Wu Zhong wrote a long letter to Lin Jianyue, recalling the past after meeting Lin Jianyue for the first time in Ruzhou, admitting his arrogance and unruliness, admitting the gap between himself and the real famous general, recounting what he had learned and what he had improved, and finally taking the initiative to resign, but he was unwilling to leave his subordinates who lived and died with him, and was willing to start again from the very beginning of the battalion commander.

Lin Jianyue only received Wu Zhong's letter two months later, and he said after looking left and right: "Wu Zhong used to be a selfish and cowardly and despicable person, but today, he has also become a qualified general, with the courage to admit mistakes, the courage to ignore any enemy and great progress, completely changed himself, even he can be like this, Pu Jinzhong is not what it used to be, who else in the world will be our opponent in the future?" I know that some people have doubted their loyalty and ability, yes, the battle of Liaodong is a heavy loss, which makes me very heartbroken, nearly 100,000 heroic soldiers fell on the land of Liaodong, Wu Zhong has a certain responsibility, but it has also accelerated the change of the situation in Liaodong, how can it be clear from right and wrong? Pass my order, add Pu Jinzhong as the crown prince and Taibao, and the three divisions of the same ceremony. Wu Zhong was reduced to the deputy capital of the Huaiyang Army, and he still led the Huaiyang Army, so that Jiangnan quickly dispatched elites to supplement the Huaiyang Army. ”

In May 250, Lin Jianyue arrived in Liyang.

In Shexian County, west of Fukou Road, Liu Hesheng's leading troops have been waiting here for five days, and the whole army has entered the Changzhi area.

Liu Hesheng had to ask about the situation at least three times a day, but unfortunately there was no movement, and he blamed Shen Zhi for his slow action, but in fact, he was ahead of schedule.

Liu Hesheng has always been nervous, although he has tried his best to act covertly, Jingcheng and Yanmen Pass are also making a big noise to attract the attention of the enemy, but the movement of the whole army of Jinning Army to the south is too big, and it still can't avoid the attention of people with intentions, in case the enemy discovers His Highness's strategic intentions and secretly gathers heavy troops near Handan, then His Highness will be in danger.

Liu Hesheng just wanted to cross the mouth as soon as possible, and he had also gone to see it in person, hundreds of zhang long, dozens of zhang wide, and four or five zhang high walls, Liu Hesheng estimated that he would have to attack strongly, at least at the cost of tens of thousands of people, and if the enemy was determined, he might not be able to attack it.

Shen Zhixing has reached the foot of Fushan Mountain, west is Fukou Pass, east is Fuyang County.

Shen Zhixing has received the latest report from the Enemy Intelligence Department that there has been a sudden increase in troops at Fukou Pass, which makes Shen Zhixing a little hesitant, which side should he fight first?

Shen Zhixing asked again if there was any change in Fuyang County and how many defenders there were, but the result was not clear, but he said that there had been some changes in the recent period, and there should have been some people, but I don't know how many.

Shen Zhixing is sweating down, and there will really be problems in this first battle.

After pondering all night, Shen Zhixing decided to go to Fukou Pass to see the situation first, before that, he asked the Enemy Intelligence Division to set off first, bypassing the pass and crossing the mountains to find the Jinning army in Shexian County, first taking a part of the troops to the pass to hide, waiting for his action, and at the same time sending scouts to the south to find the guards who followed up, asking them to assist him in besieging Fuyang County.

The 30,000 Longjie troops he brought with him, leaving 25,000 in ambush at the foot of Fushan Mountain to the main road to Fukou Pass, allowed to enter but not to leave, the enemy army was completely annihilated, and all the merchants and people were seized.

The lights were brightly lit and the people were buzzing, obviously far more than the original 3,000-man defenders.

It was not easy for his mother to attack the Fukou Pass from behind, or he could only attack by force, the five thousand people brought by Shen Zhixing would definitely not be able to defeat it, and the siege equipment was also insufficient, Shen Zhixing left the troops to hide, and he returned to the foot of Fushan Mountain.

