Cuju in the Yuan Dynasty inherited the same kicking style from the Song Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, including indirect play with a goal and "white play" without a goal. However, most of the kicking methods mentioned in books are white play. The so-called "one hundred thousand kicks with the toe"

", solve hundreds of thousands of problems", which refers to the various tricks of playing football.

It refers to a complete set of kicking skills using the head, shoulders, back, chest, knees, legs, feet, etc. to keep the ball from falling all day long. From this point of view, football in the Song Dynasty

, from shooting accuracy to dexterity and ball control skills.

In addition, the handicraft industry in this era has greatly improved, and the ball shell has developed from eight pieces of sharp leather to "made of twelve pieces of fragrant leather". The raw material is "ripe tanned yellow leather, lightly cut from solid materials". The craftsmanship is "closely stitched,

The weight of the ball should be "twelve taels of weight" and the specifications of the football should be "cut into pieces and very round". The quality of the ball made in this way is of course very high. At that time, the balls made by handicraft workshops were already

There are forty different varieties, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

One of the selected men took out a bright red Cuju ball from the army and placed it on the Cuju field.

Because it is Cuju, the court and goal must be changed on the court. Because it is a temporary venue, and due to the season, the court is not so particular. The goal uses two logs to stand at both ends of the court, and then sprinkles white lines as a

The stadium at this time was much smaller than the one in the 21st century. Fortunately, it was still usable. It was arranged in a short time and was just waiting for the players from both sides to take the field.

Cuju at this time is not like it was in the 21st century, with only eleven people on each side. A few, dozens, or even hundreds of people can participate. There is no limit on the number of people, but Xiao Yun has already stated the rules before. Both sides can only participate.

There are eleven people, one of them guards the goal, and the rest charge forward.

The military generals didn't have any objections. They were all Cuju masters. They quickly picked out eleven warriors, but Xiao Yun was at a loss. Originally, the team only had nine people at full strength, and with Xiao Yun, there were only ten.

, Zhang Zishan also plays Cuju on weekdays, but he only plays with a few people. He has never competed with others, so he doesn’t know his strength. After seeing this battle, he didn’t want to participate.

But the other party's Yang Yong disliked him very much. Seeing him standing next to him, he sneered and said, "What, Mr. Zhang won't participate?"

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Yun didn't understand. In addition, the scholar team was already missing one person. When he heard this, he laughed and said: "Brother Yang is joking. Mr. Zhang is the leader of our team, how can he not participate?"

reason!"

"Haha, is that so? It's such a good feeling. I'll have to learn a lesson soon!" Yang Yong said with a smile while holding the Cuju on his right foot.

"I - I have never fought with anyone -?" Zhang Zishan waved his hand.

When Xiao Yun heard this, he immediately felt relieved. "I haven't beaten you" has a hidden meaning. I have only beaten myself, which means I beat Cuju. Cuju is not something that can be decided by any one person. As long as you

I understand, as long as you have played it before, I hurriedly pulled him and said: "Who hasn't had a first time? Doesn't it count as a victory after being beaten once? Okay, manly man, show off your courage?"

"But -?" Zhang Zishan still wanted to back down.

Xiao Yun said: "Do you want to patrol?"

Zhang Zishan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "In that case, I'll give it a try!"

Xiao Yun patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "That's it. This Cuju can't be won with a little brute force. It requires skills. It's our cooperation. As long as we cooperate with each other, we can beat them."

Isn’t it impossible?”

These dozens of people are civilians in the army. They are looked down upon by these generals on weekdays. In addition, they also lost face in a polo match just now. They are about to regain their face. After listening to Xiao Yun's words, everyone nodded.

The leader said: "This little brother is right. We can't compete with them in terms of force and physical strength, but our brains are good. We can compete in skills and tactics!"

"That's right, that's right! Is this a competition, Master Zhang?" The ten people became enthusiastic because of Xiao Yun's words.

"This guy surnamed Xiao is really a monster? Just one mouth? He is really omnipotent?" Zhang Zishan sighed and said: "Okay, then let's compare with them and let them know that we scholars

So awesome!"

"Let's compete!" the crowd shouted.

"Hey, isn't your momentum weak?" Yang Yong laughed for a while, and then shouted loudly: "Brothers, are you ready?"

"Ready!" A majestic voice sounded.

"Okay, let's start!" Yang Yong shouted, and dozens of people quickly entered the court.

Xiao Yun also shouted and began to assign the eleven people: "You, defender, you, forward, you, winger...?"

"Brother Xiao, what are midfielders, defenders, wingers, and defensive midfielders? Is this useful?"

Xiao Yun knew that he wouldn't be able to explain it to them for a while, so he simply didn't explain and said: "The most important thing in Cuju is cooperation and unity, so I will give you a code name. When you get on the court later, I say forward rush

, you have to take the request and rush directly to the opponent's goal. If I say defender defense, no matter where you are, the defender must come back to defend, do you understand?"

"Oh, I understand. Brother Xiao does this to facilitate control and to have both offense and defense, right?" said a soldier designated by Xiao Yun to play the rear guard.

"Damn it, are ancient people still smart?" Xiao Yun sighed and said: "This brother is right, that's the truth. I hope you remember your code name, follow the arrangements, attack at any time, and defend at any time!

"

"Yeah! Got it!" Everyone found it novel, but they also thought this method was good.

Cuju has begun.

Cuju at this time was similar to that in the 21st century. It was also defined as a rectangle in the east-west direction. There were six symmetrical "Juyu areas" also called "Juju rooms" at each end, each guarded by one person. There were walls around the venue for the competition.

They are divided into two teams, with each other's offense and defense, and the victory is determined by the number of times they kick into the opponent's room.

First of all, the Literary Team was responsible for serving, and Xiao Yun naturally did this job. He walked slowly to the serving position, and saw him bending down, touching the Cuju with his toes, and then lifted the ball with his toes.

, Xiao Yun made a "slant flower arrangement" on one side of his body, and steadily kicked up the Cuju under his feet.

Everyone's eyes lit up, especially many people in the Literary Team started shouting.

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Chapter completed!