Chapter 1072

Pú Cún once again walked into that camp tent, which was filled with iron-clad guards and possessed a pressure even more terrifying than Magic Capital Mountain.

Even though he was only a Marquis of Dayu, for some reason, Pú Cún was exceptionally nervous, several times more so than when he had an audience with the Uyghur King. His usually nimble tongue felt tight today; things he had clearly thought out kept stumbling when he tried to say them, like a string pulled too tight that easily goes off-key.

"Your servant Pú Cún pays respects to His Highness, the Marquis of Zhenyuan!"

Pú Cún entered the tent and bowed again.

He had just eaten a full meal and driven away the chill from his body, but at this moment, seeing Chen Wuji on the main seat, the driven-away chill seemed to return all at once.

"Envoy, I think your master's conditions are not bad, but words alone are not proof. I need to see some sincerity before we can talk about the next steps. What do you think?" Chen Wuji asked.

Pú Cún felt slightly relieved; he had discussed this matter with the Fourth Prince before setting out.

The sincerity was right in his bosom at this moment.

He raised his hand to take out a sheepskin scroll from his bosom and held it high with both hands, "Your Highness, Marquis of Zhenyuan, this is my master's sincerity. All the roads, rivers, passes, garrison locations of Magic Capital Mountain, and the private residence built by General Left Xu Dingguo in the mountains several years ago are all on it."

Chen Wushuang stepped forward to take it and handed it to Chen Wuji.

Chen Wuji didn't even look at it and waved his hand for Chen Wushuang to give the scroll to Xu Zengyi.

Regarding the situation on Magic Capital Mountain, Xu Zengyi and the others had been perfecting it with the help of the Spy Battalion's intelligence for the past month, and at this point, they had already drawn a map of nearly one-quarter of the area.

Xu Zengyi took the map and signaled to Chu Xiu and the others with his eyes. Several people walked to the other side of the tent, opened the map provided by Pú Cún and the map they had already drawn, and began to compare them item by item.

They looked very carefully, comparing every piece of terrain and the location of every pass in detail.

"My Lord, there are no problems."

After the comparison, Xu Zengyi stepped forward and said.

He did not hide this from Pú Cún, and when Pú Cún heard this, cold sweat broke out instantly.

He had been suspicious just a moment ago, but hearing Xu Zengyi's words, he finally gave up all hope.

At this moment, his heart felt as if a stormy sea had been stirred up.

The Marquis of Zhenyuan had actually figured out the bottom line of Magic Capital Mountain in just over a month.

That was their Uyghur's proudest Magic Capital Mountain defense line!

It had barely been two months...

Was Xu Dingguo just eating for free?

This map was the bargaining chip Li Qiming considered the most valuable.

But at this moment, Pú Cún didn't think so anymore.

"The Fourth Prince's sincerity is indeed quite good, but if it is only this, I don't think it is enough!" Chen Wuji took in Pú Cún's reaction and said with some regret.

Pú Cún's mouth twitched, and he felt a bit disoriented for a moment.

He...

Didn't know what to do.

Because of Li Qiming's confidence, he had prepared such a map when he came and had absolutely nothing else; he couldn't pull out a single thing now.

"With all due respect to Your Highness, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, my master only prepared this one piece of sincerity. It is not that my master is stingy, it is just that we didn't expect..." Pú Cún said nervously, "Please give me some time, allow me to write a letter to my master to explain the situation!"

"That is natural. When negotiating a deal, how can everything be settled so quickly!" Chen Wuji very magnanimously agreed to Pú Cún's proposal.

After all, he was the one who had extorted them first, so he had to give them some time to prepare.

Otherwise, it would seem too unreasonable.

Pú Cún thanked Chen Wuji profusely for his magnanimity and then stayed in Chen Wuji's military camp just like that.

Although this person didn't look like a good man, he was quite efficient in handling things.

He came out of Chen Wuji's big tent and immediately wrote a letter, sending it by fast horse to the Royal Court.

And after he left, Chen Wuji's central military tent once again fell into a noisy, questioning discussion.

The map Pú Cún brought was like timely rain; it perfectly filled the last blank space in Chen Wuji's plan to capture Magic Capital Mountain.

This Fourth Prince knew what Chen Wuji needed.

Or rather, all the Uyghur princes and generals now knew what Chen Wuji needed, but the only one who dared to do this was this "Old Six"!

The ginger tea in Chen Wuji's hand had been changed again and again, but the controversy in the tent still had no result.

Before having this map, everyone's discussion was quite unified.

But after having the map, the opinions of the think tank could no longer be twisted together.

Xu Zengyi's idea was very direct: since they had such a detailed map, they should simply abandon the previously decided strategy of luring the enemy, directly send a small group of troops carrying a large amount of Shocking Heaven Thunder to sneak into Magic Capital Mountain, blow up all the dangerous locations, and then have the main army drive straight in.

Zhao Chen's suggestion was to take Magic Capital Mountain without a fight, directly poison the upstream water source, and knock them all out; only the Scout Battalion would need to be dispatched.

And Chu Xiu and Guo Shuhan were more concerned about the place of Magic Capital Mountain itself.

They didn't want to destroy all the buildings the Uyghurs had built in the mountains, believing they should be preserved as much as possible.

It was already unlikely to continue fighting in the Uyghur territory this winter, so they had to build a defense line in the Magic Capital Mountain and Yǐnmǎchuān area, while also preparing for next year's war; if they destroyed it extensively, they wouldn't be able to use it themselves.

In this weather, Yǐnmǎchuān was still building its city, but Magic Capital Mountain, which was only a mere two hundred miles away from Yǐnmǎchuān, was already frozen earth.

It was easy to tear it down now, but once torn down, it couldn't be rebuilt.

Regarding the opinions of Chu Xiu and Guo Shuhan, Xu Zengyi and Zhao Chen also had better responses.

Xu Zengyi meant to only clear the outer passes, which would not affect the Magic Capital Mountain defense line.

And Zhao Chen changed the deadly poison to drugs that could cause unconsciousness or diarrhea.

The four people held three opinions, each with their own focus and neither side giving way.

In the end, the few people noisily threw the difficult problem to Chen Wuji, asking Chen Wuji to make the final decision.

At this moment, Chen Wuji suddenly saw the shadow of the Cabinet.

The cabinet ministers would discuss back and forth, but in the end, they still couldn't convince the other side, so they would each draft their proposals and throw them to the Emperor, then start a new round of debate in the court.

Facts proved that voting was indeed a very great improvement.

"I have basically heard everyone's opinions clearly," Chen Wuji pondered, scratching the hair at his temples.

"It just so happens that I also have some of my own views. Let me say them for you all to hear first. The defense line built by the Uyghurs on Magic Capital Mountain is not great; they have learned from us for so many years, and all they have learned is a bunch of trivialities."

"Of course, this is a good thing. I also don't want the treasures left by our ancestors to become the family heirlooms of these barbarian nations in a few hundred years; that would be a laughingstock."

"We must now use Magic Capital Mountain as our first defense line in the west. We cannot just preserve their original fortresses and passes; we must also increase them. It doesn't matter if it's difficult to construct in the freezing cold; wooden structures can still be used."