Shen Zhixing was old in the battle array, and he decided to pretend to be an enemy soldier in the broken place, the place was so big, and there were so many people, it must be that supplies were constantly being transported from Fuyang County, so he decided to pretend to be an enemy army to sneak through the pass.

But on the third day, sure enough, hundreds of Mongolian troops came with things, and Shen Zhixing didn't care about other things, as long as the clothes of the Mongolian army.

Shen Zhixing was a little disappointed, but there were only more than 300 people, but he couldn't wait any longer, otherwise once Fuyang County found out that something was wrong, the situation would deteriorate immediately, and His Highness's Handan strategy would probably not be implemented.

Shen Zhixing selected three hundred heavy infantry, let them wear the enemy's clothes and armor, and then said: "Brothers, you are the Longjie army, the army started by His Highness, the most trusted army of His Highness, and the strongest army in the world!" Three hundred of you will face a siege of thousands of enemy troops alone before I come up with a large army, but you must hold the passage, and I am sure you will be able to do it, can you do it? Your Highness is watching you, no, this is the first battle of the Northern Expedition, and everyone in the world is watching you. ”

Shang Zhi was the commander, he didn't speak, just pointed his right hand firmly at the sky, and the same was true for the three hundred warriors behind him.

"Wan Sheng!"

At this time, three people from the Enemy Intelligence Department also stood up: "General, we can speak Mongolian, and we are very fluent, similar to the real Mongolians, let us follow them and have a greater grasp." ”

In fact, Menghu didn't know that the main force of the Jinning army had all gone south, and all the passes were blocked, and it was not so easy to pass on the news, and it was not so fast, but as soon as Lin Jianyue crossed the river, Batusu was worried that there would be moves in the east of the river, and it was inevitable to increase troops to the various passes.

The enemy army guarding the pass is very strong, but on the ground, it is still the Long Jie army that is stronger.

Shang Zhi took the remaining less than 100 people to guard in front of the pass road of Shangguan City, and he had been injured in many places, but Shang Zhi felt that he could still fight, the corpses in front of him were piled up, and there were also enemies under his feet, and the shouts of killing before and after the pass had already risen, and Shang Zhi was even more nervous, because the enemy still had one last chance, and he would inevitably fight with all his might.

Several spears were stabbed, Shang Zhi couldn't stop it, but he couldn't retreat, and once he retreated, the place where the army went to the pass would not be enough, and the troops could not be deployed, and it became a refueling tactic, which would cause huge casualties. Shang Zhi instead took a few steps to catch up, letting the spear pass through his body like this, Shang Zhi circled the barrel of the gun, waved the big knife left and right in one hand, and several human heads fell to the ground, which was his final blow.

Dense footsteps came from behind him, and Shang Zhi saw the awe-inspiring and fearful look in the enemy's eyes, and couldn't help but smile, and shouted in a faint voice that he could only hear: "Long live the Han people!" Long live Your Highness! ”

After the war, Lin Jianyue personally ordered Shang Zhi to be posthumously crowned as a dragoon lieutenant and a loyal general.

In Fuyang City, nearly 30,000 defenders saw the more than 100,000 murderous troops under the city, and directly killed thousands of Mongolian cavalry, and chose to take the initiative to surrender the city. The Guards did not stop, and before Batusu reacted, they directly continued to attack Handan. Liu Hesheng led the Jinning Army to reverse the area of Wu'an County at the foot of Taihang Mountain and continued to implement the established strategy.

Captives and people passed through the Fukou Pass in an endless stream, and slowly marched along the long canyon in the direction of the Changzhi Basin, some desperate and some full of hope.

The blood stains on the pass have not dried, and they still don't know that it is such a small battle, such a small place, and tens of thousands of people have fallen on the pass, and it is the first battle of the Northern Expedition that countless people are looking forward to, and even the most critical battle.