Your Majesty has already issued an order, how can you take it back? Wang Wenzuo smiled and said: "The opportunity to return to Chang'an will come again in the future!"
"Okay, I knew you would say that!" Jin Renwen smiled and shook his head: "But you have to remember that the capital of the Tang Dynasty is ultimately in Chang'an and Luoyang. Do you understand?"
"I understand!" Seeing that the topic was turning in a direction he didn't want to see, Wang Wenzuo asked carefully: "How is the situation in the polo match? What are the chances of winning?"
"The odds of winning? Not even 10%!" Jin Renwen said with a wry smile.
"Not even 10%? How could this happen?"
At this time, a row of palace maids carrying golden plates came over. The leading palace maid bowed to Jin Renwen and saluted: "Two gentlemen, on the plate are grilled hump, fish grill, shrimp grill (live shrimp grilled), chopsticks Touchun (roasted quail), Shengpingzhi (three hundred roasted lamb tongues mixed with deer tongue), and Hongyangzhizhang (roasted whole lamb). Cold dishes include the Eight Immortals Plate (eight kinds of cold dishes made with goose meat and goose offal, put together into one plate), Quxunjiang (fish bream and mutton bream mixed on the spot), Qingliangzhen (civet meat soup made into soup, cooled and then cut into pieces) Shredded and eaten cold, similar to today's skin jelly), clove rind (sashimi or raw meat slices drizzled with clove oil), sheepskin silk (sheepskin shreds, cut into one foot long), Wuxing bream (sashimi cold dish) . Which ones do you want to eat? "
"Just grilled camel humps and cool clams!" Jin Renwen turned his head and asked Wang Wenzuo: "Sanlang, what do you want to eat?"
Wang Wenzuo was confused by the palace maid's list of dish names, so he could only order three or four on the gold plate: "This is what I want, and that one too!"
The palace maid responded, took a copper spoon inlaid with gold flowers, took a portion of the dishes ordered by Wang Wenzuo and Jin Renwen, and placed them on the plates in front of them, then bowed and saluted, and then walked to the next table. Jin Renwen picked up the jade dish and ate a piece, and said with a smile: "It's really good, Sanlang, you can also try this hump roast. I also have this stuff at home, but it is still much worse than the cooks in the palace!"
Wang Wenzuo also took a piece and felt that it was soft and creamy in the mouth, a bit like the cheese mashed potatoes he had eaten before time travel. But when he saw Jin Renwen's expectant eyes, he could only smile and said: "It's really delicious!"
"Then try them all!" Jin Renwen took two bites and suddenly said: "Sanlang, you haven't played polo in the past, right?"
"Polo? I've never played it, and I've never seen it!"
"It's not surprising that you are from Shandong! Polo is very popular in Chang'an, Luoyang, and Taiyuan!" Jin Renwen put down the jade bracelet in his hand and sighed: "Although the players in this polo match are People, but the key is actually the horse, do you understand?”
"Are you saying that the biggest gap between the East Palace Sixth Rate and the North Gate Forbidden Army is the horse?"
"That's right! The North Gate Forbidden Army is divided into two parts, the Hundred Knights and the Flying Cavalry. The Hundred Knights are the emperor's traveling entourage, while the Flying Cavalry is responsible for staying in the guard and traveling with the entourage. Their horses come from the Imperial Garden, you should understand. ?」
Wang Wenzuo nodded silently. Since it was founded in Daibei Wuchuan, the Li Tang Dynasty had attached great importance to horse administration since the founding of the country. Especially in the land of Longyou and Hexi adjacent to Guanzhong, there were large royal pastures. These pastures would be selected every year. Excellent horses were sent to the Royal Pastoral Garden near Chang'an, and the horses for the North Gate Imperial Army were selected from these horses. Naturally, the quality of the war horses among the six soldiers in the East Palace cannot be compared with that of the North Gate Forbidden Army.
"If you can't compare with the horses, can you make up for it in other ways?"
"Other aspects? Are you talking about riding skills? The knights of the North Gate Forbidden Army are the guards of the emperor. It will be difficult not to suffer a loss, let alone win!"
"I'm talking about tactics!" Wang Wenzuo: "I have heard others talk about the rules of polo, but I don't know how big the field is? How many riders are there on each side? How long is the game?"
"Oh?" Jin Ren asked and narrowed his eyes: "Does Sanlang have any clever ideas?"
"I don't think it's a clever idea, but when playing polo, don't both sides compete for the polo and whoever scores more goals wins?"
"good!"
"If that's the case, then there is a way to defeat the weak with the strong, but there are a few things that need to be done first!"
"The weak can defeat the strong, Saburo might as well say it!"
"The size of the polo field is limited to twenty acres, and the number of participants is fifteen. The competition time must be no less than one hour. Even if the participants are tired, they are not allowed to change!"
"It's not difficult if these conditions are met, but an hour is a bit long. The horses are carrying people galloping back and forth. I'm afraid I'll be exhausted after an hour!"
"Don't worry about this. If you follow my method, our horsepower will definitely be enough!"
"Oh, I'd like to hear the details!" Jin Renwen asked with great interest.
"That's what happened!" Wang Wenzuo stretched out his hand, dipped some wine in it, and began to explain while drawing on a few cases: "I just heard from Brother Renshou that both sides of this polo are sprinting back and forth, and the one with the most hits wins. But although the horses are fast, they are not faster than the flying and rolling speed of the polo, and hitting the ball does not consume horsepower. If our knights are divided into three columns, each column is thirty steps apart, and then the men and horses dribble the ball instead of passing the ball. Ball, wouldn’t this save a lot of horsepower?”
Jin Renwen listened to Wang Wenzuo's story and frowned: "If it is as you said, if the enemies come out in full force, wouldn't it mean that they will only be beaten passively?"
"If this is the case, the enemy's horsepower will definitely be consumed much faster than ours, and the rear will be empty. Over time, many flaws will be exposed!"
"That's true!" Jin Renwen touched the beard on his chin: "What you said makes some sense, but you still have to try this kind of thing. So, tomorrow you and I will go to the small school ground in front of the East Palace. , practice according to your method!"
"Okay!" Wang Wenzuo nodded, but he was very sure in his heart. His method is actually the three lines in modern football, which is to divide the polo team members into three lines: forward, midfielder, and defender, and then let them pass the ball to save horsepower. , the entire formation moves to always maintain the local advantage of the corresponding area. If Jin Renwen is right, then the polo team is still relying on their individual abilities to rush and fight. This tactic may have miraculous effects.
At this point, Wang Wenzuo suddenly felt an urgent need to urinate. He quickly got up and called the maid next to him to ask for a convenient place.
"Mr. Sir, please come with your servant!" The palace maid bowed her knees and then led the way. Wang Wenzuo followed the palace maid, except for the palace door, and walked westward along the corridor. He saw that the long corridor was covered with brocade to block the cold wind. He couldn't help but secretly admire the waste in the palace.
"Mr. Sir, this is the convenience!" The palace maid lifted the door curtain and made an invitation gesture. Wang Wenzuo nodded to her. After entering the toilet door, he felt a scent of warmth coming to his face. It turned out that there were scents in the four corners of the room There was a brazier, and the charcoal must have been sprinkled with spices.
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