The bandit chiefs pursued the constables and dispatched them.

首追击，他消灭。

Elder brother, I want revenge." The principal bandit leader answered, " So, this is it!

哥哥，我要报仇。” 首道：“原来如此！

The head of the bandits is Chao Gai, the chief of the Dongxi Village in this district.

首是该区东西村村长晁盖。

He wanted to charge me with being the chief of the bandits so that I might be executed.

他想指控我为首，以便处死我。

The leaders of the bandits assembled there, and laying down their arms took their seats all around the hall.

首聚集在那里，放下武器，在大厅四周落座。

The leaders of the bandits assembled in the main hall.

首聚集在大殿之中。

Marshal Su glanced round at the armed bandit leaders, and saw that there was no means of escape so he agreed.

苏元帅扫一眼武装首，见无路可逃，便答。

The bandit chiefs attacked the travelers, who resisted for a long time, but seeing that they were outnumbered they at last retreated abandoning their baggage.

首攻击行人，行人顽抗良久，见寡不敌众，终弃辎重而退。

On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, Shi Jin sent Wang the Fourth with an invitation for a banquet and the bandit chiefs wrote a reply, accepting the invitation.

八月十五日，史进送王四请宴，首回信接受。