Can you please translate the part of "Wang Yanzi...,...Zhongzou Surrendered to Liu Yu" in "History of Song Dynasty, Biography of Wang Yan"?
As follows:
Wang Yan, courtesy name Zicai, was a Shangdang member in the Northern Song Dynasty. When Wang Yan was young, he was bold and upright. He liked to study books on military strategy and other books, and he also practiced martial arts well. Seeing that he was quite talented, his father asked him to join the army in the capital and passed the examination of Wuhewei (lower-level officer). At that time, the Xixia people continued to invade the northwest region. Wang Yan once guarded the northwest with the famous general Zhong Shidao, fought against the Xixia, and made great achievements.
The soldiers attacked the Northern Song Dynasty in a large scale, drove southward, crossed the Yellow River, and approached Bianjing. The young Wang Yan couldn't bear to see his motherland being ravaged. When he heard that Kyoto was in danger, he abandoned his home and joined the anti-gold movement. Because of his outstanding martial arts and outstanding talents, he was highly valued by Zhang Suo, the governor of Hebei, and was appointed to control the capital.
Zhang ordered Wang Yan to lead 11 generals including Yue Fei, Zhang Yi, Bai Anmin and 7,000 troops to cross the Yellow River and fight against the Jin soldiers. In this battle, the Jin soldiers were defeated and lost lands such as Weizhou (now Xinxiang, Henan) were recovered. Since then, Wang Yan's troops have become an important force against the Jin. They have severely damaged the Jin soldiers many times, which frightened the Jin soldiers.
Zongze summoned Wang Yan to the capital to discuss military affairs. After Wang Yan arrived in the capital, there was a fierce debate in the court over the issue of "main war" or "peace negotiation." Wang Yan learned about this situation and told the ministers in the court how the loyal troops of the Lianghe people were struggling to resist the Jin Dynasty. They were "looking up to Wang's troops and are willing to carry out the Northern Expedition based on the people's hearts"! These generous words of his represented the opinions of the main war faction. Not only were they not adopted by the court, they were also "declared to avoid objection."
Although Wang Yan led his troops to fight against the Jin soldiers many times, he spent a lot of energy on frequent confrontations with the so-called "thieves" (i.e. armed forces of hungry people rioting) under the orders of the imperial court. Because of Wang Yan's meritorious service in battle, Zhang Jun wanted to appoint him as Baokang Army Propaganda Envoy and Councilor of the Propaganda and Fu Department, but Wang Yan refused.
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