In the ninth year of Chongzhen, the Qing soldiers made a large-scale attack.
Chongzhen ordered Lu Xiangsheng to serve the governor of each town and the army guarding the capital, and to make Lu Xiangsheng a soldier and a soldier, and also gave him a sword of Shangfang, and entered the pass in the starry night, day and night.
The Qing soldiers heard the news and immediately withdrew.
In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, Lu Xiangsheng's father died, and he was so distraught that he wrote seven times asking to go home for mourning, all of which were approved by Chongzhen and issued an edict to seize love (the emperor was not allowed to seize love because of state affairs). In September, Lu Xiangsheng was given the title of Bingbu Shangshu and given three Shangfang swords. At this time, the Qing soldiers were attacking on a large scale, and the auxiliary minister Yang Sichang suggested making peace with the Qing soldiers.
The reason was to eliminate the peasant army first, and then to fight with the Qing soldiers, saying that the inside of the house could be outside, and Chongzhen was moved by Yang Sichang.
Chongzhen eventually agreed to Lu Xiangsheng's claim.
Lu Xiangsheng arrived in Changping and asked Yang Sichang for troops, but Yang Sichang only allocated him 20,000 soldiers and horses and asked him to join the supervision army.
Lu Xiangsheng had planned to take advantage of the lack of preparation of the Qing army and launch a surprise attack on the Qing army at night. Gao Qiqian deliberately leaked this action to the Qing army, Lu Xiangsheng was blocked by the Qing army on the way, the two sides launched a fierce battle, the Ming army was eager to protect the country, under the command of Lu Xiangsheng, bravely killed the enemy, forcing the Qing army to rout.
Later, Lu Xiangsheng's army fought several consecutive victorious battles in Qingdu and annihilated a large number of Qing troops. Instead of reporting to Chongzhen, Yang Sichang cut off the supply of grain and grass for Lu Xiangsheng's army, and because of Yang Sichang, Gao Qiqian obstructed the war. True determination, the loss of the river. Yang Sichang attributed this responsibility to Lu Xiangsheng.
Chongzhen did not understand the matter and promoted Lu Xiang to the position of soldier waiter.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng had only 5,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and he had been deprived of food for five days and was extremely hungry.
The local fathers and elders advised Lu Xiangsheng to move to Guangshun, recruit grain and grass, and then fight the enemy.
The soldiers wept one after another, vowing to live and die with Lu Xiangsheng.
In December 1638, Lu Xiang ascended to Julu, encountered tens of thousands of Qing soldiers in a heavy siege, the enemy was outnumbered, the crowd hesitated, Lu Zhan before the order "the sword will see blood, the people will be wounded, the horse will be sweaty, and the offender will be beheaded!" ”
Before Lu Xiangsheng died in battle, he repeatedly shouted: "The general severed his head, the warrior sacrificed his body, just at this moment", the Qing soldiers were killed all over the field, and there were few Ming troops left.
Lu Xiang ascended to the body with four arrows and two swords, sat down on his war horse and fell to the ground, and he heroically sacrificed his life for the country.
Later, Chongzhen posthumously gave Lu Xiangsheng the title of Prince Shaoshi; King Mingfu of Nanming pursued Zhonglie; and The Qianlong Emperor posthumously honored Zhongsu!