Hunter and Hussar

Chapter 116
Ye Ruiyang pushed the door open and came in.We asked how he was and he said it was ok.It should be handed over to Sister Muran.Luka was also carried back to the locker room by Le Ben and Xiao Qi. His calf was slightly strained and his ankle was twisted. He was taking off his shoes and socks to apply ice.Yan Xi went out again after returning to the locker room, probably because he didn't want to affect our emotions because of himself.Zhao Rui said don't worry, Tongtong went to accompany him.I don't know who it is, it may be a classmate in their class.

Is it over?The injuries of our partners and the current situation of falling behind by three goals, this game has haunted us like a nightmare from the very beginning. Everyone is like a solidified stone sculpture. Only the sweat and heat from our bodies can prove that we are alive.It's not that we have no chance, but we are all very close.But the opponent was just the opposite. A Fang's two goals were completely unreasonable: without exquisite teamwork or excellent personal ability, it was easy for us to fall into desperation just by luck.

The coach asked us to take a good rest, and he frowned at the tactical board.There is nothing to cook without rice, no matter how hard you search, it will not be able to make up for the inherent deficiencies of our lineup.It was bad not just because we were behind, but because we had lost even our offensive weapons.How long can Mu Zheng play?10 minutes at most, maybe 5 minutes later it will be unsustainable.Everyone knows it.What about Leben?no.To be honest, he still hasn't fully figured out how to move.The rest of the bench are either defensive players or juniors.The mountains and rivers are exhausted.We don't even have the bargaining chip to make a comeback in the end.

Is it just to sit and wait?In less than four or ten minutes, I was "relieved".Then there was the awards ceremony, where we went to collect the silver medals, and the bunch of individual awards.The runner-up is also an honor. Not many people are optimistic about No. 10 Middle School this year, but we still reached the final.Although he failed to win the championship, it was not easy. After the game, we can still celebrate. After all, this is the best result in the history of the school...

No, no, it's not over yet, why did I start comforting myself?I am not such a person. I have been a competitive kid since I was a child. If I can get the first place, I will never want to get the second place. No.2 is the biggest loser.Didn't I tell him that this opportunity is hard-won, I want to cherish it, and I want to help him realize his wish.As long as there is still one breath left, why should a person sit and wait for death?I don't want to throw in the towel, and I don't want to surrender.People need a little spirit.

"Is it cold?" He realized that something was strange about me.I am shaking.In June, it was not because of cold or fear, but pure excitement, with uncontrollable emotions and strength in the body.

I shook my head.

"Give me a hand."

He held out his right hand, but I took the glove from his lap.He wore it three times this season, the last game of the group stage against the school, the second round of the semi-final against Polytechnic, and today.The first two times we came out of nowhere.Although not used much, there is still some slight wrinkling and peeling at the fingertips. "There is righteousness in the heaven and earth, mixed with manifolds", the person who left this poem and the person who wrote it on the gloves are gone.The former has passed away for hundreds of years, and the figure of the latter is like the gradually blurred scarlet letter on the glove.I have lived through the age you have had, and one day I will enter the old age that you have never entered.At that time, I will also remember you, even though I have never met or met, I only know your stories through other people's narration.Can you tell me what to do if you show up next to me?It must be the answer to shoulder the heavy responsibility and turn the tide.Over the past summer, I have been grinding myself day after day, as if I was waiting for a certain moment.

"Obviously, you go to play center. We have to have a fulcrum in the frontcourt."

"I see. Leave it to me."

The coach made the first adjustment, transforming the tallest central defender into a center forward.She took the tactical board and told Mingming all the plans she had thought of in a short period of time, and called Brother Chuan and A Hui, and arranged for them to retreat to the defensive line and form a three-back with Ye Ruiyang, so that they could still protect them when they attacked aggressively. rear security.In this case, the midfielder and the frontcourt are clearly ahead, and Xuexue and I are separated from each other.But there is still one less person, one less commander who can connect with teammates and command and dispatch.

Who else?

"Mi Le, do you think... I can play in midfield?" My mind was racing to find a solution, and he quietly took the gloves back.

