Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

The emperor also had a great time watching the football game that day. In the evening, he enjoyed meat and wine, and the emperor and his subjects had fun together. It was not until very late that the camp returned to silence.

Kou Xiao drank a little wine, and after taking a bath, he relied on Li Xu to make out for a while, and then called his teammates over, preparing to sum up his experience and improve his tactics by the way.

Ye Changqing with the name of Ye Xuran is just a very ordinary soldier of the Gyeonggi Battalion, and he is a new recruit who has just entered the camp. It is the result of him spending money to buy connections to become a substitute, and then it depends on him running fast when he goes on the field, otherwise he will Was preempted.

He lived with other soldiers, slept in a big bunk, and came in a hurry with a piece of barbecue in his mouth.

Yuan Hongyang looked at him a few more times, and was very polite to him, "Brother Ye, come and sit down, I didn't expect that there would be such a polo player as you in Jingji Camp, I'm already the best .”

Ye Changqing smiled shyly, like a shy young man, "Lieutenant Yuan, you're flattering me. I've been in the camp for a short time. General Murong is an old man, and he doesn't have much chance to play on weekdays."

"You are really good. I have a particularly smooth and comfortable feeling when cooperating with you. If we are like this in tomorrow's game, we will definitely win!"

Ye Changqing glanced at Kou Xiao, and said weakly: "It's General Kou who leads well, I'm just a small character, nothing to worry about."

Kou Xiao couldn't find out his identity, so he secretly said: I believe your evil!

Everyone on the court knows how to play. Of course, it can be seen that this young man is of a high level. He plays more casually, but even a random ball can always achieve the effect of turning the tide. It can be said that one time is good luck, and the more times it is the ability.

They thought that this little soldier was so cautious because he didn't dare to take the credit of General Kou. After all, a small soldier is better than the captain, which is really unreasonable.

"Cough... Xiaoye, don't be too modest, good is good, everyone has eyes to see, but time is running out, let's talk about business, just joined three new team members today, and let's get to know each other." Kou Xiao gave Ye Changqing a look, Tell him not to act too much, otherwise, after his identity is revealed, those who have been cheated will hate him to death.

Ye Changqing was a little more serious, and occasionally added a few words to their conversation, and every sentence could point to the most important point. Although he didn't say much and looked a little shy, he was still recognized by his companions.

Kou Xiao has already learned about this sport after this day's competition. He was born on the battlefield, and his tactics are full of tricks.

The competition lasted for five days. The first four days were knockout rounds, and the final four were finally reached. On the fifth day, the top four faced off in pairs to determine the final ranking.

"Opponents like Murong Hua are rare after all. Tomorrow's opponents may not be of this style. However, Murong Hua is strong individually, and the overall cooperation is not good, so today's victory does not prove how strong we are." Everyone agrees with Kou Xiao's conclusion. Today they are mainly defending against Murong Hua alone. As long as they can snatch the ball from him, they can basically score goals. This will not happen when they meet a team with better coordination. If I win, a fierce battle cannot be avoided.

"Okay, it's getting late, everyone is tired today, go back early to rest, we will be gathering tomorrow at Maoshi, let's find a place to practice."

On the first day of the competition, the psychological burden was heavier than the physical burden. Everyone was indeed tired. Of course it would be good to go back to rest, no matter how many people outside him were training.

Li Xuka clicked in and brought everyone a midnight snack. He turned his head and glanced at Ye Changqing, and asked nonchalantly, "Is everything settled?"

Yuan Hongyang and the others were used to seeing His Royal Highness Shun Wang at General Kou's place, and the two newcomers were really shocked. They didn't understand how they suddenly came into contact with Shun Wang so close, and they got a midnight snack. It is thanking and bowing again.

Ye Changqing followed the crowd and saluted. He didn't eat much just now, and the barbecue was cold and too hard to swallow. He was planning to beg for some food, but he didn't expect King Shun to be so considerate and take the initiative to bring it.

Today's supper is not grilled skewers, Li Xu ordered people to stew soup, cut up fruit, and a few baskets of steamed buns, eating skewers every day will inevitably get angry.

"It smells so good, it tastes delicious just by smelling it." Ye Changqing couldn't wait to start, Yuan Hongyang who was beside him hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and gave him a glare.

He thought: This kid looks timid, but he didn't expect that no distinction is made when he sees delicious food. He is indeed a newcomer, with no discernment at all.

