Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1047

Chapter 1047 -1042: Entrustment

Fu Ruoxi and Wang Xiping nodded in agreement.

“Although elephants are cumbersome, their trunks are quite nimble. When an elephant’s trunk grabs a person… or a horse and flings it, the consequences are predictable.” Shen Jingzhong, after pondering for a long time, put down his teacup, looked at Bai Qingyan, and said, “And according to the letter sent back by General Bai, a trunk covered in chain mail is also hard to be a weak point.”

“Trunk…” Bai Qingyan paused, tapping her fingertips on the table, then stood up, taking a few steps, “How is an elephant’s sense of smell?”

Commandant Lu and the others immediately understood what Bai Qingyan meant.

“Your Majesty intends to use the elephant’s sense of smell as a weak point to attack the Elephant Army?” Zhang Duanning thought it was worth a try. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

“Quick, call over two elephant tamers!” Dong Qingping turned around and shouted loudly outside the tent.

Very soon, several elephant tamers returned, and upon being asked by Zhang Duanning about whether elephants have a keen sense of smell, the tamers paused for a moment.

One of them thought for a while and said, “Yes, perhaps… because of the long trunk, an elephant’s sense of smell is very keen. We were told by the older elephant tamers from mouth to mouth that when an elephant got sick and herbs were mixed within its food, the elephant would accurately pick out the medicine with its trunk…”

Another elephant tamer quickly added, “So, it requires us tamers to establish a deep bond with the elephants and inform them these can cure pain, to avoid our tamed elephants dying from illness.”

“We are all elephant tamers, these elephants have been with us since they were young, but… my ancestors were catching elephants for their employers, who were suspicious buyers of ivory. When I was young, I heard my grandfather say that elephants in the wild rely on their trunks to find food, so when catching them, they often used the elephants’ favorite food as traps.” That elephant tamer bravely looked up at Bai Qingyan before lowering his head again, “And people have to stay far away, and only approach when there’s movement, otherwise the elephant will know people are there. So, I think perhaps an elephant’s nose is even more sensitive than a hunting dog’s.”

Bai Qingyan nodded: “Thank you both, General Lin, please have someone escort these two elephant tamers to rest.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty!”

The two elephant tamers bowed deeply together.

“Organize the information, and first send the first wave of messengers to deliver the message to the generals of the Bai family army; perhaps… we can let some generals test it out before the battle begins.” Bai Qingyan said.

“I’ll handle this matter!” Zhang Duanning took it upon himself, “The message will be delivered today.”

Bai Qingyan nodded: “Thank you for your hard work!”

With matters settled, Bai Qingyan also had to return to the palace. She instructed Lin Kangle to have someone take good care of these elephants. If war truly breaks out in the future, the key to defeating the Elephant Army of Zhou Kingdom lies with these elephants.

Bai Qingyan plans to immediately have someone tailor animal hide clothing according to the size of these elephants and dress them up. Once the elephants have recuperated sufficiently, they will be sent, along with the elephant tamers, to the southern border, settling them north of Jinghe, thus allowing the weaknesses of the elephants to be conveyed to the frontline as swiftly as possible.

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