"The second game begins!" As the referee shouted, players from both sides took the field one after another.
The formation of Shuofang's army is 212. Guo Song and Lin Tai play in the front army, and Li Ji is in the middle army. Although his accuracy in shooting the ball into the hole is not as good as that of Guo Song and Lin Tai, he passes the ball fluently and has strong judgment. He is an extremely qualified player.
The commander of the Chinese Army.
After Guo Song came on the field, his position was slightly delayed, equivalent to the position of a midfielder, which was conducive to his long-range shooting, and he could also return to the midfield in time.
The other two players, Hu Liang and Zhang Sanzhi, play at the back. They have played together for many years and have a tacit understanding of each other. Although the Shuofang Polo Team is an underdog, it has never lost by a big score. Their biggest shortcoming is their poor shooting.
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Shuofang Army also has many supporters, almost all of whom are Lingzhou citizens living in the capital. Hundreds of people gathered in the southeast corner. The logistics of Shuofang Army are also here. Shi Xiaopang and Liang Ling'er each held a shot of Shuofang Army.
The red and black Suan Ni military flag is waving.
"Brother Guo, come on!" the two shouted at the top of their lungs.
As the gong sounded, the polo team of the left prison guard took the lead in serving the ball. With a heavy hit, the polo ball was passed to the backcourt of Shuofang Army. Hu Liang galloped to chase the ball. The opponent's polo player arrived first and hit it with one shot.
In the middle, Zhang Sanzhi intercepted the ball in time. He raised his club high to intercept the polo, and before the polo hit the ground, he hit the ball to the midfield with one stroke.
These two movements were performed smoothly and in one go, causing a round of applause from the surrounding area.
The polo fell next to Li Ji. Li Ji made a light pass and passed it to Guo Song, who was twenty steps away. The opponent's two defensive polo players guarded Lin Tai, who was only twenty steps away from the hole. Guo Song was only 20 steps away.
The hole was still fifty paces away, and almost no one was defending him.
Guo Song galloped with his horse, and before the polo hit the ground, he drew a long shot with his stick. The polo drew a beautiful arc. There was a soft sound of "Boom!" and the ball was accurately shot fifty steps away.
In the hole.
All the spectators were stunned for a moment, and then burst into cheers. No one expected that they would see a wonderful fifty-step shot in today's game.
The goal from fifty steps away was two points, and the tie was two to two. Li Ji and Lin Tai were so excited that they rushed forward and beat Guo Song on the shoulders. Liang Ling'er and Shi Xiaopang cheered even more, waving flags desperately, and Lingzhou around them
The common people were also in joy.
The left guard polo team was shocked. No one expected that the underdog Shuofang polo team actually scored a goal in fifty steps. Is this a coincidence?
But regardless of whether it was a coincidence or not, they did not dare to underestimate each other. A team was dedicated to defending Guo Song.
The opponent kicked off, and less than two minutes later, Guo Song made a beautiful diagonal pass. Lin Tai seized the opportunity and scored one goal into the hole, three to two. Then Guo Song and Lin Tai each scored another goal. In the second game,
At the end of the game, the Shuofang Army Polo Team led the opponent 5-2.
There were more and more spectators outside the stadium, and many people came from the stadium next door. The news spread quickly, and both sides of the stadium were filled with people watching the game.
At this time, the third game began, which was also the last game. Both sides only had one stick of incense time. The left guard, who was three points behind, became obviously impatient. They changed the formation to 221, strengthened the midfield, and the two midfielders
One person moves forward and the other delays. This style of play is called looking at the head and looking at the bottom. A strong person can take advantage of it, but a person with average strength is likely to be unable to care about both ends.
At the beginning of the second game, Hu Liang played a long pass. The ball was extremely fast and passed directly to Guo Song. The two opposing players were shocked and rushed forward together. Guo Song tapped lightly while running and passed the ball to Guo Song.
