The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 283 Ice Breaking Plan
Coming out of the palace, Chen Jingke went to Baiqisi.

Since Xu Shanying and others successfully integrated into the group, and various courses were carried out smoothly, the frequency of Chen Jingke coming to Baiqisi has decreased a lot.

When Sun Simiao went to study smallpox and was not in the temple, and he was entangled in various mundane affairs, there would be even fewer people coming.

This time, it is also a routine to show up, to show my sense of existence.

But after walking around here, he found that the atmosphere in the barracks was very strange, and he quickly discovered the problem after careful observation.

The gap between Bad Son and Yuan Cong's disciples seems to have deepened.

In the past, there were conflicts and enmities between them, but at least they were able to maintain a superficial harmony. Now they don't even do the superficial, and they are directly distinct.

During public classes and meals, the bad boy sat on one side, and Yuan Cong's disciples from the imperial army sat on the other side.

On the road, there were two people who kept a certain distance and did not talk to each other. Without asking, one knew that one was a bad boy and the other was a child of Yuan Cong's forbidden army.

Chen Jingke's heart skipped a beat, wouldn't this be the awakening of class consciousness after studying, and then class antagonism?That would be a big deal.

He quickly asked people to call Yi Liang and Hua Wu over.

To his question, Yi Liang replied: "I don't know what's going on on the other side, but our side has actually realized our mistake and wants to reconcile, but we just can't save face."

Hua Wu also said: "We are similar. We feel guilty and feel embarrassed to confront them again. We can't be ashamed to reconcile, but we don't know how to talk to them."

Chen Jingke heaved a sigh of relief, but at the same time he was secretly amused, unexpectedly, he was still a group of arrogant.But as long as there is no class antagonism, the problem is not big, and this small contradiction is easy to get rid of.

So he called Jing Hengyan, Sheng Liwei, and Xu Shanying over, and said, "I'm going to promote two sports in the army. One is jiju, and the other is cuju..."

Chiju is polo, and cuju is football. These two sports have a long history in China.

It's just that he adjusted the rules of these two sports. To put it bluntly, he introduced modern competitive rules.

Take cuju as an example, it is to put a shelf in the center of the field, and there is a hole in the shelf, and you win if you lift the ball into the hole.

In modern football, there are goals on both sides, and scoring the opponent's goal is considered a win.

It is hard to say which of the two sports is better, but there is no doubt that Cuju is more difficult.

As we all know, if a sport is too difficult, it will not be easy to popularize. That's why Chen Jingke decided to introduce modern football instead of copying Cuju.

When they heard that he was going to play sports in the military camp, everyone was very surprised.

Jing Hengyan said euphemistically: "Really, this is unprecedented in the army. I'm afraid the sage and the officials will disagree."

Sheng Liwei also said: "Yes, if gossip spreads at that time, it will damage your reputation."

Chen Jingke said: "Spiritual civilization construction...forget it, you don't understand this if I tell you."

"You just need to know that soldiers are not tools without emotions, they also need some entertainment to vent their emotions."

"The sage said that the Baiqi Division should be handed over to me, so that means I have the final say, and just do what I say."

Seeing that what he said was so deadly, everyone couldn't object anymore, so they could only agree.

Chen Jingke reminded again: "When selecting a team, don't want one side to be all bad guys and one side to be all the children of Yuan Cong's forbidden army. If you want to disrupt the team and re-select... just half and half."

At this time, everyone almost understood what he meant, but their hearts were full of doubts, could this method really work?
The number of people in polo is too small. There are only four people in one team, and only eight people in the two teams.There can be eleven people in a football team, and the running-in effect is better.

So what they formed first was the football team, and the polo team will be discussed later.

The personnel were all ready-made, and [-] people were selected quickly. Eleven came on the field and nine substitutes.

The soldiers were also puzzled as to why they were divided up like this, but fortunately no one raised any objections.

The field needs to be temporarily prepared, as well as team uniforms and the like.Including footballs are also specially made, using oil-soaked pig bladders as the inner liner, and the outer shell is sewn from cowhide.

The players can just take advantage of this time to familiarize themselves with the rules, practice positioning skills and the like.

Three days later, all supporting facilities were ready, and the first football match was officially held.

The team that wears black uniforms is the black team, and the team that wears white uniforms is the white team.Xu Shanying and five people acted as referees, and the rest sat aside as spectators.

