When the ball fell back to the ground from above, a Song player came quickly to pick it up and quickly ran to the center of the court. According to the current Cuju rules, the goal team will take the initiative to kick off the ball and start a new round. offensive, which is more advocating offense than later generations of football.
This time, the Liao people had quickly retreated back to their own half, and everyone had put on a defensive posture. When the ball was kicked out, these people had already rushed towards the opponent, almost one person staring at the other, and the point guard Zhao Tianyao, who was in front of the ball, faced the siege of three Liao people. Obviously, after seeing his amazing speed and exquisite footwork, the Liao people had already focused on him.
However, Zhao Tianyao was not a reckless man who only knew how to hit and charge. As soon as he saw the Liao people surrounding him, he quickly slowed down his forward speed, flicked the instep of his foot, and made the Cuju spin and fly towards the person in front of him. The companion, who was also well prepared, jumped up high and stopped the ball with a beautiful chest. After it landed, he turned around and calmly avoided the Liao people who were defensively in front of him, and then used his strength to hit the opponent's goal. Ran wildly.
Seeing this scene, the audience who had just cheered for the goal cheered again, shouting the name of the forward player who controlled the ball: "Li Sichang, come on, score another goal!"
Amidst the cheers, Li Sichang continued to drive forward. Although his speed was not as fast as that of Zhao Tianyao before, he could easily get past the three Liao players who were surrounding him with his body skills that were much more dexterous than ordinary people, and rushed forward quickly. When he arrived in front of the dragon gate, he was about to shoot angrily.
But at this moment, Zhao Tianyao shouted from behind him: "Brother Li, watch your back!" When he was surprised and wanted to make a dodge, his two feet were already flying from behind him. Come, although he tried his best to dodge, he could not keep the Cuju under his feet after all. He was kicked forward a certain distance. At the same time, a figure passed behind him with a shout, and in the blink of an eye, he controlled Cuju. A tall, dark-faced Liao man.
The opponent just grinned at Li Sichang and Zhao Tianyao, who were about to pounce, and then volleyed, kicking the Cuju towards the Song Dynasty's dragon gate. But at the other end, there was actually a Liao man ambushing in front. As soon as he saw this situation, he rushed forward quickly, chasing the ball and heading towards the goal.
Seeing this scene, the scene that was still cheering suddenly fell silent. Everyone looked at the Liao man nervously, and at the same time prayed that one of their own players would come forward to stop him.
It seemed that everyone's prayers had an effect. At this time, a player from the Song Dynasty had already stood out from the two running teams and chased the Liao people with great strides. He actually pounced on the opponent at the moment when he took off, and from the side. Fang destroyed the opponent's shooting opportunity with one kick.
"It's Cen Tie..." Someone immediately recognized this person's identity and knew that he was a famous immortal among the four armies of the Forbidden Army. He was often the one with the most energy until the end of the Cuju, and there was a burst of applause.
However, the danger on the Song people's side was not alleviated, because another Liao man was rushing towards Cuju in the direction of his roll, and he was still far away from the other Song people, allowing him to control it easily. He caught the ball and then attacked the gantry again.
Cen Tie's reaction was quite...
Quickly, in order to break the enemy's offensive with a flying shovel, his body suddenly straightened up and bounced off the ground. Then, without caring about the Liao striker in front of him, he rushed towards the ball controller and blocked the opponent's path forward. He is confident that with his skills, he will be able to stop the ball.
But at this moment, the Liao man suddenly stopped the ball, then gently picked up the Cuju, jumped directly over Cen Tie, who had just stabilized his body, and headed towards the striker behind him. When his feet fell, the other party actually tried to avoid the truth!
By the time Cen Tie came to his senses and wanted to make amends, it was already too late. Without any hesitation, the Liao man raised his foot and shot Cuju towards the dragon gate. Zhao Tianyao and Li Sichang, who rushed in at this time, only had time to scream and jump up desperately to interfere. However, the speed of the ball was too fast, and they could only watch in vain in mid-air as the Cuju whizzed away towards Fengliuyan.
"Bang!" Surprisingly, the ball didn't hit Fengliu's eye. It just hit the wooden board on its side and bounced back quickly. This made everyone's hearts already high. They couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. At the same time, some people showed a look of disdain: "It turns out that the Liao people are just like this, and they shocked us. We couldn't hit such a great opportunity. Of course, What rubbish!"
However, Zhao Tianyao and the others did not have the slightest intention of underestimating their enemy. As soon as they saw the Cuju falling, they rushed towards them. With all their strength, they regained control of the ball at their feet and led him to rush toward the enemy's goal again, overcoming all obstacles. . After this time, they already know that the Liao people are also a bit weak, so they must open the score as soon as possible in order to achieve the final victory.
