Third Master, you can use elephants to carry them.
Elephants? What are those?
They are, things much, much bigger than oxen, with very long noses. Little Bean explained, gesturing as she spoke.
Uh, I think I’ve seen this before!
Zhang De slapped his forehead, remembering the group of massive animals he and his men had encountered earlier, which they had considered hunting and roasting, but hadn't acted upon.
Get some elephants here!
Zhang De said fiercely to the King of Tianzhu.
The King of Tianzhu had no choice but to comply.
Half an hour later, a herd of elephants appeared outside the palace.
Seeing the items on the backs of the elephants, the King of Tianzhu’s mouth twitched. He had forgotten to specify something when giving instructions earlier, and these sons of bitches had brought them like this!
The Yan Yun Cavalry, on the other hand, felt a sense of relief!
It was fortunate that Little Bean had suggested using elephants to transport the wealth, otherwise, they wouldn't have known that the King of Tianzhu still had such a card up his sleeve!
A total of fifty elephants, with four soldiers riding on each elephant. Bags hung on both sides of the elephant's back, filled with short spears.
The Yan Yun Cavalry didn't care about the short spears. They had seen the Tianzhu soldiers use them when they fought, and they couldn't penetrate the plate armor.
However, if they were trampled or hit by these massive elephants, the consequences would undoubtedly be death or severe injury!
Bean, you’ve done a great service this time!
Guan Chang said to Little Bean with a smile.
These elephant soldiers were clearly kept outside the city. Perhaps these behemoths were inconvenient to move within the city, or perhaps the King of Tianzhu was afraid of the Yan Yun Cavalry escaping if they fought outside the city, so he hadn't deployed the elephant soldiers.
But if they were ambushed by these elephant soldiers when leaving, it was enough to make one’s blood run cold just thinking about it!
Bean, when we return to Tang, Third Master will ask the Duke for some good things for you!
Zhang De casually pulled Little Bean into his arms.
The wealth and jewels on the ox carts were transferred to the backs of the elephants, but fifty elephants were far from enough. They threatened the King of Tianzhu to summon all the elephant soldiers.
If they could be used as war mounts, it was unbelievable that Tianzhu only had these fifty.
What the King of Tianzhu had cursed in his heart earlier was precisely this. If those soldiers had removed the equipment from the war elephants, they could have claimed they were kept as pets.
But because he had omitted a single sentence, those soldiers had brazenly brought out the armed war elephants, directly exposing their trump card.
He had originally planned to secretly have someone notify the elephant soldiers to rescue him midway when these Tang people left.
But with this turn of events, what was there to rescue?
Another troop of elephant soldiers was summoned, bringing the total to three hundred elephants, including the previous fifty!
The gold and silver from the ox carts were all transferred to the backs of the elephants.
Tianzhu’s handicraft industry was far inferior to that of the Great Tang. Their ox carts could only carry three to five hundred jin. Any more, and they couldn't be pushed.
Therefore, the combined items from seven hundred ox carts, distributed among each elephant, amounted to only about a thousand jin.
For an adult elephant weighing over ten thousand jin, this was equivalent to a man weighing a hundred jin carrying just over ten jin of items, which was effortless.
Suddenly, something like a seal fell from one of the elephants.
Zhang De went to pick it up and examined it closely. It was indeed a seal, with characters like earthworms on it.
Above the seal was carved a strange animal. It looked like the seal was very old.
Come, tell this Grandpa, what is this? Read books La.
If you don't understand, go ask someone who knows. This was found in the King of Tianzhu’s palace, so the King of Tianzhu would surely know best.
The moment he saw the seal, the King of Tianzhu’s eyes rolled back, and he fainted outright.
Zhang De was stunned. It was just a seal, and he fainted from its value? Kan Dan.
Was this excessive?
Brother, this thing seems extraordinary!
He quickly called out to Guan Chang.
Guan Chang came over, took a look, and didn't understand what it was. He pinched the King of Tianzhu’s philtrum and woke him up.
As a result, the brat fainted again upon seeing the seal.
Is he faking it?
Zhang De pointed at the King of Tianzhu and asked doubtfully.
Guan Chang checked his nasal breath and then shook his head: He’s not faking it. For something like this, it must be extraordinary!
Xuan Miao was called. This item was confiscated by him and his men from the palace, so he should be able to guess its origin.
Xuan Miao took the seal into his hands and examined it back and forth for a long time.
The more he looked, the more serious his expression became. He hadn't paid much attention to this item before, as it was mixed with jade and jewelry.
Now, looking at the carvings and the text on the seal, Xuan Miao became completely excited.
General, this is the Unicorn Seal!
It is a sacred artifact of Tianzhu!
Its importance to Tianzhu is like the Imperial Seal of the First Emperor!
Buddhism originated in Tianzhu. For Xuan Miao, who cultivated Buddhism, being able to read Sanskrit was the most basic requirement.
The Buddhist scriptures also recorded this seal, and this seal completely matched the descriptions in the scriptures!
Hahahaha!
Zhang De finally understood why the King of Tianzhu had fainted twice. He was heartbroken!
In such a situation, anyone would feel the same.
Their sacred artifact of succession was snatched away like this, it was no wonder he fainted!
Hehehehe, this is good. It can be a plaything for the Young Duke in the future.
Zhang De casually put away the Unicorn Seal.
As for offering it to Li Shimin?
To hell with him, we don’t think much of that fellow!
No one else objected to this. Fang Er was not only their savior but also Luo Yi's savior.
Whoever held this item would eventually offer it to Fang Er, so there was no need to compete for it. The eighteen men were like brothers, and competing for merit was out of the question.
The sky was nearing dusk. Staying overnight in the King of Tianzhu’s royal city was clearly not a wise decision.
Guan Chang directly ordered them to leave the city.
The twenty-four men each mounted a war elephant. Also taken with them were the King of Tianzhu, some high-ranking Tianzhu officials, and the seven princesses who had narrowly escaped death!
The target was to head straight east, then turn north, and proceed directly to the Great Tang!