Chapter 73: The Way of Benevolence and Forgiveness (6)
On the fourth match day of the Bailangshan Junzhai Football League and after the third match of the C-League, Jie Li led the "Langya" team members to come down from the playing field dejectedly. Without waiting for the players to rest, he said directly:
"Now go to my place and let's think about it!"
Since the football storm broke out in Bailang Mountain, Khitan prisoners of war have also developed a strong interest in this sport. They asked Jie Li, the Khitan man who had the most say in the military camp, if they could participate in the game. After experiencing the assault
After the battle in the Pinbu camp, Jieli gained more and more attention from the senior officials of the military village. To a certain extent, he could speak on behalf of the Khitan people. Therefore, Jieli, who also had the same expectation of participating in the competition, proposed the idea of forming a Khitan team.
Application. This application was immediately approved, so the team selected nine people from the Khitan prisoners of war to form a team.
Li Chengzhong encouraged and allowed each team to decide its own team name. Jie Li originally named the team "Wolf" team. This is probably one of the first names that all prairie barbarians would think of, but Li Chengzhong felt that the name of the team was "Wolf".
The title was a bit awkward, so I added the word "tooth" at the end.
The Wolf Fangs did not catch up with the first three classification games and could only be arranged to enter the C-League. Because the team was formed late, they did not catch up with the first round of the league. Therefore, a total of three games have been played so far.
One draw, two losses, and one point, ranking third from the bottom in the league.
Jieli's cave dwelling is not big, but it can barely squeeze ten people into it. Jieli took a deep breath, ordered the team members to sit down, and then immediately shouted in an almost angry tone: "Omari, didn't I tell you?
, Don’t you rush up at will? After you came up, our defense was immediately empty, and the opponent’s third goal was scored after you rushed up! If not, we could at least tie and get a point! If I had known better, I
You should be replaced. Azhu, how many scoring opportunities have you wasted? You have kicked the ball away if you close your eyes, so what else can you do? And Gu Si, I listen to them
You said that you get a good place in the Tao Lihua Conference every year, so you show off your ability to tie a horse with your bare hands. Why can't you even hold the ball steady when you are guarding the goal?..."
The coach severely criticized the team members one by one, and then said in a very solemn tone: "We only have one point now, but the game has been played for four rounds, and the most powerful team has already accumulated nine points! Think about what you said back then.
If you pass, do you still want to be promoted to the second division next year? Don't you feel ashamed?...Okay, we will all go to watch the game at Tianzi Stadium later, where the 'Bloodcake' team led by Captain Zhong will play.
, they are currently ranked first in Division A, I hope you will take a good look at how their players strictly abide by tactical disciplines!"
As the first-class teams appeared one after another, the atmosphere in the school gradually became more and more intense, and many people gathered around the sidelines to cheer and cheer for the players.
Jie Li and his teammates crowded to the side of Tianzi Stadium, and the "Blood Cake" team began to enter the court. A burst of cheers broke out outside the court. Thanks to the results, the popularity of the "Blood Cake" team was obviously very strong. Around the Tianzi Stadium
It was immediately crowded with people.
Jie Li was pulled out of the crowd by his arm. When he saw that the person pulling him was Zhou Xiaolang, he knew that it was Li Chengzhong who was looking for him. Without further explanation, he followed Zhou Xiaolang onto the reviewing stand.
Li Chengzhong was on the reviewing stand, folding his hands and leisurely watching the four games held in the four venues. He came to his senses, smiled, and said: "Your team seems to be doing very poorly."
Xie Li blushed and defended: "They usually have to work, and the food they exchange is not enough to eat, so their physical strength is naturally not good."
Li Chengzhong nodded and said: "I have an idea that can feed your people. You can tell them later. Those who are willing to participate can sign up with you and you will form a 'Langya' team... not a football team."
The team is a team attached to the former battalion, and you are the team officer. Tell them, I do not require them to go into battle, especially when they face you Khitan people in the future, they do not need to participate in the battle. I ask you to do
Yes, they are fighting my soldiers one by one according to the fighting methods of your Khitan people. They can enjoy half of the treatment of my soldiers. That is to say, my soldiers eat three meals a day, each meal has two noodles and a bowl of meat.
Porridge, and you can eat three meals a day, one noodle cake and half a bowl of meat porridge for each meal... Of course, this does not include you. You are still a former battalion instructor and enjoy the instructor's treatment. The ten work points per day will never be deducted... So
, if your people want to eat better, they must seize an opportunity."
Xie Li thought about it, and it seemed that this kind of treatment was much better than asking them to work in exchange for work points, so he asked: "What opportunity?"
Li Chengzhong said: "An opportunity to fight. I will assign a team of soldiers to fight with you every other day. Instead of using real weapons, both sides will probably use wooden sticks or wooden knives. The arrow clusters will also be removed from the bows... Of course, I
Sheepskin and wool will be wrapped around wooden sticks and wooden knives to prevent hurting people. If you lose, you will lose this opportunity and wait for the next fight. If you win, the whole team will be rewarded with one hundred work points."
Xie Li pondered for a while and said: "Your soldiers have fifty people in each team, and we Khitan people can only have more than thirty. This is not fair."