After that, the Song people really exerted their strength to the extreme. Relying on Zhao Tianyao's speed and Li Sichang's ball control, they succeeded in breaking through continuously, and scored two more goals before the first incense burnt out, thus closing the score between the two sides. It was fixed at three to zero.
After the incense stick as thick as a thumb burned out, the two teams retreated to the edge to rest for a while. At the same time, a stick of incense was also lit. They only had this time to breathe and rest. .
Today's Cuju competition uses the most common three-quarter format. Each quarter should last about twenty minutes in later generations, and the entire game will last for more than half an hour. In such a fierce running confrontation, even the soldiers will feel tired, so they will be given a little time to rest and replenish some water.
At the same time, the scouts who had been arranged at the scene quickly took action. After sorting out the papers that the clerk had recorded of the live game process, they ran outside the stadium and reported the score outside the stadium. He jumped on his horse and ran towards the Royal Street not far ahead. There are tens of thousands of people there waiting to know the detailed competition process.
Seeing that the Song Dynasty people actually conveyed the specific progress of this Cuju competition by conveying military information, Yelu Jian couldn't help but curl the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a cold smile.
Sun Tu, who was beside him, naturally saw it and sighed in his heart. I really have to admire the entertainment spirit of the Song Dynasty, but is it really okay to expose all this in front of a powerful enemy like the Liao Kingdom
But the people
It was impossible to care about such things. What they cared more about was the process and results of the event. So when the people along the road saw the scouts galloping towards them, they all rushed to the side of the road, and then quickly followed them. , more people gathered under the high platform in the middle of Royal Street.
At this time, Guan Qi, the talking artist on the high platform, had quickly read the contents of the battle reports that had been rushed in. He slapped Xingmu hard and shouted in a clear and clear tenor: "Fellow folks, today we are going to talk about something. The Cuju war is taking place. But it is said that there is a Liao envoy who dares to challenge the Song Dynasty to Cuju. The court naturally wants to let them have a taste of the power.
"... But it was said that General Zhao's army was like a sharp arrow flying across the sky, and he jumped through the interception of three Liao people. When he looked again, there were no enemies left and right. He no longer hesitated at that moment, and pointed his toes slightly. A man is like a strong bow that shoots the sun, and the foot is like a round string. With just a crisp sound, the ball flew out like a shooting star from the sky, frightening several Liao people who came on horseback. I am so frightened that I am sweating profusely!"
After all, this person is a famous talker in Sangjia Wazi. When it comes to this football game, his mouth is full of tricks. He can tell a lot about the psychological activities and actions of various people. With vivid words, It made the listeners feel as if they were on the playing field, witnessing with their own eyes this Cuju competition that was related to the face of the Song Dynasty. It made millions of people listen to it intoxicated, and they cheered continuously.
Especially under Guan Qi's performance, everyone already knew that the Song Dynasty had scored three goals in a row in the first quarter, leading the Liao Dynasty by a big score of 3-0, and the cheers resounded throughout the sky. Feeling proud is one thing, but more importantly, more than half of the people here have placed bets on the Song Dynasty to win this Cuju competition. Now it seems that they can make money this time.
The subsequent development of the situation also made people feel more and more happy, because after entering the second quarter, the Song team actually continued their efforts and scored two goals in a row. In comparison, the Liao people's offense was much weaker. Although they had posed a threat, by the end of the second quarter, they had only scored one goal.
The score became five to one, which is already a huge gap, and after careful calculation, even the number of times the Song people hit the gantry plank was no less than five times more than the opponent's. After such calculation, I'm afraid they won't even need it in the third quarter. Compared. Can the Liao people suddenly break out in the last quarter and win back all the four goals they owed? Even if they really had this ability, with their previous poor shooting percentage, it would be impossible for them to score four more goals in just one quarter.
Everyone present believed that the overall situation had been decided. The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty, including Zhao Ji and others, all showed slightly reserved smiles. This time, the Song Dynasty could be regarded as a great victory over the Liao people.
But at this moment, Sun Tu felt a strong uneasiness in his heart, because no matter Yelv Jian, Chen Xiangnan, or other Liao people around him, there was no sign of being depressed or discouraged at this moment. Yelv Jian's There was even a hint of a confident smile on his face.
Could this be all what they expected? Do they really have a strategy to turn defeat into victory in the final quarter
In Sun Tu's guess, the incense burned out, and the gong sounded again from the sidelines, and the third quarter of the game began!