Yipin Tang

Chapter 173 A Game Without Suspense

After learning that the odds of the Jubo brigade winning were one to ten, Wang Xiang smiled and asked Aqinu to place a bet with a silver coin of 50 taels.

50 taels is nothing to Wang Xiang, it's just for fun.

After Lao Cheng's eloquent speech, the twelve Cuju teams marched on the Cuju field with great vigor.

According to the old rules, the team captain of each team draws lots, from one to twelve lots, the team that gets the No. 12 lottery will play against the team that got the No. The teams, and so on, will play against each other to determine the top six teams.

The top six teams will then determine the top three teams in the same way. Only the top three teams can be truly valued, and the rest of the teams can only leave sadly.

The top three teams will have to compete with each other for two games. The No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 teams in the Cuju competition will be selected based on the points system. If they lose a game, they will get zero points, if they tie a game, they will get one point, and if they win, they will get one Field points two, this method of points was also proposed by Wang Xiang, and was adopted by Lao Cheng.

The captain of the Jubo brigade is Cheng Chuliang. Although Wang Xiang is more optimistic about Gao Zhenxing and Gao Zhenxing was the captain of the Jubo brigade in the past, this year is the first time Cheng Chuliang played in person. However, it has been explained in advance that even though he is the captain, he still has to listen to Wang Xiang and Gao Zhenxing's command on the field.

The process of drawing lots was very simple. Cheng Chuliang got the No. [-] lottery, and he played against the Mighty Team, which got the No. [-] lottery. The opponent was not very strong. Cheng Chuliang was excited, but he didn't find that the Mighty Team was even more excited than him...

There is no set time for the knockout round, and the first three goals are the winner. Today is the first day of the Cuju competition, and only three games will be played, which means that the Jubo team does not need to play today.

After Cheng Chuliang drew lots, he rushed to sit next to Wang Xiang and sat down next to Wang Xiang. Under the dissatisfied gaze of the little lolita, he picked up a snack and ate it.

"It's a pity that I can't play today."

Wang Xiang smiled and said: "Knowing yourself and the enemy is the only way to win a hundred battles. It is also a good thing to watch other teams' games today."

Cheng Chuliang shook his head and said, "Fang Er's winning team got the No. 11 lottery, and the National Guard team got the No. [-] lottery, but their opponents are not good enough and they are nothing to watch."

In his eyes, apart from the ever-victorious team that occupied the top three in previous years, the vanguard team and the national defense team are nothing. I really don't know where he has a sense of superiority as the captain of the Jubo brigade who is always at the bottom...

After the teams were assigned, the first match officially began. The two teams that played were both teams that Cheng Chuliang regarded as "no good".

After some chaotic fights, the final result was three to two, and the team that got the No. [-] lottery narrowly won the game. However, the process of the game was indeed "nothing to watch" as Cheng Chuliang said. The two teams relied entirely on the players' personal skills. Come on, a mess without any tactics.

However, in Wang Xiang's eyes, the chaotic game also attracted the cheers of the surrounding people. Perhaps this is the charm of Cuju. No matter what the process is, the moment of scoring a goal makes people excited.

Lao Cheng and the others in the stands were obviously not too satisfied with the match, so they just nodded slightly.

In the second game, the Changsheng team led by Fang Yiai played against the team that got the second lottery. The Changsheng team immediately cheered for four weeks after they entered the field. The style of the red jersey looks confident and proud.

Fang Yiai didn't play in person, but sat calmly on one side and took the role of conductor. Seeing his gentle and elegant appearance, Wang Xiang found it difficult to connect him with Fang Yiai known in history.

The historical Fang Yiai he knew was a super dude who was "different from his son-in-law" and tried to seize his elder brother's title. He married the pampered Princess Gaoyang and was later bestowed to death by Li Zhi for treason.Wang Xiang tried his best to recall that Gao Yang seemed to be an eight-year-old girl at this time.

History always differs from reality, so Wang Xiang just felt a little curious and quietly watched the game on the field.

There was no suspense in this game. Although the Changsheng team did not show any wonderful tactics, the players cooperated seamlessly and acted in unison. They won [-]-[-] very easily. Listening to the cheers of the surrounding tide, Wang Xiang knew There must be a lot of people who buy the winning team and win.

Cheng Yaojin in the stands watched the performance of the Changsheng team and said with emotion: "Although the old Fang is not a warrior, he is good at running the army. I, Old Cheng, have to obey."

Li Jing nodded and said with a smile, "I'm afraid this year's Cuju Competition will be won by the ever-victorious team again."

"Not always."

Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Hou Junji spoke in unison. After finishing speaking, the three of them looked at each other suspiciously. Li Jing looked at their expressions with a playful smile on his face. It seems that this year's Cuju competition is very interesting. what.

Only Yuchi Jingde was dull and silent. Don't look at Lao Cheng who is usually careless and think that he is really a muscle. How can he be a simple person who can be called the devil of the world, but Yuchi Jingde who is called Yuchi Dasha is Really simple and honest, no wonder Li Er let him guard the door when he sleeps, so Yuchi Jingde and Tie Dan are the same kind of people.

Although Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin had discussed with Li Jing and others about improving Cuju balls, cinder flooring and some Cuju rules, they were not willing to reveal the classic tactics Wang Xiang mentioned.

It was already noon when the second match ended, and the hawker business suddenly picked up. Wang Xiang and the others didn't go back to eat, and Degui sent someone to deliver hot meals directly.

After dinner, the last game of the day started, and the result of the game was naturally without any suspense. The same [-]-[-], even Wang Xiang's tactics did not use the defense team and easily won As a result, the only one of the three strong teams that did not play was the vanguard team led by Hou Dingyuan.

But judging by Hou Junji's appearance, he seems to have great confidence in the vanguard.

As the first batch of old people who followed Li Er, Hou Junji was not content with the status quo. Whether it was Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin or Yuchi Jingde, each of them had higher prestige and status than him, he was proud and arrogant How can you be reconciled.

Now Li Jing seldom leads the army because of avoiding suspicion, and Qin Qiong is over sixty years old and has been injured from the battles when he was young. He has long been unable to lead the army. They were relatively low, but compared to the ability to lead troops in battle, Hou Junji was far better than the two of them.

However, there have been fewer and fewer wars in the world recently. It is not easy for Hou Junji to make military achievements again. Originally, it was an opportunity to go to Gaochang, but by accident, Cheng Yaojin took advantage of it. Cheng Yaojin was naturally unhappy to go to Hou Junji.

The Cuju Competition and the Grand Court Meeting are also opportunities. The vanguard team is full of his cronies. If he wins, it will definitely strengthen his power in the army.

(End of this chapter)