The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 115

The rare soldiers are not in the crowd, Wanma saves the Central Plains.There is no Hebei in talking and laughing, and the heart and soul are respected.

The lonely cloud follows the murderous spirit, and the flying bird avoids the gate.I stay happy all day long, and the city doesn't feel noisy.

——"Two Poems of Watching An Xibing Go to Guanzhong to Stand by" by Du Fu

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This two-on-two offensive coordination is quite beautiful, which shows that the Anxi Army is well-trained and skilled in coordination.Bai Fu's heart moved, isn't this just another application of the Qingcheng Big Dipper Seven Star Sword Formation on the polo field?

The core essence of the Seven Star Sword Array is to determine the transition of offense and defense through the change of position, and to achieve both offense and defense with the strength of several people.When the enemy is attacking, those who are disadvantaged on one's own side cooperate to defend, and those who are advantageous on one's own side take advantage of the emptiness to attack.When one's own side attacks, one's own side's attackers cooperate to attack, and the rest make up for the defensive flaws during the attack.

In this sense, polo is like sword formation and Go, a game in which position determines the outcome.

After careful observation, Bai Fu found that the key to winning is not the rider's personal polo skills, nor the absolute running speed of the horses, but the most important thing is the rider's passing and running positions.During the race, each rider spends very little time in real possession of the ball, and spends most of the time on the move.

The Seven Star Sword Formation does not rely on brute force, it has to use brains, it has to be trained as a whole, and both offense and defense need to be coordinated.The same goes for polo, every rider should know what to do at all times on the field:
First, every rider on the field, regardless of whether he has the ball or not, must find a triangle route at any time and prepare for the horse's running and passing.By passing the ball frequently, the ball is quickly advanced to the opponent's goal.This means, for one, more passing and less dribbling.Second, it is very important for the rider without the ball to control the horse's running position, and good opportunities come from running out.

Second, ensure that the number of people is superior in some areas, and the more fight the few, and the faster fight the slower.

Third, pass quickly, make quick moves, don't stick to the ball, don't show off skills, reduce fancy dribbling, and reduce personality.

Fourth, maintain pressure on the opponent at all times, take the initiative to counter-grab when the ball is lost, and press fiercely when the opponent holds the ball to prevent them from passing the ball easily.

Fifth, every rider must let the horse run, and the pass should not be passed directly to the teammate's horse at any time, but should be passed to the front of the horse, so that he can ride the horse and run to catch the ball.Only in this way can the rhythm of the game be guaranteed and the polo can advance quickly.When the second person catches the ball, the third person should control the horse and run to the next position to wait.

Sixth, each rider must have a regional concept, and ensure that the area he can control is large enough by controlling the horse's running position, so that riders in the adjacent area can pass and cooperate with it.

Seventh, the best running position for the receiving rider is to let the opponent's defensive rider be at the junction of the two areas between you and the teammate who wants to pass the ball to you.This situation is very uncomfortable for the defensive rider.If Tian Chengsi wants to come over to grab Li Siye's ball, Li Siye will immediately pass the ball to Duan Xiushi; if Tian Chengsi marks Duan Xiushi, Li Siye will control the ball, and he can ride his horse and break free!

The scene on the court just now was like this: the defensive rider Tian Chengsi rode his horse towards Li Siye, Li Siye gave the ball to Duan Xiushi, and at the same time he immediately drove his horse to the left, and Duan Xiushi immediately passed the ball to Li Siye after receiving the ball.A nice wall-to-wall fit.

It can be seen that the passing area is controlled by the horse and ran out.Even in the face of dense defense in front of the goal, the offensive team must maximize its own area as much as possible, so that teammates can always pass the ball comfortably, and the opponent is always faced with the dilemma of rushing forward and marking.

In short, playing polo is about being overall, passing the ball more, advancing quickly, and avoiding sticky dribbling.Playing polo is easy, but playing simple polo is hard.

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Although Bai Fu missed the chance to be selected into the Qingcheng Big Dipper Seven Star Sword Formation, he learned a lot about the core essence and actual combat application of the Seven Star Sword Formation in the communication with his master and his brothers.At this moment, through careful observation of the polo game, Bai Fu learned by analogy, the more he watched the game, the deeper his understanding, which shows that the road is connected, and he also understands the painstaking efforts of Master in the past to teach him.

