In late January, in the eastern suburbs of Shangcai, there was originally a wasteland lawn where Li Si and his son chased cunning rabbits with yellow dogs. This year, camps full of people appeared out of thin air, with a few green spaces left in between. Now Qin is also crowded with people.
Surrounded by soldiers.
They stood on a pile of walls and watched the fierce confrontation on the grassland divided into rectangles.
As the military judge who was guest referee sounded a copper whistle, Li Xian was wearing black clothes and black leather armor. His chest, back, thighs and arms were tightly protected, and he also wore a leather jacket on his head. He was deeply moved.
He took a deep breath, took a few steps back to start running, then kicked up a ball, wrapped the pig urine bubble with cow leather, and kicked it high with a leather ball filled with feathers and straw!
The ball flew more than ten steps away, over the heads of his five-man companions who were also wearing black armor, and finally landed on the right half of the rectangular grassland, where a group of Qin soldiers wearing red armor...
The tall flag-bearing soldier had been staring at the ball for a long time. At this moment, he jumped up suddenly and held his hands in his arms! Then he started running forward with strides, his steps were as heavy as a rhinoceros, but he had just passed
The center line drawn by the black charcoal powder was swarmed by five black-armored Qin soldiers who had been waiting for him, trying to knock him to the ground!
However, the tall and strong man actually took a few steps forward despite being pulled and pushed by several people. Before he was pushed to the ground, he flicked his arm and threw the ball hard, and it happened to be knocked off the lawn.
Dongmen Leopard, who was running forward quickly, raised his hand to catch him. He was the leader of this red-armored team!
The Dongmen Leopard was running through the grass like a galloping leopard. Under Li Xian's command, he tried to pull and push the black-armored Qin soldiers who were blocking him, but they were all knocked over by the red-armored soldiers who were covering the Dongmen Leopard.
In the end, Li Xian was knocked to pieces by this guy and fell to the ground. In the end, Dongmen Leopard successfully ran to the bottom line and threw the ball in his hand into the goal. The ball was caught in the net behind the goal frame.
live……
A copper whistle sounded again, and the onlookers of the Qin soldiers let out deafening cheers. The Dongmen Leopard also showed off to everyone like a hero on the battlefield...
Zhang Han, who was sitting on the earth wall, saw this scene. Although he didn't quite understand it, he was infected by the atmosphere and laughed. Then he turned his head and said loudly to Heifu: "Captain, I still have something wrong with you."
Explanation, isn’t it called football? Why do all the soldiers on the field use their hands?”
"Didn't you use enough when you first served? You might as well call it football..."
Heifu made excuses, but the reality was very helpless, because the game in front of him really couldn't be called football. Instead, it was like a mixture of football fields, rugby rules, and gameplay.
At first, he wanted to teach people how to play football using the "Ju" used in Cuju. It was better than doing nothing all day long, and it was more interesting than throwing rocks out of line or throwing kettles by throwing arms.
But everyone was like children who had never seen football before and didn't know the rules. They got into chaos soon after the game started. Not only were there frequent physical collisions, and chaos was caused by pushing and shoving, but people often subconsciously caught the ball with their hands.
Menbao got even more excited about playing. He couldn't get enough of kicking, so he took the ball directly into his hands, jumped into the fishing net that was used as a goal, and then laughed like a fool, saying that he hadn't felt this happy in a long time.
Already...
Seeing this scene, Heifu had an idea and changed the rules and gameplay of the game into something different:
The two sides compete with ten people. The game can use both hands and feet. It adopts a turn-based attack system. The defensive team kicks the ball towards the offensive team. After the offensive team catches the ball, they will try to move forward. They can run wildly with the ball or throw the ball forward.
, until it is intercepted and knocked down by the defensive team. The offensive team will then start an attack from the point where the ball was intercepted, with a total of three opportunities until the number of attacks is exhausted or the ball is sent to the baseline and thrown into the goal.
Thus, in Zhang Han's eyes, a group of Qin soldiers looked like they were going into battle. They wore heavy armor on their bodies, or lined up in groups of five or five to defend their opponents, or ran like crazy holding a ball.
Under the command, block and push each other, looking for opportunities to break through!
The most common scene is that they collide with each other with strong bodies, making the sound of armor friction, or like a leopard chasing a sheep, they will knock each other to the ground and pin them down, sweating and the soil and turf will be messed up.
Flying, and the people watching were also excited to see it.
This is the "football" that has been popular among Nanjun soldiers in the past half month. Because Zhang Han was ordered to build another corridor, he only saw its true face today...
It's hard to say anything else, but it's a first-class way to pass the time. Not only does it have a lot of fun playing, but it also makes people fascinated after they understand the rules a little bit.
This was the case for Zhang Han. Heifu explained to him that there were 10 people on each side of the offensive and defensive sides, which was just enough for the Qin army.
In the middle of the front row, there is a group of soldiers wearing heavy armor to block people, called line forwards, and two people sprinting to catch the ball, called receivers. In the back row, there is a person who is good at decision-making and serving, and the two defenders are called
Defender.
Every time you catch the ball and make a breakthrough until you are knocked down by the opponent, you must take five steps forward. Otherwise, you will give the opponent a chance to attack. If the ball reaches the baseline, you get 1 point. If you reach the baseline with the ball, it is called a "touchdown."
, get 2 points, and if you can throw the ball into the goal, you get 3 points.
The offensive team should push forward as much as possible, while the defensive team should steal the opponent's ball and run as far as possible in one breath, trying to hinder the enemy's attack as much as possible.
