"The swamp beast tide has receded, and the 20th Army Corps will be divided into Nanping County at any time, stationed in the county town barracks, pretending to be the main force of the Eighth Army Corps, and will not show flaws for at least half a month. "Monroe came prepared.

The main force of the Eighth Army marched westward, and sooner or later it would appear on the battlefield in Zhongwangzhou, as long as it showed up in its own country, it would be harmless for Nanping County to be exposed at that time.

"Since you're well prepared, then I'll have no problem, and you'd better inform the Intelligence Department that we need information from your own country. ”

Meng Luo's answer was approved by Ding Kui, and this county guard is not a person who only knows how to play with political achievements.

The two agreed, and the conversation ensued in a very harmonious manner.

"I heard that your army often organizes a kind of 'football' game, and the people in the neighborhood love to watch it, and even your own army has sent people to study, I wonder if I can watch it?" Meng Luo talked about the recent hot spots.

Ding Kui greeted warmly: "There will be a game in a while, I can take you to see it." ”

The development of football needs a non-governmental foundation, and Ding Kui certainly does not object to local officials knowing more about it, and the promotion of government organizations is much faster than that of non-governmental communication. He felt that the world that lacked entertainment would definitely enjoy football, and that football had a basic training component, running and strength confrontation.

There happens to be a final to be played today, and the two sides are the four brigades of the 74th division and the first brigade of the 75th division, according to Ding Kui's latest arrangement, the 744 brigade VS 751 brigade.

"Damn, Ding Cai, Captain Ding, why did you get to them?" Xie Luo left the team to lead the 744 team members on the field, and found that there was a person on the opposite side who should not have appeared.

The 751 team is the first team to use foreign aid, although Fan Yuzhen is not very good at playing, but her command ability is excellent, good at studying new techniques and tactics, this final she took out the "secret weapon", the ball skills are second only to Ding Kui's Ding Cai.

Ding Cai said proudly: "Hahaha, why can't I be here? Isn't the hoplite allowed to use a crossbow or kick the ball? Is it appropriate for me to watch from the sidelines with such outstanding ball skills?"

"I didn't say I wouldn't let you play, but you're from the 74th Division, how can you help the 75th Division deal with us?"

He knew that Fan Yuzhen had found good foreign aid, but he didn't expect to invite Ding Cai, who was known as the second master, and he knew that he would also go to Ding Cai.

"Oh, everyone is a brother unit, what to do so clearly, Captain Fan is discerning, and he was the first to come to ask me for help, how embarrassed was I to refuse.

Since adults allow civilians to be foreign aid, and brothers in the army are no exception, neither Captain Fan nor I have violated the rules. "Ding Cai thought of a pretext before he came on the field.

Someone on the sidelines shouted loudly: "Brother Cai! You obviously have a leg with Captain Fan!" Everyone followed the sound and found it, it turned out to be Xiao Yanding of the 743 Brigade.

He has a good relationship with Ding Cai, he is not afraid of making jokes about Ding Cai in public, and he is a fearless knight, and he is not afraid of Fan Yuzhen looking for trouble.

"Wow, that's great news. "Is it true? Captain Fan's iron tree has bloomed?" "I'll just say that Captain Ding is very good to Captain Fan." ”......

The audience on the sidelines was boiling, and they all came to see the lively news and wished for more lace news.

"I thought the captain was interesting to Captain Ding. Jiaziyuan whispered in the crowd, and Liang Xuan behind him slapped him and said, "Team Fan's face is dark, don't feel uncomfortable, you have to say something secretly." ”

Sure enough, Fan Yuzhen's face turned black and blue with anger at Xiao Yanding's jokes, and her hands crackled with fists, "Don't talk nonsense watching the ball!

"That's it, I'm afraid that if I admit defeat, will the 74th Division only play tricks?" Geng Zhizhong, the captain of the 752 Division, opened his mouth to help his own people.

"Come on, come on, both sides are ready and begin. "The referee with the whistle near the center circle is Lin Xuanmo.

"Hehe, this atmosphere is very warm. Meng Luo smiled at Ding Kui.

"This is our internal competition, we can't do it to the death, it's mainly to have fun, and we want everyone to be happy. Ding Kui is optimistic.

"I've heard of Nanqiu County Weekly, it's really a good thing, and I very much hope that Nanping County also has such a newspaper, and if Yanhuang Publishing House can come here to set up, the county guard will give the greatest support. Monroe threw out an olive branch.

The occasional gossip on the pitch reminded him of the newspaper, and the founder of the newspaper happened to be sitting next to him, and he took the opportunity to invite Ding Kui to come to Nanping County to start a newspaper.

Everyone knows that newspapers and magazines are Ding Kui's unique industry, unless they want to declare war with the Ding family, no one dares to run newspapers and magazines privately, even if it is a Confucian family magazine, they have to ask Ding Kui and publish it in the form of cooperation.

The weekly newspaper is good for Nanping County, which has developed border trade, and there are great business opportunities here, and the county guards who are interested in boosting the local economy pay great attention to it, which is one of the purposes of his visit to the border camp.