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With the last half of the incense sticks left in the game, the score was tied, with Fan Yangjun and Anxi Jun scoring [-] points each.

The competition has entered into a fierce state, which poses great challenges to horses and riders, and the physical fitness of both people and horses has reached a critical state.

Fan Yangjun replaced Tian Chengsi and Ashina Chengqing with Li Guiren and He Qiannian.The Anxi army replaced Duan Xiushi, Bai Xiaode and Ma Lin with Xi Yuanqing, Li Feiyuanli and He Lou Yurun.

Fan Yangjun An Shouzhong kicked off the ball and threw it to Li Guiren first.Li Guiren dribbled the ball on his horse and took more than ten steps. Anxi Army Li Feiyuanli and He Lou Yurun rode their horses to attack Li Guiren.Li Guiren passed the ball to Cui Qianyou, and Cui Qianyou, relying on his horsepower, rushed into the Anxi Army's defensive formation.Cui Qianyou hit Feng Changqing's club with his stick, Feng Changqing waved his stick to block, but Cui Qianyou was overwhelmed by force, after several confrontations, Feng Changqing's arm was sore and his mouth was numb.

Cui Qianyou saw that Feng Changqing was exhausted, so he reined in his horse and rammed Feng Changqing's horse until it neighed in pain.Feng Changqing had no choice but to rein in his horse and give way to the fairway.

After Cui Qianyou succeeded, he drove straight in, Li Feiyuan beat his horse to stop him, Cui Qianyou shouted angrily: "Get out of the way!" Li Feiyuan said politely: "Time is running out, no matter what, I can't let you go!"

Li Feiyuanli hooked the stirrup and seized the ball.Cui Qianyou flicked his stick, set Li Feiyuanli's stick away, and then drove his horse to the left, throwing Li Feiyuanli away.

The two riders of the Anxi army quickly stepped forward to intercept. At this time, He Qiannian had already driven his horse to the position close to the goal. As long as Cui Qianyou passed the ball, Fan Yang's army would surely win.

But Cui Qianyou chose to bombard the door fifty steps away.Cui Qianyou made a long shot, and the polo drew a long rainbow and went straight to the goal.At this moment, Li Siye appeared miraculously. He jumped up from his horse, swung his stick high, intercepted the polo in mid-air, and then landed steadily back on his horse.

This time, the light work, horse speed, and flying ball trajectory were so accurately grasped, everyone on and off the court applauded in unison.

Li Siye protected the ball under his stick, and deftly passed it to He Lou Yurun. He Lou Yurun dribbled two steps and then passed it to Feng Changqing.After the horse passed the middle circle, Feng Changqing hit the horse and suddenly accelerated, attracting three Fan Yangjun riders to surround him.Just when the three of them were about to complete the siege, Feng Changqing passed the ball to Xi Yuanqing who was in the gap.

After Xi Yuanqing and Li Feiyuanli played a two-for-one cooperation, Xi Yuanqing got rid of the pursuit and broke through two interceptions, but seeing that Fan Yang's third interception was difficult to break through, he passed back to Feng Changqing who inserted in the right rear.Feng Changqing moved forward while protecting the ball, while waving his hands to signal left and right to insert, keeping the formation in order.

Suddenly Li Guiren rode his horse to stop him, and the horse passed Feng Changqing's left side, the stick was blocked first and then blocked, and he went straight to the polo.Feng Changqing added soft strength secretly, the stick dangled a circle in the air, tricked Li Guiren with a feint, and continued to stick the ball under the stick.

　参考资料

　　The tactics of total defense come from the theory of "total football" by the Dutch master Johan Cruyff. ('total football' is also called 'total football', a more accurate translation should be 'total football').

　　Cruyff is a philosopher in football:

　　(1) "Before the age of 30, I just did things; after 30, I can now understand why I do things."

　　(2) "Playing football is easy, but playing simple football is the hardest thing."

　　The morality of modern football: Michels → Cruyff → Guardiola.This is the heritage of Dutch and Spanish football, and it can also be said that it is the orthodoxy of "Total Football" to "tiki-taka" and modern football in general.

　　
　　
　
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