As Military Governor of Luling, Fancheng, and Yuedong, Willow City Commandery Duke, and Grand Governor of Yuedong, An Dushan had soldiers under his command, rash and rough men, but no talent versed in criminal law. He paid little attention to Luoyang's jail, either. After all, all of Luoyang was now in his hands. Was he supposed to fear someone daring to stroke the tiger's whiskers?
He was reasonably cautious, stationing a battalion of over a thousand soldiers outside the jail. Under ordinary circumstances, if Golden-Eyed Biao Shi Langying came to break into the jail, for instance, he would certainly have come to grief. An Dushan's troops were veterans of a hundred battles. The man commanding this battalion was named Yang Tiehu, nicknamed Green-Faced Biao, another of the Four Braves, Five Tigers, and Eight Panthers. His reputation surpassed even Shi Langying's, and his martial skills were polished enough to kill him outside the jail and never allow him inside.
When Golden-Eyed Biao Shi Langying, Wang Chong, and the others charged close to the jail, Shi Langying was about to offer a word of caution and take on their strongest martial artist, Green-Faced Biao Yang Tiehu, himself. But Wang Chong suddenly accelerated, taking the lead and crashing into the military camp outside the jail. A Military Officer was patrolling the camp with a dozen or so men. He hastily shouted and thrust his spear straight at Wang Chong's face. Wang Chong reached out to support the shaft, swept it aside casually, and closed in, striking the Military Officer with his palm. In a single exchange, he seized the spear and turned it on its owner, killing him.
With a spear in hand, Wang Chong seemed to blossom with pear flowers all over, its gleaming points falling like rain as he killed all