Lu Xiangsheng didn't know Xia Guo's assessment of the war situation, and he didn't want to know.
The situation in front of him was enough to upset him.
After coming out of the palace, in order to relieve the pressure from Chongzhen, Lu Xiangsheng took the initiative to attack.
On October 15, he personally led 3,000 elite troops to launch a night attack on the Qing army in Tongzhou.
Under his leadership, the Ming army fought bravely, but the results were very few.
The combat effectiveness of the two sides is not on the same level at all.
Some messy historical records record that Lu Xiangsheng once sent an invitation to Gao Qiqian, hoping that Gao Qiqian could launch a night attack with him.
Gao Qiqian not only refused to agree, but also mocked him with the allusion of "Going to Caizhou on a snowy night".
But Zuo Mengeng can testify that this matter is absolutely false.
Because when Lu Xiangsheng launched the night attack, Gao Qiqian was still setting up defenses at Shanhaiguan and was not nearby.
The carefully prepared night attack did not work, which made Lu Xiangsheng worried.
The combat effectiveness of the Qing army completely exceeded his expectations, and the next war would probably be difficult to fight.
Ten days later, military news came that the Qing army had divided into two groups and went south to plunder everywhere.
Seeing wars raging all over the capital and the fortresses being destroyed one after another, Lu Xiangsheng could only lead his troops south to find the main force of the Qing army in order to stop them.
But it was only after he actually went south that he suddenly discovered that the situation was extremely bad.
"Why hasn't there been any movement on the military rations that were originally scheduled to be delivered today?"
Faced with his accusation, the grain and grass officer was extremely innocent.
"The villain has been urging me for several days, but there is no response from the surrounding towns, and all the officers sent by the villain have been beaten back."
Hearing that nearby places were not providing food and grass, Lu Xiangsheng's heart became even more clouded.
The soldiers and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first.
If he doesn't have enough to eat, the soldiers and horses in his hands will be in danger.
Just when he was thinking about what to do, a man appeared in front of him angrily.
"Boxiang, why are you here?"
"Huh, treacherous ministers are in power and evil is causing harm to the country. How can we, the loyal people, still have a foothold?"
The visitor sat next to him and started shouting and cursing on the spot.
This man's name was Yang Tinglin, he was a Hanlin editor in the court, he was very famous, and he had a good personal relationship with Lu Xiangsheng.
"What happened?"
Yang Tinglin explained the whole story angrily.
"I heard that Yang Sichang secretly wanted to make peace with Donglu, and I was so angry that I scolded him severely. Who knew that that guy was deliberately retaliating, and even falsely accused me of being knowledgeable in military affairs and sent me to you?
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Lu Xiangsheng's head hurt.
He still knew this friend very well.
He is not a bad person, but like all the civil servants of Qingliu, he only knows how to talk.
I guess he went too far in writing the impeachment memorial, and Yang Sichang was so anxious that he had no time to pay attention to him. He might as well send him out for peace.
"You mistakenly blame Yang Ge for being old."
When Lu Xiangsheng revealed the secret inside, Yang Tinglin was surprised and a little embarrassed.
"Oh, this is a mistake to blame on a good person."
Lu Xiangsheng waved his hands, not in the mood to pay attention to these troublesome things at this moment.
"Since you are here, please help me sort out the military supplies and supplies. I really want to shirk the blame. As for the lack of supplies for the army, are you willing to make a trip?"
Since he had something to do, Yang Tinglin didn't think much about it.
"It will be successful immediately."
Seeing Yang Tinglin coming and going in such a hurry, Lu Xiangsheng burst into laughter. Facing the current situation again, he felt powerless again.
On November 10, Lu Xiangsheng was really frightened when he heard that the Qing army had conquered Gaoyang.
Of course he knew that that was Sun Chengzong's hometown.
If something happened to Sun Chengzong, he would inevitably be held responsible.
But unlike the original history, Sun Chengzong is now far away in Shandong, and even his family members have been picked up, so they are intact.
