Chapter 537 Ball Game
The Duke's eyes were already empty, and if he let the king fall at the first blow, it could be said that he was not familiar with the sport and was injured, seriously injured, or even unlucky..., since he could no longer stop the game, the Duke immediately thought viciously, and the two clubs swung down almost simultaneously.
"Poof." With a bang, the ball flew up, it was the king's backward pass, and it was handed to his own team, and the other club "whirred" into the air, and the distance between the club and the person was so unreadable that the Duke almost thought it had hit.
The prince is not a man without eyes, but although he knew that the duke was going to make trouble, he didn't expect that it would be such a black hand, and he couldn't help but look at the duke with shocked eyes.
"Your Highness doesn't seem to be right," the Duke is very good at disguising himself, "The King's attainments in polo are not very good, and it will be dangerous to rush too far in the first stroke." ”
"I suggest that the game be terminated immediately," said the prince, "and I think there may be someone in the Duke's team who intends to commit a malicious foul, which is not tolerated in a polo match." ”
"No," said the Duke, "Your Highness can't confirm this, of course, it's perfectly fine to abstain now, but the bet is on me and the King, and I'll gladly accept it if he's willing to admit defeat." ”
They were arguing, the field had changed, and after King dodged the sneak attack, the horses continued to move forward. Because the situation just now was too worrying, the three people behind the Duke's team were slightly stunned, and they were overdone by him, and at this time, the polo had also been passed by the trend, and with a slight wave of King's hand, it hit the ball that was still in the air and shot directly into the net, one to zero.
Everyone present is a polo veteran, and it is not something that has never happened to shoot a volley, but it is definitely not possible to do it as easily as him, not to mention that he has just experienced a despicable sneak attack, which is not to mention that the king and his mount are working together for the first time.
"It seems that His Excellency the Duke underestimated King's strength," although the prince was arguing with the Duke, but his eyes never left the field, seeing this situation, thinking of King's deeds in the United States, he couldn't help but feel relieved, King had been prepared for this.
"Really?" The duke's eyebrows furrowed, "It looks like it should be, why are my people so underestimated?" But I think that with this lesson, they will be more serious in the future. He motioned for the game to continue.
Although Prince William was still very angry, out of confidence in King, he no longer obstructed this matter, and was engrossed in the situation on the field.
Kicking off again, of course, the four people on the duke's side did not dare to be as unscrupulous as just now, since they knew that King was a polo master, if they deliberately shot the opponent down, the action that needed to be carried out would be very large, and it would be untenable to say that it was injured by mistake, and if it was deliberately injured, even on the court it was absolutely intolerable, so their target turned to King's horse.
If you attack a horse, there will not be too much criticism, but attacking a horse also has to be strategic, because there is a linesman, you can't attack with a bat, you can only hit with a horse, which can be blamed on the horse out of control.
King was amused by this kind of behavior, just like just now, the knight who rushed towards him was targeting, he had already felt it, how could he be hit by him? And now it is the same, whoever wants to deal with his horse, the violent spirit cannot be hidden. Although it was King's first time riding this horse, his ability to control animals was put to use, and the horse was almost like a part of his body, and it was very flexible. On the other hand, the Duke's horses were also hinted at by him, and began to get a little restless, and so the game entered the middle of the game.
"5:2," said the prince, laughing, "it seems that the house of Your Excellency the Duke may not be saved." ”
The Duke didn't expect King to be so accomplished in this area, just a country bun, and he could also polo?! At this time, his mind was no longer thinking about the shares of the Tren Company, and taking advantage of the rest for a few minutes, he gave the captain of the team a look, and the latter's face turned very bad, this was the Duke's order to ignore the linesman, if he did, it would be more than just the stadium could be solved.
The captain hesitated, after all, it is not a feudal era, and he is not a vassal of the duke, do you want to accept that order? At this time, I saw the duke wave his hand, the captain's eyes suddenly widened, the duke hinted at the price of doing so, he nodded silently, and discussed with a few team members.
At the beginning, King still rushed towards the ball first, but the Duke's side was different, there was no difference between strikers and defenders, and the four horses rushed side by side. Originally, the Duke's team also had this kind of impact on the polo field, which was a formation that only advanced and did not retreat, and moved forward bravely, completely abandoning the backfield, which was generally used when the game was about to end and the scores of the two sides were close, which made the princes very surprised, now is not the time to use this, and in the king's perception, there were four murderous auras forced over, and the corners of his mouth showed a smile.
Everyone was riding horses, the emphasis was on speed, and in the blink of an eye, the horses of both sides were approaching the midfield again, and the four clubs of the Duke's team had been raised, and if King went to hit the ball, he would be attacked from up and down at the same time, and at this moment, King's horse suddenly struck.
This was beyond everyone's expectations, and the four-man stick of the Duke's team had already swung out at this moment, and of course it hit the air. At this moment, the other three members of the prince's team had already caught up, and almost collided with the four members of the duke's team, who were unable to catch up, at this time the king moved, picked up the ball, and when the rest of the people did not slow down, a stick hit the back of the ball, and the ball flew to the net like a meteor.
During this period, the four members of the Duke team also adjusted, and before the ball entered the goal, the four sticks smashed towards the king again, and then the three members of the prince team also shouted, but their movements were obviously half a beat slower, and they definitely couldn't help the king anything.
At this moment, the bat that King had just struck the polo suddenly turned around and hit a volley of bats, and then parried the bat from the captain of the Duke's team. The other two bats, which were lifted from the bottom up, were dodged by the horse's leaning back, and it was in this instant that he dodged eight attacks.
All of a sudden, everyone present was stunned for a moment, so that two members of the Duke's team could not keep their balance and fell off their horses.
"The game is suspended!" Seeing this, the linesman shouted, "The Dukes have fouled." ”
Prince William's face changed from shock to anger, "Lord Duke, what's going on?" Are your team members crazy? This is a criminal case. ”
The duke instantly returned to normal, "What criminal case?" I can only say that King's skills are good, and my team members are reckless. However, they are also to ensure the honor of the British Empire, how can the competition allow an Asian monkey to show off its might here?! ”
"What do you say? Could this be the so-called chivalry of the Duke? ”
"Oh, of course not," said the Duke with a calm face, "what does that have to do with me?" I've been in the stands with His Royal Highness the Prince all along. He brazenly said, "Yo, someone is injured, it seems that today's game can only be regrettably canceled early, and the winner cannot be distinguished, which is a pity." ”
"What!" The 15-year-old prince didn't expect someone to have such a face, "According to the rules of the game, if the injured side fouls, it should be lost." ”
"Forget it," said King at this time, too, "even if the draw is good, the face of His Excellency the Duke is worth that price." "Face in English is about face, but it can also be interpreted as a face. As soon as these words came out, the duke, instead of feeling grateful, felt ashamed, and rose from his seat and glared angrily at the king.
(This polo match was not a fair game at all, and King escaped multiple sneak attacks with his shrewdness, leaving Duke William humiliated.) )