Chapter 607 Interrogation

His eyes fell on the equipment delivered. Zhou Xu picked up one of the swords and flicked the blade. Hearing the sound and feeling the texture, it was clear that it was an iron sword.

At the same time, like them, he also used a round shield, which was also made of hardwood covered with iron sheets.

Obviously, the other side didn't know what the situation was here, so they sent more applicable sword and shield soldiers to explore the way.

After that, Zhou Xu's eyes fell on the opponent's armor.

The first impression is...

[It's like a mahjong table.]

He reached out and picked it up; it was unexpectedly light. He had already suspected it when he saw it before. Now that he reached out and touched it, Zhou Xu was completely confirmed.

"This armor is made of wood strung together."

“Some are made of iron sheets.”

As he spoke, Shi Lei respectfully handed a set of armor to Zhou Xu.

In terms of design, it is the same as the mahjong mat, but the difference is that this set is made of iron sheets, which is much heavier and stronger.

"Is there only one set of this armor?"

"Yes, it should be the general of the opposing side who was captured by us, that is, the one with 10,000 troops."

Hearing this, Zhou Xu immediately understood what was going on.

When iron was insufficient, priority was given to making weapons and some armor for generals, while letting the soldiers use cheap wooden armor. This was not a surprising practice.

In comparison, all members of the Great Zhou are wearing iron scale armor, and their weapons are crystal iron weapons. From this point of view, they have an advantage in both weapons and armor.

Of course, this does not ensure that the other party is necessarily weaker than them.

Because there is a very critical factor here, that is, military strength.

The Skavens were well-equipped, right? Even the Skaven slaves didn't have weapons or armor, so how could they fight the Lizardmen like that?

Because there are so many of them!

If the Lizardman troops cannot get through, and the other side really has 10,000 troops, even if the soldiers are wearing wooden armor, they are still a huge threat that cannot be ignored.

As his thoughts raced, Zhou Xu's eyes fell on the equipment.

"Melt all this iron and use it to make crystal iron weapons."

"yes!"

After destroying the opponent's scouting troops, Shi Lei naturally did not dare to make any decisions on his own regarding how to deal with the opponent's weapons and equipment, and he was waiting for the order from their king.

The mining efficiency at Tieshan Mine has improved a lot compared to the beginning.

But considering that the mountain roads are difficult to travel on, transportation efficiency is still a big problem, so it is also a good thing to pick up a batch of ready-made iron for free.

"Let's go and see the three prisoners."

In order to prevent the three prisoners from colluding with each other, they were separated and held solitary confinement from the day they were captured.

Zhou Xu looked inside through the observation window. They all looked sallow, skinny, unkempt and unkempt.

Throw them on the roadside and put a broken bowl in front of them, they are basically no different from beggars.

Unlike the captives who were captured and forced to do hard labor after the primitive tribes were wiped out, these captives from the enemy army were only given one large cake and three bowls of water a day in order to prevent them from causing trouble after eating too much.

After more than two months, my body became weak and my mind became confused.

In a brief eye contact with Shi Lei, Zhou Xu knew that the man inside the pass was the enemy general who said he had 10,000 troops.

【Eye of Insight.】

As soon as the truth was spoken, the opponent's panel suddenly unfolded in front of Zhou Xu.

After a quick scan, it was found that all five attributes were two stars. Looking at this alone, it could be considered a very ordinary two-star character, but the opponent had a talent of being "good with a knife".

Combined with this talent, this guy's bravery level should be in the upper range among two-star characters.

Zhou Xu didn't think there was anything wrong with using such a character as a general in the pathfinder team.

Over the past two years, he felt more and more clearly that he was just lucky in the beginning. In this world, there are very few people with four or five stars, even three stars are extremely rare.

With a good talent, even a character with two stars in all five attributes is enough to distance himself from an ordinary two-star character.

Obviously, even if they are both two stars, there are good and bad ones.

He had seen the other two before when he passed by, they were very ordinary two stars and their talents could not be compared with this one.

The key now is how to pry open this guy's mouth, make him tell the truth, and allow them to obtain useful intelligence information.

Zhou Xu is really not very good at this.

Don't forget, he was originally a good citizen who was well-rounded in morals, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor in a civilized society! Which good citizen would be good at interrogating and torturing prisoners? Of course, when he was watching TV and reading novels before, he also learned some methods of interrogation and torture, but he had already taught them all to Shi Lei and the others, so he really didn't know what to do now.

Standing outside the cell, Zhou Xu thought about it seriously.

【Maybe, you can try that. 】

"Shi Lei, ask someone to fetch the clepsydra, then find a shelf and a chair..."

As his thoughts raced, Zhou Xu whispered to Shi Lei.

After Shi Lei agreed, he quickly gave instructions.

During this period, Zhou Xu also asked someone to open the cell, intending to interrogate the prisoner again.

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Hearing the sound of the door opening, the man slumped in the straw in the cell's distracted eyes focused a little.

The first thought that flashed through his mind was...

【Is it time for dinner? 】

There was no way. Since being locked up here, except for the initial interrogation, for nearly two months, he did nothing but eat, sleep and daydream, and he couldn't even eat enough.

After being beaten like this, his will had been almost worn out, and he didn't even notice that the other party had called out his real name, and that what he had said before had always been a pseudonym.

"Shang Xijun."

Hearing someone calling his name, Shang Xijun subconsciously looked up and looked at Zhou Xu standing there with a look of confusion on his face.

"I'll give you one last chance. How many troops do you have in your country? Tell the truth."

Having said that, Zhou Xu appropriately threw out some benefits.

"If you cooperate, I can promise to grant you the status of a citizen of the Great Zhou and a sum of money. While gaining your freedom, you can also live in the Great Zhou with food and clothing without worries."

"I've already said it before, 10,000 troops."

"That's not the number the other two said."

"They are two little soldiers, they know nothing."

“…”

【I was speechless.】

Of course, no matter what he thought, Zhou Xu would not let him go just like that.

"But you said before that you didn't know and that the 10,000 troops were just a guess. Why are you so sure now that there are 10,000 troops?"

Hearing this, Shang Xijun's expression finally changed.

The long-term imprisonment has devastated his spirit, and when people's will is weak, they often lose their initial meticulousness and even make some low-level mistakes.

"I, I was just guessing."

"No, your tone just now was very certain, and you said it without thinking. It doesn't sound like a guess."

While they were talking, Shi Lei came up.

"My lord, everything is ready."

Zhou Xu nodded, and then his eyes fell on Shang Xijun's face again.

At this moment, there was obvious uneasiness on the other person's face.

"What do you want to do?"

"Go, tie him to a chair, blindfold him, and plug his ears."

At Zhou Xu's command, the two soldiers nearby immediately carried out the order. Shang Xijun, who was weak, was completely unable to resist.

Then, with the first drop of water falling, the interrogation officially began! (End of this chapter)