Chapter 759 needs to be held accountable for this!
After warning his men, Ye Cheng and his men immediately came to the northwest corner of the Governor's Mansion, where the laundry department of the Governor's Mansion was located...
When he first took over Yijing, this Governor's Mansion was not the largest house in the entire Yijing. However, after several expansions, the area of ​​this house has reached more than 500 acres. Including guards, maids, and runners, thousands of people live here.

Therefore, in order to provide for the daily lives of thousands of people, specialized laundry institutions such as laundry houses came into being.

After arriving at the laundry, Ye Cheng did not make a sound, but asked his men to quietly look for the trace of Grandma Gao. However, after searching the laundry inside and out, he did not find the trace of Grandma Gao. Seeing this, Ye Cheng could not help but ask the manager here:

"Where is Madam Gao?"

In response to Ye Cheng's question, the steward replied respectfully:

"Grandma Gao has had a headache recently, and she also needs to go buy some things, so she asked for leave this morning and she hasn't come back yet!"

Hearing this, Ye Cheng frowned and continued to ask:

"Do you know where she went?"

The manager thought for a while and said:
"It seems like we went to Xiangluo Hutong, but I don't know where exactly we went!"

Ye Cheng nodded and instructed:
"Make a list of the people in the mansion who have had contact with Grandma Gao, and hand it over to me later!"

"Yes!"

The manager said subconsciously, and then he seemed to realize something, hesitated for a moment, and asked Ye Cheng cautiously:

“Butler Ye, has something happened to this Madam Gao…?”

Ye Cheng heard this and said coldly:
"This is not your first day in the mansion. You should know the rules of the mansion. Don't ask about things you shouldn't know!"

Feeling the coldness in Ye Cheng's words, the manager's heart suddenly turned cold and he quickly said:
"Yes, yes, I was too talkative!"

After receiving the list written by the steward, Ye Cheng glanced at the names on it, then handed it to his men and instructed:

"Control all the people here!"

"Yes!"

After instructing his men, Ye Cheng hurriedly led his men to Xiangluo Hutong, an alley located in the southeast corner of Yijing. On weekdays, there are many small vendors selling all kinds of things here. Many people in Yijing come here to buy daily necessities.
However, to Ye Cheng's surprise, when he and his men arrived at Xiangluo Hutong, they found that the alley had been blocked by the action team of the Coordination Office.

Seeing these people appear, Ye Cheng immediately stepped forward and stated his identity. Soon, Zhang Mang, the captain of the Coordination Office who was in charge of this matter, appeared in front of him.

"I didn't know Director Ye was coming. Please forgive me for not welcoming you!" Zhang Mang bowed with a smile on his face.
Although Ye Cheng’s rank was not high, as the director of the Attendant Department and a close aide to Ye Mingsheng, his status in the Fengwu Army was still not low. Even his immediate superior, Huo San, the director of the General Coordination Office, was polite to Ye Cheng. Therefore, he, a centurion of the General Coordination Office, was even more respectful to him...

Seeing Zhang Mang's appearance, Ye Cheng did not waste any words and immediately said:
"Captain Zhang, what errand are you doing here?"

After hearing Ye Cheng's words, Zhang Mang hesitated a little, but still said very honestly:

"Our spies from the Coordination Office discovered that a secret agent from the Supervisory Department appeared in Xiangluo Hutong, so I was ordered to come and arrest him. Director Ye, what can I do for you?"

Hearing this, Ye Cheng narrowed his eyes and asked:

"Captain Zhang, the spy from the Supervisory Department you want to arrest is a maid in the Governor's Mansion? Is her surname Gao?"

After hearing this, Zhang Mang said with some surprise:
"We are looking to arrest a woman in her forties, but according to the tip-off her last name is Chen. As for what she does, we are not sure!"

As soon as Zhang Mang finished speaking, his subordinates came over carrying a woman's body and reported:

"The spy who reported this to the Inspectorate has committed suicide by taking poison!"

Hearing this, Ye Cheng immediately looked towards the dead woman. He saw that this person was none other than Aunt Gao from the laundry room. At this moment, Aunt Gao's lips were purple, and it was obvious that she had been poisoned by some very strong toxin and died. Seeing this, Ye Cheng asked Zhang Mang coldly:
"Captain Zhang, you said her last name was Chen?"

