Chapter Thirty-Five: Let's Form a Team for Fun

  Luotong's proposal made Duhe's eyes shine, and the one who promoted polo behind the scenes was himself. But to be honest, he didn't have much confidence in his own created polo.

  After all, polo is a sport that he has little contact with. All the rules and precautions of the game are derived from football and basketball. It's unknown whether it will be reasonable to use them, or if there are any unknown loopholes.

  Du He Xingzi is casual and carefree, but once he puts his mind to something, he will do it with utmost seriousness and dedication, sparing no effort to achieve the best results.

  All the rules of polo were his own, Du He felt that he had the obligation to make it more perfect, to make it more popular, so as to achieve a fair and accessible sport for everyone.

  The best way to understand the polo you created is to join in and experience it personally.

  "This proposal is good!" Du He responded immediately.

  Lu Tong replied, "I've loved polo since I was young, and the emperor's new polo is even more interesting. I've studied it, and this new polo game is no longer a one-man show, but rather emphasizes teamwork, with both offense and defense, in order to be invincible. Take the Brave Warriors of the Cheng family, for example - Cheng Chumo, Cheng Chuliang, Cheng Chuwei, and eight others, each of whom has received the true transmission from General Cheng, with excellent horsemanship and ball-handling skills, possessing extremely strong combat power. But when it comes to actual competition, they lose miserably. Their defense line is too weak; as soon as one of them gets the ball, he wants to be a hero and doesn't want to pass it, so even a slightly clever team can kill them off completely."

  "So I think this brand new polo match is more focused on teamwork. I know some people who can easily form a team, but lack a good player like you. If we form a team together, maybe we can get the first place!"

  Luotong said it was reasonable, and Duhe also nodded in agreement.

  It seems he has indeed put in some effort on this.

  This brand new polo is set by Du He based on basketball and football, emphasizing the tactics of offense and defense as well as teamwork coordination. Like Cheng Yaojin's all-out formation that abandons midfield defense, it would be strange if they don't win.

  "Alright! I'm in!" Du He had never played polo before, but he was skilled with hidden weapons. His skills with hidden weapons might not be as good as Chu Liu Xiang's, but within a hundred meters, he could hit his target ninety-nine times out of a hundred.

  Playing polo is just having one more stick, no big deal.

  Horsemanship, Du He had never practiced hard, but he was good at lightness, his body was as light as a swallow, controlling the horse, doing high-difficulty movements, even those ethnic groups on horseback might not be better than him. As long as he worked harder, horsemanship would not be a problem either.

  Du He followed Luo Tong to the sealed land outside the city.

  Lu Tong's father died early, but at that time Lu Shixun was one of Li Shimin's most trusted generals and followed him on his southern and northern expeditions.

  At that time, Liu Heita, a remnant of Dou Jiande's forces, rose in Hebei, and Li Shimin led the army to suppress him.

  Liu Heita launched a fierce attack on the military stronghold in southern Hebei, and Li Shimin led his troops to rescue three times, but was blocked by Liu Heita and could not advance. Li Shimin feared that the defending general Wang Junhe would not be able to hold out, and Luo Shixin volunteered to take over from Wang Junhe.

  Then, Li Shimin ordered Wang Junhe to lead the troops to break through the siege, and Luo Shixin led the Qu department to attack the city, bravely attacking, and broke into the city with divine bravery. However, at this time, a heavy snow fell from the sky, and Li Shimin's subsequent relief troops were blocked by the wind and snow, unable to enter the city, resulting in Luo Shixin being captured due to being outnumbered, and finally killed for refusing to surrender.

  So for Luo Shi's death, Li Shimin also felt some guilt and took good care of the Luo family, granting them a fiefdom in the golden area not far from Chang'an City.

  They arrived at the polo field, a standard polo field appeared in front of Du He. There were already sixteen people training on the field, divided into two teams competing for the ball.