Midfielder Li Ji, before the ball hit the ground, passed the ball to frontcourt Lin Tai.
Lin Tai was only ten steps away from the hole. Three opposing players pounced on Lin Tai. Lin Tai seemed to be shooting, but he hit a low ball. The ball passed between the three defenders. Guo Song rushed his horse to catch up.
With a strong hit from the front, the polo shot in a straight line and hit the hole twenty steps away, six to two.
The third game was also only five minutes long. Except for the opponent taking advantage of the Shuofang Army Polo Team's mistake and scoring a goal, there was no other achievement. However, the Shuofang Army Polo Team became more and more courageous as they fought, scoring three goals in a row and winning by nine to nine.
Winning the first game with a big score of three.
The news that the Shuofang Army Polo Team defeated the Zuojianmen Polo Team did not cause much sensation. After all, the Zuojianmen Polo Team was not among the top eight teams, but only ranked among the top 16.
But it was a rare victory for the Shuofang Army Polo Team. The last victory was five years ago.
Even Liang Yundao was very excited and immediately decided to serve wine to everyone at Sun's Restaurant in Pingkangfang to celebrate.
The wine table was extremely lively, and everyone toasted to Guo Song. Among the eight goals scored today, Guo Song scored five goals alone, making the first contribution to the victory of the Shuofang Army polo team.
Liang Yundao picked up the wine glass and smiled at everyone: "Let me tell you something interesting. Not long after the game ended, the referee came to me and asked if Guo Song's qualifications met the regulations. He should be the leader of the left guard polo team.
I ran to complain."
"What's the result?" Guo Song asked with a smile.
"Of course I told him that you are a soldier of Shuofang Army and have a registration number in Shuofang Army. If he doesn't believe it, he can go to Lingzhou to check."
Guo Song pondered for a moment and said, "But I heard that registered soldiers are also registered with the Ministry of War."
Liang Yundao chuckled, "That was when the military system was implemented in the past. Each military government had to compile a roster of soldiers and send them to the Ministry of War. However, the military system has long been destroyed. Now which army does not recruit its own soldiers, especially the border army?
At least 30% of the soldiers have not registered with the Ministry of War, which is permitted by the imperial court, and self-recruitment cannot exceed 30% of the total number."
"Then will the imperial court bear the military salary of these soldiers?"
"If there is a military supervisor in the army, the court will generally pay for it. If it is unwilling to accept a military supervisor, just like the vassal towns in various places, of course the court will not bear the military salary. This is the rule that everyone tacitly agrees on."
Everyone nodded, and Hu Liang asked again: "Liang Shijun, who is our next opponent?"
"The next opponent is relatively strong, the Zuo Xiaowei Polo Team, which ranked sixth last year. It doesn't matter if we lose. Our last opponent is the Ziqing Polo Team. They just lost to Zuo Xiaowei with a score of 1 to 12.
Polo team, in another match the right-back polo team defeated the Hexi Army polo team, 7-1, I heard it was almost one-sided, the right-back polo team was fourth in the last tournament, so powerful."
Li Ji smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, we just have to do our best tomorrow. The key is the day after tomorrow. As long as we defeat the Ziqing Polo Team, we can advance to the top 16."
Everyone was very excited and encouraged everyone to drink. Liang Yundao didn't stop him. He knew that the game would only happen tomorrow afternoon. As long as he didn't get drunk, it wouldn't be a big problem.
At this time, Guo Song suddenly saw Li An, who was standing at the top of the stairs waving to him. He stood up and said with a smile: "I see a friend, I'll come over in a moment."
Guo Song walked over quickly, cupped his fists and said with a smile: "Uncle An, what a coincidence!"
Li An smiled and said: "I have seen you a long time ago. I am just very happy to see you and can't bear to disturb you. A friend of mine wants to meet you. Are you free?"
Guo Song suddenly warned: "It can't be a certain prince!"
"No! She's a relative. It's okay if it's inconvenient for you."
