Chapter 35: Defeat Liu Zhao

Everyone was stunned now, including Liu Zhao, because as long as I was not blind, everyone could see that I had the advantage at this moment. If I continue to compete, Liu Zhao would definitely lose. Even if he can maintain such good luck in the front in this round, he shot one by one at the back. His shot made people frightened. He almost failed to make the first goal many times. My psychological stability and shooting percentage can only be described as horror, so the person who drags behind and loses is definitely Liu Zhao.

Sun Yuanchao looked confused, and he looked at me and asked:

"A row leader, are you sure?"

I nodded without hesitation, and Sun Yuanchao turned to ask Liu Zhao:

"Team leader, what about you? Do you agree?"

Liu Zhao stared at my eyes for a while, then turned around and said, "Company Commander, I agree not to compete, but I lost this game! Platoon Commander Lu is so generous, I can't take advantage of it. If you lose, you lose!"

Sun Yuanchao praised loudly: "Okay! It's a man! I announce that Comrade Lu Changfeng won the first contest! Everyone quarrels!"

The soldiers immediately applauded enthusiastically. Although the veterans who had a good relationship with Liu Zhao were also applauding, the expressions on their faces were always a little unnatural. Their idol was defeated by a student official so much, which had a great impact on their psychology. Moreover, they didn't like me at the beginning, until my move became more and more stable and more accurate, they began to worry about Liu Zhao. However, Liu Zhao gave up so much, and many people still felt unacceptable.

I couldn't have thought that Liu Zhao would do this. Before, Liu Zhao gave me the impression that he was a very strong-willed person and was not very broad-minded. It seemed that he could not make a conclusion about a person too early, especially a soldier with personality.

I walked up to Liu Zhao and said, "Team Leader, how to compare the next game, you can decide!"

Liu Zhao nodded. I knew he would definitely not be convinced, so he simply let him choose. It would be better to compare whatever he likes. Liu Zhao thought about it and said:

"Let's fight alone! One person attacks, one person defends, successfully breaks through within 30 seconds or enters the three-second zone. If the ball enters, the attacking side wins, otherwise the defense team wins, each person attacks and defenses three times each. How about it?"

Without thinking, I nodded and said:

"No problem, just follow what you said! Let's start this time! You attack and I defend!"

After saying that, I looked at Sun Yuanchao, Sun Yuanchao nodded and said:

"Okay! You guys are ready, and the game will begin after I blow the whistle!"

Liu Zhao took the basketball and dribbled on the spot slowly, while I stared at him intently. I knew I had never played basketball. I was at the worst in such a game. A master like him could deceive me in countless ways. However, I have watched some basketball games and have some understanding of some fake moves. Moreover, after practicing the Longteng mental method, my reaction ability must be much higher than that of ordinary people. These should make up for my own shortcomings.

Sun Yuanchao's whistle sounded, and at the same time, Liu Zhao also moved. He dribbled the ball and moved sideways, not in a hurry to attack. I opened my arms to seal her way forward, and I was not in a hurry to go up and press. Anyway, the attacking side was limited by time, so I was not in a hurry. And if I went up and pressed rashly, Liu Zhao's level would likely break through me immediately.

Seeing that I didn't move forward, Liu Zhao took a step forward and made a stance to force a breakthrough. I lowered my head and stared at his feet, paying attention to his steps. He took a step forward with his right foot, suddenly turned around, leaning against me with his body, and then he immediately turned around again, trying to go around me, I quickly took a step back to the right and blocked his way forward. Liu Zhao quickly turned left, taking advantage of the moment when the center of gravity was unstable after I moved, and then quickly jumped around me, and the ball entered. In just a few seconds, I lost the first round of competition, and lost because of inexperience. The soldiers all cheered for Liu Zhao's wonderful performance, especially the veterans, whose faces began to fly again.