  They didn't appoint a goalkeeper for each other, just a group of people practicing to grab the ball and fight for it.

  "What can be practiced from this?" Du He asked.

  Lu Tongdao: "Is it the player's fighting skills?"

  "Drag on!" Du He also realized the problem with the first question, he divided the team members into forwards, midfielders and defenders, but seemed to have no detailed explanation of their purposes.

  "The forwards are at the front of the team, their task is to score goals. They are like a sharp blade, always ready to pierce into the enemy's formation, tear apart the enemy's defense line, and break through the opponent's gate. The midfielders are behind the forwards and in front of the defenders, their task is to assist the forwards in scoring and also assist the defenders in defending, which is especially important. Therefore, there is a saying that 'the one who controls the midfield, controls the world'. So, a good midfielder not only needs to have attacking and defensive abilities but also needs to have excellent ball control ability, great dribbling ability, and precise passing ability. The defenders are the pillars in front of the goal, their main task is naturally defending, intercepting, and stopping the opponent's attack, as well as organizing attacks when transitioning from defense to offense, making good first passes. As for the goalkeeper, it goes without saying what his task is. So, a good forward doesn't need to defend, as long as they can score goals. A midfielder who can make good passes is a qualified midfielder. As for defenders, not having attacking ability is unimportant, as long as their defense is solid, that's a good defender. This kind of training is complete nonsense!"

  This remark was said with a mixture of shock and excitement.

  Lu Tong is good at fighting, but not without strategy. From his previous understanding of the new horse ball, it can be seen that he has a clear plan. After listening to Du He's analysis, he immediately exclaimed: "I understand! The front, middle and back positions have their own tasks. The front line is mainly responsible for scoring goals, so training should focus on techniques such as speed, agility and skill to break through the opponent's defense line. The midfielder needs certain attacking and defensive skills, but the key is whether he can pass the ball well, so the midfielder should focus on passing training. As for the defender, the goalkeeper is also the same."

  "Everyone should focus on their own role and then work together in harmony. While practicing one's skills, they should also cultivate team spirit. This is the true purpose of competition."

  Lu Tong heard Du He say this, and his eyes lit up even more, smiling: "I didn't expect Qinglian's understanding of polo to be much richer than mine."

  Du He rolled his eyes, this horse ball's everything was founded by him, if there weren't some weight to it.

  "Bang!"

  Luo Tong clapped his hands together and laughed, saying: "It's settled then! From today on, Qinglian is the captain of our team, in charge of our training. From now on, we'll listen to him!" He didn't give Du He a chance to refuse, and shouted to the crowd on the field: "Stop! From today on, this person beside me is our team's captain. His name is Du He, Du Qinglian. Everyone, come and pay your respects to the captain."

  Duan He stood there dazed, and could only shake his head with a bitter smile.

  Lu Tong is very smart, he doesn't care about the position of team leader at all. His purpose in creating a ball team is just for fun and to practice his own skills. Seeing Du He's understanding of horseball far surpasses him, analyzing it makes perfect sense.

  He decisively relinquished command and let him take over, rather than letting him mess up the team's strategy, it's better to yield and make the team stronger.

  Du He thought to himself: Since we're going to play, let's have a good time and enjoy ourselves. There's nothing much to do during the holidays anyway. Playing polo can also help improve my horsemanship skills, and if I ever get the chance to go into battle in the future, it'll be good to have some solid foundation.

  Du He gladly took over as captain and reasonably assigned the positions of forward, center, defender and goalkeeper based on the characteristics of all members.

  Lu Tong's skills are solid and he has a strong desire to attack, making him an undisputed candidate for the front line.

  Du Feng became the core midfielder by virtue of his versatility.

  Actually, Du He also had the idea of being a goalkeeper, with his eyesight and speed, he could easily catch even the fastest balls.

  That would be Kahn in Kahn, and it's the kind that can guarantee zero dropped balls, belonging to an invincible existence!

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