In the second game, Wan Qiying kicked off the ball. The ball hit a straight line, not very fast, and accurately landed in front of a former army member. It happened to be Hu Liang's seat again. Hu Liang rushed forward to intercept. This time, Zhang Sanzhi filled the position in time and blocked the ball.
The route of the frontal shot towards the goal.
The player from Wanqiying hit the polo to the left with one shot. Zhang Sanzhi blocked the opponent's offensive route again. Helplessly, the opponent could only shoot hard from the side seat. The polo hit the edge of the hole and popped up high.
When the ball hit the ground, it was caught by Hu Liang and hit to midfield.
Before the polo hit the ground, Li Ji repeated his old trick and hit another high ball, but this one was slightly more powerful and flew over Guo Song's head.
Guo Song gave chase with his horse, and Yang Wulang, who was keeping an eye on him, also started chasing him. Unfortunately, his horse was far inferior to Guo Song's Fire Dragon King, and he quickly pulled down a horse. Another player from the rear army saw that Guo Song was about to
After catching up with the ball, he rushed forward to block Guo Song's shooting route. Two rear-guard players formed a flanking attack on Guo Song. However, Song lightly touched the club and the polo went over the opponent's head. At thirty
step distance.
The opponent's goal was empty and there was no defense. Lin Tai rushed his horse to catch up and fired a powerful volley. The polo ball went into the hole. Three to two, the Shuofang Army Polo Team took the lead again.
The Wanqiying polo team stepped up their offensive, and the captain of the Chinese army also joined the offensive team. Li Ji also retreated accordingly, equivalent to playing the position of a football midfielder. Guo Song continued to move to the midfield, and the Wanqiying team continued to cooperate.
They had a tacit understanding and played very smoothly, while Shuofang's army tended to play long passes, taking advantage of Guo, Song and Ma's speed 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 to 3. Guo Song and the opponent's captain each scored another goal.
After the second game, horses are usually changed. Although the two games are not long, both sides are running at high speed, which consumes a lot of physical energy on the horses.
"Guo Song, do you have a replacement horse?" Lin Tai asked.
Guo Song nodded, "I also brought a Black King Kong. It's a little worse than my Fire Dragon King, but it's still a good horse."
"But I see that your Fire Dragon King is not very tired. Do you want to hold on for another round?"
Li Ji didn't want Guo Song to change horses. The masters competed, and the victory or defeat was often just a hair's breadth away. They thought they would lose to the Wanqiying team by a big score, but they didn't expect that at the end of the two games, they actually led by one point. This made everyone
Human ambitions are aroused.
If they perform well in the third game, maybe they can advance to the quarterfinals and make history.
Seeing everyone looking at him expectantly, Guo Song nodded, "Okay then! The third game will still be the Fire Dragon King. It has very good physical strength. It will definitely be no problem if it lasts longer than one stick of incense."
At this time, the team leader Liang Yundao couldn't help but walked over. Although he didn't understand football, he understood people.
"Everyone should stay calm. The opponent should be anxious in the third game. The more anxious they are, the more stable we must be."
"Your Majesty is 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 and play defensive counterattacks. I suggest Lin Tai move to the midfield. I will play slightly forward in the midfield, and Lieutenant Li will
Completely switched to defense."
Everyone unanimously agreed with Guo Song's plan, and Li Jilue said excitedly: "Whether we can reach the top eight is our final battle. Let's go all out!"
"when--"
The bell rang for the start of the third game. The five players cheered up and rushed to the court.
At this time, the polo ground was surrounded by a sea of noise, with drums, gongs, shouts, and flags waving. The most critical battle was coming, and everyone's enthusiasm was aroused.
........
Just as Liang Yundao expected, as soon as the game started, the Wanqi Camp polo team pressed forward heavily, forming a one-one-three formation, leaving only one middle army and one rear army. The three front troops surrounded the Shuofang Army's goal hole frantically.
Bombing.
