However, severe punishment is not ideal either.
Zhuang Er frowned slightly and said to Su Zhuo, "These people are really strange. They're obviously scared to death, but they won't say anything."
Su Zhuo thought seriously for a while before replying: "Perhaps there is something more terrifying than death."
Mr. Zhuang raised his eyebrows: "What you said makes sense, so what do you think it will be?"
Su Zhuo: "These bandits are desperate criminals who have long disregarded life and death. Perhaps they have a weak spot that has been exploited, causing them to prefer death to revealing the secret of Qingfeng Mountain."
The second young master Zhuang narrowed his eyes.
"That makes sense."
Zhuang Er looked at these bandits. Although they were not born bandits or bad guys, they were not good people either.
Good people only make things difficult for themselves. They will cry when they suffer injustice and may even commit suicide, but they dare not use a knife to fight against the evil people who hurt them.
This world...
They always bully honest people, yet they also tell them that suffering is a blessing, and that if you endure for a while, you will have peace...
The second son of Zhuang asked Su Zhuo, "What do you think we should do?"
He showed no mercy to these bandits. Maybe they had their own reasons for taking this path. Everyone has their own reasons, all kinds of reasons. He didn't care. These people had a lot of blood on their hands and had killed innocent people. They were not innocent.
"What do you think we should do?" asked Mr. Zhuang Er.
Su Zhuo thought for a while and said, "When people are in despair, they need a little hope. With hope, there is a weakness, and with a weakness, they become weak."
Zhuang Er smiled. "Go on."
Su Zhuo made a suggestion, and Master Zhuang II sent someone to do it, and soon the prisoners confessed.
Su Zhuo took their words to heart and was still thinking about something. He thought Zhuang Er was going to interrogate the second in command, but he didn't.
Zhuang Er said, "Those few people said their families were in the village down the mountain. If they told, the boss would kill them. We promised them that we could redeem our crimes and protect their families, so they all told. But it's different for the second boss. His wife and children are all on Qingfeng Mountain. They are the boss's hostages to control him. The second boss knows that if he tells, his family will surely die. His crimes are so heinous that he won't survive even if he redeems himself."
Mr. Zhuang Er thought there was no need to waste time.
So the two of them left the cell. The sun was shining brightly outside and the air was fresh. Su Zhuo finally understood the intention of Su Wei's words to him.
If you often walk by the river, you will get your shoes wet.
It's always better to be cautious.
After finishing this job, he and his father will open a shop in peace and stability.
"What are you thinking about?" Zhuang Er asked curiously.
Su Zhuo smiled and said, "Nothing."
Zhuang Er said, "You're as smart as your brother-in-law. Would you consider working for me?"
The sudden poaching made him stunned for a moment.
"Second Master, you're joking. I'm very happy to follow the eldest master. The eldest master has been very kind to me."
Su Zhuo hurriedly refused and said some good things about Zhuang Da behind his back. They were brothers, and if he was two-faced, both Zhuang Da and Zhuang Er would be fed up with him.
I think he is not a reliable and loyal person,
But if he stood firmly beside Zhuang Da, both of them would think he was good...
Su Zhuo was secretly proud of his own intelligence.
Zhuang Er suddenly said, "What a shame! I invited you with all my heart."
He patted Su Zhuo's shoulder and said, "Your family is full of talents."
Su Zhuo: "..."
The Zhuang family is really cunning.
Su Zhuo got the news, sorted it out and gave it to Chen Yan.
"Qingfeng Mountain is a steep and rugged place, easy to defend but difficult to attack. There are over 800 people in the mountain. Excluding the cooks, sweepers, and the bandits' families, there are still 400 to 500 people available."
Su Wei frowned: "So many people?"
"Yes." Su Zhuo frowned slightly. "There are five sentry posts on the mountain, and they take turns guarding them every day. Drinking and gambling are strictly prohibited during these posts, and we must be extremely alert. So, if we attack from the front, we'll probably be discovered before we get past the first sentry post."
The Northwest Army was not familiar with the terrain and was easily killed by these bandits.
This is not an easy job.
No wonder Qingfeng Mountain has not been conquered for so many years.
Su Zhuo drew a topographical map, and everyone frowned after looking at it. Su Wei thought that this place was even more difficult to conquer than Wohu Mountain...
etc……
Tiger Mountain...
"What's behind the mountain?"
Su Zhuo was stunned: "Behind the mountain?"
Su Wei nodded: "Yes, the defense in front is so tight, what about the back of the mountain?"
Su Zhuo then went to investigate and soon got the news.
"It's a cliff, so steep that there's no way to climb up."
Su Wei thought of Wohu Mountain.
Today's Qingfeng Mountain and Wohu Mountain are similar in nature.
and……
The mountains in this northwest area are not very high no matter how steep they are.
"What if someone lowers a rope down from above?"
Su Wei was glad that she loved Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy very much back then, so she remembered the plot very carefully.
"But who will release the rope..."
Su Zhuo was stunned: "Dad?"
He looked at Su Wei: "Sister, you are really my biological daughter."
Su Wei also knew the danger, so why not discuss it first?
She talked about the tactics of taking Tiger Mountain by strategy.
Su Zhuo and Shen Yan looked at each other. Although what Su Wei said was a bit bold and risky, it was very feasible.
But this would require his father to take risks...
Su Zhuo thought that his father’s risk could not be in vain.
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