The New Year had just passed, and a few major events that were very important to the people of Lan City happened before and after the lantern festival.
First, there were hundreds of six-meter-tall elephants that headed north from Tianjing Basin and arrived at the south gate of Lan City.
After confiscating the Six Doors' secret manuals, Xi Wanya used a few months to finally subdue this batch of elephant soldiers.
Hundreds of behemoths that were six meters tall, eleven meters long, and weighed twelve to thirteen tons walked on the road. They were like small moving buildings, giving people the feeling that they had returned to the ancient times, when countless wild beasts ran amok.
The aboriginals that they encountered along the way had no choice but to avoid the elephant soldiers.
No matter what stood in their way, it would eventually be flattened and trampled into mud.
As they moved forward, even the ground was shaking. The tremors could be felt from dozens of kilometers away. Many people even thought that an earth dragon had turned over, but later discovered that it was actually a group of behemoths.
Many people in Lan City tried to find out what was going on. Finally, news came from the city gate, and many people immediately ran out of the city to watch.
After receiving the news, the empress brought the court officials out of the city to watch.
In fact, she had received the news the night before, and there was even a conversation at that time.
"Your Majesty, those elephant soldiers will arrive in Lan City tomorrow." After receiving the news, Ren Baqian returned to the palace in high spirits and reported to the empress.
"Oh!" the empress responded and understood.
"Those are hundreds of elephant soldiers, which are like tanks on the battlefield. Protector General Xi spent a lot of effort to subdue them, and they will be very useful in the war with the Yun Nation. Your Majesty, can you at least give us a reaction? "Ren Baqian was speechless when he saw the empress's reaction.
"Oh!" The empress responded. After a while, she looked up and said, "Those things … What else do you want me to do?"
Her eyes were full of doubt.
It was as if they weren't elephant soldiers but a group of pigs.
They are just a group of pigs. What else do you want me to do?
At that time, Ren Baqian only had this thought in his mind.
"Your Majesty, although in your eyes, these elephant soldiers aren't very strong and Your Majesty alone can clean them up in a short period of time, even the winged cavalry can kill them all in a short period of time!
However, on the battlefield of the Yun Nation, these elephant soldiers could be used to charge and break through enemy lines or to attack cities and plunder land. These giant elephants had extremely tough skin, huge bodies, and strength. They were extremely lethal to ordinary soldiers and were a great deterrent. It was very difficult for ordinary people to remain indifferent to such behemoths.
As such, this was an opportunity to show the people of Lan City how powerful our army was. It was also to let them have a strong confidence in the war ahead and that they would definitely win. Just like on Earth, many countries would expose some of their weapons to the people every once in a while to increase the confidence and pride of the people in the country and to deter the enemy.
We don't need deterrence right now. We just need to raise the citizens' confidence, like 'Wow, we actually have such a powerful weapon!' Therefore, Your Majesty has to show your face and let the people feel that this is something that Your Majesty values, "Ren Baqian said to the empress. The last few sentences were said in an extremely exaggerated tone.
"Have you found anyone who has doubts about the outcome of the war?" the empress asked.
"No," Ren Baqian answered truthfully. It had been less than a year since the war started. Although the lives of the people had already been affected, no one had any doubts about the outcome of the war. In fact, no one even had any doubts about this war.
"Therefore, it's fine as long as I'm here. As long as I'm in this position and the people see me, they won't have any worries! I just need to let them know that I'm here, and that's enough. "The empress's voice wasn't loud, but her words were filled with strong confidence and dominance.
Ren Baqian couldn't help but praise her in his heart. Sure enough, the empress should be like this.
This was why he said that this was how an empress should be.
"Well, Your Majesty, you are right. However, I still hope that Your Majesty will show your face and bring everyone to see these rare giant elephants. At least, most people haven't seen them before, right? Even if it's just a rare sight, it's still a chance for the people of Lan City to cheer. "Ren Baqian still hoped that the empress would show her face outside the city tomorrow.
It wasn't a petty thought, but he always felt that if the empress didn't show her face, it would seem as if those giant elephants weren't important. How could he endure this? One had to know that he had always been very concerned about these giant elephants.
