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Hua Rong, who rescued Song Jiang but could not prevent his being seized again by Liu Gao, is by and by also arrested himself. Both are being escorted to the prefecture office of Qingzhou, which oversees Qingfeng Fort. Yan Shun, Wang Ying and Zheng Tianshou intercept the convoy, together defeat the escort leader Huang Xin and rescue them. Later, the bandits, under the leadership of Song and Hua, fight a battle with Qin Ming, a commander sent from Qingzhou to eliminate them. Initially cold to Song's invitation to join the band, Qin is eventually won over following a plot by Song.