The next moment, cheers rang out, the Song Dynasty envoys shouted as hard as they could, and the Khitan ladies also screamed and scattered the petals from the baskets into the field.
"A blind cat can occasionally hit a dead mouse!" The Khitan captain silently picked up the ball from the net bag and spat: "Give them one back!"
"Here!" the black knights responded loudly. They had something to do. Although conceding a goal in the opening game was innocuous, under the spotlight, they were beaten first and they really couldn't lose face!
On the Red Cavalry side of the Song Dynasty, they did not let the atmosphere affect their emotions. The players knew that the smoother the progress, the sooner the real challenge would come. They completely returned to their Orion state, calm and decisive, and devoted themselves to the game with full concentration.
After another kick-off, the Khitan people organized an attack. Each of them was one of the best players in the world. They could control the horse with one hand, gallop the horse, and be able to rotate freely and achieve the unity of man and horse. They controlled the ball under the pole.
, it is difficult to grab a player. But it doesn't matter, the nearest teammates will come up to cover.
Under the defense of two people, no matter how powerful the master is, it is impossible for him to pass smoothly. After hesitating for a moment, he will be trapped in a trap. The Black Knight has no choice but to pass the ball to his teammates. In his view, since the opponent is defending two and one, it means that he is on the sidelines.
A void appears.
However, his teammates were also blocked. It turned out that the frontcourt players of the Red Cavalry had already returned to the defense to cover their positions.
Chen Ke's polo team may be the only team in the world that conducts defensive training.
Moreover, in addition to having a sense of position, defense is a matter of attitude. If you are willing to defend and do not hesitate to use your physical strength, you can put strong pressure on your opponent.
In order to repay Master Chen's kindness, the players of the Song Dynasty played with determination to fight. But the opponents only regarded it as a game. Their attitudes were high and low, and the other was ebbing and flowing. The combat effectiveness of both sides was
Infinitely zoom in.
But is the reputation of the first team in the Liao Kingdom in vain? Under the high-intensity and multi-faceted pressing of the Song people, they can still control the ball in their own side. However, the Song people really do not hesitate to use physical strength and horsepower to run on the court with all their strength.
, actually never giving the opponent room to break through.
The two sides started a fierce fight on the court. There were violent collisions from time to time. More than a dozen horses were intertwined, spinning around, people neighing, and dust was flying. It was very exciting to watch!
Unknowingly, all twenty riders were fighting in the Song Dynasty's half.
"Let's see, it was indeed an accident just now. The strength and weakness are still very clear." Once the game started, the Khitan people still faced the Khitan people.
"Oops. Why was it so dangerous in the first place..." Mr. Zhao's nervous palms were sweating, and he held the horse's rein tightly and said, "What should I do, what should I do?"
"Don't panic. Everything is under control." Although Zhao Zongji also looked nervous, he still had confidence in his heart: "This situation is what Zhong Fang wants to see!"
"Is there anyone who is willing to be pressed down and beaten?" Old Master Zhao didn't believe it.
"Zhong Fang said, this tactic is called 'defensive counterattack'." Zhao Zongji said in a deep voice, thinking of Chen Ke's speech yesterday when he laid out the tactics: "When the enemy is strong and we are weak, if we pull out to fight against each other,
Attacking will amplify the opponent's advantages and our own shortcomings. Therefore, we must adopt a tactic of defeating the strong with the weak - 'defensive counterattack.'"
"Defensive counterattack?"
"Yes, to be specific, it's like we are doing now, putting a lot of troops in the backcourt and not giving the opponent room to play." Zhao Zongji nodded and said: "And it's not like running around with the opponent. Look carefully, we didn't mess around on the court.
, but maintain two defensive lines at the front and back. When the opponent attacks, the forward line is responsible for double-teaming and exchanging numbers for advantage. The players on the back line are responsible for covering up the forward line and watching the opportunity to destroy the ball.
Even if the opponent manages to break through, he is trapped in a tight siege or in a corner and cannot effectively shoot... It is said that this seems to be called a 'chain defense'."
"Is this the whole game of defense?" Zhao Bian asked: "What should we do with the offense?" After all, our own side has been defeated all the time, which is really frustrating.
"If the opponent cannot attack for a long time, the number of attackers will increase, and the backcourt will inevitably be empty. Once we get the ball, we will pass it to the striker as soon as possible. The other players will rush forward at full speed, forming a fatal blow in the opponent's half with more players and fewer players!
" Zhao Zongji said in a high tone: "Look, it's coming!"
At this time, the Khitan people were impatient due to the fruitless attack and wanted to force a breakthrough. However, the Song people leaned over and hooked the ball, breaking the ball from the horse's belly, and then quickly launched a counterattack.
The only player roaming in the frontcourt caught the ball. But the Khitans learned a lesson and had someone to guard him, making it impossible for him to break through.
But it doesn't matter, at the moment the ball is released, five or six people from the red cavalry who were originally huddled up half the court rush forward at the same time.
The Khitan cavalry hurried to catch up, but they needed to turn their horses around, so they fell behind.
