It's finally time to set off.

The Pearl River Sea Soul Group sent several buses. All the players of the Pearl River Sea Soul team, head coach Hao Hexi, boss Xu Wen, and old devil Zhang Yuanshan all went to the airport to see Liu Yun off.

When the car arrived at the airport, Liu Yun said to Zhang Li: "Let's go." ”

Zhang Li shook his head, he pointed to the group of people gathered outside the car window: "Lao Liu, I don't want to have any scandal with you." ”

Liu Yun looked in the direction of Zhang Li's finger, and there was a group of people gathered outside the airport. Some of them were wearing the same Coventry jersey as Liu Yun, a copycat that Taobei had just put on the shelves, and some were holding a big banner: "Come on Liu Yun." Others simply wore white T-shirts with the words: "Liu Yunshui Flower V Bo Fan Group".

These people are obviously fans of Liu Yun.

Next to it is a group of media reporters holding cameras and SLRs.

Zhang Li said to Liu Yun: "Liu Da Superstar, you can get out of the car and deal with them first." I crept into the village. If they were to take a picture of the two of us entering the airport together, it might not be possible to spread it on the Internet. You don't care, Miss Ben still wants to get married. ”

Liu Yun nodded and got out of the car first. Immediately, a group of people surrounded them, some were reporters interviewing, and some were asking for autographs.

Fortunately, more than 30 teammates came to see off the Pearl River Sea Soul, they are all professional players, tall and big boys. Xu Wen commanded the more than 30 young men to form a human wall hand in hand, which became Liu Yun's temporary security and escorted Liu Yun into the airport.

Zhang Li also entered the airport a few minutes later.

Liu Yun and Hao Hexi, Xu Wen, Zhang Yuanshan and others hugged goodbye one by one. Song Fei and Su Ziqiang, who were far away in Handong, also called, wishing Liu Yun a smooth journey.

An hour later, Liu Yun and Zhang Li finally got on the plane and sat in their seats. There is no direct flight from the Pearl River to Coventry, so Liu Yun and Zhang Li have to go to London first, and then from London to the West Midlands. The flight takes six or seven hours. The two were bored and could only chat to pass the time.

Zhang Li said to Liu Yun: "Lao Liu, do you know what kind of city you are going to? ”

Liu Yun shook his head: "I don't read much, I only know that Coventry is a British city." ”

Zhang Li said: "Coventry has a well-developed textile industry. The population is small, more than 300,000. Coventry is remembered not for its textile industry, but for the famous bombing of Coventry during World War II. ”

Liu Yun came to be interested: "Coventry bombing? Tell me about it. ”

"In 1940, British intelligence agencies had deciphered the German Nazi military communication code, the Engel code. In November 1940, the British learned through the deciphering of German secret telegrams that the Nazi Air Force planned an air raid on Coventry on a large scale.

When Churchill first learned the news, he was stunned, then angry, and finally silent. He did not take any defensive or diversion measures against Coventry. ”

Liu Yun was surprised: "Isn't this ignoring the people in Coventry?" Why did Churchill do this? ”

Zhang Li replied: "That year, the iron hooves of the German Nazis swept across Europe. Britain struggled to get German intelligence. The Germans were confident in their military communication code, Engel's code, which was the most sophisticated code in the world and almost impossible to decipher.

Turing, a genius British mathematician and cryptographer, led a team that worked hard to solve the Engel code. It can be said that after the Engel code was cracked, every move of the German army was under the control of the British army.

If, as soon as the news is received, the residents of Coventry are transferred and the air defense of Coventry is strengthened, it is tantamount to telling the Germans: your Engel code has been cracked by us! Then the Germans would not hesitate to change the code, and the British would have wasted all their efforts to decipher the Engel code.

Churchill weighed the pros and cons and decided that if the city of Coventry was sacrificed, it would be in exchange for Britain being able to keep an eye on all the military secrets of the German army in the future. So he decided – to sacrifice Coventry. ”

Liu Yun asked again: "What about later?" ”

"One night in November, hundreds of bombers bombed Coventry in batches for 10 hours. The British call it 'Coventry's Horror Night'. The entire city of Coventry was razed to the ground and reduced to ashes, with countless casualties and mourning. Coventry also became the most costly city for Britain in World War II.

There's a slang phrase in British English called 'go to Coventry' – to go to Coventry. It means that knowing that there is a great risk for others to do something, they do not advise and stand by and watch. ”

Liu Yun asked again: "What about Coventry now?" ”

Zhang Li said: "After the war, the people of Coventry rebuilt the city from the ruins. Numerous buildings and wide streets have been built, pedestrian commercial streets, express lanes around the city have been built, and large green spaces, parks and squares have been opened. Coventry has emerged as a modern new look, known as the phoenix of nirvana in the ashes. ”

Liu Yun sighed: "In this way, the people of this city have an admirable tenacity. ”

Zhang Li nodded: "Yes, tenacious spirit." Lao Liu, don't think that this history has nothing to do with you. Only by understanding this history can we understand the city and the people in it. A team is made up of people from the city. The spirit of the city, perhaps the spirit of the Coventry team! ”

Although Zhang Li is almost 20 years younger than Liu Yun, for Liu Yun, Zhang Li is also a teacher and friend. She taught him a lot.

Zhang Li said again: "Lao Liu, I did my homework for you on the Internet. The Coventry team has a history of one hundred and thirty years. In 1883, employees of several bicycle companies created the team. The team was also a powerhouse in England's top flight. There used to be big-name players like Robbie Keane. However, in the past two decades, the team has been financially struggling and cannot afford to buy big-name stars. The record has slipped all the way, and it has been relegated to League Two again. This team has an elephant on its crest. In the UK, elephants symbolize strength. Legend has it that the elephant is the natural predator of the evil dragon, and it is able to devour the dragon. Because the city of Coventry was rebuilt from the ashes and became a phoenix in the ashes, the Coventry club is also affectionately known as the 'Coventry Phoenix' by local fans. ”

During the trip, Zhang Li told Liu Yun a lot of things about the city and the team. Liu Yun benefited a lot.

After a long time, Liu Yun sighed: "Alas, the world is really impermanent. Who would have thought that when people reach middle age, they can go to such a city in a strange country to start a new struggle. ”

Zhang Li helped her gold-rimmed glasses: "Yes, Lao Liu." The world is impermanent – you're so right. Do you know what I just told you, what happened to Turing, the British mathematician and cryptographer who led the decipherment of the German Nazi Engel code? ”

Liu Yun said: "He is a national hero of the British, right? The final outcome must be glorious and respectable. ”

Zhang Li shook her head: "It's a pity that Turing is a homosexual." And in the fifties of the last century, homosexuality was not legal in Britain. There is even a sexual reversal offence in English law. After the war, Turing was put on trial and underwent chemotherapy for more than two years. The so-called chemotherapy is, to put it bluntly, chemical castration. Turing could not bear this humiliation, and in 1954, Turing was found dead in his bed with a bitten banana at the bedside. After the police investigation, it was believed that Turing committed suicide by eating a banana stained with highly toxic potassium chloride. The American banana phone, the LOGO is a banana that has been bitten, just to commemorate Turing. ”

Liu Yun sighed after hearing this: "The world is impermanent. The only thing people can do may be to live in the present. Xiao Zhang, for me, playing football well, being worthy of those who have helped me, and fighting for a better future for my daughter is to live a good present. ”

Zhang Li smiled at Liu Yun. The two were silent.