Kou Xiao forked a piece of fruit for Li Xu, took a bowl of soup and drank it himself, and the rest started to move.

It was already late at night after eating, and everyone hurriedly said their goodbyes. After they walked out, Ye Changqing was the last one intentionally, and suddenly called out: "Ah, my purse is gone!"

Yuan Hongyang already regarded him as one of his own, and asked with concern: "When did you disappear, did you fall on the court?"

"No, I only put it on after I took a shower."

"It must have fallen into General Kou's tent, I will accompany you to look for it?" Yuan Hongyang thought to himself: A cowardly person like Ye Xuran must not dare to go to Kou Xiao by himself, so let's go with him.

Ye Xuran smiled embarrassedly: "No need, it should be on the seat, I'll just go in and get it, thank you Captain Yuan."

Seeing that he was not afraid, Yuan Hongyang did not insist. Anyway, in his opinion, General Kou and King Shun are both kind and will definitely not embarrass others.

But thinking of another thing, he lowered his voice and warned Ye Changqing: "You can go in later after remembering the transmission, so don't disturb the two masters."

Ye Changqing's heart skipped a beat, thinking that the matter between Kou Xiao and Li Xu had been exposed, his eyes flashed sharply, hesitating whether to silence this person.

"With the relationship between these two, there must be a lot of little secrets. You should keep your words light and don't break anything."

"Shouldn't it be?" Ye Changqing pretended to be shocked.

"It's hard to say, otherwise, why would the prince still come to the general's tent at this time? There must be something to explain. I suspect that the general is the prince's default champion. The prince must have organized this polo match to make him famous."

Ye Changqing retorted: "But I heard that General Kou is good at archery, but he is just learning polo. He is a sure winner in hunting."

"Hey, that's a well-known thing, so the prince has found a different way. How can he be so prestigious after winning the championship in hunting? Just wait and see, when General Kou wins the championship, there will be no more prestigious generals in the capital than him. "

Ye Changqing nodded secretly in his heart, this Yuan Hongyang still has a bit of brains, even he only learned later that Li Xu did this not only to guard against the third prince, but also to establish a reputation for Kou Xiao, and by the way, to win over a few confidantes for him.

It is impossible for Kou Xiao to be a bare-handed commander, but his lieutenants are all from the Kou family army. They are not qualified enough to be promoted to be reused by their side. They can only be selected from these talents with family background and military exploits. Playing polo pays attention to unity and cooperation, which is the best way to win people over opportunity.

After Ye Changqing went back, Li Xu was still sitting on a chair watching the sand table. He didn't know much about playing polo, but the game was really exciting, and even he couldn't help falling in love with this sport.

Seeing him coming in, Li Xu waved to him, "Come here quickly, the flowers I've been waiting for are all withered, I endured it all day and didn't look for you."

Ye Changqing was very familiar with him, and immediately joked: "It turns out that the prince misses his subordinates so much, and his subordinates are really flattered."

Kou Xiao kicked over, "You treat me as a dead person!"

"Don't dare." Ye Changqing sat down opposite the two of them, and talked about his own affairs during this period of time. Most of the time he wrote to Li Xu, but he didn't write the letter in detail.

"Third Prince's soldiers and horses are almost at the West Mountain, and it is estimated that there are still two days to go."

"So fast!" Li Xu frowned, counting the days, if the opponent chooses the day of the polo final, it will be difficult to guard against.

"Don't worry, they are just the forwards, and the supply team and the auxiliary troops are behind. It will be two days late."

Li Xu said to Kou Xiao: "You go tonight to see how the surrounding traps are digging. The king ordered people to set up the horse farm overnight, and set up the cavalry tomorrow."

Ye Changqing asked curiously: "Why does the prince have to use the team eliminated by playing polo, wouldn't it be faster to directly select people to start training?"

"Do you think this king has the right to choose people from the emperor's army to form cavalry? He probably thinks that this king wants to rebel?" If he had the final say on everything, Li Xu certainly didn't need to use such a devious method.

"You're right." Ye Changqing nodded, and asked again: "Then is this cavalry too scattered? And who is the leader?"

Li Xu glanced at Kou Xiao, and the corner of his mouth curled up, "Of course whoever is the final victor is the general of this cavalry, it depends on whether General Kou can live up to his expectations."

Kou Xiao leaned over and asked, "What if you don't live up to it?"

Li Xu patted his head and said with a sigh: "If you don't live up to it, I have no choice but to favor others."