In the first football match, it was obvious that everyone was very nervous, and everyone followed the set procedures strictly.

First, the black team was lucky enough to guess who would serve first by tossing copper coins, and one player occupied the center line to serve.

Then they performed a live performance of what it means to herd sheep.

It was okay at the beginning. Although everyone was stiff, they still kept their positions and division of labor in mind.

After kicking it a few times, it was all forgotten, and the 22 people rushed to wherever the ball was.

Even the referee didn't know what to do.How should this be judged?Is it all the cards?
Xu Shanying looked at Chen Jingke in embarrassment.

Chen Jingke shouted to him: "You are a referee, and your duty is to maintain order on the court, and you can do whatever you want."

Xu Shanying gritted his teeth, called the other four referees over, and then issued yellow cards to the players on the field one by one.

Naturally, these players were not happy, so they came to ask why the yellow card was issued.So the referee team came to the coaching staff to explain the rules of football to them and tell them where the foul was committed.

Seeing what the referee said clearly and logically, the leaders were all sitting in the audience seats, and the players didn't dare to mess around, so they could only return to their seats resentfully.

I will still make old mistakes when I play next time, and I can't help rushing to grab the ball as soon as it moves.

Chen Jingke didn't say anything. Everyone had never seen football before. They just played after a brief understanding of the rules. Don't expect them to play well.

On the contrary, the two captains, Jing Hengyan and Sheng Liwei, couldn't take it anymore, ran to the edge of the field, and yelled loudly:

"How did you play, you are the goalkeeper, what are you doing running ahead, the goal is gone?"

"You are a defender, defender, defender, the ball is still here, what are you doing in other people's half court?"

"You are a striker, do you know what a striker is, an attacker, attacking with the ball, what do you look like shyly?"

It was fine if they didn't command, but the more they commanded, the more chaotic they became. In the end, everyone was almost exhausted and paralyzed, and they didn't know why.

Chen Jingke thought it was quite interesting, and it was a joy to watch it.

The main reason is that he obviously found that although everyone was playing in a mess, the relationship between them was much more harmonious, and it was no longer as polite and distant as before.

This goal is achieved, and it doesn't really matter how the ball is played.

But it wasn't enough. Although the relationship between these people showed signs of breaking the ice, it still didn't meet his requirements.

At least they still haven't communicated with each other, which shows that there is still a gap in their hearts.

Chen Jingke decided to give them a strong medicine.

The two sides played back and forth for more than an hour. All [-] players have experienced it, and almost everyone has been sent off by a red card.

A red card sent off in football is equivalent to one less person, and sometimes only seven or eight people are left in a team.

Xu Shanying saw that this was not the solution, so he changed his strategy and only issued yellow cards instead of red cards, so that he could barely continue the game.

In the end, everyone was too tired to crawl, and this football match that looked like a farce ended.

After letting everyone rest for a while, Chen Jingke called everyone together and said, "I won't say how the kick went, everyone knows it well."

Everyone was a little embarrassed.

Chen Jingke said with a smile: "It's understandable to play like this for the first time, don't feel embarrassed, just play a few more times."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they don't get scolded, but what Chen Jingke said next made their faces change.

"One month later, I will invite saints, empresses, princes and some princes and ministers to visit the competition. Whether Baiqisi's face can be saved or not depends on you."

The crowd was in an uproar.

Jing Hengyan said in surprise: "Ah... real person, one month is too tight."

Chen Jingke smiled and said: "Is it urgent? It is indeed a bit urgent for ordinary people. But you are not ordinary people. You are His Majesty's personal guard Baiqisi. I think it is too much for a month."

"Why, you don't have confidence in yourself?"

"Eh..." Jing Hengyan didn't dare to promise, and said, "I need to discuss it with everyone."

Chen Jingke said lightly: "Did I say that this was discussed with you? I just told you my decision. Your task is to find a way to complete it."

Jing Hengyan was stunned for a moment, his expression suddenly turned serious, and he said: "Here, this subordinate will do its best to complete the task."

Chen Jingke said: "Our Datang army pays attention to clear rewards and punishments, and we will not let you play in vain. If you play to my satisfaction, I will ask the sage to name your football team."

After he finished speaking, he waited for the exclamation of the audience, and then found that everyone was also looking at him.

