Hunter and Hussar

Chapter 70 Sakura Dandelion Old Enemy

Ye Ruiyang told me that being in the second year of junior high school is like reaching middle age, with the old and the young, the busiest career and the greatest work pressure.The first grade of junior high school is carefree, the third grade of junior high school only needs to concentrate on preparing for the senior high school entrance examination, and the students of the second grade of junior high school have the most major subjects, adding physics, and there are a total of eight subjects to be tested (although chemistry is still available in the third grade of junior high school, biogeography has already withdrawn. In fact, there are only seven courses outside the scope of the exam), and there are still many activities that require us to take the lead.

As expected, the pace of life in the second year of junior high school is much faster than that of the first year of junior high school.The two of us, together with Mi Le and Brother Chuan, signed up for the cram school at the school gate. Every Friday evening, we made up mathematics from 07:30 to 09:30 pm, and on Saturday mornings from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-], we made up physics.In fact, there is an English class on Saturday morning. We haven’t registered yet, maybe we will register in the third grade of junior high school. Anyway, we can’t sleep in on Saturday.

We are very happy.Ye Ruiyang also told me that A Fang is now in No. 54 Middle School, and he went to make up lessons on the first weekend of the first year of junior high school. He even made up Chinese and learned physics a year in advance.Looking at it this way, my first year of junior high school was "chic" for a year.

I was almost late for the first make-up class in the second year of junior high school. On Friday afternoon, I went to Beichuan Middle School with my coach to participate in the Mayor's Cup draw for the new season.The new president of the football club was finally decided, not me, but our manager Yue Yin.She was in charge of recruiting new posters, publicity, and promotion. That afternoon, she took everyone to distribute leaflets in the school.I'm really embarrassed to deal with other people, and I'm only responsible for wearing the armband during the game, which suits my heart.Ever since, Yue Yin became the boss of all of us, one level higher than Ye Ruiyang.He wasn't dissatisfied at all, after all, he was just the "Little Ye" that Boss Yue called.

This summer, the Mayor’s Cup Organizing Committee issued new requirements for the participating schools, requiring each school to submit a team badge of “Creativity, In-depth, Culture, and Design”, and the school’s school badge cannot be copied .Before the start of the lottery ceremony in the lecture hall of the defending champion Beichuan Middle School, the organizing committee displayed the team logos submitted by the 16 schools one by one.Everyone also showed their magical powers in the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, and the team logo they made was brilliant, no worse than some professional football teams.In the center of the team emblem of the defending champion is the Beichuan River that runs through the city. Beichuan River Athletic FC" (Beichuan River Athletic FC), presumably this is their official team name, much like some hidden professional team. The team logo in 54 is also eye-catching. In the middle of the pattern are three coyotes with different colors and expressions (their new captain Chen Yanba specially emphasized that they are not huskies during the introduction), and behind the wolves is a towering chimney with factory buildings. No. 54 High School is located in the Jiangbei Old Industrial Zone. This kind of content with local characteristics has been unanimously recognized by everyone.The remaining blank space of the team badge is dotted with pine tree patterns. Chen Yanba said that this shows the new concept of sustainable development of Jiangbei people, where industry and nature live in harmony.

As I was listening, suddenly someone patted me from behind, and when I looked back, it was actually Taotao.I didn't expect to meet again so soon.He greeted me and the coach and walked up to the podium.It turned out that he became the captain of the team directly after he transferred to Xinjian Middle School.Xinjian Middle School has become a branch school of No. [-] Middle School this semester, but in order to commemorate the past history, the team name is still "Xin Xin", the full name is "Jiangyuan No. [-] Middle School Branch New Team", and the team emblem is a small dandelion , but the stamens are drawn in the shape of a football.

The team logo that attracts me the most comes from Jieqi Middle School.According to the coach, Jie Qi was a very strong team before, but last year they had to withdraw from the Mayor's Cup due to insufficient numbers. This year, their recruitment was very successful and they made a comeback.Thinking about it this way, the group of seniors who are currently in the third year of junior high school are really regretful. They have wasted a year in vain. Now that the team has been successfully rebuilt, they have no qualifications for the competition.Hopefully they will be a little bit happier when they see the new crest, as its design stands out among the 16 schools.In the center of the pattern is a long mountain road, on the top of the mountain there is an antique temple, and there are towering pavilions behind the temple.Both sides of the mountain road are covered with colorful cherry blossoms. From the first stone steps with footballs at the foot of the mountain to the pavilion at the top, every stroke is carefully drawn.There are also eight beautiful characters below the team emblem: "Under the ancient temple, cherry blossoms are in full bloom".

