Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

"Tomorrow, we will draw lots for two-two matches. No one knows what kind of opponents they will encounter, so we must use all our strength to deal with it. It just happens to see how well we cooperate." Kou Xiao positioned his players on the sand table, and he pressed According to Li Xu's reminder, everyone was numbered, and the number was also written on the corresponding Tao, which was clear at a glance.

Yuan Hongyang was a bit sleepy. He didn't like this group of teammates who didn't even get used to it. Hearing the sound of training outside, he asked: "Aren't we really going to play a game to see the effect? ​​How is this different from talking on paper? ?”

Kou Xiao pointed to the sky outside, "It's pitch black outside, how strong can we play? Besides, playing polo is very exhausting. We will have a match tomorrow. Not only do we need to rest well, but the horses must also be refreshed." .”

This statement has been supported by everyone, and since they are still training outside at this time, there is no time to discuss tactics, and the gains outweigh the losses.

After setting up his own formation, Kou Xiao asked Yuan Hongyang to set up the opponent's formation according to his experience, and then asked him to simulate a polo match. Any blank words were not as intuitive as a sand table drill. After reading it, Kou Xiao basically understood Grasp the main points of playing polo.

"In polo, personal strength is important, but what matters more is the cooperation between teammates. It is impossible for one person to hit the ball all over the court. Then, next, let's decide on a few offensive routes. And the hands that catch the ball."

Yuan Hongyang saw that what he said was clear and logical, and he had a little confidence in him. The group of people each came up with some ideas, and finally decided on three routes that can be advanced, attacked, retreated, and defended, and their confidence doubled.

Seeing that the night was getting late, Li Xu came in from the outside, followed by several young eunuchs, bringing in rich food.

The aroma of the food drifted away, causing a group of elders to growl their stomachs. Qin Zong moved his nose and asked excitedly, "It smells like the kebabs from the chef of Fulai Restaurant. It smells so good!"

Li Xu asked people to put the food on the table, and said with a smile: "Qin Xiaowei has a good nose, it is indeed a kebab, and there are some pastries, you all go back to rest after eating, and recharge your batteries to perform exceptionally well tomorrow."

Everyone was very touched. They didn't expect that being in the same group as General Kou would have such benefits. King Shun would personally deliver them supper, so the already delicious skewers tasted even more delicious. Must be a great treat.

Li Xu also said this: "After the competition is over, you can grill skewers and eat them yourself. Combined with the freshly brewed wine, you will definitely have endless aftertaste."

When everyone was full, they took their leave and left. Yuan Hongyang glanced back and saw that General Kou asked someone to clean up the leftovers on the table, while King Shun sat aside and watched the sand table between them, talking from time to time.

Qin Zong at the side tugged at him and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"Why do I think the prince is too kind to us? Is it because we are in the same group as General Kou?"

"Otherwise? Did you see the prince giving supper to other teams?"

"Before I heard that General Kou was deeply favored by King Shun, but I always thought that the prince just reused him, but seeing this today, I always feel different. I feel that the prince and the general are more like very good friends."

The teammate next to him heard this, and joked with a smile: "I really think that they have a deeper relationship than friends. Have you seen that General Kou looks at the prince with light in his eyes."

Everyone froze for a moment, and hurriedly asked: "What do you mean by that? Don't talk nonsense."

The man scratched his head and chuckled, "That's right, I was talking nonsense just as a joke." As a man who often goes in and out of the small restaurant, can he not know what's going on with the interaction between those two? ?

But this must not be said clearly, the majestic prince has an affair with the generals under him, it would be terrible if it got out, and the military merits earned by General Kou would be greatly reduced because of this.

This night, I don’t know how many people in the camp did not fall asleep. As soon as the sky was light, the participants came out for activities. Some teams trained until the early morning last night, and I am afraid that they could not sleep for two hours. It was really hard work.

Kou Xiao and the others had slept soundly, and they were full of energy. They put on the unified team uniform that Kou Xiao prepared for them, and looked extraordinarily energetic.

Qin Zong touched the new clothes on his body and asked curiously: "General Kou, did you know that there will be a polo match early in the morning? Why can you prepare these things in advance?"

