At the same time, because the elephant team did not belong to the formal military organization, they were not apportioned feed, so besides sharing the mules 'feed with them, the soldiers had to exchange things for money along the way or straightforwardly "solicit donations" in order to raise funds to feed them.
同時因為象隊不屬於軍隊的正式編制，並沒有配給糧草，所以除了與騾馬隊對分食物外，士兵們還拿東西沿路換錢或乾脆「化緣」，來為他們張羅食物。