In short, these are the rules that the black man put together randomly. Everything is simple and easy to understand. After all, we really need to introduce the complex offside and other rules of rugby and football in later generations. This group of mostly illiterate soldiers fell asleep before they finished listening.
It’s on…
While simplifying the rules, he also shortened the competition time, all for a more intense confrontation.
"What if we get into a fight over a disagreement over a fight for the ball?" Zhang Han asked Heifu worriedly during an intermission a moment after the game.
"General physical collisions are harmless, as long as they are within the rules and don't go too far. Besides, I have also arranged for medical first aid personnel to be waiting aside. Without fighting in the past few months, they will not even have a place to use them."
Heifu put away his smile: "But if you start fighting because you are not convinced, then it will be considered a crime of private fighting. Everyone knows how to punish them."
He pursed his lips, pointed at Le who was blowing the whistle on the field and said: "That is the military law officer of the law. With him on the field to judge, I will see who dares to mess around!"
Zhang Han nodded. At this time, another whistle sounded, and the second half of the game began.
Zhang Han was just watching the fun at first. Watching the Dongmen Leopards and others steal the ball, then fall down and get crushed by a group of defenders, it made him laugh out loud.
However, as time goes by, I watch the two sides attack once, twice, and three times, passing away time and time again, advancing inch by inch. Watching their third attack, only ten steps away from the bottom line, when it looks like there is no chance, they suddenly send a pass to save the day.
, look at how they are suddenly held down by the opponent when they have one step to cross the line, and their success is about to fail. Look at how after repeated failures, ten people gathered in a circle, discussed how to defend, and then held each other's arms and roared, and then the atmosphere
Solemnly, prepare for the next kick...
Looking at all this, Zhang Han felt that he had been fascinated.
Once again, they successfully dribbled the ball into the net, and the spectators once again cheered. This time, even Zhang Han couldn't help but stand up and praise them for their hand.
"I once watched a human-for-human drama in Xinzheng City, and it was not half as exciting as today! This is the real military drama!"
No, this "football" seems to be more than just a military drama.
If Zhang Han had some enlightenment, he would know why he had such a strong sense of déjà vu. Under the command of the "chief", the whole team was responsible for blocking, running, and carrying. Some people sacrificed, some fell, and some
Take the ball and move forward, only to throw it hard to the baseline.
He had a vague feeling that there was something hidden in this play... the art of war?
Zhang Han was not the only one who felt this way. After the game, when everyone was congratulating the winning side, several messengers from behind shouted: "General Wang is here!"
…
There is only one person in the whole army who can be called "General Wang". The Qin soldiers who were watching, and the players who were sweating profusely and had not even had time to wipe them off, all bowed to the ground and looked respectfully at the man who had been sitting just now.
In an inconspicuous step, the old general watched the whole process accompanied by Captain Li You personally explaining it...
Heifu also prostrated himself on the ground. When he raised his head, he saw that among the black clothes and armor that everyone generally wore, there was a little bit of white. General Wang Jian looked like an ordinary old military leader, wearing ordinary common clothes, except for the majestic bird on his head.
The crown exposed his status. The general's once tall body had shrunk a lot, but his aura that could make the entire army bow down with just one glance has not been reduced by half!
"The drama played by the second and third sons today really opened my eyes."
Wang Jian's voice was still full of energy. He asked everyone to refrain from courtesy, and these words also came from the heart.
Like Zhang Han, Wang Jian was initially just out of curiosity and fun, wanting to see what kind of game this "football" was that could become popular among Nanjun soldiers and have hundreds or even thousands of people stand and watch for half an hour.
From Wang Jian's perspective and experience, this game seems very simple. It consists of passing, blocking, running, and shooting. There are no complicated rules. It is sometimes intense, sometimes boring, and sometimes tangled. Twenty people on the field are involved in defending each other, or rushing forward.
, or sinking deep in the mud, stumbling and stumbling.
But when he saw the back, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the spirit of war and iron horse from this small lawn of a hundred paces square!
Body and intelligence collide violently, space advances, and the whole team cooperates to find an opening and strike in place. The army is suffocating and stagnating, and a bolt of lightning splits the clouds. Wang Jian is all too familiar with that feeling.
Yes, he suddenly realized that this is not football, this is the art of war, and he has experienced countless military battles!
Five soldiers lined up in a row to block the opponent, but on both wings there were sudden cavalry rushing in and out. The commander directed the people to achieve a perfect combination and a surprise victory.
From the confrontation of just two moments, in order to defeat the opponent, the soldiers used many methods. From the attack, Wang Jian saw that the weak should be used to make the real, and the real should be weak, to lure the enemy with profit, to take the enemy with chaos, and to be prepared with the real force.
When you are strong, avoid it, when you are angry, you are angry with it, when you are humble, you are arrogant, when you are tired of it, when you are close to it, you are separated from it. To attack it when it is unprepared, to catch it by surprise...
From defense, we can also see that if you are prepared for the front, you will be few at the back, if you are prepared for the rear, you will be few for the front, if you are prepared for the left, you will be few for the right, if you are prepared for the right, you will be few for the left. If you are not prepared for everything, you will be few for everything...
Things in the Art of War, including military strength, virtual reality, military shape, and nine changes, seem to be condensed in it. Those twenty people are just ordinary soldiers and officers. Of course they don’t understand the Art of War. They just subconsciously
I'm doing it, because in this world, there is combat and confrontation first, and then there is the art of war that summarizes its laws.
But the person who came up with this game must be someone who understands the art of war and military warfare!
