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Chapter 394 Sports Event (First update, please subscribe)

No matter how troubled the outside world is, Nanyang people are still living their lives. The end of the year and the beginning of the year are the most lively times of the year. This liveliness is not only due to the prosperity of business, nor is it only due to the bustling crowds on the streets. , but various activities are emerging in endlessly at this time.

Nanyang is definitely not a sports desert. It can even be said that it attaches great importance to sports - universities have their own stadiums, all middle schools and primary schools have their own playgrounds, and even kindergartens and nurseries have their own playgrounds. Not only are there venues, but there are also physical education teachers or coaches in their respective professions.

Actually, it doesn't matter.

The important thing is that many people in Nanyang regard watching games as a part of their lives, not just an entertainment. Sports games are always packed. This is especially true for football and basketball.

The reason is that in the early days of construction, apart from playing football and basketball, workers had no other entertainment. After all, watching movies requires a movie machine, and playing football only requires an open space and a ball. There are large areas of open space in industrial parks or reclamation areas.

In addition, the early managers were all from the military. When they were in North Africa and Europe, they were used to playing football and basketball for entertainment. It was from then on that football and basketball took root in Nanyang. At first, everyone played and played, and then there were competitions between reclamation areas, then between reclamation areas and industrial areas, and then between cities and cities. Make a match. Later, even the military was involved - the army, navy and air force all had their own teams.

Although these football matches in Nanyang look a bit crude because they are not organized by professional organizations, it does not prevent this sport from becoming a part of the life of Nanyang people in the past few years. Watching football is in itself a kind of entertainment, a kind of relaxation, and also a kind of catharsis.

Among these teams, the most popular is the Air Force's "Red Hunters" team.

The match between the "Red Hunters" and the "Sharks" of Nanyang University was held on January 6, but the tickets were sold out on the 4th. During the past two days, clusters of crowds could be seen outside Chang'an Stadium at any time. While chatting, they waited anxiously, hoping to meet someone who would sell their tickets. Everyone who stops here is their target.

If someone stopped, a group of people would immediately surround him from all directions.

As for the "Red Hunter", he is famous and the absolute king, but he is not his own child. Even though the Air Force headquarters is in Chang'an, as we all know, the "Red Hunter"'s home ground is in Sarawak. Other people’s children.

The local newspapers will also focus on this game as a report, and give it an attention-grabbing name - Showdown of Kings!

In order to increase their circulation and influence, those newspapers each selected a team with which they had a good relationship, and immediately regarded themselves as its fans, relying on interviews, inquiries, inferences and information from the team. All kinds of imaginary materials were made tit-for-tat in newspapers.

People will continue to wait for the next hope in disappointment. What if I meet that person selling tickets who has something to do in the next two days and really can’t get away?

However, the debate in the newspapers and the fact that all 6 tickets were sold out made him feel that football has a mass base in Nanyang that is difficult to compare with anywhere else.

At this time, most of the people who unfortunately became the center of attention said in panic:

"I, I'm here to buy tickets too."

This kind of thing often depends on luck, so what they are guarding here is actually luck. An ordinary Class A ticket was directly pushed up to a sky-high price of five yuan.

"Friend, do you have a ticket for the No. 6 "Red Hunter"? I'll pay one and a half yuan!"

In sports, there is never any "objective reporting" in the middle, either "Red Hunter" or "Shark". Although the "Sharks" are a university team, they are a local team. That is his own child, no matter how bad he is, he is still his own child. Moreover, Nanyang University's "Sharks" are also a strong team. Otherwise, newspapers would not use the words "Duel of Kings".

As soon as he arrived in Chang'an, Li Huitang felt a strong "smell of gunpowder" from what he read in the newspapers. As the famous "King of Football", of course he didn't need to go to the stadium to buy scalper tickets. He only needed to make a phone call to an old friend. Tell the other party that you are in Chang'an, and the game tickets will naturally be delivered to your door. The "King of Football" is here, will you miss such a game?

In fact, the reason why he waited until now was for this game. In the past half month, he had heard too many "Red Hunter" games. It's more than just curiosity about that team.

But the price was immediately raised.