The empress finally nodded her head. As a result, the scene of the empress leading the court officials out of the city to see the giant elephants took place.
When everyone left the city, there were people cheering on both sides of the road and in the shops. This was the influence of the empress in Dayao.
Was it because the empress was the fourth or fifth most powerful person in the world? It made no difference to everyone. Everyone knew that the empress was the most powerful person in Dayao.
When they arrived at the city gate, they saw a group of huge creatures standing in the distance. Their bodies were covered with rattan armor that was soaked in a special plant juice, and they revealed tusks that were two to three meters long.
Even though they were far away, they could still feel their enormous size and the intimidating aura of the herd of over a hundred giant elephants.
"So it's a giant elephant! It's rare to see such a large herd. In the past, I only saw a herd of a dozen or so in the south. Although their individual strength isn't considered strong, they can't be underestimated when they charge, "Shi Qing said as he recalled what he had seen and heard when he saw the elephant soldiers behind the empress.
"This is called a giant elephant? I have never seen it before! "Tong Zhenye said. He would only address himself as "I" in front of Shi Qing and the empress instead of "I".
The empress always kicked him around like a ball.
He treated Shi Qing this way because of the respect he had for elders and wise men. After so many years, he had already gotten used to it.
Everyone stopped outside the gate. Ren Baqian held the walkie-talkie and ordered, "Advance!"
Following which, the herd of elephants in the distance let out a series of deep and resounding moos.
Subsequently, over a hundred giant elephants began to advance, and the ground began to shake.
Under the command of the soldiers behind the elephants, the speed of the elephants began to increase, and the ground rumbled incessantly. One by one, the elephants raised their trunks and let out a roar. The herd of elephants charged wildly toward the city gate with the posture of crushing everything in their way.
That kind of attitude, that kind of stance, made many people feel a bit surprised. When these huge monsters charged, it was really amazing.
Many ordinary aboriginal commoners near the city gate felt a trace of fear in their hearts when faced with such a landslide and tsunami-like scene. This made them very dissatisfied. Many of them clenched their fists, straightened their necks, and gritted their teeth as they stared at the charging herd of elephants. They didn't let out a cry of alarm or take half a step back.
All of them thought to themselves that if they took half a step back today, cried out in alarm, or revealed even the slightest bit of timidity, they would lose face.
Damn it, do I still want to be shameless? And in front of Her Majesty!
Moreover, the aboriginals have been hunting for a living since ancient times. We can't be afraid of seeing a few of these fellows in our generation. Otherwise, we won't have the face to return to the Sixty Thousand Mountains.
Such barbaric beasts aroused the blood and fighting spirit in their blood. It was as if they had returned to the era when their ancestors fought with the various beasts in the Sixty Thousand Mountains.
For a moment, except for the sound of the elephants running and mooing, all the pointing and gossiping at the city gate had disappeared. Instead, it was somewhat quiet.
Ren Baqian looked back in surprise and saw the commoners clenching their fists with blue veins popping out on their necks and staring ahead with red eyes. He was surprised at first, then relieved, and finally felt a little happy. After all, he was satisfied that the huge weapon that he valued could intimidate these commoners.
However, wasn't the reaction of these commoners a little too extreme? Why did they look like they were going to eat someone up? Why did they look so fierce?
"Haha, this thing isn't bad. It can be used in war. If there's nothing to eat at the front line, we can still eat meat! With such a big body, it should be able to feed a lot of people. "Qin Chuan suddenly burst into laughter.
Following Qin Chuan's laughter, the people from the Ministry of War laughed as well. Tong Zhenye, Shi Qing, and Tu Wan laughed as well. Following which, the fierce expressions of the commoners also relaxed, and they all laughed out loud.
"Do you understand?" The empress tilted her head and looked at Ren Baqian.
"I don't understand," Ren Baqian answered truthfully. He was a little confused and didn't know what was going on.
"This is blood, qi, and courage!
To you, these elephants are weapons of war, but to others, they're just food.
It's not because of who is a Cardinal Heaven expert, but because this has been the case since ancient times! "
As the empress spoke, she was in high spirits and looked heroic. She was obviously very satisfied with the performance of the people behind her and the commoners.
Ren Baqian looked at the empress and then at the people behind him before chuckling.
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