This made him a little puzzled, what are you looking at me for?
Everyone stared wide-eyed like this, and after a while, Jing Hengyan said cautiously: "Really, if you don't kick well, what punishment will you have?"

Chen Jingke couldn't laugh or cry, he was waiting for him to say this, he shook his head and said: "There is no punishment, making a fool of yourself in front of saints and civil and military officials is the biggest punishment for you."

When everyone thought of that scene, their hearts jumped.Indeed, there is no harsher punishment than losing face in front of saints and empresses.

You must play well and never make a fool of yourself.

Everyone immediately got into high spirits and paid more attention to football than ever before.

Chen Jingke knew it was working just by looking at his expression, and he was very happy in his heart, saying: "You guys discuss it and come up with a training plan, and I will help you with it."

So the hundred and ten people from Baiqi Division gathered together to discuss.

Although only forty players went up to play, they represented the entire Baiqi Division, so everyone participated.

At this time, all the reservedness, arrogance, and contradictions are not important. The most important thing is to perform well in front of the emperor.

Everyone finally let go of the prejudices in their hearts, and you started to discuss with each other.

After more than half an hour of discussion, they finally came up with a plan.

Jing Hengyan said: "Lao Sheng and I lead a team for assault training. We must treat this game as a tough battle."

"This month, we will not take vacations and bathe without rest, and promise to present a wonderful game for the saint and empress."

Chen Jingke asked: "Have you discussed these things for half an hour?"

Jing Hengyan said in shame: "We don't know much about football, so we can only use this stupid method."

Sheng Liwei said flatteringly: "The real person is the person who knows football best. He must know a lot of training methods. Please teach me."

Jing Hengyan echoed, "Yes, yes, please give advice."

Chen Jingke can only be regarded as a fake fan, but he really knows more than these people in front of him, so he explained some football knowledge he knows.

"Why are there forwards, midfielders, defenders and goalkeepers? Playing football is the same as fighting a war. There is a clear division of labor, and there must be rules in playing..."

"Before, everyone didn't understand football, and they didn't know which position they were good at. When forming a team, they were randomly assigned."

"You must first determine the position, give full play to each person's strengths, play the midfielder if you are flexible, and let him be the striker if you are good at attacking..."

"After the position is divided, it's training... Start with the most basic, such as dribbling and ball control... Only when you have the basics can you play the ball well..."

"Also, the formation should not be rigid. Knowing yourself and the enemy will win every battle. According to your own situation and the characteristics of the enemy, you can arrange different formations."

“像什么1-4-4-2，1-4-3-3，1-3-5-2，1-3-6-1，1-4-5-1，1-5-3-2等等，都是可以的。”

"Anyway, there are eleven people, how to exert the maximum combat effectiveness, winning is the first priority."

"In addition to the field, off the field is also very important. As the saying goes, 10 minutes on stage and [-] years off stage, logistics determine the upper limit of a team."

"There must be a dedicated coach... there must be a team doctor... and other logistical support personnel to ensure that team members can play games without any worries..."

"In short, you just treat the team as a confrontation between two armies. The more prepared you are, the better."

Although everyone played in a mess just now, after that practice, they finally have an intuitive understanding of football.

At this time, after listening to Chen Jingke's introduction, I realized that there are still so many tricks, and the interest has also been raised.

Jing Heng said: "Master Xie, after hearing what you said, I am more confident."

Chen Jingke said: "Having confidence is a good thing. I have finished what I have to say, and the rest is up to you."

Then he said to Xu Shanying and the other five: "Your referees are not up to standard, you will make a fool of yourself when you practice hard."

Xu Shanying and others hurriedly said: "Don't worry, we will practice hard this month, so as not to delay the competition in a month's time."

Chen Jingke got up and said: "Okay, you guys should discuss how to form a team and how to train. I have to leave beforehand."

Jing Hengyan quickly followed and said, "I'll see you off."

For the sake of safety, Chen Jingke returned to Zixiao Temple with his guards after he came out of the barracks.

As soon as I got off the horse, I heard a servant say: "My lord, Mrs. Wu is looking for you."

Chen Jingke asked, "Oh, where is she?"

The servant said: "It should be in the outer courtyard."

Chen Jingke nodded and went straight to the outer courtyard.

(End of this chapter)