The gentlemen and ladies present were all knowledgeable about horses, and they all agreed.
"On such a narrow mountain road, once you seize the first advantage, it will be difficult for those behind you to overtake."
"really!"
Hanhan was unconvinced and just wanted to argue.
"Don't make any noise, be quiet." Beibei stretched out his hand to hold him, his eyes widened and he looked down without blinking.
Hanhan had no choice but to stop and couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Chengwang, what is the first-mover advantage they are talking about?"
King Cheng explained: "The first mover advantage refers to the horse that rushes to the front first in horse racing. This advantage is very important, especially on mountain roads."
"Why?" Hanhan didn't quite understand.
He is still too young, and no one dares to let him participate in such a dangerous activity as horse racing.
So he doesn't understand the rules here.
"Because mountain roads are different from competition venues such as grass, they have natural terrain restrictions. Many roads can only be used by one horse."
King Cheng explained in detail: "If one of the two horses is faster and gets to the front, no matter how hard the horse behind him tries, he will be unable to overtake due to terrain restrictions, which creates a crushing advantage.
If such a narrow road continues for a long time, there may be a crushing situation from beginning to end. The horse that lags behind at the beginning will not be able to find a chance to overtake until the end, and will lose without any resistance. "
Beibei stared down, but his ears stood up to listen to Cheng Wang's explanation.
Hearing this, he couldn't help turning his head and said: "Isn't this very unfair?"
"On the contrary, this is the charm of mountain horse racing." Prince Xiang interjected with a smile, "If you don't want to be crushed in the whole process and lose in the end, mountain horse racing must use your full strength from the beginning.
If it is on an ordinary track, there are many opportunities to overtake, and the battle will often not become intense until near the finish line.
However, it won't work on mountain trails.
One step behind, every step behind, there is almost no chance of comeback!
Therefore, the competition at the beginning of mountain racing is the fiercest and the most exciting in the race."
Hanhan asked curiously: "Are there no examples of lagging behind at the beginning and overtaking in the end?"
Prince Xiang smiled and said: "Yes, there is, but it is too dangerous. If you are not careful, the horse will die and both sides will suffer. After all, the danger of the mountain road is far more than that of the grass. Once the operation is wrong or the horse is frightened, the end will not be good."
After hearing this, the two little guys suddenly understood and felt even more nervous.
It sounds so dangerous.
If my mother can't seize the first-mover advantage at the beginning, wouldn't it be the end?
No, you can't think so.
They believed that their mother would definitely not lose to that bad woman Meng Wanqing!
Han Han and Bei Bei became quiet at the same time, held their breaths, and looked down intently.
With the two horses running at a fast pace, the short and relatively spacious section of the mountain road quickly ended.
The road ahead gradually shrinks, becoming steeper and more rugged.
One side is close to the mountain wall, the other side is lush woods, and the road in the middle can only accommodate a horse.
“We are almost reaching the ‘line of sky’ terrain!”
"Whoever rushes over first will basically win, right?"
"Now Meng Wanqing's red horse is half a length ahead, and Shen Wan is lagging behind..."
"I just said, Meng Wanqing must have won!"
"Not necessarily... Look, Shen Wan is catching up!"
The whispering discussion came to an abrupt end. Not only the two little guys, but the other gentlemen and ladies were also watching nervously, for fear of missing some details.
In full view.
Xiao Lingyue, who had been half a horse behind Meng Wanqing, suddenly started to speed up.
"Drive!" The crisp whip fell on the white horse.
After running for a short distance, the white horse, which had already cooperated tacitly with Xiao Lingyue, stepped hard with all four hooves. The galloping speed increased again, and it instantly rushed to the same position as Meng Wanqing's red horse. This chapter has been completed!