"Tsk, you are so casual." Kou Xiao held his hand tightly, not giving him the slightest chance to struggle, knowing that this is impossible.

Li Xu ignored him, let him hold his hand, and asked Ye Changqing, "What do you think, do you want to fight to the end?"

Ye Changqing asked with bright eyes: "Can this subordinate fight?"

"Of course you can, and without you, I'm afraid that General Kou won't be able to survive tomorrow." Li Xu insulted Kou Xiao again, and told Ye Changqing to cover his vest tightly so that no one would find out his real identity, even if it was exposed, it doesn't matter , but more is worse than less.

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The next day, early in the morning, the sun was shining brightly. The officials of Qin Tianjian rushed to report to the emperor when they saw the weather. It seemed that it was going to rain that day.

The emperor sat firmly on the high platform, protected from the wind and the sun, and of course not drenched by the rain, so Lang said firmly: "If you want to rain, let it rain. The rain in this season will not be long."

Li Xu also saw that the weather was unreliable, so he let the competition start earlier. Today there are only 25 matches. If it goes well, the competition can be completed in half a day, and the remaining half day can be strengthened for training.

The opponent Kou Xiao drew today is not well-known, but Yuan Hongyang went to find out. They played well yesterday and eliminated Xie Liang's group. Xie Liang's reputation is not as good as Murong Hua, and his personal strength is also inferior, but The team he leads is very harmonious, and they play very well. Being defeated shows that the opponent is very strong.

However, with the experience accumulated yesterday, Kou Xiao was like a godsend when he played today. He deliberately imitated Murong Hua's style today, attacking brutally, never holding back, and leading the players to play a fast-forward and fast-break game.

The opponent probably didn't expect them to play like this. The tactics they set up early in the morning were weak and useless. They were beaten in the first half and had no fighting spirit.

In the second half, Kou Xiao deliberately tempered Yuan Hongyang, so he partnered with Ye Changqing. The two changed their attack style, one left and one right cooperated tacitly, and caught the opponent who had just adjusted his tactics by surprise.

After this match, Kou Xiao's reputation has been mixed. Some people think he is unstoppable and a fierce general, while others think he is too sharp and brutal, so he can only be a martial artist, not a wise and brave man. Generalissimo.

After noon, the sky really changed. The originally bright sun was covered by dark clouds, and the patter of rain fell. After Li Xu arrived in the capital, he rarely encountered rainy days. If he was in South Vietnam, most of the time he would be floating in the rain during this season. .

Kou Xiao let the rain hit his body and led his players to train, as did the other winning teams. It was a very precious opportunity to have half a day for them to train.

"I heard that all the eliminated teams have been taken to training. What do you think the prince thinks? Do you want to train everyone to be a polo master?"

"It's not necessarily a master. I heard that only a few days of training may be just a punishment for the loser. Anyway, being idle here in Xishan is also idle."

"In this way, it is also the kindness of the prince. Maybe I can win it back next time."

"I have a gossip that King Shun organized this race because he saw that the horses in the racecourse were too wasteful. I heard that no matter whether we win or lose, all the horses given to us will belong to us."

"Really? These are all good horses from the royal racecourse. They are usually rewarded to meritorious officials. Military generals don't get as much as civil servants. Why do they give us little soldiers and young generals?"

"That's why King Shun is merciful. I can't bear to waste such a good horse in the hands of the palace and civil servants. Shhh... keep it secret, I'm just hearing it."

"It doesn't matter, even if it's fake, we have to fight. We can't embarrass the prince. If it's true, we have to do our best to be worthy of such a good horse."

"That's natural, hurry up and train."

At this time, the soldiers who were brought to the racecourse were still a little stunned. Didn't they say they were going to the back mountain for training?Why did you turn a corner and come to the racetrack?

"Okay, let's hurry up and get on the horse. Today's training goal is only one, and that is to integrate with your mounts. What is the most important thing in playing polo? It's riding skills! In the evening, the general will come to test, whoever fails to meet the standard Don't sleep tonight, practice more." Jia Ping said to them with a cold face.

Everyone knew this, of course, and there was nothing in dispute about the training, but riding a horse was not a comfortable thing, and by evening many people had worn out their buttocks and thighs.

But riding a horse is not difficult. You can find the feeling after practicing. In addition, you can cultivate more relationships with your horse. After a day, everyone is very confident in passing the test.