Section 51 Hindrance

What the narrator said is absolutely true. By this time, the lead group had completely passed through the troubled bush and entered this downhill road. This is actually a naturally formed recess – perhaps the bed of a large river in ancient times, and the contestants have to pass through this section of the downhill section with great elevation and then run up the same distance. It's a brutal knockout game – if there is hope for the laggards in the road ahead, then after the test of the road, the laggards have basically lost the possibility of catching up. Because after running this section, there is only a third of the race left.

After this stretch, who will win the horse race becomes a small range of choices.

"Ashrufat, quick! slow down!" Hoshimi couldn't help but cry out. Ace turned her head curiously and glanced at Hoshimi. After she was sure it was Hoshimi calling, she smiled like she thought she knew everything.

"Honey, it's useless to call here. It was too far away for Ashrufat to hear. Besides, his ears should be full of whistling wind at this time. Calm down and don't keep pulling my sleeves. She smiled and pulled at her clothes. "If I keep going like this, my sleeves will be ripped off. ”

Hoshimi quickly let go of his hand, feeling a burst of heat on his face. Fortunately, Ace was the only one who noticed this scene, and the rest of the people were all attracted by the horse race, and they had no time to care about the things around them.

"Why is this part of the road so dangerous?" the out-of-town woman asked her companion with some curiosity. "I think it's a very ordinary road. It's far from the bush just now. ”

"No, it's a lot more dangerous than the bush just now. The man next to her replied. "Especially this downhill section. ”

"For what?"

"Because of the speed. When running this downhill road, the rider has to slow down. If someone thinks that this section of the road is smooth and safe and they run too fast downhill, then on the last straight section, no matter what kind of horse will not be able to withstand the huge impact and will fall over. In other words, the force of the impact has exceeded the limits of the horse's front leg knees. ”

"Can you only slow down? can they ...... Accelerate first and then slow down. ”

"No, because the pressure between acceleration and deceleration is also not something that the horse's legs can bear. The man replied. "So it's actually a very brutal psychological test. It makes people struggle between greed and fear. The rider must find the speed at which his mount does not exceed its limits and maintain that speed. With a little greed, letting the horse go too fast can cause the horse's leg to break. Too much fear will slow the horse too low, leading to a large lag behind. It wasn't intentional, but it was a cruel test. ”

"Even if you say that, it's not too difficult, right? Didn't you say they're all professionals?

"Honey, that doesn't sound difficult at all. That's right, at least as it sounds. The man replied. "For a professional rider, judging the right speed isn't too much of an outrageous request. If this is not a race, but just a horse race, then nine out of ten people will not have an accident. But as long as there is such a fool who chooses to accelerate, then the people behind will inevitably be affected, whether it is a human or a horse. In the game, one person's uncalm will infect others. Some will speed up, others will slow down, and only a few will be able to stay calm in this collective frenzy. ”

Hoshimi could clearly see that everyone was slowing down. Although they were on a downhill path that seemed to be able to run faster, everyone in the leading group was slowing down, slower than they could have run on flat ground. Ashrufat is no exception.

The second group followed and also rushed downhill.

The man was right. Because while the leading group is slowing down, there is a clear divergence in the second group. Some of them slowed down their horses following the example of those in front of them, while others not only did not slow down, but took advantage of the downhill to speed up. In the middle of this, the distance between the two sides was completely eliminated. There was a clear gap between the lead group and the follow-up group, but now that gap was gone, the riders who rushed down the slope had become one, and in the chaos, Ashrufat had lost his lead.

"Ashrufat!" Hoshimi watched all this. Although she also knew that it was extremely dangerous to gallop at high speed on this kind of downhill road, slowing down was the right choice. But seeing Ashrufat lose her lead, she couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

"You see, the test is coming. The riders are about to start rushing to the bottom of the slope, and whether they have acted wisely or stupidly will be judged here!"

"This is one of the most powerful tests of the horses in the whole race. The man's voice reached Hoshimi's ears again. "Remember last year's race, it was this part of the road where Red Lightning had an absolute advantage and kept that advantage until the bottom of the road. This is because this horse is very good at going up and down hills. ”

Last year...... Hoshimi remembered last year's horse race. Although she doesn't remember it very well, she still has a certain impression of last year's situation. It's on this road......