Kou Xiao was exercising his body. Hearing this, he laughed, with a bit of sweetness in his smile, "No, it's all made after the match is scheduled. It's just a few sets of clothes of the same color and style. It's very simple to make. Ordinary maidservants can do one set in one day."

Everyone saw that the clothes on their bodies were indeed simple in style, but there were numbers embroidered on everyone's backs, which was impressively the number they set up last night, and they were immediately more satisfied with Kou Xiao's arrangement.

Yuan Hongyang thought awkwardly: I really can't see that General Kou, who is five big and three rough, is so careful. It seems that today can still be expected.

When they got to the arena, everyone found that it was surrounded by the Habayashi Army. The huge grass field was divided into ten arenas, and each arena was separated by flags of different colors. It looked quite beautiful from a distance.

Every arena was guarded by the Habayashi Army, apparently to prevent emergencies on the arena, but in fact Li Xu had someone pick them out as a substitute.

In case someone is injured and unable to continue the game, someone will be selected from among them to continue the game.

The sky was bright, the sun was rising, and soon, the entire camp woke up. Li Xu had someone hang up a very large score sheet in the most eye-catching position. It will be updated in real time according to the situation on the spot, so that the people on the outside can see the scores most intuitively. See that team win.

"Is no one making a bet?" Kong Jing asked curiously.

"Of course there is. Guess who is in charge this time?"

"Could it be King Shun?"

The man narrowed his eyes and laughed, shook his head, stretched out three fingers and shook.

"Third prince?" Kong Jing was taken aback. They almost forgot about the existence of this prince these days. They even thought he was depressed because he didn't come due to illness.

"It's him, aren't you surprised?"

"Did Master Liu place a bet?"

Master Liu smiled and said in a low voice: "I bet, I bet 50 taels of generals and the team won, and also bet [-] taels each of the two brothers of the Lu family. The odds of the three are almost the same, and one of them will always win."

Kong Jing also got excited, and hurriedly asked his followers to place bets. He didn't pressure anyone else, so he beat Kou Xiao to win, bet 100 taels, and then went to find Kou Xiao to cheer him up.

"General Kou, how sure are you of winning?"

Kou Xiao has always been a confident person, he clenched his fists and said immediately: "Master Kong is optimistic, this team will definitely win to the end."

"Haha, General Kou must do it. Whether I can eat delicious food at Fulai Restaurant for a month depends on you."

Kou Xiao knew that he had made a bet, so he raised his eyebrows and leaned over to ask: "Master Kong, if the last player wins, do you want to treat me?"

"Okay, when the time comes, I invite you to have a big meal at Fulai Restaurant. You can order whatever dishes you want, and drink whatever you want!"

Kou Xiao patted Kong Jing's shoulder hard, and instantly developed a good impression of the old man, "That's a good deal, don't break your promise."

"That's for sure, but if you lose, you have to treat me. You can't let me lose 100 taels for nothing."

Kou Xiao didn't expect these officials to place such a big bet. With 100 taels, he could live a prosperous life in South Vietnam for a year, but the prices in the capital are much more expensive than in South Vietnam. He was dazzled by the income in the ledger, and he knew that if Li Xu hadn't had to support the money-burning army of Kou's army, he would definitely have become a rich man.

At the exact moment, the emperor stepped onto the high platform, rang the gong himself to start the game, and then placed the prepared prizes in the most conspicuous place.

Everyone exclaimed when they saw that thing. Li Xu's eyes lit up a few times when he saw Kou Xiao, and he looked at the steel armor and asked He Zun, "Is this thing precious?"

He Zun fixed his eyes on the armor, nodded and said, "Yes, that should be the armor worn by the late emperor. The late emperor was brave and good at fighting. He personally led troops to repel the Xiongnu and Xianbei. This armor was also worn by others." To be regarded as the armor of the God of War is something that generals want to obtain, but I didn't expect the emperor to take this out and use it as a prize, which is really exciting."

Li Xu looked at the excited and overwhelmed crowd below, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. When the prize came for real, with such a good thing, everyone would definitely work harder to compete.

"But there is only one thing, so it must be rewarded to one person. That is a whole team." Just as Li Xu finished speaking, Eunuch Zhao stood up and said loudly: "His Majesty's oral order, to win the final victory, The leader of the team can get a pair of the former emperor's battle armor, and the rest can get a hard-earned horse and be promoted to a higher level."

