Chapter 221 Racing Competition (4)

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Immediately afterwards, Procris felt his car slammed out to the outside, and he heard a "bang!" sound. The violent vibration almost made him fall off the car, but fortunately he tightened the reins.

There were repeated scoldings from the Gauls next to him, and it turned out that his racing car collided with the opponent's.

The runners all wanted to regain the leading position when turning the corner, and they all speeded up their horses and tried to overtake from the outside. The eight traffic jams were almost crowded together, and many collisions occurred.

Such an exciting scene caused the audience to exclaim, and at the same time aroused their greater enthusiasm for watching the game, and the cheers rose from wave to wave.

Unlike an epic movie in the previous life, the serrations are placed on the axles of the racing cars, which can damage the racing cars of other players. It is impossible to allow such cheating in the racing competition of the Greek Games. The participating cars must be strictly inspected before they are allowed. Entering the arena, this is even more the case for the Dionysian Games. Once found, bad behavior such as hitting an opponent with a whip will only be ejected. Therefore, this collision between the cars did not result in a car crash, but it affected the speed of the cars.

Just as Procris's car slowed down due to the collision, another car quickly passed from the outside and rushed to the front.

The racing car was golden, the driver was dark-skinned, his clothes were equally golden, and the 4 dark horses were also equipped with gorgeous headgear, the whole racing car looked magnificent. It turned out that this was a driver from Egypt. He was not a slave or a freed slave like a Greek driver, but a small Egyptian aristocrat who drove for the pharaoh's successor, Jie Hao. The reason why Jahe sent him to the competition was to please Dionysian on the one hand, and to show the power and image of Egypt to Dionia and other Mediterranean city-states on the other hand.

It was only at the beginning of the race that the delegation of Egyptian messengers led by Jahe still did not arrive at Turui, which disappointed the Egyptian driver a little, but it did not affect his state in the race. Although he was behind at the start, he did not go too far. In a hurry, instead of speeding up to grab the lane when turning like other players, he calmly drove the car to the outermost side. With his superb driving skills, not only did he not delay time due to excessive detours, but instead used other cars to collide with each other and crowded. , quickly rushed to the front.

Seeing this situation, the Gallic driver became anxious and whipped the horse, trying to get the car to catch up. As a result, he collided with the car on the outside, causing the Bruti driver to curse for a while.

Procris was still calm. He did not wave the whip, but shook the reins lightly, whistling at the same time, and shouted: "Ephra! Run, run!"

According to Instructor Procris, "Incorporate a mare among the horses that pull the racecar, although it may be a little slower in speed,

However, it can ensure the stability of the car, and at the same time, it can stimulate the competition between the stallions and speed up the horse at a critical time. "Procris took his advice, and it turned out to be very effective in training, and even then the mare named Ephra became the stabilizer of the whole car.

At this moment, the smart young mare seemed to understand the meaning of the owner. It neighed a few times and hoofed straight forward. The three young stallions also worked hard next to her. After getting out of the crowded racing car pile, if the horse's running was slightly off at that time, it was possible to run into the restless Gallic racing car next to him.

After a while, the cars on the field were divided into layers again. The Egyptian cars charged ahead, Procris followed closely, Gaul, Bruti, and Thebes were neck and neck, and Cyrenaica and West Numibia were slightly behind. Falling behind... Everyone, you chase after me, show your abilities, stir up the dust and fog, and the scene is very intense.

The cheers from the audience continued to explode.

Although Dionia engineers used a method of mixing fine sand and fine clay to lay the track, it was still unavoidable that the dust would fly. Through the foggy dust, he saw that the staff on the central ridge platform was picking up an iron hook and hooking one of the silver dolphin statues erected high, and his heart moved slightly: it has been a circle.

He concentrates immediately, because in front of these dolphins is another stone pillar that should turn.

He saw the Egyptian racing car in front of him clinging to the middle ridge line, obviously intending to hold the inner circle, he turned his head and looked to the side, no racing car was catching up, so he took the reins to the outside without hesitation, and at the same time blew his mouth. A sharp whistle.

The four horses rushed to the outer circle immediately, still maintaining a high speed when turning the corner. Because of inertia, Procris's car slammed outwards again, and fell to the right, and it was about to overturn.

Nearby spectators cried out in concern.