Li Ji led the two rear-guards to resist desperately. During the melee, Li Ji fired a powerful volley and hit a long pass, which crossed the midfield and went straight to the frontcourt. Guo Song and the opponent's Yang Wulang chased the ball at the same time. Fire Dragon
Wang's powerful advantage was revealed again. Guo Song was about twenty steps further than the opponent, but he arrived one step ahead of the opponent. He gently picked up the polo ball, and the ball passed over the opponent's head. Guo Song's horse instantly
If you pass the opponent, the opponent will have to turn his horse's head, and the distance will suddenly widen.
Thirty steps away, Guo Song calmly took a shot, and the polo ball went into the hole, 6 to 4. All the flags and drums around the polo ground were silent, except for the gongs and drums beating in the southeast corner, and the flags waving, and everyone was filled with joy.
The Wanqiying polo team became anxious. During the melee, Zhang Sanzhi, the rear guard of the Shuofang Army polo team, collided with the opponent. Both men and horses fell to the ground. Both of them were injured, and the game had to be suspended.
The opponent's left arm was fractured and the injury was serious, while Zhang Sanzhi's forehead was cut with a sharp object, and his face was covered in blood.
This is a common occurrence in polo matches, and this is where the substitute comes into play.
"I'm fine, just a little flesh wound!"
When Zhang Sanzhi heard that he was going to leave the game, he waved his hands repeatedly and joked, it was the last game, how could he leave the game.
The Shuofang Army Polo Team was followed by a military doctor. The military doctor urgently cleaned Zhang Sanzhi to stop the bleeding. He turned back to Li Ji and shook his head: "The wound is too deep and the bleeding cannot be stopped, so we can't fight."
Zhang Sanzhi suddenly became anxious, "Why can't we fight? There will be no impact at all!"
Li Ji glared at him fiercely, "This is the critical moment, don't mess around with me, go down and rest, and let Wu Qian come up!"
Zhang Sanzhi had no choice but to go off the court in frustration for treatment. Substitute player Wu Qian came up on horseback. He was the main force of the former army. Originally Guo Song was the substitute. However, after Guo Song came on the field, he became the substitute.
After a moment of interruption, the game resumed. Half of the third game had passed, and the Wanqiying Polo Team was still two points behind. After two rounds of fierce fighting, the Wanqiying Polo Team finally made some gains. Their captain caught
One chance, a shot from an angle thirty steps away, the polo went into the hole.
At this time, the game has reached the final moment. If there is a tie, there will be an extra game. The Wanqiying Polo Team has already fully pressed forward. They are making a desperate move and will either lose completely or get back one point. Losing ten points or losing one point will not matter.
It was the same thing. Shuofang's army was also resisting desperately. The two teams were so furious that they even left the midfield. Four on four, a fierce fight began in the backcourt of Shuofang's team.
At this time, Wan Qiying 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 spot and hit the polo to the outside with one shot. Lin Tai
He urged his horse to catch up, then hit the ball hard with one stroke, knocking the polo out for more than 40 steps. After the polo landed on the ground, it continued to rush forward.
Guo Song urged his horse to gallop, and the Fire Dragon King galloped with all four hooves, like the wind and lightning, and took the lead to catch up with the polo. Guo Song did not hesitate, took one shot away, shot sixty steps away, and hit the hole with one shot.
In an instant, the hearts of tens of thousands of people on the field went cold, and the hearts of the Ten Thousand Cavalry Battalion even fell into the ice cave.
‘Dang! Dang! Dang!’ The gong sounded at the end of the game, and the score was finally locked at seven to four. Shuofang’s army defeated the favorite Wanqiying team and advanced to the quarterfinals.
People from Lingzhou in the southeast corner got excited, rushed into the stadium waving big flags, lifted the polo players high and threw them into the air.
The supporters of the Wanqiying Team were dejected, and some even covered their faces and cried bitterly. The players of the Wanqiying Team left silently, and the crowd dispersed with heavy hearts, but the news spread like wildfire.
The news that Shuofang's army defeated the Wanqi Battalion and advanced to the quarterfinals spread throughout Chang'an City in less than an hour, shocking countless people. For a while, Shuofang's 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.