Facing Ye Cheng's question, Zhang Mang was also a little confused and didn't know what happened, but he still explained:
“Director Ye, this is what happened. We captured her supervisor in the Supervisory Department. This supervisor said that this person’s real name is Chen, and she is a hidden agent in the Coordination Office who has never been activated before. She was recently activated because she had to perform a special mission. As for whether this person changed her surname after lurking in Yijing, we don’t know...”

Because the logic in Zhang Mang's words was self-consistent, Ye Cheng didn't say anything else. He just looked at Zhang Mang deeply, then turned around and left with his men. He would now return to the mansion to report all this to Ye Mingsheng as soon as possible.

Half an hour later, Ye Mingsheng in the study learned from Ye Cheng what had happened. He couldn't help showing a hint of disappointment and confusion in his eyes, but for the sake of the overall situation, he thought for a while and then instructed Ye Cheng:
"Let the Coordination Office handle this matter!"

"understand!"

Two hours later, in Murong Qingwu's room, Ying'er dismissed all the servants and said to Murong Qingwu with regret:
"Madam, Ye Cheng reported this to the commander-in-chief, but halfway through the matter, a member of the Coordination Office suddenly showed up and said that Grandma Gao was a spy from the Supervisory Department. How could this be possible? The most infuriating thing is that the commander-in-chief actually believed it and handed the matter over to the Coordination Office for further handling!"

Looking at the indignant Ying'er, Murong Qingwu showed a hint of smile on her face. She gently pinched Ying'er's cheek and said:

"Things have come to this point, it's already pretty good, what else do you want?"

Ying Er muttered:

"We can definitely use this incident to bring down that bad woman!" Murong Qingwu smiled and said:

"You have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. There is still a lot of time to go. Why rush? Sooner or later, the day will come!"

After the words fell, Murong Qingwu gently stroked her bulging belly, with a hint of expectation flashing in her beautiful eyes··························

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Three days later, Ye Mingsheng was inspecting the camp north of Yijing City, reviewing the training situation of the 9th and 10th Divisions stationed there.

However, when the review was halfway through, a messenger entered the camp in the north of the city. After an incense stick of time, Ye Cheng leaned over to Ye Mingsheng and whispered in his ear:

"My Lord, Yun Bing sent a message that when the Second Army attacked Pingyun County, it was attacked at night by Wang Muzhi's troops. The Second Army suffered more than 10,000 casualties. Currently, they have retreated to Lingyuan County with the support of General Xun Ke of the Third Division!"

Upon hearing this news, Ye Mingsheng's expression suddenly became serious. After thinking for a moment, he instructed Ye Cheng:
"Report this to the General Staff Headquarters and hold an emergency meeting in two hours!"

"Yes!"

After making the decision, Ye Mingsheng greatly shortened the review process. After briefly instructing the soldiers of the 9th and 10th Divisions, he left the north city camp and returned to Yijing.

Evening, 15:00

Yi Jing's General Staff held an emergency meeting on time. Those attending the meeting included Ye Mingsheng, the current Chief of General Staff Yuan Song, Deputy Chief of General Staff Guo Zhiping, Zhao Han, and more than a dozen senior staff officers.

At this time, everyone in the conference room also knew the news that the Second Army had suffered a defeat in Pingyun County, so the atmosphere was very solemn·······················
Glancing around at everyone in the conference room, Ye Mingsheng nodded to Luo Gang, who had just been promoted to first-class staff officer, and said:

"let's start!"

After receiving Ye Mingsheng's order, Luo Gang immediately walked to the sand table, picked up the command pole and introduced to everyone in the conference room:

"Everyone, according to the report from the front line, the Pingyun County battle went like this. At the very beginning of the battle, the enemy general Wang Muzhi took the initiative to abandon Wankang County, Lingyuan County, and Pingrong County, and retreated to Dagu and Pingyun County, which are relatively close to Jinyang!"

“However, before retreating, Wang Muzhi took away all the food from the three counties. He wanted to use the people in these three cities to increase the difficulty of our army’s logistics supply. When Commander Lin regained the lost territory of the three counties and launched an attack on Pingyun County, he sent a large number of cavalry to harass our army’s later supply lines!”

