After warning his men, Ye Cheng and his men immediately came to the northwest corner of the Governor's Mansion, where the clothing department of the Governor's Mansion is located... ·······
When I first took over Yijing, the Governor's Mansion was not the largest house in Yijing. However, after several expansions, the area of the house has reached more than 500 acres, including guards, maids, and servants. , thousands of people live here.
Therefore, in order to provide for the daily lives of these thousands of people, institutions like the Clothing Department that specialize in washing clothes came into being.
After arriving at Huanyi's Office, Ye Cheng did not make any noise. Instead, he asked his men to quietly look for the voice and shadow of Aunt Gao. However, they searched the Huanyi's Office inside and outside but could not find the figure of Aunt Gao. Seeing this, Ye Cheng couldn't help but ask the steward here:
"Where is Grandma Gao?"
Facing Ye Cheng's inquiry, the steward replied respectfully:
"Aunt Gao has been having a headache recently and she has to go buy some things, so she took leave this morning and she hasn't come back yet!"
Hearing this, Ye Cheng couldn't help but frown, and continued to ask:
"Do you know where she went?"
The steward thought for a while and said:
"It seems that I went to Xiangluo Hutong, but I don't know where exactly!"
Ye Cheng nodded and ordered again:
"Make a list of the people in the mansion who have contact with Grandma Gao, and hand it over to me later!"
"yes!"
The steward said subconsciously. After saying that, he seemed to realize something. He hesitated and asked Ye Cheng carefully and tentatively:
"Steward Ye, has something happened to this nanny?·······················"
Ye Cheng heard this and said coldly:
"This is not your first day here. You should know the rules of the house. Don't ask if you are not supposed to know!"
Feeling the coldness in Ye Cheng's words, the manager suddenly felt a chill in his heart and said quickly:
"Yes, yes, I'm talking too much!"
After getting the list written by the steward, Ye Cheng glanced at the names on it, then handed it to his subordinates and said:
"Control everyone here!"
"yes!"
After handing over his subordinates, Ye Cheng hurriedly led the people to Xiangluo Hutong, which is an alley located in the southeast corner of Yijing. There are usually many small merchants and hawkers selling all kinds of things here. Many people in Yijing come here to buy daily necessities
However, what surprised Ye Cheng was that when he and his people arrived at Xiangluo Hutong, they found that the alley had been blocked by the action team of the Coordination Office.
Seeing the appearance of these people, Ye Cheng immediately stepped forward to identify himself, and soon Zhang Mang, the Coordination Office Baihu who was responsible for the matter, appeared in front of him.
"I didn't know that Director Ye was here, so please forgive me for missing the welcome!" Zhang Mang bowed and saluted with a smile on his face:
Although Ye Cheng is not of high rank, as the director of the Attendance Department, the people around Ye Mingsheng still have a high status in the Fengwu Army. Even his immediate superior, Huo San, director of the Coordination Office, has no respect for Ye Cheng. They are all very polite, so he, the Coordination Office, is also more respectful...
Seeing Zhang Mang's appearance, Ye Cheng didn't talk nonsense at all, and immediately said:
"Zhang Baihu, what are you here for?"
Hearing Ye Cheng's words, Zhang Mang hesitated a little, but still said very honestly:
"The spies from our Coordination Office discovered that a hidden stake of the Supervision Department appeared in Xiangluo Alley, so I was ordered to come and arrest him. Director Ye, what's the matter with you?"
When Ye Cheng heard this, his eyes narrowed and he asked:
"Zhang Baihu, the secret agent of the Supervision Department you want to arrest is a nun in the Governor's Mansion? Her surname is Gao?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Mang said with some surprise:
"The person we want to arrest is a woman in her forties, but according to the tip, her surname is Chen. As for what kind of business she is engaged in, we are not sure!"
After Zhang Mang finished speaking, his subordinates came over carrying a woman's body and reported:
"The spy who reported this to the Supervision Department has committed suicide by taking poison!"