Everyone cheered and cheered three times, and the whole camp was shaking. This was much more interesting than hunting. The civil servants also laughed reservedly, saying that King Shun’s idea was a good idea, and that spring hunting can be done like this in the future. Interesting.

One hundred teams also need to be divided into fifty groups for two-to-two matches. Stands are set up outside the ten arenas, enough to accommodate all the spectators, and everyone can move around at will. Ten arenas compete at the same time. Some people walk from beginning to end. It also softened, and my voice became hoarse, but this kind of game will last for a whole day.

A polo match originally took at least an hour. Shun Wang felt that there was no need to spend so much time in the preliminary round, so he divided the game into two quarters of an hour each, with a quarter-hour intermission, so that the match could be more compact.

Although the arena is huge, because it is riding a horse, the back and forth speed is extremely fast. Two quarters of an hour is enough for the two sides to confront countless back and forth, and the team with the most goals wins.

Kou Xiao rode on his BMW, and he named his mount Gaifeng. Li Xu thought it was silly, so he insisted on giving it a nickname, Black Dou. The name soil.

Kou Xiao stroked the horse's neck and comforted him, "Hailstorm, whether you can become the brightest horse in the audience depends on your performance."

The horse snorted, and seemed to be dismissive of Kou Xiao's words. It stepped on the grass irritably, its eyes were wild, and it wanted to get rid of the man on its back and gallop away.

The opponent that Kou Xiao drew was Murong Hua, who was far inferior to him in terms of martial arts, and certainly not as good as him in terms of fighting. His results on the first day of the hunting competition were also at the bottom, but he was very good at playing polo. He once led the team to win No.1 in the competitions all over the capital.

"How could it be him? It's over, it's over..." Yuan Hongyang scratched his hair and said sadly: "General, General Murong is very strong. He rarely loses in polo."

Kou Xiao shook his hand, and also felt that he was unlucky today, if he was eliminated in the first match, not to mention his face had nothing to do with it, even Li Xu would lose face.

The two teams looked at each other across the field, and Kou Xiao asked: "He is very strong, but his players are also very strong, right?"

The rosters of the two teams have been posted outside the arena. Yuan Hongyang glanced at them and saw no other famous people, but he couldn't guarantee that some of them were hiding their secrets.

There are very few men who grew up in Beijing who have never played polo, especially the Habayashi Army. Every year there are matches for the royal family to watch, so everyone usually practiced a lot.

He said weakly: "In any case, they are more experienced than you."

Kou Xiao rubbed his nose, this is the truth, if he knew that Li Xu would play polo suddenly, he must have learned a lot when he was in the capital, but who would have thought of this?

"Then let's see the real chapter on the field. Since Murong Hua is so good, let's temporarily adjust our tactics. Liping and Qiu Zhou are responsible for blocking Murong Hua. No matter where he goes, you just need to be responsible for making him trip."

The two smiled wryly, and said at the same time: "I'm afraid it will be very difficult. Brother Murong is very good at riding. We can only stop him unless we fight to the detriment of both."

"It doesn't matter how strict you are, as long as you don't let him go too fast."

Only then did the two dare to nod to take on this task, and at the same time they had already lost confidence in this game.

Kou Xiao rode his horse for a short lap and looked at them seriously, "I like that you realize that the situation in the arena is changing rapidly. No one dares to say that he will definitely win. It is a cowardly act to admit defeat before it is even better. Honor, look at the prizes on the high platform, aren't you envious? Don't you want to be promoted?"

Everyone patted their chests, "I want it!" If they can be promoted to a higher level in one match, then they should really put in [-] points of effort, which is much easier than fighting for military merit.

What's more, Kou Xiao's personal ability is indeed very strong, there is no reason why they can't even fight.

With momentum raised, the referee vigorously beat the gongs and drums, the game officially started, and players from both sides entered the field. Li Xu felt a little emotional watching this spectacular scene, which was much more powerful than playing football.

Especially his man, Li Xu's eyes fell on Kou Xiao, General Kou riding a steed is like a god, and he can feel his aura like a rainbow no matter how far away, he can't wait to wave the flag and shout for him!