Volume One: Ruins of the Tang Dynasty, Chapter 1: The Whole

ng had already followed Ye Ma Wen into a small courtyard. He looked around, but saw only ordinary peasant furnishings. It was certainly not the residence of an official, nobleman, or wealthy merchant....In May of 884 AD, on the official road fifty li southwest of Bianzhou (modern-day Kaifeng)ed in fierce combat with the Khitans. Li Cunzhang spurred his horse forward to attack Yelu Bei, the commander of the Khitans' right wing. Seeing the unfavorable situation, Yelu Bei ordered a retreat....