I raised my head and looked at his blank face, as if I heard the sound of a drop of water falling into the lake.

"Of course! Of course you can kick!"

"But, can I really?" He cast his eyes on the verse on the glove.

"Sure! You've already thought of it, why are you hesitating?" When he hesitated, I got anxious and pulled out the schoolbag on his seat.Sure enough, I pulled out the No. 23 white jersey that he had.

"Look, you have always carried this jersey with you. You have already planned this in your heart, why do you still doubt yourself? Could it be that you think this is your younger brother's position and you can't play? "I grabbed his arm and realized that I was even more excited than before, "I know Brother Xianxian is very good, but didn't Pu Yun say that we have our own way, and we don't have to be exactly the same as him. Yes , I admit that you and I may not be able to match him on the field, but we are two people. Me and you, Mi Le and Ke Peiwei. What one person cannot do, two people can do together. You What are you hesitating about?
"Didn't Ke Peixian tell you that he wanted to be your partner on the offensive line? Let me tell you, I also want to, just today, only today! We only live this once, and after today passes, we will never Will come back. To be honest, I don’t know if I will have another chance in the future, maybe today is the last match we will play together in this life. I want to win, I want to win with you!”

"I'm not hesitating. I suddenly thought of the answer to a question." He grabbed my wrist and turned his head. In addition to the gentleness and calmness in his usual familiar eyes, there was also a long-awaited perseverance. .

"I have thought many times why I want to come back to the field. Do I like football very much? Do I want to inherit my brother's dream? Neither. I came back not for anyone, not even for myself. I didn't think about it very carefully. Almost for no reason. But, I seem to understand: something deep inside me is driving me, telling me to move, to get back to life. I can't tell what it is, it's a voice, a voice This impulse, like a beating heart, may be my life itself. The moment I decide to return to the court, I should be ready to face the past, although I will still be afraid and escape, but in the end I understand that I can no longer be immersed in darkness. I have to bear everything that happened in the past. No matter how painful life is, it is still beautiful in itself. I love my life and everyone's life. Football is my expression of this emotion The way is the way my relatives and partners taught me when I was young.

"So, Mi Le, fighting with you on the court is my greatest happiness. How could I hesitate? I used to think that this pair of gloves will get old and dirty after being used too much, but this is nothing more than normal , Things become old when they are used, and people become old when they are born. If they are not used, what is the meaning of this thing's existence?"

As he spoke, he pressed my head tightly.In just a short moment, I knew that there was no barrier between the two of us, like partners who grew up together since childhood, like brothers who can completely leave behind each other.Just relying on this second of emotion and trust, I believe that I can bravely go through this life.

He got up and went to the coach, and so did I.Suddenly found that she was also walking towards us.It turned out that everyone had the same idea.Since there is such a tacit understanding, there is no need to say a lot.

That pair of gloves was given to number 1.Perhaps because he never imagined that Ke Peiwei would hand over this precious relic to him, Zhao Rui almost failed to catch it with his hands.

"This is a gift from Xianxian. Take it and protect our gate."

"It's been two years, and I've never had a clean sheet." He bit his lip hard, "But in the remaining 10 minutes, I will never let them score a goal."

"Captain, Mi Le, you two should focus on attacking. Leave the midfield defense to me, and I will run as hard as I can." Xuexue put his hands on both of our waists, "Don't look back, just go straight forward!"

"Ke Ke, how can our elder brother lose to younger brother? I have me in the back line, don't worry!" Everyone gradually gathered in the locker room, and Ye Ruiyang was still full of fighting spirit as usual, "Let the 54 middle school open champagne, Istanbul, Anfield, Cruyff! [1] Three half-time leads are the most dangerous!"

"Fight and finish!" Brother Chuan was still so simple and capable.

The door creaked open, and supported by his companions, Yan Xi walked back to us with red eyes, followed by Yue Yin and sister Mu Ran.Luka was also being supported, and the ice pack was still dangling on his bare feet.The coach also came to us, and everyone formed a circle shoulder to shoulder.

