"Mighty!"
On the military field, tens of thousands of soldiers burst into thunderous cheers, and the sound of "mighty" resounded through the sky again!
Princess Taiping's five people's all-out attack was indeed very sharp. Of course, this not only required their superb ball skills and horsemanship, but also required them to have the most accurate judgment of the ever-changing situation on the field. These five people on the field happened to have this ability.
When Qiu Shenji was young, he was one of the best generals in the Tang dynasty's archery field. When Li Shimin introduced archery in the Tang dynasty, Qiu Shenji was once appointed to Tubo to learn how to play polo. He was one of the first people to popularize this game in the Tang dynasty. At that time, he repeatedly won the championship in the archery field and was rewarded by Emperor Taizong of Tang for this.
Chu Kuangge was one of the most outstanding generals in the archery field of the second generation of the Tang dynasty. If he hadn't just made a name for himself in the archery field and been expelled from the military camp because he offended his superior, he would have been the number one player in the archery field of the Tang dynasty. This time, the imperial army of the Tang dynasty participated in the tournament, he would certainly be the leader, and the result of the last game might not have been the same.
Yang Fan, on the other hand, had played rattan ball on the beach of the South China Sea since he was a child. He could control the light rattan ball freely, so it was naturally easy for him to control the polo ball. Although he was not as experienced as Qiu Shenji and Chu Kuangge in terms of horsemanship and overall view, Yang Fan was still above them in terms of ball skills.
So once Yang Fan became familiar with archery, with his superb ball control skills, it was enough to make up for his shortcomings in other aspects. In the past, Ashina Husero was the number one attacker in the archery field of the imperial army. His style was the most fierce, so these four people could be said to be the best at archery.
Princess Taiping was also very good at horsemanship and ball skills. This princess of the Tang dynasty was a good athlete. Her archery level, even in the archery field of the imperial army, could be ranked in the upper middle position.
Moreover, she was a woman and a princess, so no matter from which aspect, the Tubo people couldn't fight with her too fiercely. If they really hurt her, the consequences would be unimaginable. Although the Tubo envoys repeatedly provoked Wu Zetian, they didn't really want to make trouble with the Tang dynasty.
Therefore, Princess Taiping, who had ten percent of her fighting power, could also exert 120 percent of her power in this game. Moreover, her identity as a woman and her noble status had an exceptionally strong motivating effect on all the players participating in the game.
The game continued, and by the end of the second quarter, the score between the two sides was already 6: 5. In just two quarters of the game, both sides had scored a total of 11 goals. From this, one could see how intense this all-out attack was.
Six to five. The Tangs had six points and the Tubo had five points.
Ten people against five, and the other side had a woman and an old man, but they were actually at a disadvantage?
The Tibetan envoy, Jay, could not bear it any longer. As soon as the second quarter of the game ended, he rushed to the sidelines as if his butt was on fire. He shouted in Tibetan and reprimanded all the players severely. He did not care about the demeanor of an envoy at all.
Hussero looked at the roaring Jay and said softly, "Jay is angry!"
Princess Taiping picked up the water bag and drank some water. She pursed her lips and said softly with a smile, "I'm afraid he won't be angry! The more he forces the Tubo team, the more powerful he will be for us! "
Yang Fan said cheerfully, "That's right! We have fewer people. I'm afraid that they will be on guard and wait for an opportunity to make a move. If we drag it out, we will have more openings. If that happens, I'm afraid we will lose. Now that Jay is angry, if under his pressure, the Tubo team is forced to go all out to attack us, hey! Hehe! "
Qiu Shenji smiled slightly. His pair of deep tiger eyes narrowed as if he was taking a nap. He said leisurely, "If they compete with us in attacking, how can a piece of rusty iron … win against well-tempered steel?"
…
The third and final quarter of the game was even more intense.
The Tubo team was behind by one goal, and this was the last game!
This realization made all the Tubo team members go crazy. With red eyes, they fiercely pounced on the Tubo team. The few Tubo people at the sidelines shouted for them hoarsely in Tubo language.
At the sidelines, the sound of the war drums was like bursts of thunder, shaking everyone's eardrums. The arms of a man beating the drums were weak. As long as his hands slowed down a little, someone would jump up to replace him. The people could be replaced, but the drums could not stop. The war drums rumbled, and all the soldiers were cheering for their own people.
The number of people was five to ten, and the score was six to five. This score was unacceptable to the Tubo team, who had always thought that they were invincible. Therefore, at the start of the last quarter of the game, they were like wolves and tigers. They used the same strategy as the Tang team, pressing forward with all their strength to attack.
With the full strength of the top ten players, how could they not catch up with this ball, or even surpass the Tang team?
However, when they met on a narrow path, using offense against offense, the slightest difference was enough to determine victory or defeat.
Although there were only five people on the Tang dynasty's side, four of them were more powerful than the Tubo team. Princess Taiping was a little less skilled than them, but they were afraid of hurting her. Therefore, they were restrained when fighting for the ball.
