中学课本《中国历史》第二册记载:“1645年5月,李自成带领骑兵20多人,在湖北通山县九宫山察看地形,遭到地主武装突然袭击。这位杰出的农民领袖壮烈牺牲,死时年仅39岁。”那么,他究竟是怎样遇害的呢?当时,李自成撤离陕西后,转移到了湖北。为了侦察九宫山的地形,准备像商洛山重新起事那样,便上了九宫山。但九宫山势孤人稀,兵源难筹,就打消了这个念头下了山。正值此时,碰到清军阿济格部从山阴处捷足先登,李自成突围进了“黄躲洞”。在清兵撤离后,他从洞内出来,一路上会合了参将张双喜、亲兵刘伴当等五六个人,来到了小沅堡。他们不但没有赶上西去通城的大队,反而被暴雨山洪阻塞了道路,只好想法冲过沅口寨。在途中他们跟土匪程九百等人交手,被李自成打败,但程九百等人在后面紧追不舍。后来,李自成等人上了牛迹 Secondary Textbook “History of China” Volume II records: “In May 1645, Li Zicheng led the cavalry more than 20 people, in Hubei Tongshan County Jiugongshan observe the terrain, was a sudden attack by the landlord armed .The heroic heroic death of a heroic sacrifice , Only 39 years old at the time of death. ”So, what exactly was he killed? At that time, Li Zicheng evacuated Shaanxi, transferred to Hubei. In order to detect the terrain of Jiugongshan, ready to Shangluoshan rekill, then on the Jiugongshan. However, Jiugong mountain solitary rare, soldiers source difficult to raise, to dispel the idea of ​​the next mountain. At this juncture, met Qing Ji Aizi Department from the shady foot pre-emptive, Li Zicheng broke into the “yellow caves.” After the evacuation of the Qing soldiers, he came out of the cave and joined together Zhang Shuangxi, the five and six men who joined the army and Liu together, and came to the small fort. Not only did they not catch up with the brigade that went west to go to the city, they were obstructed by the torrential rain torrents and had no choice but to pass through Yuankou Village. On the way they fight with the bandits Cheng nine hundred others, was defeated by Li Zicheng, but Cheng nine hundred and others followed in the back. Later, Li Zicheng and others on the trail