"No need to say anything, everyone is watching by our side. Football is round. As long as the game is not over, we can create miracles!" The desperation and momentum of desperate tumbling.Knowing that it can't be done, everyone looks at each other almost as if they are dead. Even if we know that this is a battle that is doomed to failure, we have no hesitation.After the coaching, the captain also gave a final speech. The slogan that one school must win is like thunder, passing through the barriers of the wall, and it will definitely be heard by those who still have not given up hope in the stands.In the vast life, the outcome of this game is just a slight wave, perhaps far from enough to affect our long life.But at this moment, I seem to feel the beating life and impulse that Copeway said.If I hadn't come to this city and met him, I would never have been in this place.What will I be like?Maybe he is still a motivated student, staring at his scores and rankings, looking at the classmates around him vigilantly, submerging his time in the test papers and exercise books alone.Then I will grow up and graduate, leave a graduation photo that I will never look at again, save the contact information of each classmate, and make them gray heads that I will not contact in the list on my mobile phone.Maybe I can go to a good university, make up for the lack of sleep and games I haven’t played in the past few years in middle school, and work out a patchwork thesis before graduation, and barely get it for my parents to present in front of relatives. A diploma to start with.After that, she wandered around in the society, found a fairly good job, married a fairly suitable person under constant urging, and "spend every quiet evening" in her eyes[2].Then "in the rocking of the cradle, waiting for the first call of the son"[3]—or the daughter.I will endure them, be faithful to my wife, and remember my parents. From middle age to old age, my hair is gradually thinning and falling, but my body is getting fatter and fatter. I will be soaked in entertainment and busy work for a long time. The relatives watched vigilantly and impatiently as the sun outside the window shone chaotically on the earth like it has been for hundreds of millions of years.I have cherished time and squandered it; I have become an exquisite egoist, and I love my relatives deeply; I am timid, self-protective, smooth, greasy, and occasionally shed a few tears for strangers, Peace of conscience and oblivion are exchanged for a small amount of insignificant money.Maybe I grew up like this. There is nothing wrong with it. This is an ordinary life. It is not a romantic poem, nor has it been extremely distressed. People who think they have grasped morality and truth should not blame us.

However, before I had time to start a life that could see the end at a glance, I still felt the meaning of my life this afternoon. “I finally know what I want to be when I grow up, and I want to be a little boy when I grow up.”[4] And when I was a little boy, I knew so unshakably that I was doing What, what will be done.Where there is sunshine there is shadow, where there is birth there is death.Bravery is valuable because of cowardice, and the persistence of choice after being shaken will not be changed.My first friend, I have experienced this from him in the past two years. "My heart was jumping in ecstasy, and everything in my heart was awakened again. I had a lover, inspiration for poetry, life, and tears" [5], as well as many touches that I had never had before.I began to regard a foreign land as my hometown, and people from other lands became close friends one after another.After wandering and wandering, I realized the value of home. After the entanglement of loneliness, inferiority and selfishness receded, I longed for love and unity so much.I belong here, I belong to this city, I belong to this green field, I belong to this group of lovely people.

This day is destined to be the most shining moment in my ordinary life.

Li Bin, A Fang, I know your stories, and I also know the darkness you have endured and your persistent efforts.We are all similar, but there can only be one winner of the contest.It is this determination and hope that will never fade away that I want to prove.In the darkness of the passage, we saw the light of the exit.He walked in front of me, the number 23 printed on the back of his spotless white jersey.For those who are familiar with the past, after three and a half years, they finally saw another number 23 like this.He stood majesticly in the center of the court as if he had been reborn, and No. 3 followed him silently.This long-awaited and never-real combination came to the earth today, awakening a breath of fresh air before the hot summer.

