棋子在棋盤上僵硬如那些真人大小的兵馬俑,手持韁繩、盾牌和劍,在失聲的合唱中向皇帝宣誓。
The chess pieces (gambits?) on the chessboard were as stiff as the real-life size terracotta Warriors and Horses, with leashes, shields and swords in hands, swearing oaths in aphonic chorus to the Emperor.
aphonic is consulted online:_-)