However, Procris was not flustered, he grabbed the reins, stood firm on his legs, and controlled his center of gravity. The left wheel of the car was hanging in the air, and only after the right wheel rolled for a while, the left wheel landed safely again... Electronic Chinese Network

The Dionysian audience breathed a sigh of relief, followed by thunderous cheers from the audience for Procris' wonderful performance.

This is the fast cornering technique that Procris has cultivated in the past two years. Successfully performing it in the real competition also makes him more confident. He excitedly shouted: "Good job, Ephra! Good job lads!"

The four steeds responded with a high-pitched neigh, their running hooves more powerful, dragged the racing car, and chased after them.

The Egyptian driver felt a little nervous when he saw Procris who had chased his side, and immediately waved his whip and shouted: "Rack! Rack!..."

The drivers learned their lesson and tried to space out the corners as much as possible, but tragedy struck.

The Macedonian driver who fell behind was eager to catch up and kept high speed when turning the corner, but he did not have the superb driving skills as Procris. After colliding with the West Numibia car in front, the car overturned and the driver was thrown. fly out...

The audience exclaimed.

The ambulance crew immediately ran into the scene of the incident, lifted the injured driver on a stretcher, and pulled the car to the exit of the arena. Fortunately, the Macedonian car was the last one, so all the clean-up work was quick and did not affect the race.

The doctor arrived quickly and checked the driver's injuries carefully, and found that he had no trauma except for a dislocated arm, a concussion on his head, and some fainting. He was lucky.

This is of course also related to the safety measures adopted by the Dionysian Games: the Dionysian Games racing umpires require drivers to wear helmets with soft cotton linings, thick leather jackets and leather pants, and even reduce Start the gate, avoid collisions due to too many cars in the game... But even so, accidents still happen, and car racing is indeed the most dangerous event in the sports meeting.

Shame, this is a shame for Macedonia! ... The Macedonian prince Feili in the VIP seat was furious.

The Macedonian messenger next to him comforted him and said: "You don't need to be angry. Although we in Macedonia are rich in horses, people love to ride horses, and few people drive. And they have never participated in any racing competition before (the native Greek city-state regards Macedonia as a barbarian, no They are allowed to participate in various games in Greece), they have no racing experience at all, and it is only because of Dionia’s hospitality that they signed up to participate in this event, and it is inevitable to encounter such a failure.”

Feili obviously couldn't accept such a statement, and he said with a stern expression: "Since he has participated in the competition, he must have the ambition to win the championship! If you have no experience, you can learn from experienced people, so hurry up and train! The invitation letter was sent out a few years ago, and what has he been doing for more than a year? He has performed so poorly on the field that audiences from all over the field look down on us, how can this be accepted!"

The Macedonian messenger was a little embarrassed. He lowered his face and ignored Fili. He stared straight at the arena, thinking: Although you are a prince, you have no right to come to Dionia without permission. Don't bother, you're still yelling at me now, I just don't know what to do!

The contemptuous attitude of the Macedonian messenger made Fili grit his teeth. Although he was young, he was already familiar with world affairs, and he knew very well why the other party dared to do this, not only because he was irrelevant in Macedonia, but even because of his elder brother, Macedonian King Berdi Cass also did not have much influence at home. Most of the power was controlled by Ptolemy and several other ministers. He even doubted that without the support of Dionysus, the brazen, externally proclaimed "Is Pt. Ptolemy of Decus and his stepfather" had long usurped the throne. The domestic kingship declined, and Macedonia was a poor and backward country in the eyes of many city-states and countries, and it was completely different from the neighboring Thessaly region of the Kingdom of Dionia.

The reason why Philip came to Dionia secretly was not to watch the games, but to seriously explore how Dionia became such a powerful city from a small city-state in just two or three decades. The real reason of the kingdom, however, the population of Turiyi is so huge, he is only a drop in the ocean, and no one cares, he is shocked by the prosperity of this huge city, and he lacks administrative experience. This prosperity, seeing the real secret that can lead to this prosperity.

It made him feel frustrated at times: should the Macedonian royal family be under the protection of Dionia forever? ! Could it be that Macedonia will never be able to perform miracles like Dionia? !

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The race is still going on fiercely, two laps, three laps, four laps... The top two are always the Egyptian and Turui racing cars. The two drivers are biting each other tightly, and the difference is no more than a horse body at most. The third to fifth places are constantly changing, sometimes it is Gaul, sometimes it is Bruti, sometimes it is Corinth... You chase after me, it is so lively, it even arouses bursts of cheers from the audience outside the venue.

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