The game starts again!Jiang Yuan No. 10 Squadron replaced No. 1 Luka with No. 54 Zhao Rui. I believe this was unexpected by both the opponents and the audience.Hand-to-hand combat with wolves, hunters and cavalry abandoned their stability and lightness, and burned the flame of hope with the remaining strength of their lives.If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent, and the spirit of perishing together overwhelmed the other party at the beginning. In the first attack in [-], Ye Ruiyang fell to the ground in front of the penalty area to intercept.The ball was not kicked far, and in desperation, Ye Ruiyang directly faced the kicked feet of Qiao Li and A Fang with his head, pushing the ball out of the reach of them.Their legs froze.Brother, you don't want to die.Ah Fang's voice was trembling with fright, and he stopped in place.Then the leader of the defense line got up quickly without answering a word, and sent the ball passed by Brother Chuan to the frontcourt.

Relying on his height advantage, he overwhelmed Man Lin and gave the ball to Ke Ke.Although Wang Rui broke out from behind and broke the ball, Ke Xuexue snatched the ball back as if Huang Que was behind.After flashing and maneuvering in a small area, the ball was obliquely pushed to my side by Ke Ke.The cross went out of the baseline after being refracted.Xuexue took a corner kick, and obviously grabbed the header again, but the ball was saved by the goalkeeper.But Ke Ke, who was on the edge of the penalty area, controlled the second landing point. He did not hesitate to take a shot, and the transition from stop to hit was perfect.The ball was thrown by the goalkeeper again and was about to fall in the air.And I'm right there!Regardless of whether I was offside, I took a step, and at the same time imitated the head swing that my teammates tried time and time again but never learned.Something heavy rubbed against my forehead, making a dull sound.I fell to the ground, and by the time I got up, the ball had fallen into the net.Ke Ke ran over and pulled me up, and the referee pointed to the kick-off point in the middle circle.The goal is valid!The first attack at the beginning of the second half allowed Yizhong to score a goal, and we were racing against the clock.Xuexue quickly fished out the ball from the goal, and everyone quickly ran back to the middle circle, leaving behind the opponent who shook his head again and again.

Bring back one, there are still two!The shouts pierced through the sun and wind, and were clearly recognizable in every corner of the stadium. Two minutes later, Xuexue once again snatched the ball from the opponent's feet by biting, and this time he handed it to Ke Ke.Facing Wang Rui's close press, he used a flexible man-ball pass to leave the opponent's midfielder behind.He has practiced his feet every time in training, and it is not surprising to have such a technique.Quickly, he passed the middle circle, and with the tacit understanding he had cultivated for two years, he sent a long-distance through ball to the right without looking at anyone.Ah Fang clings to me, but as long as I want to speed up, this kid won't try to cling to me.As I said earlier, I am usually very fast, and can be twice or three times faster than others.I know how to adjust my speed, and I can enjoy the scenery along the way when I should be slow, and in this kind of sprint that has been accomplished in one battle, it is just a luxury to catch up with my shadow.I got the ball one step ahead and took another giant step forward. "Pass it to myself three seconds later", that's it, the incredible exclamation from the stands overwhelmed A Fang's running after him helplessly, and I left him behind in a single ride.Is Ge Xingxing the next opponent?He rushed from the center to the side to help defend.Come on, come on, come one to pass one, come two to pass a pair, I just want to cut into the restricted area.He has followed in front of me, and I took another step, not letting him touch the ball under my feet.The angle is not very big, and the teammates who follow up may not be in place. Mingming and Ke Ke's speed is not fast.At this time, there is a fast-moving wind under the feet and on the shoulders.Hit it, give it a try!I can try, but the body has already run ahead of the mind, and the not-so-used left foot has already kicked the ball before Ge Xingxing stretched his leg to block it.A flash of lightning hit the ground, and Zhen Ge didn't react to save it. The ball went towards the back post without any hesitation, and just right hit the inside of the post and bounced into the net.Absolutely perfect angles and within 2 minutes we narrowed the seemingly insurmountable score to just one goal!I didn't stop, I rushed into the goal, picked up the ball in the side net, and kicked it towards the center circle.At this time, Keke and Mingming both ran to my side, and I uttered a lung-shattering cry at my partner, as if my soul and life were roaring into my throat.Under the dazzling sunlight, Ke Ke and I jumped up and bumped our shoulders in the air.The game is far from over, it has just begun! "The enemy can destroy it, and I can restore it." "As long as you can't kill me, I will stand up!" I beat my chest like crazy, and felt that I was so omnipotent for the first time in my life. Any miracle is possible through my hands and feet, and the sun is but a crown to wear on my head.

