Chapter 267: The Game Begins
Time flies, the little nobles have basically expired, and some of the big nobles have also come here in order to give William face and show enough kindness.
To be honest, this polo game will not be too big, after all, polo is a game that Willian has just made, and there are not many people who will know it.
Even if William's knights have been playing for a while, their skills are not superb, let alone those knights or nobles who have just learned about nobles and simple training.
Of course, the personnel of the game are not only limited to knights and nobles, but after all, this is polo, which requires the cooperation of war horses, and how can commoners have a batch of precious war horses?
You must know that the price of a war horse is quite expensive, not all horses can be used as war horses, even the war horses of the Chekel and Kriza people, that must be selected among the horses.
Jump out of the foals with good potential, feed them well, give them the best food, make them tall and strong enough, and train them as well.
And the type of war horse of the Kriza and the Cheker is different, the Kriza people pursue the endurance of the war horse, while the Cheker people pursue the same as the Loerd, the impact and speed of the war horse.
In this way, from the training when I was a child, to the training when I grew up, the cost was definitely no less than seventy or eighty silver coins, plus the beans and even eggs and minced meat that I usually fed, these are not something that a civilian can afford.
Of course, these are the best war horses, and this kind of war horses have only just been gathered for the knights until now, even the knights of the kingdom of Cikema do not have such good war horses as mounts.
At this time, the arena was already full of people, and the 25,000 people in it seemed a little crowded, some of them were relatively wealthy civilians, some merchants, and all kinds of people.
Although the competition has not yet started, the atmosphere has reached its peak, and the players who have signed up have already begun to prepare on the field.
William actually didn't know how to play polo, so he directly transformed it according to the nobility of football, which can be said to be football on the horse.
Therefore, each team of 11 people is divided into groups by drawing lots before the game, and then let them run in a little bit and participate as a team.
There were many high-ranking nobles present this time, including the Count of Clemman, an old friend of the Count of Loire, as well as William's neighbor, the Count of Devrin, the Count of Sarrien, and Baron Mouyoen and General Yousen, who came on behalf of the king.
These high-ranking nobles are all supporters of the royal family, and as for the nobles on Duke Bunkerson's side, none of them came, after all, William had sinned against Duke Bunkerson, who dared to come to the tournament he held.
In addition to them, there are also the monks of Denlenburg, and although the nobles of the Kingdom of Tskma do not have a good relationship with the church, they are still invited to participate in such important events.
The bishop of the diocese of Denlenburg, along with the three counts, as well as Baron Muyurn and General Yousen, dressed in splendid aristocratic robes that matched their status, walked slightly behind William half a step behind him, and walked the red carpet to the top.
On either side of the carpet were the knights of Denlenburg, who stood on both sides of the carpet in full armor at the behest of William, dressed in battle armor.
Dressed in heavy armor and holding a four-meter-long cavalry spear in their hands, even their war horses were covered with a sturdy chain mail.
From the place of entry to the front of the high platform, there is a knight on each section of the carpet, who loyally guards both sides of the carpet.
The breeze stirred the pennants tied to their riding spears, and the pennants were the coats of arms of their respective families, and they looked so mighty.
The neatness of the scene amazed the counts around William, and the scene was so visually striking.
The equipment that far surpassed their knights, and they were able to line up in such a neat formation, which made them envious.
William walked on the red carpet without squinting, his face was expressionless, and he looked quite majestic, but in fact, he was very proud in his heart now.
His knights, dressed in the finest armor and like heavy tanks, were quietly parked on the side of the road, and no one could doubt the damage they had caused when they charged, just by looking at their equipment.
He walked through the red carpet and finally arrived at the location of the high platform, where many people had been placed, about two or three hundred.
Two-thirds of the nobles of the entire Tskema Kingdom came to participate in this competition, which was also to give William face and show kindness to him.
"The Fox of Denlenburg, the Champion Knight of the Kingdom of Tskema, the Builder of Mandesburg, the Owner of Denlenburg and its Domains, the Rightful Ruler of the County of Denlenburg, and the Holder of the title of Earl of Denlenburg, William. Earl Wallace arrives! Everybody get up! ”
One of the servants stood at the bottom of the platform and shouted loudly, and then all the servants here began to shout loudly, spreading the sound throughout the venue.
Although the Manders infantry had not yet completed their training, they were almost at the end of the basic platoon training, so they were assigned to take charge of the security of the arena.
With them, the voices of more than 900 people were enough for the entire arena to hear, and then everyone on the arena stood up and saluted.
The servant then introduced several other nobles, and then the bishop of the diocese of Denlenburg, the head of the district, Bishop Soros.
Later, Wella appeared on the podium in a sumptuous gown, and the wives of the three counts sat beside them.
As for Baron Muyorne, he was not married, let alone General Yousen, whose wife did not live to him and was boiled to death.
After the salute, the nobles returned to their places under the high platform, the barons and the viscounts.
Of course, William's vassals were exceptional, and they had their own stands.
William stood up from the high platform, and although his handsome face looked very young, it did not have that childish feeling, and there were even some old adults among them.
Of course, William has not matured to that point, the soul of the middle two in his heart, and that kind of blood still exists, which is just his disguise as an earl, a high-ranking nobleman.
He pressed down with his hands, and with the blessing of his majesty, the entire arena was completely silent, ready to listen to William's words quietly.
He looked around and couldn't help frowning, there was no audio equipment at all in this era, so even if he said it impassionedly, it could only be heard by the people around him, there were more than 20,000 people in the entire arena, and it was impossible for everyone to hear it anyway.
Therefore, William didn't say anything else, skipping all those high-sounding words, and directly announced the winner's reward, and then asked the people below to start preparing for the game.