Hearing this, Ye Cheng immediately looked over at the corpse of the woman living there, and saw that this person was Aunt Gao from Huanyi. At this time, Aunt Gao's lips were purple, and she looked like she had been hit by something very powerful. He was killed by the poison. Seeing this, Ye Cheng asked Zhang Mang coldly:
"Zhang Baihu, you said her surname is Chen?"
Facing Ye Cheng's inquiry, Zhang Mang was a little confused and didn't know what happened, but he still explained:
"Director Ye is like this. We captured her supervisor in the Supervision Department. This supervisor said that this person's real name is Chen. He is a deeply hidden secret agent in the Coordination Office who has not been activated before. Recently, he has to perform some special tasks. She was selected for the mission. As for whether this person changed her surname after lurking in Yi Jing, I don’t know..."
Because the logic in Zhang Mang's words was quite self-consistent, Ye Cheng didn't say anything. He just looked at Zhang Mang deeply, and then turned around and left with the people. He now returned to the house as soon as possible. All this was reported to Ye Mingsheng.
Half an hour later, Ye Mingsheng in the study learned from Ye Cheng what had happened. There was a hint of disappointment and confusion in his eyes. However, for the sake of the overall situation, he thought for a while and still told Ye Cheng:
"Leave this matter to the Coordination Office!"
"clear!"
Two hours later, in Murong Qingwu's room, Ying'er screened away all the servants and said regretfully to Murong Qingwu:
"Madam, Ye Cheng reported it to the Commander-in-Chief, but halfway through the matter, someone came out of the Coordination Office and said that Grandma Gao was a spy from the Supervision Department. How is this possible? The most irritating thing is that the Commander-in-Chief I really believed it and handed this matter over to the Coordination Office for further processing!"
Looking at the indignant Ying'er, a smile appeared on Murong Qingwu's face. She pinched Ying'er's face gently and said:
"Things have gone very well to this point, what else do you want?"
Ying'er muttered and said:
"Obviously we can bring down that bad woman on this matter!"
Murong Qingwu smiled and said:
"The food must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step. The time ahead is still long! Why rush? Sooner or later, the day will come!"
After finishing her words, Murong Qingwu caressed her bulging belly, a look of expectation flashed in her beautiful eyes...
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Three days later, Ye Mingsheng was inspecting the North Camp outside Yijing City to review the training situation of the 9th Division and 10th Division stationed here.
However, in the middle of the review, a messenger entered the camp in the north of the city. After burning a stick of incense, Ye Cheng approached Ye Mingsheng and said in his ear:
"Your Majesty Yun and came the news 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. It has retreated under the support of General Xun Ke of the Third Division. Arrived in Lingyuan County!"
Hearing the news, Ye Mingsheng suddenly became solemn. After thinking for a moment, he told Ye Cheng:
"The message has been sent back to the General Staff Headquarters, and an emergency meeting will be held in two hours!"
"yes!"
After making the decision, Ye Mingsheng also greatly shortened the review process. After simply giving a few words of training to the soldiers of the 9th and 10th Divisions, he left the camp in the north of the city and returned to Yi Jing.
Evening, a quarter of the hour
The Yijing General Staff held an emergency meeting on time, attended by Ye Mingsheng, 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... ·····
Looking around at everyone in the conference room, Ye Mingsheng nodded at 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 battle in Pingyun County was 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 relatively close to Jinyang. Dagu and Pingyun counties!"
"But before retreating, Wang Muzhi took away all the food in these three counties. He wanted to use the people of these three cities to increase the difficulty of our army's logistical supply. And when Commander Lin conquered the lost territory of the three counties, he launched an attack on Pingyun County. When attacking, he sent a large number of cavalry to harass our army's later supply lines!"
"Under Wang Muzhi's cunning plan, the supply of ammunition on the front line of the Second Army became increasingly tight. Therefore, the various artillery and muskets equipped by the Second Army failed to exert their due power, allowing the enemy forces in Pingyun County to hold on for ten years. Three days!”