The rapid approach of the score has impacted the midfield deployment in 54, and we have identified the best idea - to attack the area between Wang Rui and Ye Junfang.The former has already received a yellow card for a foul against Luka in the first half, while the latter is still a little immature in the midfield position, and the ball is not very stable.The constant killing of weaknesses has gradually become a huge hidden danger for the pack of wolves. Ke Ke and Xuexue deliberately made Wang Rui's fouls while holding the ball several times.Maybe in a few minutes he will get a second yellow card and leave, and the Coyotes will have to adjust. No. 8 defensive midfielder Yang Shenglong replaced Wang Rui, and Ah Fang, who was a little embarrassed by me, returned to the position of right back——I only deal with this kind of midfield opponent whose absolute speed and body frequency are not fast enough. They are all publicly punished by their names.In the first half, he could barely maintain the confidence he found by scoring goals, but now he is at the end of his strength.If it weren't for this adjustment, A Fang would be exhausted by me before the end of the regular time.

After this substitution, the battle situation quickly fell into a fever.We want to quickly equalize the score and even overtake before the end of the game, while 54 China wants to quickly score a goal to completely kill the suspense of the game. If the score remains even in the "unnamed game of the final since ancient times", it is very likely that both sides are extremely conservative in their offensive.Now that we have the confidence to score goals, 54 also re-arranged after a short period of panic, and the open and close offensive battle was immediately presented in front of the audience.

As we expected, it was Li Bin who came forward again. The appearance of "Brother Long" freed him from the defensive tasks, allowing him and Qiao Li to join the offense without any worries.Another long-range shot after getting rid of it with small skills, like a demon knife out of its sheath.There was a lot of turmoil in front of our gate. Once it hit the crossbar, and the other time it was saved by Zhao Ruifei.The imposing ball hit the right glove with a bang. Behind this extraordinary save is his will to persevere in the past two years.With only three 10-minute chances, Zhao Rui adjusted his spirit and body to the extreme, and used his toes and chest to block two shots that were close at hand.The three armed forces use their lives, and the mountains and rivers are magnificent.The defenders risked their lives to keep the goal clean, and we also frequently created murderous intentions on the offensive end.Ke Ke, who was transferred to the midfield position, was still a little uncomfortable. Although the two of us jointly scored two goals in the second half, he gradually fell into a fight with Yang Shenglong.Physically not so abundant, he made several mistakes one after another.And Xuexue worked tirelessly behind him to help him delay the attack, and galloped tirelessly across the field wearing a black mask.

Hit the golf ball to find Mingming!Compared to the Coyotes, our offense has become more straightforward.After reading this tactic, Chen Yanba, the "leading wolf", began to consciously defend against Mingming, using his high-altitude ball advantage to limit our offense.Still, we created a lot of chances.A Hui's long pass from the backcourt directly found Ke Ke, and the latter's shot into the penalty area almost copied Li Bin's consecutive stops and shots from the outside school.The shot bravely saved by Zhen Ge turned into a corner kick. After receiving my cross, Ye Ruiyang headed a sliding header.There were many opportunities for both sides, and such a short-distance quick offense and defense brought the sun to the boiling point, and the sighs and shouts from the small number of spectators beat in the ears continuously like waves.

The body gradually became heavy, and the game was about to enter stoppage time.I took the fourth corner kick in the second half. I obviously rushed to the top and passed the attacking goalkeeper. When I was about to fall into the net, I was subconsciously blocked by Li Bin on the goal line.It was only a few centimeters away, and it turned into an insurmountable gap.And just as we were breathing heavily because of regret, the counterattack of the wolves had swept in.Li Bin retreated to the wing extremely calmly, caught the ball that his teammates cleared after a fight, and quickly passed it to the frontcourt.Qiao Li, who knew everything, knocked the ball in front of us with a stunning heel stop, and our tired defense line was a little too late to retreat.After dodging the angle in front of Brother Chuan, Qiao Li's shot hit the post hard and bounced out.We are also only a few centimeters away from suffocation.The ball went out of the baseline, and the substitute players of both sides stood on the sidelines at the same time, and there was a sign held up by the fourth official - 4 minutes of stoppage time in the second half.

