The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

In New China, China’s national sport is table tennis.

In the Republic of China, China's national sport was football.

From the 1920s to the 1940s, China's football level represented the football level in Asia. It may be difficult for later generations of Chinese people to imagine it, but the real situation is like this.

From 1923 to the outbreak of the all-out Anti-Japanese War, as long as the Chinese team participated in the football matches of the Far Eastern Games, they would win the championship every time. It can be said that they beat Japan up.

The core leader of the Chinese football team is Li Huitang. He was elected secretary-general of the Asian Football Confederation in 1954, vice-president of FIFA in 1965, and vice-president of the Asian Football Confederation and the World Football Association in 1966. In the selection of the German "Global Football Magazine" in 1976, Li Huitang was ranked as the "World's Five Football Kings" with Pele, Beckenbauer, Di Stefano and Puskas with 1860 goals.

At this time in China, Li Huitang was recognized as the "King of Football" and was called the "King of Football in the Far East" by Japan. There are also good people who made up a jingle: to watch the theater, watch Mei Lanfang, and to watch football, watch Li Huitang.

In the historical 1936 Berlin Olympics, Wang Zhengting did not participate, and the real leader was Li Huitang.

In order to raise funds for the Olympic team members, Li Huitang took the football team to set off more than two months in advance, relying on ticket sales from games along the way to raise funds. They played all the way from China to Germany, playing a total of 27 games and achieving good results of 23 wins and 4 draws. They lived frugally and went through all kinds of hardships to come to Berlin, and finally saved enough Olympic funds for Chinese athletes.

However, due to fighting all the way, Li Huitang and the football players were exhausted. They lost to the United Kingdom with a score of 0:2 in the Olympic Games and were eliminated in the first round.

This is a respectable athlete who single-handedly supported China's trip to the Berlin Olympics.

Although defeated, it is still glorious.

Well, we have to mention Alan Tam’s father. Historically, Tan Jiangbai was the deputy leader of the Chinese Olympic delegation.

In addition, the Chinese martial arts performers are also worthy of praise. While football players raise money through competitions, martial arts players also make money by performing in China. Historically, China was able to send 69 athletes to the Berlin Olympics, and the athletes had to find ways to get the money themselves.

Although the Nanjing government also provided funds, it was exploited at all levels, and very little reached the hands of the athletes. Even the little money was enough to buy boat tickets.

Now with Zhou Hexuan's funding, football players finally don't have to work too hard anymore. Not only can he come to Germany to train and adapt in advance, but he can also play exchange games with German teams. Not to mention winning Olympic medals, at least he will not be eliminated in the first round.

The Chinese team currently playing a friendly match is a local team from Berlin, probably ranked among the top ten in Germany.

There was light rain in the sky, and the opponent was China. There were not many spectators at the scene. There were only more than 1,000 people watching, and they were sparsely sitting in the auditorium.

The members of the German football team did not take the Chinese team seriously at all. If Zhou Hexuan had not asked someone to arrange the match, these Germans would probably refuse to play with the Chinese team.

The German team kicked off first, kicked the ball out like a walk, and then slowly headed towards the Chinese team's gate. "Flying General" Ye Beihua ran away, intercepted the ball with one kick and passed it vigorously. "Tan Bongtou" Tan Jiangbai jumped hard, caught the ball accurately with his head, and then passed it to Li Huitang in the frontcourt.

Li Huitang was not in a hurry after receiving the ball. It wasn't until the German team's midfielder stepped forward to press him that he suddenly accelerated and easily made a pass through his crotch. The German team's defender also rushed up, and Li Huitang easily solved the problem with another man-ball pass, and then fired a powerful volley from 30 meters.

World wave!

The German goalkeeper had no time to react. He jumped subconsciously and successfully blocked the path of the football with half of his hand.

But it was useless. Although the direction of the football was changed, it still flew quickly towards the corner of the net.

The ball went in, and within two minutes of the opening, the Chinese team was already in the lead.

The German goalkeeper stood up in confusion, shook his numb and sore right hand and said to himself: "The Chinese monkey is so powerful!"

Li Huitang is a pervert who once broke the net.

"nice shot!"

Zhou Hexuan suddenly stood up and clapped his hands. After watching this game, he would take his wife back to his country to move.

Zhang Leyi was a little more reserved and just stood up to applaud. Yu Peichen and Sun Yongzhen had already started shouting and cheering.

The audience booed and it seemed that the German fans were unhappy.

However, the German players on the field began to pay attention, and were not as lax as they were at the beginning, and became more active in fighting and running.

14 minutes into the game, Ye Beihua received a pass from his teammate and penetrated the midfield like a bolt of lightning. The German players who tried to stop him simply couldn't catch up. He was worthy of being called the "Flying General".

Soon it was Li Huitang who received the pass again, and this time his performance was even more exciting. He passed three people and scored straight into the net, and finally he dribbled the ball into the net together.

The faces of the German players were all darkened. Although they were not a top team, they were still ranked high in their own country, and they were beaten 2:0 in less than 15 minutes. If the first goal can be explained by luck, the second goal fully reflects the strength. The bones of this Chinese team are very hard.

Finally, the German players showed their true skills, and Li Huitang was given special attention, with two players marking him at any time and anywhere.

However, it was still in vain. Until the midfield whistle sounded, the Chinese team had already scored 3:0. Li Huitang directly performed a hat trick, which made the audience boos louder and louder.

Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but said to the coach: "Well, let's save some face with others and at least let others score a goal."

The coach of the Chinese Olympic football team is named Yan Chengkun. He doesn’t understand anything and can only be considered a fan at best. But he was rich and used his titles as Chairman of the South China Sports Association and Prime Minister of the Hong Kong China Bus Company to get the coaching position through bribery and sponsorship.

The real coach of the football team is captain Li Huitang.

Hearing what Zhou Hexuan said, Yan Chengkun quickly ran to Li Huitang who was drinking water and said: "Guangliang, Mr. Zhou asked you to let go. After all, this is a friendly match. Don't let the German friends lose too ugly."

"Okay, let them score three goals in the second half." Li Huitang showed a bright smile. It was obvious that this was not their first time to play a free game.

The Far East ball king was still very impressive. He conceded three goals. It was not until the last 10 minutes that the Chinese team secured the victory with a 4:3 advantage.

After the game, the German captain came over to shake hands. He was obviously completely convinced and knew that the Chinese team was letting off steam. The other party even asked for Li Huitang's jersey and autograph, saying that he wanted to take it back and treasure it.

Li Huitang came to Zhou Hexuan shirtless, scratched his head and said: "Mr. Zhou, can you arrange a stronger opponent for us, otherwise it will be boring to fight."

"Okay, no problem at all." Zhou Hexuan laughed.

As a Chinese who has traveled through time in the 21st century, has Zhou Hexuan never seen Chinese football so awesome? It is indeed worthy of being China’s national sport.

Germany does not have a dedicated Ministry of Sports. Sports work is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior. After Hitler attached great importance to sports, the exclusive agency was renamed the "Reich Sports Bureau". Zhou Hexuan met with the director of the Imperial Sports Bureau two days ago, and it was easy for him to arrange a few decent friendly matches.

Li Huitang suddenly said shyly: "Mr. Zhou, I only brought three sets of football uniforms. I just gave one to the Germans. I'm afraid I can't change the rest. Can you..."

Our Mr. Zhou was still very arrogant and waved: "All team members, five sets each. I have plenty of money. You are only responsible for kicking the ball well, and I will take care of the rest!"

"Thank you then." Li Huitang said cheerfully.