"After enemy general Wang Muzhi took advantage of Pingyun County to consume the morale and physical strength of the Second Army, he chose the night of September 11th to launch a large-scale night attack on the Second Army camp outside Pingyun County. Although Commander Lin of the Second Army was prepared, because it was a rainy night, the Second Army’s firearms were not put into use!”
"In addition, the enemy had a numerical advantage and was very determined to attack at night regardless of casualties under the leadership of Wang Muzhi. Therefore, in order to avoid more casualties, Commander Lin led the Second Army and General Xunke led the Third Division to respond. The troops have retreated to Lingyuan County. At present, everything is stable in Lingyuan County..."
Speaking of this, everyone in the conference room looked very ugly. Seeing this, Luo Gang seemed to have remembered something and continued to add:
"Although the Second Army suffered a defeat, the performance of the Third Division under General Xun Ke was quite remarkable. They not only helped the Second Army get rid of the enemy's pursuers and successfully retreat to Lingyuan County; The main cavalry under Wang Muzhi was annihilated around the county, and nearly 2,000 enemy cavalry were captured! Severely weakening Jinyang's cavalry strength!"
After Luo Gang finished speaking, everyone in the conference room was silent. Ye Mingsheng asked Luo Gang:
"How many people are there in the Second Army now?"
Faced with Ye Mingsheng's question, Luo Gang thought for a while and said:
"According to the information sent by the Second Army, counting the casualties from the previous attack on Pingyun County, there are currently 37,000 soldiers of the Second Army who can continue to fight!"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone in the conference room became even more serious. Although they knew that the Second Army suffered a defeat and the casualties would not be small, the casualties now were still higher than expected.
You must know that after the Yunbin Battle ended a few months ago, the Second Army was immediately replenished with the support of the Fengwu Army system. The total number of troops and horses also returned to the 50,000 people in its heyday, but now only 30,000 are left. Seventeen thousand people are capable of continuing to fight, which means that this time Yun Bin counterattacked the Second Army and suffered 13,000 casualties, and the casualty rate was close to 30%... ·············
After getting this answer, Ye Mingsheng was a little angry, but he still continued to ask:
"How many people are there in the Third Division?"
Luo Gang thought for a moment and replied:
"Because the main force of Yunbin's counterattack this time is the Second Army, and the Third Division is mainly responsible for the defense of Jinzhong and some assistance work, so the casualties of the Third Division are very small. There are currently about 18,000 people who can Keep fighting, the Second Army and the Third Division together have a total of fifty-five thousand men!"
Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng's expression relaxed a lot. Due to limited funds, the Third Division, which was downsized from the Third Army, did not receive much reinforcement. Before Yun Bing's counterattack, the full force only had about 20,000 people. Now it has been annihilated. The main force of the enemy's cavalry still has 18,000 men, which is pretty good. Xun Ke has lived up to his trust in him!
Just when Ye Mingsheng was satisfied with Xun Ke's performance, a heavy voice sounded in the conference room.
"In this humble position, I ask the commander-in-chief to consider the situation of Yun Bing's war and replace Commander Lin! Choose a good general to be the commander-in-chief of Yun Bing!"
As soon as these words came out, the conference room was shocked. Everyone focused their attention on the person who spoke, and this person was still not afraid of everyone's gaze.
Looking at this person's young face, Ye Mingsheng also recalled this person's information. If he remembered correctly, this person's name was Feng Cheng. He was a first-class staff officer of the General Staff. He Jingyun, the former Chief of General Staff, admired and promoted him very much. young people.
At this time, Feng Cheng saw Ye Mingsheng looking at him and continued to speak bluntly:
"Commander, this Yunbin counterattack, our army has concentrated all manpower and material resources to support the Yunbin front line. According to the comparison of the firepower of our army and the enemy's troops in the Yunbin area, Commander Lin who is responsible for commanding this battle should have successfully regained the lost ground, but Lin is currently Commander Lin only took back three counties that the enemy had voluntarily abandoned, and now he has suffered such a disastrous defeat. I think Commander Lin needs to be held responsible for this... ············”
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