"Under Wang Muzhi's treacherous scheme, the supply of ammunition on the Second Army's front line became increasingly tight. As a result, the various artillery and muskets equipped by the Second Army did not exert their due power, allowing the enemy troops in Pingyun County to hold out for thirteen days!"

"After taking advantage of Pingyun County to deplete the morale and physical strength of the Second Army, the enemy general Wang Muzhi chose the night of September 11 to launch a large-scale night attack on the Second Army camp outside Pingyun County. Although Commander Lin of the Second Army was prepared, it was raining that night and the Second Army's firearms were not put to good use!"

“In addition, the enemy has the advantage in numbers, and under the leadership of Wang Muzhi, they are very determined to launch a night attack regardless of casualties. So in order to avoid more casualties, Commander Lin led the Second Army to retreat to Lingyuan County with the support of General Xun Ke and the Third Division. At present, everything is stable in Lingyuan County…”

At this point, everyone in the conference room looked very unhappy. Seeing this, Luo Gang seemed to remember something and continued to add:

"Although the Second Army suffered a defeat, the Third Division under General Xun Ke's command performed well. Not only did they help the Second Army escape the enemy's pursuit and successfully retreat to Lingyuan County, they also annihilated the main cavalry under Wang Muzhi's command in the vicinity of Lingyuan County and captured nearly 2,000 enemy cavalry! This severely weakened the cavalry strength of Jinyang!"

After Luo Gang finished speaking, seeing that everyone in the conference room kept silent, Ye Mingsheng asked Luo Gang:

"How many people are left in the Second Army now?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, Luo Gang thought for a moment and said:
"According to the news sent by the Second Army, including the casualties from the previous assault on Pingyun County, the Second Army currently still has 37,000 soldiers able to continue fighting!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the meeting room looked even more serious. Although they knew that the Second Army had suffered a defeat and the casualties would certainly be considerable, the current casualties were still more than expected.

You must know that after the Yunbing Campaign ended a few months ago, the Second Army was immediately replenished with the support of the Fengwu Army system, and the total number of soldiers and horses was restored to the size of 50,000 in its heyday. But now there are only 37,000 people capable of continuing to fight. This means that the Second Army suffered 13,000 casualties in the Yunbing counterattack, and the casualty rate is close to 30%·····························

After getting this answer, Ye Mingsheng was a little angry, but he continued to ask:

"How many people are left in the Third Division?"

Luo Gang thought for a moment and replied:

"Because the main force of Yunbing's counterattack this time is the Second Army, and the Third Division is mainly responsible for the defense of Jinzhong and some auxiliary work, the casualties of the Third Division are very small. Currently, there are about 18,000 people who can continue to fight. The Second Army and the Third Division together have a total of 55,000 people!"

Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng's expression eased a lot. Due to limited funds, the Third Division, which was reduced from the Third Army, did not receive many reinforcements. Before Yunbing's counterattack, the full strength was only over 20,000 people. Now that they have annihilated the main force of the enemy's cavalry, there are still 18,000 people which is still very good. Xun Ke did not let him down!

Just when Ye Mingsheng was satisfied with Xun Ke's performance, a heavy voice was heard in the conference room.

"I ask the commander-in-chief to consider the situation of the Yunbing war and replace Commander Lin! Choose a good general to serve as the commander-in-chief of Yunbing!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a sudden shock in the conference room. Everyone focused their eyes on the person who spoke, but this person remained unafraid of everyone's gaze.

Looking at the man's young face, Ye Mingsheng also recalled his information. If he remembered correctly, this man's name was Feng Cheng. He was a first-class staff officer of the General Staff and a young man who was highly admired and promoted by the former Chief of General Staff He Jingyun.

At this time, Feng Cheng saw Ye Mingsheng looking at him, and continued to speak bluntly:
“Marshal, in this Yunbing counterattack, our army concentrated all its manpower and material resources to support the Yunbing front. According to the comparison of troop strength and firepower between our army and the enemy in the Yunbing area, Commander Lin who was in charge of commanding this battle should have successfully recaptured the lost territory. However, Commander Lin has only recaptured the three counties that the enemy voluntarily gave up, and now he has suffered such a disastrous defeat. I think Commander Lin needs to be held responsible for this…”

(End of this chapter)