"It's not easy to start a weekly newspaper, there is a lot of preparation work and a lot of experienced manpower in the early stage, you have this idea, I support it, but it can't be done in a short time.

Of course, I can ask Yanhuang Publishing House to draw up a plan as soon as possible, planning to come over and start the "Nanping County Weekly", and then someone will contact the county guard, and you can tell the people below to pay attention. ”

Ding Kui's impression of Meng Luo has further changed, and he feels that this person has vision and courage, and is an official who is willing to do practical things for the local government.

"I would like to thank Master Ma in advance, and welcome Nanqiu County and Nanping County to strengthen trade. Monroe uttered something meaningful.

"Hehe, yes, both counties have border trade, we can learn from each other. Good ball! Ding Cai played well. Speaking of this, Ding Kui couldn't help but cheer loudly.

Monroe applauded along with the crowd on the sidelines.

Ding Cai seized a gap in the defense of the 744 team, forced a breakthrough with the ball, shook the goalkeeper and sent the ball into the goal.

"Great!" Fan Yuzhen waved her fist excitedly, and a piece of land instantly became vacant around her.

"It's too ruthless, Brother Cai is in a hurry to perform, this is to kick the 744 Brigade to death!" Xiao Yanding looked at the 744 Brigade next to him with sympathetic eyes.

The 743 Brigade is cavalry, and they do not need to participate in the competition for the right to use the crossbow, so they can watch the game in a more relaxed mood.

"Brother Cai, can you be merciful at your feet? I'll accompany you at night. Xie Luo couldn't kick but began to verbally attack.

", brother, it's not glass. Ding Cai slapped the air.

"Stupid! Fan Yuzhen, who was on the sidelines, was flushed.

Meng Luo waved his sleeves to sweep away the flying dust, and said, "Everyone is so excited, this scene is comparable to the knight competition, I think the knights' guild must be interested in football." ”

"Not to mention the Knight Guild," Zhang Dingyuan interjected beside him, "Samurai and archer training camps will also be of interest, you see, thin people can play football as long as they are flexible enough, and archers are more competent than samurai and knights in this regard." ”

"Well, that makes sense! I wonder if football can be promoted among the people?" Zhang Dingyuan reminded Mengluo and found that football has a certain mass base.

People in this world attach more importance to force, and the running and physical confrontation of the players on the field is the basis of martial arts, not to mention that there is a certain amount of ornamentation, and football should be recognized by many people.

Ding Kui spread his hands and said: "It is not easy to promote football.

One is the field problem, there is no football field anywhere else except us;

The second is the problem of ball, although football is not a product controlled by the military, but only in our battalion can do it;

Without solving these two problems, football cannot be promoted among the people. ”

Meng Luo was silent, seriously thinking about the question raised by Ding Kui, and after a while, said: "I don't think this land is complicated, find a slightly flat land, it can be built in a few days, there is a lot of wasteland outside the city, it should not be difficult to find." The problem is this football, I don't know how much it costs?"

"The material is quite simple, the key is to ask the magician to help inflat, I can let the craftsman make a semi-finished product, about two silver coins in market value, you go to the magician to inflate it yourself, it's hard to say how much it will cost." Ding Kui did not quote a high price.

Monroe asked, "How much do you spend to get the magicians in the camp to inflate?"

"Hehe, this is a military camp, no one bargains with my military order, as long as it is for the army, the magician does not charge money. ”

"I see! Two silver coins are not expensive, I will discuss with the Magic Guild when I go back, and if the price is right, I will send someone to buy the semi-finished product. Monroe knew it.

It's easy to inflate a soccer ball, it's better to charge ten than to cast a level 1 magic, that's something that a trainee magician can do, and the price of hiring a trainee magician is not that high.

"Hehe, if Lord Meng can solve the problem of the field and the ball, I can help you, the border camp regularly sends people to various cities to guide the people to learn football for free. Ding Kui helped Meng Luo make up his mind.

The military activities of the border battalion were reduced, and he had ample manpower to draw from.

Meng Luo is very happy, so that there is no need to send people to study here in Ding Kui, and a group of manpower can be saved, which is also an expense.

The game on the field followed the 90-minute format of the earth, and the 751 team defeated the 744 team 4:1 cleanly, of which Ding Cai won three yuan and almost single-handedly defeated Xiao Yanding's team.

Meng Luo served as the guest of honor at Ding Kui's insistence, presented a pennant to Fan Yuzhen, and then embarked on the return journey with a beautiful mood.

This time he went to the border camp to achieve the goal he wanted to achieve, he was full of harvest, and he was more confident that the prosperity of Nanping County would be restored as soon as possible.

"My lord, my lord!" Xiao Yanding quickly ran to Ding Kui's side.

"Huh?" Ding Kui had just sent Meng Luo away, ready to return to the camp.

"Uh, this, my subordinates have a suggestion, can those troops who don't use crossbows form teams to participate in football matches?" Xiao Yanding was a little nervous under Ding Kui's disdain.

"Captain Fan!" Ding Kui beckoned to Fan Yuzhen, who was pretending to be casual in the distance, "Come here." ”

Xiao Yanding shrunk his neck when he saw this.

Fan Yuzhen walked over with a twist and asked, "What do you command?"