Li Chengzhong said: "My soldiers basically only learned to hold swords and guns a few months ago. You Khitans are all warriors who have fought on the battlefield for many years. This is fair."
Jie Li argued: "But your soldiers are already very experienced in combat. As far as I know, they have defeated Pinbu twice in Yuguan and Bailang Mountain."
Li Chengzhong said: "It should be three times, including the assault on the winter camp years ago. But the three victories did not involve face-to-face confrontations, so my soldiers are still not as good as you when fighting one-on-one. To be honest, I want to train them
With the ability to fight face to face, I hope you will act as the 'Blue Army'."
Jie Li didn't hear clearly what "Blue Army" meant. He thought Li Chengzhong meant "Wolf Army", which makes sense. Li Chengzhong wanted him to organize Khitan prisoners of war to form a "Wolf Army" with former battalion soldiers as imaginary enemies.
", allowing the soldiers in the front camp to improve their ability to fight face to face through actual combat with the "wolf pack".
After a moment of silence, Xie Li said: "One hundred work points is too few. Evenly distributed to each person, there are only three work points, which is three pancakes. And as you just said, you only have such an opportunity every other day...
…”
Li Chengzhong immediately said: "Okay, the reward can be increased to two hundred work points. But there is one thing, you must manage your team well. If there is anything out of the ordinary, such as escaping or maliciously wounding someone during the exercise, I will enforce military law.
"
Xie Li sighed: "Don't worry, sir, I will tell them. I have been studying in Feng Sishi's class. I know that you Han people have the so-called 'loyalty'... But on our grassland, the grassland people's
The habit is to respect the strong. Since they were defeated in the battle and surrendered, it means that they have recognized that the adults are strong and they will obey orders. According to the rules of the grassland, they are your slaves and can even work for you.
Fight."
"Oh?" Li Chengzhong was stunned for a moment and looked at Jie Li playfully: "Then when you were captured by me, why didn't you 'bow down and obey my orders'?"
When mentioning this matter, Xie Li felt very uncomfortable. He said coldly: "I am a Taima warrior of the Sudden Tribe. In my tribe, I am considered a noble person. I am not the same as ordinary Khitan people."
Similarly, according to the rules, I have the right to redeem myself with cattle and sheep! But until now, you still refuse to let me exercise my rights... Moreover, surrendering is not in line with the status of a horse. I have never surrendered.
However, I always believe that if we really fight, you will not be able to capture me."
Li Chengzhong didn't pay too much attention to Xie Li's persistence. Instead, he had a hint of respect and said slowly: "You are a good instructor. I have seen your training methods. They are very targeted. My soldiers have gained a lot. I will wait for the future."
One day, maybe I will let you go and give you freedom without charging you a ransom fee."
Jie Li was a little surprised: "You really know how to let me go?"
Li Chengzhong nodded: "I have heard about the power of the Tarma Warrior before, so when I caught you, I was reluctant to kill you and gave you a chance to live. It turned out later that you were indeed very powerful. Not only were you superb in archery, but you also had great riding skills.
It's also very subtle. Over the past few days, your teaching has been very effective, and my soldiers have improved very quickly in ability. Let's put it this way, your contribution to me is not small, and this contribution is enough to compensate for your ransom fee.
"
Jie Li breathed a sigh of relief. After receiving Li Chengzhong's promise to let him go free, he felt much better. Although he didn't know when it would be, at least he was better than now. Hearing Li Chengzhong's compliments to him, he felt even more comfortable, so he smiled
He smiled and said: "You Han people are very smart, much smarter than us Khitan people, so it is easier to teach... You just said that you will let me go 'one day', when is that day?"
Li Chengzhong said: "When you Khitan people stop looting, or when we Han people subdue all the Khitan tribes."
"The Tang Dynasty failed to defeat us when it was at its peak. Do you think there will be such a day? I know that more than a hundred years ago, in Tuhe Zhenshui, your most brave and skilled army was defeated by us Khitans..."
Regarding the battle of Tuhe Zhenshui mentioned in the explanation, Li Chengzhong listened to Feng Dao's explanation in his spare time. When Anlu Mountain was Youzhou and Fan Yang was the military governor, he sent an army of 60,000 to conquer Khitan, with 2,000 Xi people as the vanguard.
They fought all the way to the Tuhe Zhen River where the Yaonian clan's royal tent was located, but were defeated in the end. This battle had the same encounter as the Battle of Talas where Gao Xianzhi attacked the black-clothed Dashi. It also happened in the tenth year of Tianbao. At first
During the battle, the Tang army was also at its strongest, and the reason for its defeat also came from the betrayal of the vassal nation. Gao Xianzhi suffered the betrayal of Ge Luolu, and An Lushan was defeated by Xi Ren's rebellion.
In Feng Dao's eyes, the two disastrous defeats in the northeast and northwest in Tianbao's tenth year marked the beginning of the decline of the Tang Dynasty. From then on, the Tang Dynasty stopped its pace of external expansion, and finally collapsed in the Tianbao Incident. Li Chengzhong
I remember that when Feng Dao talked about this period of the past, his eyes were full of sighs.