After the original outer layer of stone skin is cleaned, a brown-yellow leather Cuju will appear.

Xiao Mi: "After identification, this Cuju should be from the Northern Song Dynasty. It is also well sealed and can still be used normally after so many years. It is very likely that this is the Cuju used by Gao Qiu. However, the specific information is still there.

It needs to be verified, and that’s all we can do now.”

Li Zhao: "Okay, then I'll go back first."

Xiao Mi: "Master, please wait a moment, and then search among those stone skins. You may find something else."

Li Zhao nodded and rummaged through the broken stone chips. He soon saw some scattered writing on the inner stone skin. After a while of splicing, he got a fragmentary text, and the writing was

It's also relatively vague.

"I am Gao Qiu, the great captain of the Song Dynasty. I have been fond of playing Cuju since I was a child, and it was through this that I got to know my Lord, and I was able to achieve __ achievements. However, I now know that my time is running out, so ____ (I can't see this paragraph clearly),

I have acquired seven Cuju in my life, and now I have sealed them in stone molds and buried them in the ancestral home, ____ (the ones behind them can’t be seen clearly).”

The above is the general content of this paragraph. Although many parts are not clear at all, fortunately, I can finally understand the general meaning. From this, Li Zhao learned that Gao Qiu had seven Cuju in total, and the one he had in his hand was only one of them.

One copy. So do you want to explore the whereabouts of the remaining six? Li Zhao just thought about it and rejected the idea. He only got this one accidentally. If he really wanted to explore the whereabouts of the other Cuju,

Just kidding, he can't play football anymore. It all depends on fate. If one day he meets someone who also has these Cuju and wants to continue to explore, he doesn't mind helping others.

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On August 18, the C National Youth Team faced its neighbor North Korea at the Bird's Nest Stadium. This time Li Zhao started as normal, still playing in the midfield, while Wang Ziyi went directly to the frontcourt, which was the same as the last time.

The ending was different. This time they went all out and the situation on the field was completely different. Although the North Korean team was very tenacious, they were still beaten throughout the first half. This also made people think that the C national team was relatively soft.

The other party is very uncomfortable with it.

In the 18th minute, Li Zhaomiao passed a pass to Wang Ziyi who suddenly entered the opponent's penalty area. The latter took advantage of the opponent's lack of defense and his height advantage to easily score with a header.

1-0, the C national team took advantage of the opponent's defense to miss the first goal.

After that, the opponent increased their defensive efforts, so although the Chinese team was still attacking fiercely, it was difficult to expand their advantage for a while. However, it was not until the 36th minute of the first half that their goal was breached again. This

This goal was entirely due to Li Zhao using his personal skills and physical fitness to overpower his opponent. While running, he discovered that the opponent's goalkeeper was in a higher position, so he tried a lob shot. Unexpectedly, he was in good condition today.

It's done.

2-0, facing Li Zhao's unsolvable style of play, the North Korean team was helpless. Of course, the marking on him was tighter, and the first half of the game was fixed on this score.

After the start of the second half, the North Korean team changed its tactical strategy and strengthened its offense while retaining sufficient defensive personnel. Of course, it did not relax its close defense against Li Zhao.

Nowadays, the opponent's marking of Li Zhao has become the norm, and he is used to this situation. If any team neglects to defend him, the result will be something the opponent does not want to see. Even so, it will only be able to

Just restrict him.

But maybe their luck came, and after unremitting efforts, they finally achieved results. An offside error by the C national team allowed the opponent's forward to face the goalkeeper, and the forward did not waste the opportunity and calmly pushed

Introduction to shooting close angles.

2-1, the North Korean team regained a victory with this goal. After that, the two sides still performed many offensive and defensive dramas, but they were unable to make any achievements for a while, and this result was maintained until the end.

Finish.

On August 22, the team once again played against the Thailand National Youth Team at home. This opponent was obviously much weaker, which also gave the head coach the opportunity to try more tactics. Li Zhao was also hidden again, preparing for the second half.

