying
756:Wu Yong
506:In the
452:Wu Song
447:Fang La
439:Tian Hu
415:Gao Qiu
392:Wu Yong
373:Du Qian
360:Zhu Gui
309:Gao Qiu
281:Kaifeng
255:Yue Fei
134:Kaifeng
1394:others
1231:Li Yun
1216:Cai Fu
1211:Zhu Fu
1171:Shi En
1131:Yue He
1081:Ma Lin
1071:Li Gun
1046:Bao Xu
941:Sun Li
931:Zhu Wu
871:Li Jun
851:Li Kui
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445:, and
211:, the
187:Pinyin
145:Weapon
116:Origin
1226:Li Li
413:When
402:Death
382:When
316:sword
285:Henan
159:Names
150:Pudao
138:Henan
98:6th,
662:ISBN
638:2016
612:ISBN
599:2016
573:ISBN
551:ISBN
495:林冲夜奔
435:Liao
375:and
152:(朴刀)
95:Rank
483:野猪林
477:In
276:chi
237:in
218:Lin
215:is
87:小張飛
78:林教頭
65:豹子頭
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