The riders rushed down the slope. At the last moment, the hammer of judgment fell, and in an instant, the horses were overturned on their backs. Exclamations, the neighing of the horses in pain, and the screams of the spectators rang out. Many riders who failed to grasp the speed correctly rolled to the ground with their horses. Even a few people who could have survived were bumped into those who did not fall and horses, and fell with them being pulled and fell.

It was so chaotic that there was no way to see exactly what was going on. Hoshimi could only see people and horses falling as if they had stepped on an invisible stumbling block. But in the blink of an eye, the riders who were lucky enough and calm enough had rushed out of the chaos and were speeding towards the uphill section.

Ashrufat's luck was clearly not particularly good.

On the way downhill, more than one horse overtook him, but he calmly ignored these external distractions. As he had introduced to Hoshimi, the "swiftness" under his crotch was not a particularly strong horse. The advantage of the Elven War Horse lies in the combination of agility, speed, and endurance, rather than endurance, and it cannot withstand the powerful impact brought by the high-speed downstroke. Eshurufat's opportunity lies in off-road on flat ground, not uphill and downhill. But no matter how calm he was and how correctly he coped with it, the god of luck didn't help him at this moment. Some of the fallen horses happened to be in his way.

In order to avoid the tumbling creatures (who were fast but beyond the horse's capacity), Ashrufat had to run a zigzag course. Although he saved as much distance as possible and avoided obstacles, he failed to seize the opportunity to seize the opportunity after a brief period of confusion. By the time he started to go uphill, he could only catch up with Grey Fur.

Below is a gentle slope up the slope. Mountaineering and climbing is obviously exactly what "Gray Hair" is good at. It was the luckiest of the chaos, for it was arguably the one that was completely unaffected, and all but it had to turn or get out of the way. This allowed Greyfur to take the lead.

The effect of the uphill road on the horses is obvious. All the horses slowed down at once. This is not a deliberate slowdown, but an inevitable phenomenon of horses when climbing mountains.

Hoshimi stared closely at what was going on in the horse race—the white horse of Ashruphat followed closely behind Greyhair. Although Ashrufat was hindered a little just now, it was okay compared to the others.

The nervousness in Hoshimi's heart at this time was completely manifested on her face - fortunately, almost no one cared about the faces of the people around her at this time. In her opinion, the gray fur was simply blocking the way with a slow pace, rather than an all-out race. But Ashrufat just couldn't break through the obstacles in front of him.

Eshurufat made several attempts in a row to break through the Grey Fur's obstacle and take the first position again. Although the "fast" mountaineering is not particularly good at, but now that the other party is unwilling to move forward at full speed, he doesn't mind grabbing the lead position first - how to say that the leading position is still very advantageous. Because after the end of the climb, the next part of the road is the turn of "fast" has the advantage. If its advantage of fast and sustained speed can be realized, perhaps no one else will be able to catch up.

However, the gray-haired rider saw through the attempt. Every time Ashrufat moved his position and tried to break through, Gray Fur leaned over in time to block in front of Ashrufat. After repeated this several times without success, Ashrufat's speed slowed down. He had given up on competing on the hill and wanted to run the uphill in peace. After all, uphill is also a big burden for "fast".

"Look, everyone!" the narrator from above let out a loud shout. Grayfur's speed slowed down...... Hey, what's going on?"

The narrator must be aware of the difference. Hoshimi's eyes never left her fiancé. She could already see what was happening, and Ashrufat was riding his horse to dodge. This was because a burst of gravel and dirt was coming towards him. If he hadn't avoided it in time and had continued to hold his previous position, he would have been hit by the dirt and rocks by now.

This burst of dirt and rocks was provoked by the back kick of "Gray Hair". This was not an accident, as it was clear to spectators that the grey-haired rider was deliberately controlling the mount. This array of earth and rocks flew directly towards the position of the horse's head, which was quite dangerous.

"Hey, what does that mean!"

However, due to the distance, the gray-haired rider did not seem to hear the shouts of the people at all. In fact, people who know a little bit about the participants know that the rider of "Gray Hair" is called Qiao Bo, and he is a rider from other places. In other words, the kind of people who come solely for the prize. He doesn't seem to care about the local audience's evaluation.

The hind hooves of the grey horse once again raised earth and stones, and struck at Ashrufat. This is already far beyond the scope of "jokes". Stones are fine, but if dirt or sand gets into your eyes, it can have a serious impact on the vision of people and horses. Cross-country racing is a fatal injury if you don't see it well.

However, such a threatening action is perfectly legal for horse racing.