Chapter 28 loses slightly
It is said that the two of them are preparing seriously under the eyes of many knights.
The big man Sean moved his arm and stretched his neck, and the onlookers suddenly heard a crackling sound in the ears of the melon-eating crowd, which caused the melon-eating crowd to shout an exclamation uncontrollably.
The big man Sean was very satisfied with the exclamation of the audience, he thought it was everyone's support for him, the trust in him, and Sean gave Grenville a look that could make you surrender.
Grenville was not in the least deterred by Sean's performance, and stroked the big black horse very calmly, and did not know what to say, because it was a little far away, and Edward did not hear anything, in fact, not only him, but almost everyone did not hear what he said to a horse.
Why say almost? Because our lovely and beautiful Princess Elizabeth has come to this place where the knights play. Unfortunately, our King Edward, because of his stature, did not see the slightest trace of his sister.
Elizabeth was dressed like ordinary guards, with an iron hood on her face, her long hair pulled up quietly in an iron helmet, and a beard hanging under her lips at some point, and she looked exceptionally handsome and chic.
With a mask, can Ann tell if I'm male or female?
Elizabeth stared at the calm Grenville without blinking, watching how he comforted his mount and gave it confidence little by little. For the first time, Elizabeth felt that there was a careful side to men.
Don't ask her how she knows what Grenville said to his big dark horse, I'll tell you that Elizabeth knows a little lip language?
Unbeknownst to Grenville on the field, a fourteen-year-old girl had taken an interest in him in the audience, and he chatted with the big dark horse on his own, almost fully engrossed.
Time passed quietly, and after a while, half an hour had passed, and the bones of the big man Sean were about to break, and Grenville's conversation with the big dark horse did not seem to be over.
"Hey! Buddy! Are you better than you, this weather is rare! The people who ate melons couldn't sit still, and a guard with a beard on his face opened his mouth and shouted, "If you don't compare, come down, don't waste our time!" ”
The big man's voice seemed to bring Grenville back to reality, and he also ended the conversation with the big dark horse and pulled down the mask.
Suddenly, the atmosphere of the scene was tense, and the people who ate melons held their breath and stared at the two people on the field without blinking, for fear of disturbing the players in the game!
Edward also instantly abandoned other distractions and stared at the knights without moving.
They can't be blamed for all the fuss, the main thing is that there was too little entertainment at the time.
The average knight was nothing more than a pop every day, and a trip to the tavern to drink, and at this time the drama was still a lowly entertainment, and only the peasants in the countryside liked to watch it.
The extremely boring knight class has risen up to compete in martial arts, one can relieve the usual energy, and the other can use it to gamble and make a little money.
At this rare moment, the audience had already bought the bets before the game, the big man Sean bet that he won at odds of 1:1.1, while the Grenville Cavaliers from afar had odds of 1:2, and almost all the knights bought Sean to win, even if his odds were scary. Only Princess Elizabeth alone voted ten shillings to buy Grenville to win, thus gaining a burst of ridicule.
The two men lifted their spears, which were topped with sackcloth filled with lime, and were about to be stabbed with three rounds of mounted spears.
Spear stabbing was a major feature of knightly jousting, known as hurten. Related terms (both from French, as the Franks were the home of knightly jousting) are poinder (starting), puneiz (impact), punieren (sprinting with a spear), sambelieren (leg clamping), kalopieren (galloping), leisieren (loosening the reins), etc.
Usually a knight holds a shield and reins in his left hand and a spear in his right hand, while striking the horse with both legs and controlling the horse with his spurs until he hits his target. Occasionally, a sword is used on a horse, at which point the term slahen appears, while pure spear stabbing is called stechen.
There are two important techniques for spear lunging, which are mainly used to attack the opponent's two "cover doors": the spear should pierce the shield with four nails or the place where the helmet strap is fastened, and in jousting, the two targets are accurately hit, and the essence of knightly skill lies in the accurate hitting of these two targets. The reason for attacking the shield with four rivets is that it is precisely the rivet where the handle is exposed, which is relatively fragile, and if hit, there is a high chance that the enemy's hand will be scrapped, thus rendering it ineffective.
The reason for the attack helmet is that it cannot be completely covered by the shield, and once stabbed, it is easy to break through the neck armor, or even directly into the neck, giving the opponent a fatal blow. Therefore, once a knight hits these two positions properly in a joust, the winner is generally the winner.
The two of them clamped the horse's belly tightly between their legs, and grasped a long shield in their left hand, and clutched the reins by the way. In his right hand, he carried a spear seven feet long.
The eyes under the mask have become sharper than ever, the hands are revealing the bursting cyan meridians, the thighs have straightened the muscles, and the heart in the chest is rapidly supplying blood.
Suddenly, the two of them rushed forward at the same time, and the entire racecourse shook.
"Boom!" The two horses approached quickly, and from a distance, almost the horse's head collided, and the audience, including Edward, was already enthusiastic, but they couldn't make a sound, not to mention how uncomfortable!
As it is said, it was too late and so fast, and when the two horses were about to collide, the two of them each pinched the horse's belly, and the horses also turned their heads in a smart way, and each missed it.
However, the two of them raised their shields and collided with each other at the moment of their misses, making a deafening sound, and the moment the shield touched, some sawdust burst out, which showed how powerful its impact was.
The two swung their spears and stabbed them in the neck, and the big man Sean tilted his head to dodge the blow, but used more force in his right arm.
Grenville's strength was not as strong as Sean's, at this time, his left arm was a little sore, and his right arm was a little unbalanced and stabbed at Sean, and Sean was lightly dodged.
And in the face of a powerful blow from Sean, Grenville bent down and barely dodged, provoking the knights below to exclaim!
There was no winner in the first round, and the big man Sean had a slight upper hand, and then came to the second round.
In the second round, Grenville was shocked by Sean's strength and lost his balance, even though he had been prepared, he still couldn't withstand his impact. He was able to skillfully dodge the fatal blow with his nimble body.
Grenville decided to win this game and challenge the impossible.