After Liu Zhao won me one round, he did not show any joy. He just threw the ball to me and signaled to continue. I took the ball to my hand and thought to myself: It is not difficult to throw the ball in. The difficulty lies in breaking through Liu Zhao's defense. He has such rich experience, so how easy is to break through him!

In fact, one-on-one breakthroughs focus on a center of gravity. A master of dribbling can even shake his opponent to the ground through dazzling movements.

After the whistle sounded, I was slowly driving the ball, recalling the dribbling movements of the stars when they watched the football matches before, and the scene of their breakthrough. At this time, Liu Zhao saw that my eyes were blurred and a little absent-minded. He suddenly stepped up and reached out to take away the ball from my hand. Maybe he knew that I had no practical experience through a round of competition, so he came up fiercely, just to make mistakes while I was distracted.

But how could I make such a low-level mistake? I was thinking about how to break through him just now. I didn't expect that he would push himself up, so it would be much easier. A look of panic appeared on my face. Just as Liu Zhao's hand touched the ball, my wrist used a clever force, and the ball slid lightly from Liu Zhao's fingertips. My left hand tweaked the ball behind Liu Zhao, using my explosive power. Before he could turn around, I quickly bypassed him and re-controlled the ball. At this time, he had already caught up from behind, but the front of me was already flat. I chuckled slightly, and did not rush to shoot, but quickly brought the ball to the basket, while Liu Zhao was suppressed by me.

I secretly used Longteng's mind technique, vented my feet, and jumped up with all my strength. At this moment, I even felt a whirring sound of wind in my ears. At that time, I grabbed the basket with one hand and swung the basketball hard in with the other. When I jumped down, the whole audience was silent, only the basket was still trembling gently. The basketball fell to the ground, and the sound of the collision with the ground seemed very harsh. After a long time, there was extremely warm applause from the field. They witnessed a person of 1.75 meters so passionately dunked! How could it be that they were not excited! Sun Yuanchao was more excited and blushed with excitement.

Liu Zhao's face turned pale. He walked over slowly, picked up the basketball, walked to the court and said to me:

"Plane leader Lu, you are very awesome! But the game is not over yet, we are just tied now!"

I nodded gently and said:

"It's your turn to attack. Squad Leader, you are also very strong!"

After saying that, I stood near the three-point line again and prepared to defend. Sun Yuanchao had just recovered from his excitement. Seeing that the two of us were ready again, he quickly blew the whistle.

This time, Liu Zhao did not hesitate and rushed towards me with the ball. I stood at the position. When he arrived in front of me, I stretched out my hand and wanted to intercept the ball. Originally, I had calculated the position, just like my hand was waiting for the ball. Unexpectedly, Liu Zhao was just a fake move. At the moment I took action, he suddenly dribbled the ball down and handed the ball to his left hand. I leaned on him tightly to prevent him from breaking through me like last time.

This kind of defense made me very difficult because Liu Zhao's fake moves can be said to be endless and very realistic. I knew that if this continues, it would not take thirty seconds to break through me. Suddenly, a light of inspiration flashed in my mind, and an idea surged in my heart. I began to slowly retreat, as if I was exhausted and overwhelmed.

Liu Zhao really felt it. He turned his back to me and started dribbling while backing. Soon, I retreated to the three-second zone. Almost both of us stood at the basket. I already knew what Liu Zhao would do next. Because we just agreed that we could shoot by breaking through the opponent or successfully breaking into the three-second zone.

Sure enough, he suddenly arched back, then took half a step forward, turned around quickly, and a beautiful backward shot, the basketball rotated at high speed toward the basket. I was prepared for it, and before the ball reached its highest point, a beautiful block shot hit the ball out of the bottom line! According to the rules, I won.

The soldiers off the field were even more excited. Maybe they might not be able to see such wonderful confrontations when watching the game. Moreover, I am a new cadre, and everyone is full of curiosity about me. Today, my eye-catching performance naturally won the applause of the soldiers. The soldiers are all very simple. As long as you show your shining side, they will never be stingy with their praise.