The slow turn while riding on a horse makes defensive counterattacks extremely powerful in polo matches. In the past, Chen Ke thought it was too utilitarian, so he never used it. But at this moment, victory is the first priority!
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The ball came out and landed next to Chen Ke. He stopped, saw an open space in front of him, and then rode his horse and ran with the ball. But the black horse was too fast and unexpectedly pushed him up from his left side. He bent down and tried to get past him.
The horse takes the ball from his feet.
"Be careful!" the team member behind him exclaimed.
Chen Ke also heard the wind behind his head and didn't look back. He just shook the club and moved the ball to the horse's other side. At the same time, he patted the horse's head. 'Dona' understood the idea and jumped with four hooves to avoid the horse.
It might hurt the horse's leg.
Before landing, Chen Ke swept the ball with the side of his club and returned the ball to Chen Lian, who had escaped from the defense.
This series of movements, with horses rising and people falling, all done in one go, was so free and unrestrained that the Khitan women screamed and threw flowers into the field as hard as they could.
Seeing this scene on the high platform, the Khitan Queen frowned. Perhaps she was dissatisfied with the women of her country supporting outsiders.
"It's broken, we lost the ball again..." The Liao coach next to him only looked at the field with a very ugly look on his face.
Sure enough, with his voice, Chen Lian shot the ball into the net again, two to zero...
The Song Dynasty delegation burst into astonishing cheers. They had never known that the audience would be so excited that their blood was racing and they wanted to shout at the top of their lungs.
The Khitan players on the field all showed expressions of disbelief, and the arrogance on their faces was gone, replaced by unprecedented panic.
The Song Dynasty players still returned to the half court with expressionless faces. Taking advantage of the opponent's effort to pick up the ball, Chen Ke said in a deep voice: "Their third weakness is that they don't know how to play against the wind. When they know that we are playing against the wind.
When the teams they met in the past were different, they would be at a loss. If it were an ordinary game, it would be okay, but today, with all the attention and heavy trust on their shoulders, they cannot afford to lose. But they don't know how to reverse it, so they must feel certain
It will be chaos." After a pause, he looked around at the players and said: "We must seize the opportunity, strive for another goal, and establish an early victory!"
The development of the battle was exactly as Chen Ke expected. The Khitan Black Cavalry, who wanted to equalize, had no cooperation at all. Anyone who got the ball wanted to rush forward. They only had the goal in mind and no teammates.
No matter how strong a team is, if they fall into individual recklessness, their strength will be greatly reduced. What's more, they will encounter opponents whose confidence has skyrocketed and their cooperation has become increasingly tight.
In the following time, Song Ren not only blocked the opponent's attack, but also launched several extremely threatening counterattacks. Unfortunately, either his shot was interfered with or he was unlucky. He hit the door panel several times but failed to enter the net...
But the tens of thousands of people from Liao Dynasty on the sidelines watched with fear and dejection, and their cheers were not as loud as those from five hundred people from Song Dynasty.
On the high platform, Yelu Hongji's face was extremely ugly. He really didn't expect that his invincible team would be treated like this by the Song people who were obviously inferior in strength.
At this time, a beautiful long-range shot from the Song Dynasty went straight into the net. But at the same time, there was a clang of a gong, and the first period of the game was over. This was on the territory of the Liao Kingdom, and the ball referee naturally ruled that the shot was invalid... The Black Knights
They all breathed a sigh of relief, which showed how low morale was.
"A bunch of idiots!" Yelu Hongji stood up, took a golden cue, and got off the platform.
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On the side of the court, the team members drank heavily. The polo match not only consumes horsepower, but also poses a great challenge to human physical strength. And the horses can be replaced, but people cannot be replaced unless they are injured and unable to compete... Chen Ke thought
The substitution rule was introduced, but no one listened to him.
Chen Ke took a sip of water and was explaining to the players what they should pay attention to in the middle. After the adjustment, the opponent will definitely counterattack wildly, and the second quarter will be a cruel test.
While they were talking, Xiao Feng, who was in charge of the match, came over on horseback: "The other party asked for a substitution."
"Didn't you say that there are no such rules?" Zhao Zongji immediately objected: "Why do you have to default on your account after losing?"
"Please be accommodating." Xiao Daxia said awkwardly: "Our Majesty is going to play..."
"Ah..." Zhao Zongji opened his mouth and said, "The emperor of Liao is coming?"
"Yes." Xiao Feng whispered: "My majesty is more casual, please help me."
"No!" Zhao Zongji said flatly: "It's not that we disrespect His Majesty, but this is an important competition related to increasing the currency. We are about to win, so we really can't let things get complicated!"
"Alas..." Xiao Feng had no choice but to turn around. After a while, he came back and said, "Our Majesty said, if you can be lenient, your annual coins will be reduced by one hundred thousand taels, regardless of whether you win or lose."
Yelu Hongji is still casual...
"If we win, the annual coin will not increase. If we lose, how about an increase of 300,000 taels?" Zhao Zongji asked, taking advantage of the situation.
Xiao Feng hurried over and then turned back and said: "Your Majesty said, then he will not play."
It seems that Yelu Hongji is not completely unreliable and knows where the bottom line is.
