The first is that Lu Xiangsheng completely lost the trust of Emperor Chongzhen.

Because of the repeated setbacks of the Ming army, Emperor Chongzhen lost confidence and was at a loss. and under the blowing wind of Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian, whom he trusts very much, he already has a great bad feeling for Lu Xiangsheng.

At this time, Lu Xiang was promoted to the name of Inspector, but in fact, only his own Xuanda Army could be commanded, and the strength of this army was getting smaller and smaller. In November, because Chen Xinjia went north to take office, the Ministry of War ordered Lu Xiangsheng to be led by Chen Xinjia; In December, there was an alarm on the Datong side, and the military department ordered Wang Pu, the general soldier of Datong, to lead his troops back to defense. In this way, there are only more than 5,000 of the original 20,000 people under Lu Xiangsheng, and there are only two general soldiers of Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu.

Then there is Gao Qiqian's constant tricks of playing dirty. It's very simple, if you don't supply food, you don't let the local government supply food, and Lu Xiangsheng has nowhere to buy the money in the army, just to force Lu Xiangsheng to comply.

If it turns out that Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian were at fault for their discord, now Gao Qiqian's practice is shameless, and it can even be said to be a crime. This led to the fact that when the Qing army caught up on the eighth day of the lunar month, Lu Xiangsheng's department had completely run out of food.

Both Lu and Gao were now in the area of Shunde Fu (present-day Xingtai) in southern Hebei, where a large number of Qing troops were being assembled. The unfavorable fighting for several days had already made Lu Xiangsheng realize that the Qing army in front of him was very different from the peasant army he had dealt with in the past, and it was very difficult to defeat. Coupled with the fact that the military department continued to reduce its own men, and the emperor repeatedly issued strict orders, he was deeply sad and helpless, and was determined to repay the emperor with a death battle.

On December 10, Dolgon led the main force of the Qing army of more than 16,000 men and engaged in a fierce battle with 8,000 men and horses of Lu Xiangsheng's army. At this time, Lu Xiangsheng's department had been out of food for three days. Under the charge of Lu Xiang's ascension to the forefront, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who fought desperately were all hungry. is still not lagging behind, this is completely inspired by Lu Xiangsheng's heroic fighting spirit.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng was looking forward to the addition of more than 30,000 people from the Guannei army dozens of miles away, so that the strength of the Ming army would exceed 40,000, and it might be possible to push back the Qing army. But Lu Xiangsheng was disappointed. During this day's battle, Gao Qiqian has been holding his troops.

That night, Jiazhuang, Julu County, in the camp of the Tianxiong Army.

"Overseer! Overseer! Wang Pu, the one who killed a thousand knives, really ran away. Supervisor, stop him! Yang Guozhu, who hurriedly rushed into the big tent, shouted.

All the people in the tent were as dead as ashes. Without Wang Pu's 3,000 soldiers and horses, there are now only 5,000 people. Then how can you fight the Qing army? Not to mention how hard this act hit the morale of the military.

Lu Xiangsheng's face was also pale, and he was silent for a while before Zuihou sighed: "Let him go!" has been able to accompany the governor so far, and General Wang can be regarded as affectionate and righteous. It has been three days since the Ministry of War transferred the edict, and he can still accompany him to this day. Fight alongside us, and there's no need to blame too much. Hey——! Yang and Tiger are two general soldiers. Feel free for both of you! ”

"What did the Overseer say? My tiger is not in the habit of escaping. Hu Dawei said dissatisfied. But he was a high-ranking military attache after all. It was not a hot youth who was provoked by a few words, so he calmly persuaded him: "This is a defeated battle, and there is no point in fighting again." Overseer! We also need to be useful. Withdraw! ”

"Yes! Withdraw! Yang Guozhu on the side was also looking forward to it.

"The king humiliates the minister's dead ear, the king humiliates the minister's dead ear!" Lu Xiangsheng repeated this sentence repeatedly, and his voice was very small. As if talking to himself. Then he raised his voice a little more, and said resolutely: "Xiangsheng is no longer a filial son, so he wants to be a loyal minister." I have made up my mind to fight again tomorrow. There is no need for further persuasion. Although this is full of neutrality, Lu Xiangsheng's taste of begging for death can't be concealed, and it seems that it is just a return to the light.

There was a dead silence in the tent. Everyone also saw Lu Xiangsheng's intentions. After a long while, Hu Dawei sighed: "The last general will follow the overseer!" ”

Yang Guozhu also nodded and said, "It's also a lowly share!" Hey——! ”

Unexpectedly, Yang Tinglin, the counselor in charge who had been silent, suddenly broke out: "Lu Gong! It's not a dead end yet! Give a few people to the students and escort the students to Grandpa Gao, as long as he is willing to send troops, there may not be no turnaround! ”

"But...... However, Ben Du Su and ......" Lu Xiangsheng were quite hesitant.

"Gong Lu! No matter how you say it, they are all soldiers and horses of the imperial court, and at this time of life and death, maybe ......, no! Gao Gonggong will definitely take into account the overall situation. Yang Tinglin hurriedly interrupted Lu Xiangsheng's words.

"That'...... All right! Lu Xiangsheng hesitated, "Prepare twenty strong men for Tinglin, and you must send him safely to the Gao Gonggong." Tinglin! Be careful! There is hope for life, of course Lu Xiangsheng is not willing to die like this, so he pins all his hopes on the rescue of Gao Qiqian.

At noon on December 11, the 11th year of Chongzhen.

Lu Xiangsheng was already sweating profusely with a sword and shield in his hand, and he and nearly a hundred of his own soldiers had already been deeply trapped in the enemy formation, and they had been fighting bloodily for a morning. Taking advantage of the gap between resisting the attack of a wave of Qing soldiers, Lu Xiangsheng looked up at the sun in the sky, and thought hatefully in his heart: "Gao Qiqian, that eunuch will definitely not come." After scolding, a wave of despair suddenly rose in Lu Xiangsheng's heart.

In fact, before today's war, Lu Xiangsheng already had a premonition. When Yang Tinglin went to move reinforcements, Lu Xiangsheng still had a glimmer of hope. However, Yang Tinglin left the camp in the first half of the night, and before the slightest news came back in the early hours of the morning, Lu Xiangsheng already knew that there was a lot of bad luck.

But Lu Xiangsheng understood that he could no longer avoid the war. Not to mention that the Qing army is pressing so tightly, even now their own army has no strength to escape. Because the soldiers have been short of food for several days.

So Lu Xiangsheng led the whole army out of the camp and lined up. Hu Dawei was on the left, Yang Guozhu was on the right, and Lu Xiangsheng was in the middle.

The Qing army was taken aback by the momentum of the Tianxiong army. For the Qing army that has been fighting with the Ming army for many years, it is indeed too rare for the Ming army to dare to fight to the death like this, although it is the Qing army that seeks to fight first, but after the two sides start the war, the Qing army is beaten step by step.

But after all, the Tianxiong Army only has a three-plate axe. The momentum of the Tianxiong army lasted for a short time, and when the Qing army stabilized its position, they surrounded it again. (To be continued......)