Chapter 101 (3) Die in No Man's Land

Without even a tent, Lu Xiangsheng's 5,000 people slept in the wilderness. At nightfall, folks and elders from all over the world came and knelt in front of Lu Xiangsheng, begging Lu Xiangsheng not to die. Lu Xiangsheng replied, "Folks, go back. I fought against Li Zicheng's bandits in the past not less than a hundred times." , never had a big defeat.But today, due to the constraints of treacherous ministers, I, Lu Xiangsheng, have already determined to serve the country, and I will never return. You should leave quickly, so as not to be implicated by innocent people. The people burst into tears, and took the only grain and rice from their homes, and gave them to Lu Xiangsheng's subordinates, and used them as army rations.There was a commoner who was so poor that he brought two catties of dates and said, "Mr. Lu, I am too poor to give you anything to honor your old man. Just these two catties of dates will be cooked by you and eaten as food." Alright.

Lu Xiangsheng swallowed the dates with tears in his eyes. On December 11th of the tenth year of Chongzhen, Lu Xiangsheng marched to Julu Jiazhuang, which was only 50 miles away from Gao Qiqian's camp, but Badger Shishilang's Qing soldiers wandered around like in no one's land. , was meeting Lu Xiangsheng, Lu Xiangsheng ordered one person to ask Gao Qiqian for help, knowing that Gao Qiqian would not come to rescue, but Lu Xiangsheng must do things properly, so that if Gao Qiqian thinks of surrendering in the future, he will feel guilty . Admonish the country with death, vow not to surrender.

Five thousand Ming troops, all determined to die, rushed into Dorgon's camp of the Qing soldiers, following Lu Xiangsheng with shouts. Badger Shishilang was so annoyed that he yelled at Chongzhen for being unfaithful, talking about peace talks but making friction behind his back, and now he brazenly provokes the friendly army, it is really outrageous. We must teach the Ming army a lesson and fight until they are scared. Badger Taro commanded the Qing soldiers, and tens of thousands of people mobilized together, three layers inside and three layers outside, and surrounded Lu Xiangsheng.It was night, the two sides shouted and killed the sky, and the sound of fierce swords and guns colliding could be heard endlessly, and they were slaughtered all night.At dawn, I saw Lu Xiangsheng was covered in blood, brandishing a knife and shouting, and continued to charge, killing the Qing soldiers with numb hands and feet, terrified and frightened, relying on the fact that there were many people on the side, this was the only way to survive.

In the blink of an eye, the battle continued until dark and sunset. This was the most terrifying battle that the Qing army had ever encountered. The opponent clearly had only 5,000 troops, and their own troops were 20 times that of the Ming army, yet they fought for a full day and two nights without making a mark. But the battle should also be over. On the side of the Ming army, there were only three people left. Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Lukai, the chief shepherd, and Gu Xian, Lu Xiangsheng's loyal servant. Kill, Lu Xiangsheng rushed towards the Qing soldiers, the Qing soldiers turned around and ran away in fright, and was cut off by Lu Xiangsheng, dozens of people.

But he himself was hit by four arrows and three knives. The arrow pierces the heart, and the knife is fatal. Lu Xiangsheng, the model of Qingliu in the Ming Dynasty, this old literati immersed in his study all his life, fell to the ground as if Mount Tai had collapsed. Qing soldiers flocked to him and wanted to cut off his head. In order to protect his body, Yang Lukai, the priest in charge, lay down on Lu Xiangsheng with his own body and yelled at the Qing soldiers: "Don't touch him, don't let you touch Lu Gong, you don't deserve it!" Frightened by this tragic scene, the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty did not dare to step forward, so they fired arrows frantically.

Twenty-four arrows were shot in Yang Lukai's back, and Gu Xian, Lu Xiangsheng's loyal servant, died beside his master. Lu Xiangsheng, he must die. He can't stop Chongzhen's desire to surrender without dying. He wants to use his own life and blood to defend the last dignity of the Ming Dynasty and the glory of the scholar-bureaucrats who have suffered from this dark dynasty. After his death, no one dared to talk about peace talks with the Qing soldiers.