Chapter 167: Lock in the Victory
The second game was kicked off by Wan Qiying, the ball hit a straight line, the speed was not fast, and it landed accurately in front of a former soldier, which happened to be Hu Liang's position again, Hu Liang rushed forward to intercept, this time Zhang Sanzhi made up for it in time, blocking the line of the frontal goal.
The Wan Qi Battalion player hit the polo to the left with one shot, Zhang Sanzhi blocked the opponent's offensive route again, helpless, the opponent could only shoot hard in the side position, the polo hit the edge of the hole and popped high, and was caught by Hu Liang without waiting for the ball to land, and hit the midfield.
Without waiting for the polo to land, Li Ji repeated his old tricks, and it was another high shot, but this ball was slightly more powerful and flew over Guo Song's head.
Guo Song chased after the horse, Yang Wulang, who was staring at him, also hit the horse and chased after him, but unfortunately his horse was far inferior to Guo Song's Fire Dragon King, and soon pulled down the body of a horse, another rear army player saw that Guo Song was going to catch up with the ball, he rushed forward to block Guo Song's shooting line, and the two rear army players formed a front and rear pinching trend on Guo Song, but Song touched the club lightly, and the polo crossed the top of the opponent's head to a distance of thirty steps.
The opponent's goal was empty, without any defense, Lin Tai urged the horse to catch up, a strong volley, the polo went into the hole, three to two, Shuo Fangjun Polo Team led again.
The Wan Cavalry Battalion Polo Team strengthened its offensive, and the Chinese army commander also joined the offensive team, Li Ji also retreated accordingly, which is equivalent to playing football at the back of the position, Guo Song continued to transfer to the midfield, and the Wan Cavalry Battalion still cooperated tacitly and played very smoothly, while the Shuo Fang army was more inclined to play long passes, taking advantage of Guo Song's fast horse to break through.
It's hard to say who has the advantage, but at the end of the second game, the Shuofang Army Polo Team led 4-3, and Guo Song and the opposing captain each scored a goal.
After the end of the second game, it is generally necessary to change horses, although the time of the two games is not long, but both sides are running at high speed, and the physical exertion of the horses is extremely great.
"Guo Song, do you have any exchangeable horses?" Lin Tai asked.
Guo Song nodded, "I also brought a Black King Kong, which is slightly worse than my Fire Dragon King, but it is also a good horse." β
"But I see that your Fire Dragon King is not very tired, do you want to hold on to a game anymore?"
Li Ji didn't want Guo Song to change horses, the master made a move, and the victory or defeat was often in the millimeter, they thought that they would lose to the Wanqi Battalion by a big score, but they didn't expect that at the end of the two games, they actually led by one point, which stimulated everyone's ambitions.
If they play well in the third game, maybe they can make it to the quarter-finals and they will make history.
Guo Song saw that everyone was looking at him expectantly, so he nodded, "Okay then!" The third game is still on the Fire Dragon King, its physical strength is very good, and it is absolutely no problem to hold on to a stick of incense for a long time. β
At this time, team leader Liang Yundao couldn't help but come over, although he didn't understand the ball, he knew people.
"Everyone has to calm down, the other party should be in a hurry in the third game, the more anxious they are, the more we have to stabilize."
"You're right!"
Guo Song agreed with Liang Yundao's reminder and said to everyone: "I think the tactics in the second game are very good, stabilize the rear, play defensive counterattack, I suggest Lin Tai to move to the midfield, I play the midfield slightly forward, and Li Duwei completely turns to the back." β
Everyone unanimously agreed with Guo Song's plan, and Li Ji was a little excited: "Whether you can make it to the top eight or not, it's our last battle, everyone is out!" β
"Whenβ"
The bell rang for the start of the third game, and the five players surged their horses to the court.
At this time, the polo field was surrounded by a sea of noise, drums, gongs, shouts, flags waving, and the most critical battle arrived, and everyone's enthusiasm was stimulated.
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As Liang Yundao expected, as soon as the game opened, the Wanqi Battalion Polo Team pressed on it and discharged a 113 formation, leaving only one Chinese army and one rear army, and the three former soldiers surrounded the goal hole of Shuo Fangjun and bombarded wildly.
