"Master!"
"Ping An is coming!"
Ma Sanbao spoke cautiously.
He didn't want to disturb Su Yang who had just fallen asleep, but the military situation was urgent, and now the young master had to take charge of the overall situation.
As soon as Su Yang heard the word "peace", he immediately sat up straight.
"Hiss...did it come so fast?"
"According to the scouts' investigation, Ping'an led an army of 40,000 to attack, with infantry as the main force and cavalry as the supplement!"
Ma He once again broke the bad news.
Not only did peace come, it also brought an army of 40,000!
That's a total of 40,000 troops!
Even if the 3,000 militiamen are added to the Xishan side, they are only worth over 10,000 people!
No matter how you look at it, you can't win this battle!
"Sir, the prince promised you before leaving that your safety must be ensured, otherwise..."
Ma Sanbao didn't dare to say any more before he finished speaking.
Because Su Yang was staring at him coldly, his cold eyes were heart-stopping!
But Ma He gritted his teeth and forced himself to speak.
"Sir, you have great talent. Your survival is a blessing to the Yan army and a blessing to the Ming Dynasty!"
"So even if I commit the crime below today, I will forcefully send the young master away!"
As soon as he finished speaking, before Su Yang could speak, Ma Sanbao clapped his hands.
Immediately, five secret guards rushed in, and the leader was none other than the leader of the Xishan secret guards, Jia Yi.
Su Yang looked at them coldly and shouted angrily: "What do you want to do?"
Jiayi sighed, knelt on the ground and begged: "Master, let's go, we can't win this battle. If we don't leave now, when the Ping'an army surrounds Xishan, Master will not be able to leave!"
"The prince has issued a death order. We must ensure your safety. Even if the entire Xishan Mountain is dead, you must live!"
"You..." Su Yang sighed.
He didn't expect that Zhu Di would do this to him.
"What if I don't want to leave?"
"Knock him unconscious and kidnap him. You may have all the tricks, but you don't know how to use fists or kicks."
Jiayi gave a very firm answer.
Today, even if he knocked Su Yang unconscious, he would still kidnap him!
"Don't rush into action yet, just listen to what I have to say, okay?"
When Jiayi and Ma Sanbao heard this, they both nodded.
But he had already made up his mind. Even if Su Yang mentioned a flower today, they would send him away.
Su Yang sighed and whispered: "You have been with me for so long, you should all know my temperament. I am too lazy and have no ambition. I just want to protect Xiaowan and live my own life."
Jiayi and Ma Sanbao were silent.
Of course they knew this, or in other words, no one in the entire Prince Yan Mansion didn't know it.
Considering the importance that King Yan Zhu Di attaches to Su Yang, if Su Yang is willing to serve as an official, His Highness King Yan will definitely treat him as a distinguished guest, and his status will even be higher than that of Monk Dao Yan, the first counselor under King Yan!
But he is indifferent to fame and wealth, and has always refused the solicitation from Prince Yan's Palace, preferring to hide in the Xishan Mountain and cultivate the land.
"I, Su Yang, am not a strategist, a strategist, or a military strategist. I just believe that people's hearts are full of flesh and blood, with joy, anger, greed, and anger, and compassion."
"If we evacuate directly, what will happen to the tens of thousands of workers and people in Xishan? After all, Xishan Coal Industry is the industry of Prince Yan's Palace. In a sense, they are also the forces of Prince Yan's Palace. Do you think the Southern Army will spare their subordinates? Show mercy?"
Hearing this, Ma Sanbao opened his mouth, but did not say a word.
There is no such thing as showing mercy on the battlefield.
What's more, the Southern Army was originally a ragtag group of soldiers from all over the country, and its military discipline was far inferior to that of the Yan Army. How could they do nothing in the fall?
"We will withdraw directly and leave the people of Xishan behind. The best outcome for them is to become hard slaves, and the worst outcome is to be killed by the Confederate army and take credit for their merits, right?"
"As far as I know, killing good people and claiming merit is very common in the Ming army. After all, everyone needs military merit to be promoted. Killing some craftsmen Qing Zhuang who was working for Yan Ni would have nothing to do with the Southern Army. Psychological pressure, right?”
Kill the good and take credit!
It is indeed very common!
Especially in this frontier land!
The mountain is high and the emperor is far away. Who knows if the person you killed was Yan Ni?
Besides, given the current situation, the more you kill Yan Ni, the happier Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen will be. How can he care whether you killed Yan Ni or not?
Hundreds of thousands of Southern troops came all the way to Northern Xinjiang, not to show their kindness, but to perform military exploits!
Therefore, Su Yang's worries are not unfounded, but are very likely to become facts!
Su Yang was silent for a long time, looked at the two of them and said softly: "Do you still remember? Why did Prince Yan's Mansion establish Xishan Coal Industry Group in the first place?"
"It's to produce anthracite coal, to benefit the people of Peiping, and to win the hearts and minds of the people of Peiping!"
"It is precisely because these Xishan people believe in Prince Yan's Mansion that they flock here to become workers in Xishan Coal Industry, and even regard this place as their home!"
"If we evacuate directly, betray the trust of our fellow villagers, and disregard their lives, what is the difference between us and animals?"
Jiayi smiled bitterly again and said: "Don't worry, Young Master, the Xishan army will not withdraw. They are just sending Young Master away. We will stay behind in Xishan and live and die with the people of Xishan!"
As soon as these words came out, Su Yang was so angry that he flew into a rage and cursed loudly.
"Your uncle's!"
"I'm a coward because I co-wrote it, right?"
"You are all heroes, and you are all ready to die, but you want me to be a coward?"
Su Yang's eyes were firm and he said solemnly: "I won't leave. If you run away in the middle of battle and become a coward, I will be unable to hold my head high in front of future generations!"
"Master!"
Ma Sanbao spoke again, but was interrupted sharply by Su Yang.
"I, Su Yang, am not a big shot. There is no need for you to treat me like this!"
"Don't say any more, prepare your army immediately for war. So what if Ping An is a famous general in the world? He wants to defeat me, it's not that easy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Yang stood up and walked out of the room.
When he came outside the door, he saw that Chu Xiong, Xu Xiang and others were all here, all looking at Su Yang firmly.
"What are you still doing? Go and prepare for battle!"
"A bunch of damned bitches, they still want to frame me for injustice!"
Everyone was not angry after being scolded by him. Instead, they smiled happily.
In fact, they were also afraid, afraid that Su Yang would really abandon them.
After all, the Xishan army has long regarded Su Yang as its backbone. If he really leaves, Xishan will undoubtedly be defeated, and they will also die.
Fortunately, none of this happened.
They all underestimated their young master!
"Young Master is so righteous, we are willing to die with you!"
Xu Xiang shouted energetically, looking extremely domineering.
As a result, the next moment, Su Yang was chasing him with a stool.
"Go to death, your uncle, go to death!"
"Who told you that I really can't beat that peace?"
"Xu Xiang, you damned bitch. I suspect that you are shaking the morale of the army. Someone came and held this animal down for me, and I chopped him alive!"
"Ah...that's wrong, wrong, sir, please spare your life!" Xu Xiang screamed in fear, running around in a hurry.
Seeing the ridiculous scene in front of them, everyone felt a lot more relaxed.
Chu Xiong walked to Jia Yi and said with a smile: "How about it, I told you that the young master will not leave!"
Jia Yi glanced at him coldly, too lazy to talk nonsense to this idiot.
However, he felt at ease with the young master staying in Xishan.
It’s great to have the young master here!