Lu Xiangsheng waited and waited, but he felt a little relieved when he didn't hear the bad news about Sun Chengzong.
However, the Qing army attacked every city and destroyed every stronghold, completely destroying the entire western region of Gyeonggi Province, which he could no longer endure.
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Just when he was about to leave to fight the Qing army, people from the Xia Kingdom arrived.
"Here is a letter from Mr. Sun Ge, and I would like to ask Lu Bingxian to read it."
Lu Xiangsheng took the letter from Zheng Jiada and after reading it carefully, he realized that Sun Chengzong had gone to Shandong.
Although Sun Chengzong did not stay in his hometown and died at the hands of the Qing army, he was very lucky. However, Lu Xiangsheng still frowned at the fact that this imperial master of the two dynasties actually went to the territory of rebellion.
As for Sun Chengzong's instructions in his letter to retreat to Qinghe if the situation went bad, he didn't take it to heart at all.
"I have read the books of sages since I was a child, and I understand the principles of loyalty and righteousness. Even if my family is destroyed, I will never regret it. I appreciate Mr. Sun Ge's kindness."
Seeing that Sun Chengzong had been eliminated by his words, Zheng Jiada couldn't help but feel a little angry.
Zuo Mengeng originally told him to tell Lu Xiangsheng that dividing his troops was not a good idea. Now seeing that Lu Xiangsheng was so stubborn, Zheng Jiada left without telling him.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng was in an even more difficult situation.
There are no friendly forces near him.
After Gao Qi sneaked into Tianjin, facing Dorgon's left-wing army, he did not dare to leave the city to fight in the field.
The Zhending area where he is located is hundreds of miles away from Tianjin, making it impossible for them to cooperate with each other.
The most unacceptable thing is that Lu Xiangsheng's intelligence capabilities at this time are appallingly poor.
Lu Xiangsheng stationed his troops calmly, waiting for the arrival of subsequent grain and grass while looking for the location of the main force of the Qing army.
On November 22, a student named Wei Zhice came to see him.
"Lord Bingxian, the tens of thousands of Donglu troops are currently besieging Huolu. There are no soldiers and horses in the city. Only Lord Li Jiuhua's wives and concubines have recruited Xiangyong to defend the city. The city is not far away. I also ask Lord Bingxian to send out the heavenly troops quickly.
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Lu Xiangsheng frowned, feeling that this matter was quite suspicious.
Huolu was only fifty miles away from Zhending, and he had sent scouts to scout out the enemy's situation.
Although many scouts were intercepted and killed by the Qing army, and the situation at Huolu was unclear, he did not think that the Qing army was close at hand.
"Sir, this guy is probably a spy of Donglu. The scouts under the general have already detected clearly that Donglu has left Guguan and gone to Shanxi."
Li Chongzhen, the deputy commander-in-chief of Biaoying, the governor-general of Xuanda, vowed to do so.
His words are much more credible than a mere student.
Lu Xiangsheng also felt that since he had been searching for so long but found no trace of the Qing army, it should be as Li Chongzhen said that the Qing army had jumped over the Taihang Mountains and fled to Shanxi.
He ordered Wei Zhice to be driven away and immediately began to mobilize his troops.
"Wang Zongrong, you immediately lead your troops out of Daomaguan. As soon as you find Donglu, report back immediately."
Wang Pu accepted the order and led his men to leave the camp.
Seeing Lu Xiangsheng dividing his troops again, Hu Dawei was a little frightened.
"Sir, do you want to send Ji and Baoer Town soldiers and horses to increase the momentum?"
His proposal was categorically rejected by Lu Xiangsheng.
"The Baoding side is quite important and there is no room for loss. It would be better not to move."
Not only did Lu Xiangsheng not send troops to increase his strength, he actually asked Song Xian, the governor of Shanxi, and Ye Tinggui, the governor of Datong, to lead their respective Biao battalions to follow Wang Pu back to Shanxi.
Seeing that a large chunk of the military camp was missing out of thin air, Hu Dawei didn't know why, but he just felt a surge of joy in his heart.