How to evaluate the writing style of Water Margin?

Shuihu writes well. One is that the story develops brilliantly in the process of circulation, and the other is that Shi Naian has a good temper, uses a pen like a soldier, and his writing organization is very organized. Jin Shengtan said it very well. But the old man is obsessed with art, and everything looks like an eight-part essay, which needs to be treated dialectically.

Jin Shengtan said that Water Margin embodies the advantages of Historical Records and Zuo Zhuan, and it is generally good.

Needless to say, Historical Records is the originator of historical biography literature and is best at portraying characters. Often, a character stands up with a few words and one action. The characters written by Shuihu have a special spirit and have the aftertaste of Historical Records, such as coach Lin killing Wang Lun and getting drunk.

In Zuo Zhuan, it is the arrangement of events and the organization of scenes. Ancient military commanders also read Zuo Zhuan, such as Du Yu, because Zuo Zhuan is actually a military book. A military commander reads Zuo Zhuan, which is similar to Napoleon's reading of the Long March. The outlaws in the Water Margin outsmarted Wuwei Army and Sanda Zhujiazhuang. The scene is huge, complex, full of twists and turns, lively and organized, how to ambush, how to use strangeness, how to expand the results, and how to distribute the fruits of victory. Just like a piece, it's not messy. It has the meaning of Zuozhuan, which is more popular than Zuozhuan.