Liu Zhao patted his head in annoyance. Obviously he was not satisfied with his performance, but he quickly cheered up and said to me:

"Platform Commander Lu, come on!"

I nodded and said, "Team leader, be careful to accept the call!"

After three rounds of confrontation, I felt a little bit when I dribbled. The ability to control the ball was much better than at the beginning. This round, I had already figured out how to attack.

As soon as the whistle sounded, I took the ball to Liu Zhao and I saw a hint of undetectable joy on his face. It seemed that he also wanted me to attack, so there would be more opportunities to attack. I rushed to Liu Zhao at a fast speed, and then stopped urgently. At this time, Liu Zhao had already seen the ball and took a big step to block my forward route. At the same time, he reached out to try to knock out the basketball within my control. I didn't want to move forward at all. When I stopped, I guessed Liu Zhao's actions, so I turned around and let Liu Zhao steal a piece of space. This time I became my leaning against Liu Zhao.

From the third round of the match, I suddenly thought that as long as I lean on him and protect the ball well, he should not be attacked from behind, with my physical strength, I can easily slowly reach the three-second zone.

Sure enough, I leaned back suddenly and used a little bit of true energy. Liu Zhao was immediately hit and took a step back. I took a step back. I took a step back twice. Liu Zhao immediately knew my intention and tried to hold me up. But it was too late. I saw that my feet were already in the three-second zone. I leaned back suddenly, then hugged the ball and turned around to make a jump shot. The action was exactly the same as Liu Zhao's shot just now, but my ball was obviously planned for a long time, so the arc was very weird, a bit like when Liu Zhao compared the shots. The parabola was very curved, so although Liu Zhao jumped up desperately, he still didn't touch the ball.

Since I took action in a hurry just now, the accuracy is not as accurate as before. However, after playing the board, the basketball obediently got into the basket! Three to one!

In the next round, Liu Zhao attacked. If he still failed, there was no need to compete in the last round. After Liu Zhao got the ball, he was much more cautious. My block made him dare not attack rashly. However, it was only thirty seconds, and he would lose if he didn't attack, so he hesitated for a few seconds and decided to dribble the ball and break through.

In the face of his series of dazzling false moves, I was not moved at all, but just blocked his way forward, and at the same time paid attention to the pace under his feet. Thirty seconds were about to pass quickly, but he still did not move forward. In the end, he took the risk and forced the ball to break through. However, at this moment, he was already restless. I was ready and easily cut the ball off, four to one! There were waves of warm applause from the field.

After Liu Zhao lost the ball, he was not as angry as I imagined. He walked up to me and said to me lightly:

"Lu Pao! You played very well! I have lost a long time ago. Since your dunk, I have lost a lot of momentum!"

I noticed that he called me "Lu Platoon". Although this is an abbreviation that does not comply with the regulations, generally speaking, if the soldiers are willing to call you like this, it is considered to be an admission that you, the platoon leader.

I smiled and said to him, "Team Leader, your football skills are definitely above me. I can beat you, and there are a lot of luck in it!"

At this time, Sun Yuanchao came over and said:

"You two boys don't just flatter each other! They are both amazing! In the past, the soldiers regarded Liu Zhao as their idols, but I guess from today on, the 'star-chasing tribes' will be split into two factions, haha!"

After a contest, even Sun Yuanchao seemed to be so naive to me. Before the game, he called me Xiao Lu, Lu, platoon leader or platoon leader, and now he also called me "boy" and even joked with me. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart that the relationship between the officers and soldiers of the grassroots troops was really simple. As long as I could truly integrate into this group and treat everyone sincerely, no one would reject me.

Liu Zhao smiled faintly and said to me:

"Land platoon, I'm looking forward to your performance on the training ground. I haven't met an opponent for a long time!"
Chapter completed!