In July, Fanyang Mansion was unusually busy, except for the crossing of the Hedong Army, the Fuwei Army was transferred north, and the Qizhou Wei, who was trained in the Wu'an New Barracks, was also transferred north to Sanguan.

And with the passage of time, the three passes in the north also gathered more than 50,000 soldiers of the Fan Yang army, but they were also heavily assembled, and Liu Feng gathered eighty percent of the troops here, in order not to allow a wolf to ride and step through the three passes.

50,000 non-commissioned officers who are not engaged in production gather here, scattering it for a spectacular time, but it also brings a lot of troubles, although the military discipline is strict, but it is inevitable that the sergeants in the battalion will fight and make trouble.

Zeng Yu was also melancholy for a while, but fortunately, Liu Feng led the leopard Tao to the third pass, and just after settling down, he began to rectify the chronicle in the camp.

Some soldiers who are energetic ~ prosperous, but have nowhere to release, Liu Feng had no choice but to sacrifice "football", and during the time when he was stationed in the city, he always had to find some entertainment for these soldiers.

To maintain the morale and vitality of the sergeants, if they are treated harshly, it is very easy to cause morale decline, which is also the reason why Zeng Yu is helpless.

Organizing a variety of activities is a great way to keep morale alive.

Keju seemed to be the choice of most soldiers, and Liu Feng asked the sergeants to organize multiple Keju teams to carry out various competitions in their spare time during training.

He didn't even participate too much in the formulation of the rules, and the situation of football was first recorded in the "Historical Records" and "Warring States Policy".

The records of "Historical Records" and "Warring States Policy" both show that in Linzi, the former capital of Qi at that time, Keju has developed into a mature way of amusement, and it is widely popular among the people.

King Xuan of Qi reigned from 319 BC to 301 BC, so it can be concluded that in a historical period more than 2,300 years ago or earlier, football activities in Linzicheng, the former capital of Qi, were widely carried out. Keju has developed into a popular sports and recreational activity among the people.

After Qin unified the Six Kingdoms, the Keju movement fell silent for a while. After the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, it was revived again. The Han Dynasty regarded Keju as a way to "govern the country and practice martial arts", and it was not only widely practiced in the army, but also among the court nobility.

It is recorded in "Xijing Miscellaneous Records" that after Liu Bang became the emperor, he took his father Liu Taigong to the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City for the elderly, and his food and clothing were extremely luxurious, and he played happily all day long. But he was not satisfied, and he was depressed all day long. It turned out that Mrs. Liu had lived in the lower strata of the city since he was a child, close to ordinary pawns, slaughtering dogs and cattle, and his entertainment activities after work were inseparable from cockfighting.

So, Liu Bang made a holy decree to build a new city in the east of Chang'an City, imitating the scale of the original Peixian Fengyi, and moved all the residents of the original Fengyi to the new city. Mrs. Liu and Liu Wen also moved there, and they began to "fight cocks and bow for pleasure" again, so they were satisfied.

During the Warring States Period, Keju was a favorite entertainment for the lower classes of the city, and in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, it was also loved by the aristocratic class. Huan Kuan's "Treatise on Salt and Iron" said that the society of the Western Han Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, and "the home of the nobles, the juju and the cockfight" are happy.

Ordinary people are also "galloping in the open village, bowing in the poor alleys". Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who was very talented, liked to watch sports. The Book of Han records. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty often held a "chicken bow meeting" in the palace with cockfighting and juju competitions as the content.

Dong Xian's favorite minister also has a "Juke" (similar to today's football stars) who can play football. It can be seen that in the Western Han Dynasty, the social aspect of football activities was expanded.

Later, the technology of football production was also improved, and the Tang Dynasty had two major improvements in the ball-making process, one was to change the spherical shell synthesized with two pieces of skin to a spherical shell sewn into a circle with eight pieces of pointed leather; The shape of the ball is more rounded. The second is to change the hair stuffed in the spherical shell to put an animal urine bubble, "shh

The poet Wang Wei said in the poem "Cold Food in the East of the City", "Keju repeatedly passes over the birds, and the swings compete in the weeping poplars", which shows the height of kicking football. Du Fu's poem "Qingming" also said, "Ten years of juju will be far away, and the custom of swinging for thousands of miles is the same", which also shows the universality of the custom of kicking football.

In addition to normal training and rest, being able to participate in Keju sports, or watching sports, is a great encouragement to the physical and mental health of soldiers.

There was no need for Liu Feng to mobilize the enthusiasm of the sergeants, but he participated in a few games and awarded trophies to the players of the winning team, giving rich rewards.

In addition to the Keju competition, archery, horsemanship, running, wrestling, climbing, fighting, etc., more than a dozen competitions have risen in the three levels.

Each sergeant can participate in a certain game or watch it according to his or her own hobbies and strengths.

Inevitably, there will be gambling and gambling games, everything is mainly for activities and entertainment, but there is no evil appearance.

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When Liu Feng was in full swing to rectify the military discipline of the three passes, Chai Rong came to visit again.

When I heard that Liu Feng used this method to rectify those energetic sergeants in the army, he was also a little admired, as a perennial leader of the army, how could he not know the difficulty of governing the army strictly.

"I'm bothering the envoy again!" Chai Rongle bowed his hand and said, although his status was not as good as Liu Feng, but he did not see a trace of humility, and the frank and unrestrained salute made Liu Feng feel good.

"Captain, I came this time, but I have something good to do?" Liu Feng also smiled and said,

Chai Rong laughed and said, "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint the envoy!" ”

"Come, come, talk to the inside!" Liu Feng said and let Chai Rong into the house!

"I came here this time, but I was ordered by my military envoy to help the king guard the three passes of the northern land!" Chai Rong said with a smile, "My military envoy is even better than you in the three levels of the north!" ”

"Is this true?" Liu Feng smiled slightly, but his heart was also full of questions, at this time, Guo Wei's side was the person who needed someone close to Chai Rong the most to deal with all parties.

Chai Rong nodded again and again, and said in a straight voice: "The envoy doesn't want to guess anything else, and he doesn't want to leave my military envoy at this time, so these three levels are too important!" My military envoy ......"

"Is Guo Junenvoy afraid that he will lead the army south and abandon these three passes? Abandon the hundreds of thousands of villagers in the north? Liu Feng snapped and said, "In this way, Guo Jun's envoy and you will inevitably underestimate my Liu madman!" ”

"Don't be anxious! Let's listen to someone slowly! Chai Rong saw Liu Feng solemnly and angrily said, and hurriedly got up and arched his hand: "My military envoy once said that if the Khitan moves south, only with the power of the king's envoy and the south, my Hedong army can only go north!" ”

The words were also a little heavy, Rong slightly helpless, Liu Feng's heart moved slightly, snorted coldly, and said: "Does Captain Chai Du think that the combat strength of a certain sergeant is low?" ”

"Envoy, why do you say this!" Chai Rong smiled slightly and said: "What is the combat strength of the Fanyang Mansion army, everyone in the world can see it, and with only the army of one guard, it will go down to the county seat of Qizhou in one day." ”

Then he said: "What my military envoy is worried about is that someone in the DPRK will follow the example of the traitorous thief, and then cede the land to the Khitan to lure the Khitan army south!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Feng was stunned, he knew that the Khitan would definitely go south, but he never thought that there would still be people who would follow suit for betraying the country.

His face was also indifferent, his eyes were full of blood, and he was silent.