Some sickness from the passes, wrong food, who knows. The horses were fine, but they could not attack cities with them and after the elephants died they retreated. It was fifty years before they came again.“This time they were met by the Eunuch General Sun Chai Yen. When the elephants charged, his men retreated before them, behind pits they dug and lined with sharp bamboo. The elephants fell into pits and could not get out, or turned aside. They could not cross. The horse too. Then our infantry crossed the pits and slaughtered them. They not come again for war, but sometimes one or two for carrying goods. I think not good as eat too much.”“Yes,” said Sara. “The Archan was complaining about the cost of them.”“We shouldn’t think about how to defend against them,” said Pat. “We should instead think of ways to use them.”“Ha! Want some for yourself do ya?” Little was in quickly. “You ain’t getting me on one of those buggers.”Pat looked at him. “It is the best way to know what they may do with them.”“So how would you use them, Pat?”