The team emblem of Jieqi Middle School combines art and calligraphy, and there are indeed ancient temples and buildings with a thousand-year history outside their campus.Every spring, cherry blossoms bloom near Jieqi Middle School, and countless people welcome to enjoy the spring.At night, under the flashing street lights and the deep blue sky, the campus of Jieqi Middle School and the ancient temple and pavilion on the stone mountain are silent together, as if suspended in the soft fragrance of cherry blossoms, which can be called a city scene.The new team uniform of Jieqi Middle School is also quite good-looking, it is probably rose red, between the strong red and the elegant pink, dreamlike, not lacking in passion but also elegant, I couldn’t help taking a few photos photo.Afterwards, Ye Ruiyang looked at it and told me that there is a Sakura team in Osaka, Japan. The jersey is pink. It is a strong team in Japanese football. The well-known star Shinji Kagawa made his debut from the Osaka Sakura team.The color of their jerseys is indeed very similar to that of the Cherry Blossoms, which may be a reference.The design of the team logo is also very creative, with a lot of local elements, which is completely different from the Osaka team on the other side.

Our own team crest is no slouch either.Boss Yue and "Xiaoye" worked hard to design it. They not only asked for opinions from each of us, but also checked the school history, hoping to find some inspiration from the old papers.Ultimately, she settled on the literary agency's name, "Hunters and Hussars."The literature club is the club with the longest history in No. 16 Middle School, and it also has a certain reputation among the middle school literature clubs in the city, which is equivalent to a business card of our school.However, because "Hunter and Light Cavalry" was a bit long, Yue Yin shortened it to "Chaser Cavalry".She checked the information again and told us that this branch of arms existed in history.It was first born in France. If you want to become a hunting cavalry, you must have superb riding skills, and you must be able to use muskets and sabers.The Chasseurs were the main force of the French light cavalry during the Napoleon period. They conquered east and west and made outstanding achievements.It is said that the uniform of the Chasseurs was Napoleon's favorite costume, and a generation of heroes even murmured the name of this unit before their death.Later, Russia also formed the Chasseur Troop, whose commander was the famous General Kutuzov, a hero who made great contributions in the war to defend the motherland. Tolstoy wrote in his masterpiece "War and Peace" His confrontation with Napoleon.After hearing Yue Yin's "flicker", everyone seemed to think that Chaser was a good name.After several nights of typing on the computer, Boss Yue and "Xiaoye" drew the hero image on the team emblem.He was riding a white horse, wearing a simple and close-fitting leather jacket, and a velvet cap of a northern Chinese hunter on his head. He was galloping forward with a double-barreled shotgun in his hand.This light and brave image jumps out of the football-shaped badge, and the lower part of the badge is inlaid in the middle of the neat city wall.Coincidentally with Beichuan, everyone thought of the city's famous ancient city wall when designing the team logo.To be honest, I really admire those students who can skillfully use computer technology.Today's [-] team logos are all designed by junior high school students themselves. Although many teachers feel that the current students are "not as good as one class", our predecessors may not have such imagination and technical ability.

"As the so-called combination of Chinese and Western, learn from others' strengths. The team emblem of No. [-] Middle School not only reflects our international vision, but also pays great attention to local spirit, realizing the integration of traditional history and culture with world's excellent culture. In addition, the hunters who went to the battlefield and the impregnable city wall It embodies the football concept of the No. [-] middle school team with offense and defense, and defense with offense..."

It's not easy to hold back my laughter and read the nonsense that Ye Ruiyang wrote to me seriously on stage, but I'm the captain now, so I have to work hard to be more serious.

After the release of the new team logo, there was a tense draw ceremony.The draw of the Mayor's Cup is quite professional. According to the results of the past three years, the 16 teams are divided into 4 pots, and one team is drawn from each pot to form a group. Weak teams provide a chance to qualify.Last year, as the third-tier team, we were divided into the "death group" with Beichuan Middle School and Science and Technology High School. Fortunately, we qualified undefeated and reached the semi-finals, and our points rose sharply.It's a pity that we didn't make it to the finals. Counting the results of the past three years, we were just behind Xiling Middle School, ranked fifth, and fell into the second tier.However, according to the coach, no matter who the opponent is, as long as we play with one heart and one mind, it is a matter of course for us to qualify for the group stage.

The captains of the teams in the fourth tier came to the stage first to draw out the positions of the first tier teams.Tao Tao represented the new team and drew foreign schools to Group A, the defending champion Beichuan was in Group D, 54 China and Xizhong were in Groups B and C respectively.Then the captain of the third tier draws the team from the second tier. We were the first to be drawn out and placed in Group A.The coach didn't show any expression, and I couldn't help beating my heart.Only a few months later, we will meet another school in a competition.

Just as I was thinking, Ah Hua suddenly lifted my hat from behind.

"It's time to meet again, please give me your advice." When he said this, the coach and I both laughed.

"Okay, you can't beat us this time," I responded.

Before the words were finished, the host invited the captain of the second-tier team to come on stage to draw the third-tier team.Both the coach and Ahua patted me, and Ahua told me to be angry with the opponent and draw a good lottery.It seems that everyone doesn't want to meet too strong opponents in the group stage.

