Chapter 202: Chapter 202

This was supposed to be just a polite remark, but Commander Qian snorted coldly.

"You know it’s been a long wait? How dare you make so many of us wait for just one convict."

Zhang Feng smiled and said, "Actually, Mrs. Pei is not late; everyone just arrived earlier than usual."

With these words, the other commanders’ expressions softened slightly.

However, Commander Qian’s expression remained extremely unpleasant, as he glared angrily at Zhang Feng.

Tang Zan whispered to Pei Shu’er, "Don’t be afraid, I’m here."

Pei Shu’er smiled friendly at him and then handed her design proposal to General Zhao.

General Zhao originally thought the design would be as simple as the Deserted Mountain.

However, when he opened the design proposal, he found something different.

On the fortress plans, there were a series of military facilities such as the moat, drawbridge, gate tower, arrow tower, main tower, corner tower, enemy watching tower, parapet wall, and embrasure.

Even compared to the Capital, it was not inferior.

General Zhao even saw artillery platforms, at which point he raised his eyebrow.

"This probably isn’t necessary, is it?"

They didn’t have artillery now, so building it would be a sheer waste.

Commander Qian sneered, "Without understanding the Gulan Military Camp’s situation, you come to show off, without knowing how many mistakes it has."

Pei Shu’er smiled, "General, please rest assured. Once it’s built, artillery will come sooner or later, making it much easier for defending battles."

"But if there’s no construction, even with artillery, without artillery platforms, it’s hard to harness the cannon’s power."

Commander Qian was about to speak again when General Zhao nodded, as it wouldn’t cost much materials anyway.

The design proposal was circulated for a while, and everyone had a rough idea of what the fortress would be like.

Then Pei Shu’er picked up the fortress plan, and fixed it on the wall.

She started discussing the fortress’s structure, how to build it, and the work hours required.

The more she talked, the more concrete the image of the fortress became in everyone’s minds.

Even though they hadn’t seen the finished product yet, from Pei Shu’er’s words, everyone felt an insignificance standing beneath such a majestic giant.

And their hearts couldn’t help but surge with hot blood — could this fortress truly resist the Dazi’s invasion?

While discussing these contents, Pei Shu’er’s face bore a faint smile, one that was confident yet gentle.

Her initially bright and delicate features became even more enchanting.

Additionally, her words were precise and without a single unnecessary phrase, detailed yet concise.

Everyone genuinely changed their view of this woman; she wasn’t just a pretty face.

She had insight and wisdom that most women lacked.

As for Tang Zan, he felt a bit proud.

See, this is his wife, his wife is just this excellent.

Yan Huan Yu was also amazed.

He found every time he saw Pei Shu’er, she would show a different side, and he couldn’t help but be drawn to her.

But it was just attraction.

He lowered his eyes, unknowingly glancing at Lin Zhi.

He always felt there was something between Pei Shu’er and Lin Zhi.

As for Commander Qian, his brows furled tightly during the entire session.

He couldn’t believe such a fortress plan was designed by this woman; it was simply absurd.

Earlier he had seen Pei Shu’er from afar.

He had only known her to revolve around the Third Prince daily, like an annoying pest without a brain.

If she had been as wise as she is now, she wouldn’t have been discarded by the Third Prince.

Therefore, this plan, maybe Pei Shu’er discovered it by chance and claimed it as her own.

This design was a genuine creation of Pei Shu’er, at most, it referenced some other fortress designs, as well as modern ones.

But these structures were made after she had read numerous ancient books.

Since receiving General Zhao’s order, she had been drawing fortress plans continuously, but was never satisfied.

Not until last night, after personally inspecting the Gulan Military Camp, did she come up with a new concept, which she quickly sketched while inspired.

But she also knew that completing the drawing was just the first step; during construction, she would keep learning.

After Pei Shu’er finished speaking, General Zhao nodded.

"Very good, your fortress design is innovatively and comprehensively functional."

Commander Qian glared gloomily at Pei Shu’er.

"The design is good, but constructing it might be quite challenging, and we don’t have that many materials. I think using stone or blue bricks is too wasteful, rather use rammed earth."

General Zhao was momentarily hesitant, and the other commanders also felt the rammed earth method was quite practical.

Not only was the construction period short, but there were also plenty of materials, without worrying about adhesive issues.

"Let’s use rammed earth," General Zhao nodded. Latest content published on N()velFire.net

Commander Qian cast a proud glance at Pei Shu’er, thinking she was just a mere immigrant and assumed her opinion mattered.

Pei Shu’er smiled, "Other places use rammed earth to build fortresses, but here, we can source materials locally, and building a fortress with blue bricks would be more stable."

"The baking difficulty of blue bricks is higher than red bricks, and without the technique, it’s very hard to produce. Also, quarrying stone is not easy," a commander raised doubt.

Commander Qian shook his head and mocked, "Oh, it’s just building a fortress, rammed earth is the best, why make it so hard."

Compared to Commander Qian’s flushed face, Pei Shu’er remained quite gentle.

"A commander’s desire to shorten the construction period is understandable, just the vision needs to be broader."

"Currently, the Gulan Military Camp’s fortress is rammed earth, but in just a few years, it’s already having chunks of earth fall off. Now, if the Dazi were brave enough, they could directly storm and collapse the wall."

Commander Qian angrily slammed the table, as Pei Shu’er indirectly called him short-sighted.

Commander Qian said, "But where do we have brick kilns and brick makers, Pei Shu’er. Your plan is impractical, you just don’t want the fortress to be built!"

Such a big accusation, but Pei Shu’er didn’t want it.

Pei Shu’er smiled, "Commander doesn’t have suitable candidates, but we at Deserted Mountain do. Our people there are adept at building brick and cement kilns, and skilled in baking blue and red bricks."

Upon hearing these words, even General Zhao looked at Pei Shu’er.

Pei Shu’er bowed and greeted General Zhao.

"General Zhao, this is my petition for the people of Deserted Mountain. Baking bricks is very laborious, and currently only they know how. I hope General Zhao can reduce their sentences."

Using rammed earth is fine, only her people won’t get reduced sentences.

Waiting for the next opportunity is exceedingly difficult.

Those people followed her, she couldn’t let them lose hope.

Moreover, the Gulan Military Camp as the first line of defense must be firm.

Otherwise, if it fell, Deserted Mountain would be next.

She must fight for this win-win situation for her people at Deserted Mountain.