Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 315 Equalizing
The whispers in the stands merged into a buzzing sound, in stark contrast to the cheers just now.It turns out that although polo was quite popular in the Tang Dynasty at that time, in fact, the participants were mainly the upper class and the military (horses were too expensive), and its tactics were still very primitive, and the concepts of tactics and court positions had not yet been formed. The two sides of the battle still swarmed up and galloped against each other. The outcome depends on the strengths and weaknesses of individual riding skills and horses. Like the East Palace team is currently using to control the ball, pass the ball, move without the ball to create gaps, look for opportunities, and defend through the formation These tactical concepts did not exist at the time.As a result, the Donggong team's performance on the court seemed to the audience to be fearful of the enemy, which was much worse than losing in the eyes of everyone.

"Your Highness, you don't need to worry!" Wang Wenzuo comforted: "As long as you make more progress, the attitude of these people will naturally change!"

"You don't have to worry, I don't have any confidence at all!" His blushing cheeks betrayed the anger in Li Hong's heart, and he beat his knees hard with the ivory folding fan in his hand: "Didn't Li Jingye joke at the beginning that Donggong beat you?" It's a pussy ball, what happened next? I remember that his blue and white chrysanthemum almost died of exhaustion!"

"That's right!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "In the last few days, Li Zhenye simply didn't ride that blue and white chrysanthemum. He must be reluctant!"

"Hahaha!" Li Hong laughed: "Yes, I wonder why he didn't ride that horse later, so that's what happened."

While talking, the Donggong team seized a rare opportunity on the field. The knight in the middle suddenly passed to his teammate on the left. Taking multiple steps, broke through the interception of several riders, and then passed it diagonally to the Eastern Palace Knight who inserted in the middle, and completed the first shot at a place twelve or three steps away from the goal, but it was a pity that it still flew, and the wooden ball was far away. He flew towards the oblique corner of the stadium, and there was a sigh in the stands.

"Don't worry, play well, retreat to defend first, and keep the formation!" Wang Wenzuo shouted to the Eastern Palace Knight who was closest to him: "Yes, Murong Mu, you swing the club twice, because the grip was too tight just now! "Jin Renwen was much more experienced, and shouted at the knight who had just been beaten into the air.

"Obey, Jin Jiaoyu!"

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"I didn't expect that the Eastern Palace played well! At least there is still offense and defense in the scene. Well, Hong'er can still employ people!"

Under the red umbrella in the northern stand, Li Zhi nodded in satisfaction. He may be the one who cares the least about the result of the game among all the audience. First of all, he did not participate in the betting. One side is his bodyguard, he can accept whoever wins, and if the East Palace side can play well on the scene, he will be even happier.

"Then who does His Majesty think will win in the end?" Wu asked.

"What's the point?" Li Zhi laughed: "Let's put it this way, as long as the East Palace can get two or three chips, it will be very good. The horses of the Imperial Army at the North Gate are good, and their riding skills are also better. The bigger the advantage after the fight!"

Maybe they were taken aback by the attack from the East Palace just now. After winning the ball, the Cavaliers at the North Gate did not attack rashly. Instead, they wandered around the center of the court for two laps. The nobles and ladies are not sitting in the stands against the cold wind on the Lantern Festival to watch horseback riding.Perhaps because of this reason, the North Gate Knights quickly launched a new attack.

"The riding skills of the Forbidden Army at the North Gate are indeed much better!" Wang Wenzuo said with emotion.

"That's right, here are basically the guides and guards for the emperor's guard of honor, and the riding skills are naturally the best!" Jin Ren asked: "But these guys are unlucky to meet you, a freak like Saburo!"

"Why do you say that?" Prince Li Hong asked.

"Others play polo to defend the ball by grabbing the ball. At most, they hit horses and people! Saburo plays polo by driving the rider holding the ball to both sides. The knights at the north gate only know how to charge forward with their heads depressed, but the more they charge forward, the more they will lose the ball." The narrower the place, seven or eight riders surround it, and no one can get out no matter how capable they are.”

"Polo is not a war after all, you don't just keep your head down and rush forward to win!" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "However, the strength of the Beimen Forbidden Army is really good, and this game can at least win two or three chips!"

"It all depends on luck!" Jin Ren asked, "It's fine if you can get the money in the first two quarters of an hour, but if you can't open the situation at the beginning, the horsepower will become worse later on, and it will be even more difficult to get the money! "

As if he heard Jin Renwen's prophecy, a knight from the North Gate broke through several layers of knights from the East Palace, swung the ball into the net with a diagonal thrust, and scored a point.There was a burst of cheers from the stands, and the North Gate Forbidden Army took the lead.

"That guy broke through the siege of four or five cavalry, and he can still score at such a small angle!" Wang Wenzuo shook his head: "It doesn't matter, the game will really start if you get ahead!" He cheered loudly to the Eastern Palace knights on the field.

"Well said!" Prince Li Hong said in a low voice: "It's a pity that this king can't cheer up the soldiers as loudly as Sanlang!"

"It doesn't matter!" Jin Ren asked with a smile, "It's already the biggest encouragement for you to sit here!"

According to the rules, after winning, the ball must be exchanged to the other party.So this round it was the turn of the Eastern Palace Knights to attack. Perhaps because they had just won, the morale of the North Gate Knights was boosted. The ball was still not far from the Eastern Palace goal, and they were about to go forward to intercept. I want to regain the ball and beat the opponent in one go.As for the East Palace Knights, it was still the same as at the beginning of the game. The knights who were under pressure passed the polo to their nearby companions. For a while, the audience only saw the knights galloping on the field, the sky filled with smoke, and the North Gate Knights on their horses. His heroic demeanor made the eyes of the ladies watching the battle shine, but few people noticed that the Eastern Palace knights were almost spinning in circles, consuming far less horsepower than their opponents.

About a quarter of an hour later, the north gate knights' pressing slowed down. Their mounts were snorting, and their sweat-soaked manes stuck to their skin in lumps, and they lost the look they had at the beginning.At this time, the Donggong team suddenly repeated their old tricks. They first passed the wooden ball to a knight in the middle, and the opponent was a little slow in grabbing the ball, so he passed the ball to his partner on the left wing who was rushing up at high speed, and then ran, knocked back, and shot. ——This time, the Donggong team did not waste the opportunity, the wooden ball flew straight into the net, and the Donggong team also won.

"Okay, okay!" Li Zhi slapped his knee fiercely. As an expert, he also saw the way at this time: "I really underestimated Honger. Although the riding skills and horses in the East Palace are not as good as that of the North Gate Forbidden Army." , but the style of play is quite different, so it seems that the result of this match is really uncertain!"

(End of this chapter)