Chapter 689: 2 Consecutive Wins in 0 Miles

Times create heroes, or do heroes create times? Opinions on this vary. However, in the vast historical process, it is an indisputable fact that a small moment changed the direction of the wheels that followed.

Why did the glorious Chinese civilization decline? When were the seeds of mediocrity and backwardness sown? Where is the historical turning point from prosperity to decline? Many people are looking for answers.

Some people think that the earliest time point is the Battle of Chibi. Because this war caused the Three Kingdoms to stand apart, the Central Plains dynasty was no longer able to suppress the northern nomads, so there was the "Five Husbands" that affected the next thousand years.

Some people believe that the turning point was in the Ming Dynasty, "Zhang Juzheng's One Whip Method". American historian Huang Renyu even believes that it will be later, and the fifteenth year of Wanli is the turning point in Chinese history.

Some people also blame Wang Anshi's reform in the Northern Song Dynasty. Without the chaos of the reform, there would be no subsequent party strife, and there would be no subsequent shame of Jingkang.

Many people believe that the starting point for the slow decline of Chinese agricultural civilization from its peak was the resignation of Zhang Jiuling during the Kaiyuan period of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Because after Zhang Jiuling, who strictly controlled the military governors of border towns, was demoted, his successor Li Linfu's seemingly high-pressure but actually contemptuous border town policy allowed An Lushan, who had ulterior motives, to dominate, and when he became powerful, it eventually led to the "Anshi Rebellion". After that, the peak glory of Chinese civilization was gone forever.

An Lushan was not originally named An, and he was not Han. He was originally "Kang" among the nine surnames of Zhaowu, and the nine surnames of Zhaowu were the nine major clans of the Sogdians.

During the Tang Dynasty, there was a country called Sogdia to the west of Congling and to the east of the West Sea. The people there were good at singing and dancing and were versatile. Because they admired the splendor of the Tang Dynasty, many Sogdians came to the Tang Dynasty. They brought grape wine and Hu Xuan dance to Chang'an City, as well as the smiling Hu Ji in wine shops everywhere.

Thousands of years passed by, and the Sogdians disappeared into history amid the fusion of nationalities, cultures and religions. Today Congling is called Pamir, and the West Sea has also been renamed Caspian Sea, which is the largest sea-marked lake in the world. And between them, the former Sogdian homeland, is Uzbekistan.

Samarkand is still there, but it is no longer the most important town in Central Asia. Today, the capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent, 300 kilometers northwest of Samarkand.

Zhuoyang wanted to find some historically interesting footprints in Tashkent, but was disappointed to find nothing. Compared with China, the countries here are very small. Less than 500 kilometers northwest of Tashkent is a small Kyrgyz city called Tokmak. More than a thousand years ago, it was the important town of the Protectorate of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, its name was "Zuiye", and it was the birthplace of the poet Li Bai.

Zhuoyang estimated that he would never go to Tokmak, a small 'village' with a population of less than 60,000 people, so he pretended to be in Tashkent to reminisce about the past glory of the Tang Dynasty. He can be so comfortable in this gray city,

It’s really because the competition is really not that difficult.

The top ten tournament is divided into five teams, with each team playing eight games in ten rounds. Now that the five rounds are over and halfway through the schedule, Uzbekistan has only won one draw, conceding 5 goals and scoring 1 goal, which has firmly placed it at the bottom of Group A. Such a dismal record has sapped the spirit of this team. In addition, last year's Asian Footballer Jeparov and former 'Blade Runner' Shatskikh were absent due to injuries. Uzbekistan even won the championship in November last year. It was a far cry from when Guangzhou lost to the Chinese team 0:3.

In the Cotton Farmers Stadium, although the Chinese team only won 1:0, Zhuo Yang, Shao Jiayi and Zheng firmly dominated the midfield, and the offensive and defensive rhythm was completely in the hands of the Chinese team. Although there are still many flaws in the lineup, the overall strength of the Chinese team has made great progress compared to the beginning of the top ten games. The team has gradually taken shape under the guidance of Jie Shuai.