The second substitution in 54 is to replace No. 4 Ge Xingxing with No. 2 Zhang Zhenyuan.Even though the defense was relatively stable, he slowly fell into the disadvantage in the continuous sprints with me in the second half.The last one to appear on the stage should be No. 10 Liu Chenchen. He has also finished his warm-up. It is probably the last choice to delay time.And our hole card was No. 7. Eight months later, Mu Zheng really returned to the court, and his replacement was Chuan Ge.In the absolute sense, it was a desperate blow. As you can see in the picture, we only left two defenders and piled up four offensive players in the frontcourt.His first dribble caused a foul by Li Bin, a free kick a little farther away, and of course I was the one to deal with it.

This may be our last chance. Zhao Rui rushed from the backcourt to the penalty area in 54 in one breath, clenched his fists tightly.Except for me, everyone is ready to rush to the other side's gate.Sweat is about to boil on the forehead, but you must calm down and make sure your accuracy is correct.Holding my breath, I probably made the most perfect arc in junior high school. The only thing comparable to this is the half-court long pass I sent to Yan Xi when I first entered the field.The ball whirling like a crescent moon flew out from the feet of No. 3, and No. 23 was always found among the crowd with a tacit understanding.With the acuity of a hunter and the agility of a cavalryman, he caught the direction where the ball was falling, and calmly shook his head. A wonderful lion shook his head, and the goalkeeper was powerless.

It's the 20th again!He headed off Keke's header and the fearsome guy snuffed out our hopes for a second time defensively.But there is still a chance!I frantically rushed to the penalty area, wanting to join the hand-to-hand fight with my companions. In the chaos, Mu Zheng got the ball, and a coherent turnaround volley made everyone forget that he was once hovering on the verge of death.But the ball was higher than the crossbar, just a little bit.

Almost got nothing.

Liu Chenchen stood on the sidelines, but no substitutions were made in 54, probably because he wanted to save the opportunity for delay until the last moment, so that the game could end the game completely and safely.Zhen Ge took the goal kick, and Ye Ruiyang, who was running back quickly, blocked Qiao Li in the frontcourt. The two fell to the ground in the hand-to-hand fight, and the referee whistled for a foul on the attacking side.The alert Ah Hui immediately took the set kick and did not give 54 a chance to make a substitution.It was Zhao Rui who retreated to the goal area who received the pass, panting, he lobbed the ball high into the frontcourt.Stoppage time was probably over, and I heard the restless protests and yells from the Coyotes bench, signaling to the referees that it was time to blow the final whistle.The enforcer has probably already had the whistle in his mouth, waiting for the ball to drop to signal the end of the game.

finished?In the end, it still failed to create a miracle.This is the end of my last game with Keke.

Wait, the whistle didn't sound!In the wrestling with Chen Yanba, Mingming took the lead and gave the ball to Ke Ke.Taking a step, Yang Shenglong stuck it in. He lost his center of gravity in an instant, but he stretched out his foot and poked the ball forward before falling down.

And I happened to be running towards the goal.Moreover, Zhang Zhenyuan was thrown away.

Man Lin was stabbed diagonally, but he was too late, just one step too late.I hit the ball first, flicked it to the right of my body, and he missed it.

There is only the goalkeeper who is attacking.

This is the perfect opportunity!
[1] The three names mentioned here are all stadium names, referring to the three classic UEFA Champions League matches that took place in these three stadiums.

[2] Bei Dao, "The End or the Beginning".

[3] Bei Dao, "The End or the Beginning".

[4] Joseph Heller, "Something Happened."

[5] Pushkin, "To Kern".

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