ese were once imperial secrets, yet Liao knew them all. Eighteen thousand cavalry broke through Yumen Pass, our soldiers and civilians suffered a combined death toll of 23,621. Ten towns were razed to...as if Zhang Biwu had asked the question, Jie'an responded: “It is a consensus reached by myself and a small group of high Buddhist monks."Zhang Biwu nodded and said, "That's what the master and Beish...