Brother Guo thought for a while and said with a smile: "Since Uncle An invites you, how can I not give you face?"
"Great, Mr. Guo, please come with me."
Guo Song followed Li An to the third floor and pushed the door into an elegant room. There was only a middle-aged man sitting in the room. He was tall and burly, with a square face, slightly dark skin, and a pair of bright eyes.
Seeing Guo Song come in, he clasped his fists and said with a smile: "I've heard about Mr. Guo for a long time!"
"This is..." Guo Song had never seen him before and hesitated.
Li An quickly introduced: "This is Duke Jing, General Youwei Du Guqiu, the head of the Dugu family, and the current father-in-law of the country."
"It turns out to be General Loneliness!"
Guo Song quickly returned the greeting, "Junior, I'm sorry."
"Where! I was the one who was rude. Mr. Guo, can you sit down for a moment and have a glass of water before leaving?"
"Then it's a nuisance."
Guo Song sat down with a smile. Li An brought him a wine glass and chopsticks, and filled him with a glass of wine.
Du Lingqiu said with a smile: "Young master Guo played well at polo today! He only hit the ball once outside the fifty-fifty range. He obviously had reservations. Fortunately, our two teams will not encounter each other tomorrow."
Guo Song was ashamed, "It's our luck not to meet the right-back polo team tomorrow!"
"Young Master is too humble. The Shuofang Polo Team may have been an underdog in the past, but it may not be this year. Come on! I wish you another good performance tomorrow. Let's have a drink!"
"Thank you, General. I would like to show my respect to you, the younger generation!"
Guo Song raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp, then raised the empty glass to look at Du Qiu.
Du Lingqiu chuckled and drank a glass of wine. Li An was quick and filled the two glasses of wine again.
Du Guqiu pondered for a moment and then said: "Did Mr. Guo have any relationship with Yuan Xiangguo?"
Guo Song knew that the Dugu family was at odds with the Yuan family. What did Dugu Qiu mean when he mentioned this?
Guo Song smiled faintly, "I'm just a commoner, what kind of relationship do I have with the prime minister?"
"The dignified Marquis of Lingwu County is not considered a common citizen!"
Guo Song was secretly surprised. It seemed that his identity had been spread. Even Du Lingqiu knew about it. What about Yu Chaoen? However, Yu Chaoen was not in the capital these days, so maybe he could no longer care about him.
"How did General Dugu know?" Guo Song asked.
"Actually, I heard something the day before yesterday. The Prime Minister of the Yuan Dynasty complained about the indiscriminate granting of titles by the Holy One. He said that an unknown soldier could be awarded a marquis, and the title became as cheap as a noble officer. Many people were curious and went to the Fengsi Department of the Ministry of Personnel to find out.
Only then did I find out that the person who was knighted was called Guo Song, and there was only one sentence in the note, and the deeds of the knighthood were unknown."
"Don't many people know me?" Guo Song asked again.
Du Guqiu smiled slightly, "It is true that many people know you, but everyone is confused about who Guo Song is. I am because the imperial concubine told me that the most trustworthy and powerful person of the emperor at present is named Guo Song. Mr. Guo
, you must be the one who killed Yu Chaoen to pieces!"
Guo Song said lightly: "So what if it's me, so what if it's not me. What's the point of General Dugu knowing all this?"
Du Guqiu pondered for a moment and said: "I just want to remind you that Yuan Zai knew that Wang Zhongsi was not dead and became a monk in Kongtong Mountain, but he has not yet connected you with Wang Zhongsi. Once he knows that you are Wang Zhongsi's disciple,
I'm afraid he will attack you, do you know the reason behind this?"
"I know!" Guo Song stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, General Dugu, for the hospitality. Please forgive me for not staying too long. Let's talk in detail later!"
Guo Song saluted Li An again, turned around and left in a hurry.
Du Lingqiu looked at Guo Song's back and said with a smile: "Lao An, this young man is really interesting!"