Li Ji with two rear troops desperately resisted, in the melee, Li Ji made a strong volley, played a long pass, crossed the midfield, and went straight to the front, Guo Song and the opponent's Yang Wulang chased the ball at the same time, the powerful advantage of the Fire Dragon King was revealed again, Guo Song's position was slightly farther than the other party more than 20 steps, but he arrived one step ahead of the other party, he lightly picked up the polo, the ball swept over the opponent's head, Guo Song's war horse instantly surpassed the other party, the other party had to turn the horse's head, and the distance was suddenly opened.
Thirty steps away, Guo Song calmly shot at the goal, the polo ball entered the hole, six to four, the flags around the polo field died down, only the southeast corner beat the gong and drum, the big flag waved, a group of joy.
The Wanqi Battalion Polo Team was in a hurry, and in the melee, Zhang Sanzhi, the rear army of the Shuofang Army Polo Team, collided with the other party, and even the man and the horse fell to the ground, both of them were injured, and the game had to be suspended.
The other party's left arm was fractured and the injury was serious, while Zhang Sanzhi's forehead was cut by a sharp object, and his face was covered with blood.
This is a common occurrence in polo matches, and this is where the substitutes come into play.
"I'm fine, a little flesh wound!"
When Zhang Sanzhi heard that he was going to end the game, he waved his hand again and again, joking, how could he get off the game in the last game.
The Shuofang Army Polo Team was followed by a military doctor, and the military doctor urgently cleaned Zhang Sanzhi to stop the bleeding, he turned around and shook his head at Li Ji: "The wound is too deep, the bleeding can't be stopped, and it can't be beaten." β
Zhang Sanzhi suddenly became anxious, "Why can't you fight?" No impact at all! β
Li Ji glared at him fiercely, "It's a critical moment, don't mess around with me, go down and rest, let Wu Qian go!" β
Zhang Sanzhi had to go down to the field for treatment stupidly, and the substitute player Wu Qian rode up on horseback, he was the main force of the former army, Guo Song was originally a substitute, but after Guo Song came on the field, he became a substitute.
After a short break in the game, the game resumed, and halfway through the third inning, the Polo Team was still two points behind, and after two rounds of fierce fighting, the Polo finally had a win, and their captain seized an opportunity to shoot at an angled angle from 30 paces out, and the polo went into the hole.
At this time, the game has reached the last moment, if it is a draw, there will be an extra game, the Wan Cavalry Polo Team has been fully pressed, desperate, either lose completely, or pull back a point, lose ten points and lose one point are the same thing, Shuofang army is also desperately resisting, the two teams are red-eyed, even the midfield is not wanted, four against four, in the backfield of the Shuofang team launched a fierce fight.
At this time, Wan Caiying hit the lower edge of the hole with a volley, the polo bounced high, causing a sigh of regret, Wu Qian, who had just come on the field, grabbed the landing point, and hit the polo to the periphery with a shot, Lin Tai urged the horse to catch up, and then pumped it the ball, and the polo hit more than 40 steps, and the polo continued to rush forward after the polo landed.
Guo Song urged the horse to gallop, the Fire Dragon King spread his four hooves and galloped, like the wind galloping, and took the lead in catching up with the polo, Guo Song did not hesitate, one shot away, sixty steps away from the goal, one shot into the hole, at this moment, the hearts of tens of thousands of people on the field were cold, and the hearts of the ten thousand cavalry battalions fell into the ice cave.
'When! While! While! The bell sounded at the end of the game, and the score was finally locked at 7-4, and the Shuofang army defeated the favorite Wanqi Battalion to advance to the quarterfinals.
The Lingzhou people in the southeast corner were all boiling, waving big flags and rushing into the arena, raising the polo players high and throwing them into the air.
The supporters of the 10,000-cavalry battalion were sad, some even hid their faces and wept bitterly, the players of the 10,000-cavalry battalion left silently, and the crowd dispersed with a heavy heart, but the news spread far and wide.
The news that Shuofang's army defeated the Wancai battalion and advanced to the quarterfinals spread throughout Chang'an City in less than an hour, shocking countless people, and for a while, Shuofang's army polo team became the focus of discussion in Chang'an City.
While the people of Chang'an were paying attention to the Shuofang Army Polo Team, Guo Song quietly left Chang'an City alone.