On the day of the game, the debate in the newspapers had reached its climax. One side insisted that the "Sharks" team had a chance to defeat the "Red Hunters". After all, the current Sharks were no longer the "baby sharks" of last year, while the other side dismissed this view. It is believed that the "Red Hunter" must win. This is definitely a game without any suspense.

"I'll give you two yuan!"

"I'll give you five dollars!"

The entire city is invisibly divided into two camps, and in the two teams' concession stores outside the stadium, sun hats and T-shirts with the "Red Hunters" and "Sharks" team logos and words are sold. Supporters of both teams naturally wore the uniforms of their respective teams.

The game started at 6:30 in the afternoon. Before 6 o'clock, the stadium was already full. The bustling crowds were still pouring in. The stadium was buzzing with people. The red jerseys of the "Red Hunters" and the "Sharks" The team's gray jerseys turned the stadium into two colors.

As a son of the Air Force, although the home stadium is not in Chang'an, the Air Force has made extraordinary moves. It invited a military band from the Chang'an Air Force Base and organized hundreds of people to support them. They all wore blue and gray Air Force uniforms, making the stadium look special. Conspicuously, a wide and long blue banner was propped up in the stands with big red letters written on it.

"The Air Force must win!" Not to be outdone, the "Sharks" team of Nanyang University also held up a banner with the words "The Sharks must win!"

"Commissioner Chen, this competition is very explosive!"

Li Huitang turned to Chen Jixuan next to him. The latter was a member of the Nanyang Olympic Committee. The two had some contacts when they were in London.

"Sports competitions are like this. Without the smell of gunpowder, what kind of competition is it? After all, there is only one winner, and the purpose of the competition is to win!"

Chen Jixuan, who was born in the military, laughed.

"If it were a military game, if the Warriors of the Army met the Red Hunters of the Air Force, they would write "Down the Air Force." When the Red Hunters met the "Black Sharks" of the Navy, they would write "Sink the Navy." Well, if the Navy When I encounter Nanyang University, I will write "Sharks belong to the navy"."

Although he was talking about Nanyang, when he said this, Li Huitang laughed.

"Haha, I know this - it was the "Shark" that sank the Japanese super battleship "Yamato"."

"Yes, that's why the Navy is so upset, but there's nothing we can do about it. Who let Nanyang University take the lead? The Navy can't drive a warship to the school and force them to change their name!"

At this moment, bursts of cheers suddenly sounded from the stands. Along with the cheers, the roar of airplanes came. Three B24s and three "Lancasters" were seen flying over the stadium almost close to it. , the commentator’s shout rang out from the loudspeaker.

"Flying through the sky now are Air Force B24 and Lancaster bombers. They all participated in the bombing of Tokyo!"

In an instant, people's enthusiasm was ignited, and the roaring and tsunami-like shouts brought the emotion in the stadium to its peak, and then a six-engine giant transport plane passed by - it was the "Supergiant" transport plane named after the Berlin Airlift.

Then twelve shining silver P51D Mustang fighter jets passed over people's heads. They pulled colorful smoke, made various tumblings and somersaults at low altitude, and drew beautiful trajectories in the air.

The scene in front of him only made Li Huitang stunned for a while. At this time, the atmosphere of the scene had been brought to its peak.

"How about it, it's okay..."

Chen Jixuan said with a smile.

"This is what the Air Force likes to do most, using aircraft to grab attention in major competitions."

"This, this...it's hard to believe, it's hard to believe..."

At this moment, players from both sides appeared. Through the telescope, Li Huitang saw the famous "Red Hunters" team. What attracted his attention was not only the several European players among them, but also the players from the Kuching University's championship team. The European player was shocked when he saw an acquaintance - Herberger. He had met him once when he participated in the Berlin Olympics in 36, and the other person was the head coach of the German national football team at the time. !

"Herberger!"

"Yes, that's him!"

Chen Jixuan nodded and said.

"He was the head coach of the Red Hunters during the war, and a few months ago we were going to send him to the Olympics, you know, because Germany was disqualified and there were some special reasons, so In order to protect their comrades, the team members voluntarily gave up..."

Before Chen Jixuan finished explaining, everyone stood up with a "stand up" sound, and the national anthem was played on the radio...

(End of this chapter)