As one goes and the other goes, it is natural for the Chinese team to completely suppress Uzbekistan in the away game. The reason why there are not many goals is that the direct attack power of the forward line is weak, and Zhuo Yang also followed Rijkaard's instructions and focused on the midfield operation. It would be good to win such a game and score as many goals as possible. Doesn't make much sense.

The midfield is the base of the Chinese team's strength, and it is also the only advantage that can compete with Japan and Australia. Instead of trying to make up for the weaknesses with half the effort, it is better to use strengths and avoid weaknesses to hone the midfield to the extreme.

Of Jieshuai's third line, only Li Weifeng may become a regular main force, and the other two are still being inspected in rotation. The four midfielders Zhuo Yang, Zheng, Shao Jiayi and Sun Hai can also be determined, and the other two positions cannot be fixed yet. In this game, Jieshuai used Sun Xiang and newcomer 22-year-old Rong Hao to start.

Rong Hao played as a full-back in the club, and Jie Shuai asked him to try out as a full-back in the national team. Originally, the two wings of the six midfielders had to attack forward and defend, and the full-back position was just forward. Rong Hao performed well in his first game, and it was he who won the victory in the second half.

The national team's midfielder also needs a player with pure defense, broad vision, and strong connection ability to completely liberate Zhuo Yang and Zheng's offensive power, allowing Zhuo Yang to become a free man in the midfield and maximize his abilities and role. The forward line is also in urgent need of someone who can break through dense defense and score goals.

These are all based on Asia's perspective. The World Cup is still far away, so don't think too much about it.

At the end of March and the beginning of April, there were two consecutive international match days. Zhuoyang and the national team left Tashkent, which was full of earthy yellow colors, and returned to Shanghai. Next, they will welcome the Bahrain team at Hongkou Stadium.

The Chinese team defeated Uzbekistan 1:0 in the most economical way. In the same round, the Japanese team also defeated Bahrain 1:0 in Yokohama. After six rounds, Japan is almost certain to qualify with 13 points with 4 wins, a draw and a loss. The Chinese team has 8 points with 2 wins, 2 draws and a loss. It is still open to question. Bahrain, which has only accumulated 4 points, wants to compete for the top spot. However, there is still hope of reaching the top three and qualifying for the play-offs. A battle with the Chinese team is the key to their hopes.

In fact, the Bahrain team is not weak. They often beat Saudi Arabia and Iran in West Asia. In November last year, when Zhuo Yang was absent at halftime, the Chinese team paid the price of five yellows and one red to narrowly maintain a draw.

The Bahrain team played very tenaciously in this game. The Chinese team took the lead twice but was equalized twice. In the 27th minute of the first half, Zhuo Yang assisted Shao Jia to open the scoring, and the 1:0 score remained until the end of the first half.

Just 4 minutes into the second half, Bahrain captain No. 10 Salimi equalized the score in a corner kick. Ten minutes later, Zhuoyang made consecutive breakthroughs and hit a shot from the corner of the penalty area to make the score 2:1. However, Huber equalized the score again in the 70th minute.

Without Zhuoyang, maybe China and Bahrain would change their current positions in this top ten competition. On the 8th, he cut inside to the top of the arc, and his left foot made a sharp arc directly into the upper corner of the goal. 3:2, the Chinese team won a very crucial victory. This 3 points basically guaranteed that they would at least qualify for the play-offs.

With such continuous games, the top ten games have come to an end, and the next round of competition will not start until June after the end of the entire European season. At that time, Zhuo Yang and his team will face the real opponents of Group A, Australia and Japan.

The day after the game, Zhuo Yang returned to Milan from Shanghai, and there was an important game waiting for him. There is someone in the game waiting to be destroyed by Zhuo Yang.