536: Chapter 536 Methods to Deal with Elephant Soldiers

"As the saying goes, 'soldiers to block the general, earth to stem the flood.'"

Zhao Fusu's expression was calm as his gaze swept over everyone's faces. He slowly said, "Although war elephants are difficult to deal with, it is not as if there are no ways at all."

If war elephants were truly invincible, then the Land of the White Elephant would not have been ruled by the Mongolians for centuries.

After the Mongolians took control of the Land of the White Elephant, they established the Mughal Empire.

The later collapse of the Mughal Empire was not due to the people of the Land of the White Elephant overthrowing it themselves, but because they were defeated by the British.

Zhao Fusu liked reading history books, so he was well-acquainted with the methods the Mongolians used to deal with war elephants.

And he could completely copy this method to deal with the Mauryan Empire's war elephants.

"I wonder what brilliant ideas the Consul General has!"

Hearing this, Xiang Liang immediately perked up, his eyes full of expectation as he hurriedly and sincerely asked Zhao Fusu for guidance.

He knew well the power of war elephants; if they could obtain a way to break the enemy, it would be the greatest boost to the Huaxia Pioneer Group's morale!

Zhao Xuan and the others also turned their gazes toward Zhao Fusu, their eyes filled with curiosity and expectation.

After seeing the massive disparity in size between humans and elephants, they knew how terrifying war elephants were.

Once on the battlefield, with the elephant's massive body like a moving hill, wherever it went, vegetation would surely be crushed, and soldiers would find it even harder to resist.

In short, these war elephants were invincible existences on the battlefield; even Heavy Cavalry looked weak in front of them.

With an elephant's weight, it could directly send Heavy Cavalry flying.

Encountering charging war elephants, anyone trying to resist would feel their scalp go numb and their legs tremble.

The more afraid they were, the more curious they became about what method Zhao Fusu had to deal with the war elephants.

"To deal with war elephants, one must maintain high mobility; otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Zhao Fusu said in a deep voice, "Don't think that because elephants are massive and look clumsy, their running speed is slow."

"Even when we run at full speed without any weight, we aren't as fast as an elephant. Not to mention, in actual combat, we wear dozens of pounds of armor and carry weapons and equipment; our speed could never match an elephant's!"

"Oh!"

Hearing this, everyone nodded, their faces showing expressions of sudden realization, and their understanding of elephants deepened.

Previously, most of them didn't know much about war elephants; if not for Zhao Fusu's reminder, they might have rushed into battle, and the losses would surely have been extremely heavy.

"We also need a secret weapon!"

Zhao Fusu changed the subject, his eyes flashing as he spoke.

"Hmm?"

"A secret weapon?"

Everyone's interest was immediately piqued; they craned their necks, their faces written with curiosity.

Xiang Liang couldn't help but step closer, asking urgently: "Consul General, what secret weapon is it? Please enlighten us."

Beside him, Fan Zeng also frowned slightly, a hint of thought flashing in his eyes.

He secretly speculated in his heart what kind of weapon could deal with those powerful war elephants.

For a moment, various guesses flashed through his mind.

Zhao Xuan was full of expectation, his eyes shining with excitement.

He didn't doubt Zhao Fusu's words in the slightest.

"Follow me to a certain place."

Zhao Fusu didn't immediately say what the secret weapon was, but instead told everyone this.

"So mysterious!"

Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng couldn't help but glance at each other.

Everyone stood up and followed Zhao Fusu outside.