He was sent to play again. Su Maozhen also sent many new players to practice in this game, including Genbao team goalkeeper Dana. Despite this, the C national team ended the first half with a score of 1-0.

The goal was scored by another striker Zhang Yuning.

Li Zhao started to play in the second half, and he struck several threatening attacks as soon as he came on the field. With him on the court, the overall strength of the C national team has improved by a notch. His role can definitely revitalize the entire team, no matter what.

Whether it is personal offense, passing and receiving, or defensive end, it can bring great pressure to the opponent. The ability of the Japanese team and the North Korean team cannot completely restrict him, and it will be even more difficult for the weaker Thai team to defend him.

In the 51st minute, Li Zhao attacked his opponent forcefully and forced his way into the penalty area on the left. After attracting three defensive players from the opponent to flank him at the same time, he cleverly passed the ball out. Prince Wang, who had already judged his intention,

Yi started early. After getting the ball on the right side, facing the opponent's goalkeeper who had to attack, he suddenly passed the ball. Hu Jinghang, who followed up, easily succeeded in facing the empty goal.

2-0, C national team goes to the next stage.

In the 65th minute, the Thai team's goal fell again. Li Zhao relied on his own observation to pass the ball to Wang Jinxian on the left, making him successful in countering offside. Wang Jinxian broke through to the bottom line and passed the ball back to Li Zhao who came to respond. Li Zhao

After receiving the ball, Zhao rushed to the penalty area. Under the entanglement of the opponent's defense, he continued to break into the penalty area. After observing the opponent's goalkeeper's position, he did not hesitate and directly kicked the goal. However, this kick may have been affected by the defensive player next to him.

There was no effort. Under normal circumstances, the ball would most likely have been confiscated by the goalkeeper, but the opponent's goalkeeper was obviously stunned. Li Zhao did not hesitate at all, and continued to chase the ball like a conditioned reflex.

He picked the ball away before the goalkeeper touched it. This hurried pick was indeed heading towards the opponent's empty goal, but the ball speed was still relatively slow. When he was about to pursue, he was hit by the goalkeeper who lost his balance and fell to the ground.

, also fell to the ground together. Li Zhao's reaction was indeed fast. He fell quickly and got up quickly, but he was still a step slower. A figure touched the ball one step ahead of him. When he looked at the next moment, the ball had already scored.

The goal was scored by Zhang Yuning who quickly stepped in. Only then did he realize that the person who stole the ball from him was his own player, but it was still a goal.

"You stole the goal from me, but you forced me to assist you!" Li Zhao said helplessly, touching Zhang Yuning's head, but he still encouraged his teammates for their positive attitude.

"Brother Zhao, are you still short of scoring a goal? Besides, assisting is also your job, isn't it?" Zhang Yuning said.

"You're looking for a fight, right? How can you talk like that?" Li Zhao was angry and funny after hearing this.

However, the two of them laughed for a while and then gave up. The 3-0 score and the momentum of the two teams on the field could already determine the victory.

But this is not over yet. Perhaps because of the encouragement, the players were excited to play. In contrast, the opponent's morale was much lower. And after 5 minutes, the Thai team's goal was broken again. Team C

He got a free kick about 25 meters away from the opponent's goal, and the position was also very good. This kind of free kick is exactly what Li Zhao is good at. After the whistle, he jogged and then volleyed with the outside of his instep.

, the ball arced over the wall and then dropped rapidly, heading straight for the upper right corner of the goal. Although the opponent's goalkeeper tried hard to save it, it was still out of reach and could only watch it enter the goal.

4-0, the Thai team has been completely stunned.

In the 89th minute, the Thai team once again missed someone in the penalty area. Wang Ziyi received a pass from Li Zhao that penetrated the two defenses. After stopping the ball, he volleyed in the penalty area without waiting for the ball to land.

, so close and so fast, the ball went in without the goalkeeper reacting.

In the end, the final score was fixed at 5-0. Team C won a hearty victory. Such a big victory has not happened for a long time. Regarding the defeat of this game, the head coach of the Thai team said frankly that this
Chapter completed!