Although there were ten people on the Tubo team, the horses galloped on the field. Three to five horses were enough to control a large area. After the Tubo team adopted the strategy of all-out attack, their advantage in numbers could not be used at all.
Moreover, at this time, the Tang dynasty was already in the lead. Although it was only one goal, their mentality was completely different.
Being in the lead was an unprecedented record for the Tang dynasty team. Secondly, it was a record of five against ten, which was enough to laugh at the world. Therefore, Princess Taiping and the others were not anxious at all. Now, as long as they got the ball, they would use their exquisite ball-control skills and superb horsemanship to try their best to keep the ball for as long as possible. As the game was about to end, both sides actually had not scored a goal. This situation formed a sharp contrast with the frequent goals scored in the first two quarters.
Seeing that the game was about to end, the incense stick was about to burn out. The cheers of the Tang dynasty's soldiers celebrating the victory came one after another. Jay could not sit still and ran to the side of the field again to shout.
Hearing his shout, the Tubo team's offensive became more rapid. As a result, the pace of the attack became more chaotic. Princess Taiping cleverly cut off one of their balls and immediately passed it to Yang Fan.
After dribbling the ball, Yang Fan did not directly rush to the opponent's goal. Instead, he circled to the outside field and then cut to the end line. His plan was to attack if he could, and if he could not, he would try to delay as much time as possible.
How could the Tubo team let him do that? They immediately outflanked him. Seeing that several pursuers were approaching, Yang Fan shouted and waved his stick to pass the ball to Huseruo on the other side. Huseruo had been slightly injured in the scramble. The corner of his eye was scratched and there was a trace of blood on his face, but he still insisted on playing.
Seeing that Zhu Qiu was in front of his horse, Huseruo immediately caught the ball and sped up his horse. He made a posture of rushing to the goal. After successfully attracting several opposing players to surround him, he passed the ball to Chu Kuangge.
Chu Kuangge rushed forward with the ball. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Yang Fan's position and suddenly flicked the ball. The ball drew an arc and fell to the right in front of the goal. Yang Fan's horse had just emerged from the encirclement of the opponent's two horses. Seeing this scene, he immediately urged his horse to pounce.
At this time, the sky was already dark. Countless torches were lit around the field. The black horse that Yang Fan was riding was like a black dragon. It ran faster and faster, getting closer and closer. It shook off the opposing players who were constantly trying to intercept and fight for the ball. Like a black shadow, it was the first to pounce in front of Zhu Qiu.
Three Tubo players, respectively, flanked him from the left front, left back, and behind him. It was only a few centimeters away. Yang Fan did not stop for a moment and directly kicked the ball with his stick!
"Ah!"
In the opponent's desperate cries, the ball flew out a moment before them!
"Boom!"
The four horses crashed heavily into each other. Although the black horse that Yang Fan was riding was divine, it could not withstand the impact of three horses at the same time. With a sad neigh, it fell to the ground.
The referee waved the flag and shouted loudly, "Shi …"
The black horse fell. At the moment when the horse fell, Yang Fan's legs left the stirrups. He nimbly stepped on the horse's back and jumped up.
"Shi …"
The vermilion polo shot into the goal and lifted the net up.
"Shi …"
The cheers that had been stuck in the throats of the soldiers for a long time broke through the air and formed a huge wave of sound, startling Shangguan Wan 'er who was watching intently. Only then did she feel a faint pain in her palm. It turned out that while watching the game, she had unknowingly immersed herself in it. With the Empress by her side, she could not cheer as loudly as the soldiers. Unknowingly, she had clenched her fists so tightly that she did not even notice that her nails had cut into her palm.
This heart-shattering cheer shook even Wu Zetian. A joyful smile appeared on her face as she calmly said, "Hehe, Ling Yue, Shen Ji, and that little guy, not bad, not bad at all!"
"Mighty! Mighty! Mighty! "
When Yang Fan landed, he deliberately staggered. He did not want people to know how agile he was. But who cared? He, who had scored the last goal, was already the greatest hero in the eyes of all the soldiers present. Even though he had fallen to the ground in a "heroic manner", he was still the greatest hero in the hearts of the soldiers.
The imperial soldiers watching the game went crazy. They even forgot that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were present. One by one, they rushed down from the stands, cheered, and rushed into the field. They lifted Yang Fan, who had scored the last goal, and threw him into the air over and over again. Only then did Shanghai Wan 'er let out a long sigh. Because she had held her breath for a long time, her face was flushed.
"Mighty!"
"Mighty!"
"Mighty!"
With each shout, Yang Fan was thrown higher and higher.
Princess Taiping rode her horse closer and pulled the reins. The white horse's two front hooves stepped forward heavily and stopped. Princess Taiping looked up at Yang Fan who had been thrown into the air with a happy smile on her face. Qiu Shenji, Chu Kuangge, and Husello also gathered around. Everyone's face was full of happy smiles.
Jay stood on the side of the field, dumbfounded.
The soldiers of the Tang dynasty cheered and kept jumping down from the stands. Intentionally or unintentionally, they brushed past him and knocked him over like a reed in the wind …
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