However, the result made me gasp—Jieqi Middle School entered Group A.The coach just said that Jie Qi might be the strongest team in the third tier.And the last opponent in Group A soon surfaced, which happened to be a branch school of No. [-] Middle School.It would be a special thing to meet Taotao in the group stage, but I don't know what level Xinjian is, it would be good if it is similar to Experimental Middle School.But judging from the coach's face, this opponent is definitely not that easy to deal with.

Have we drawn a worse pick than last year?On the way back, I wanted to ask but didn’t dare to ask. On the contrary, the coach told me before leaving that as the captain, don’t make everyone too nervous when telling the players about the result of the lottery. A strong team, no opponent would want to take the initiative to meet us.After rushing to the cram school to finish the class, I did tell my friends the same way.Ye Ruiyang smiled helplessly after hearing this, and said that we are indeed the strongest team in the second tier, but we also drew the strongest opponents in other tiers, probably the deadliest death group in the history of the Mayor's Cup.He didn't forget to give me a hand and asked me if I didn't wash my hands when I went to the toilet before the lottery.Miller pushed him hard.Good push, I am usually the most hygienic, and I am especially afraid that someone will say that I am not clean.

"So how are you recruiting new recruits today? Can I still hold my country?"

Ye Ruiyang and Brother Chuan sent me and Mi Le to the school gate.Before leaving, I asked a question.

"Come on, isn't he the captain? You really think of yourself as someone! Jiangshan belongs to Boss Yue." Ye Ruiyang smiled.

"What? Do you still think you are the boss? Our boss is now Ke Ke." Mi Le stuck out his tongue at him, "You have retired with honor."

"Hmph, so what? Isn't Ke Ke still two months younger than me? I'm still the oldest without counting his older sister."

"Look at this guy's bullshit look. When recruiting new recruits today, he almost said that he is the captain." Brother Chuan pointed at Ye Ruiyang and said, "What is this called? A fox pretends to be a tiger!"

As soon as the words fell, Ye Ruiyang picked up his schoolbag and "chased" him.Mi Le and I watched them running away under the street lamp.Although we were busy chasing each other, we still heard them shouting "see you tomorrow" to us from a distance.Yes, I have to get up for class again tomorrow morning.

"Actually, our recruitment failed today. We didn't recruit ten people, but Yue Yin and Ye Ruiyang have worked very hard and even called the band to cheer us on. Mu Zheng is not here today, so Xuexue can only play alone. But he played very poorly, he played a few wrong notes at the beginning, and didn't attract many people. There have never been so many mistakes before." Mi Le shrugged, and his shadow was stretched by the street lamps.

Mi Le has grown taller, it should be nearly 1.6 meters, but the length of the shadow still does not match his figure.

"It's okay. It's fine with you. We can finally start together. I've been waiting for a year." I put my hand on his shoulder lightly, "I think you will score."

"Isn't that right?" Mi Le gestured his thumbs to himself, and then told me that on the day of the game, he wanted to help me wear the captain's armband.Of course I'd love to.

"Are there any good ones among the new players?"

"There is no trial training yet, I just registered my name. However, there is a junior who should be very strong. He is a foreigner from Australia. Ye Ruiyang chatted with him in English for a while, and he said that he kicked on the left side. Anyone can play from fullback to winger. We also have 'foreign aid' like Beichuan."

"Really?" My eyes lit up when I heard this, "What's his name?"

"His name is very, very long. We couldn't pronounce it after writing it for a long time. It didn't sound like English. Later, he spoke in Chinese, so we just called him Luka. His eyes are very beautiful, green and super clean. "

Your eyes are also very clean.I am embarrassed to say.He told me about Luca for a while, and Ye Ruiyang said that he had stayed in many countries, usually after living in one or two years and then changing countries.It sounds like I have traveled to many places, but in fact many countries are quite small in size, and there is frequent movement of people between them. Crossing a country may be similar to our crossing a province.Luca's stay in another country is probably the same as Mi Le's stay in another province.However, crossing from Australia to New Zealand and crossing to China are two concepts. Not only do you have to travel across the ocean, but you also have to adapt to new cultures and lifestyles.Fortunately, there is football, I believe we can find a common language.

first round match
Jieqi Middle School VS Jiangyuan No. [-] Middle School

Jiangyuan Foreign School VS Xinxin Middle School
Jiangyuan City Mayor Cup Football League (Junior High School Group) Group Stage Standings (Group A)
Jiangyuan foreign school has 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 loss, scored 0 goals, conceded 0 goals, won by 0 goals, and accumulated 0 points

Jiangyuan Yizhong has 0 wins, 0 draw and 0 losses, scored 0 goals, conceded 0 goals, scored 0 goal, and accumulated 0 points

Jieqi Middle School has 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 loss, scored 0 goals, conceded 0 goals, scored 0 goals, and accumulated 0 points

Xinxin Middle School has 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses, 0 goals scored, 0 goals conceded, 0 goal difference, 0 points accumulated

(End of this chapter)