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hello everyone, i am sister xia.

i don't play football or watch it, and i've long been immune to the chinese national football team's defeats, but this time the 0:7 loss to japan was still shocking.

looking back at history, the chinese national football team has not always been so bad. they once dominated asia and were glorious and dazzling.

from 1915 to 1935, the chinese football team won nine consecutive far eastern games, and beating japan was a piece of cake.

at that time, the chinese national football team was working, studying, fighting against the japanese, and playing football at the same time.

even when the chinese athletes' delegation went to the first berlin olympics, their travel expenses were paid by the national football team.

at that time, the national football team not only had to represent the football team, but also often had to represent volleyball and basketball, making them the well-deserved chinese dream team.

although there are records of cuju as early as in "records of the grand historian", the emergence of football in china should be after the failure of the first opium war.

china opened its ports to foreign trade, and foreigners and foreign goods came in. wherever westerners went, there was the shadow of football.

first, it went to the southeast coast including hong kong, macao, shanghai, fuzhou, and then entered the inland areas.

at first, it was played by foreigners and watched by chinese. gradually, fashionable chinese also started to play it. they wore the same sportswear as the foreigners, the only difference was that they had long braids on their heads.

they were called the braided football team.

the pigtail football team of st. john's university in shanghai was established as early as 1901. the nanyang public school in shanghai also established the nanyang public school football team. the two are known as the two heroes of shanghai.

at that time, chinese were not allowed to participate in domestic football leagues and cup competitions. these national team players could only play "field football" and had no experience in major competitions.

on february 15, 1913, the chinese team participated in the far eastern games for the first time, and the national football team made its debut in an international a-level football match.

they faced the host philippines team at the rizal memorial stadium in the philippines. tang fuyang scored a goal in the first half, but due to lack of physical strength, the chinese national team lost to the philippines 1:2 and finished second.

but then, from 1915 to 1934, in the nine far eastern games in 20 years, the chinese national football team won nine consecutive championships, dominating the asian football scene.

they even swept their arch-rival japan team many times in the competition, allowing the chinese people to hold their heads high in those difficult years when the country was weak and the people were poor.

in 1917, at the shibaura stadium in tokyo, japan, the chinese national football team, in front of the crown prince of japan and tens of thousands of japanese spectators, swept japan, which was making its first international appearance, 5-0.

in 1921, at the hongkou park football stadium in shanghai, the chinese national football team defeated japan 4-0 and won the championship again.

in 1927, the 8th far eastern games football event kicked off at the shanghai zhonghua football stadium.

the first match was between china and japan. the strength of the japanese team has been significantly improved this time, and the chinese national team was missing four absolute main players: li huitang, liang yutang, feng jingxiang and dai linjing.

but under the leadership of sun jinshun and goalkeeper bao jiaping, the chinese national football team quickly stabilized their position and once again defeated the japanese team with a score of 5:1, leaving them helpless.

the 9th far eastern games was postponed to 1930 and held in tokyo, japan. in order to keep pace with the olympic games, the organizing committee also stipulated that it would be held every four years thereafter.

four players including the main goalkeeper bao jiaping were unable to participate in the chinese national football team's expedition to japan, while main striker li huitang was unable to play in the game despite barely making the trip due to an ankle injury.

in order to get rid of "sinophobia", the japanese team prepared for a whole year, and all of japan vowed to win the championship.

the china-japan showdown this year was the most exciting game in the history of the far eastern games. 36,000 spectators flocked to the meiji jingu gaien stadium, and even the president of the event, prince chichibu of japan, and his wife were present in person.

after the start of the game, the japanese team immediately launched a fierce offensive. the chinese national team withstood the huge pressure and changed its formation to equalize the score three times. after 90 minutes, the two sides shook hands and made peace with a score of 3:3.

according to the rules of the game, a 30-minute overtime was required, but the japanese side was afraid of a backlash from the chinese national team and insisted that the game was over.

china and japan tied for the championship, marking the only time in the history of the far eastern games that a championship was tied.

in 1934, the 10th far eastern games, which was also the last far eastern games, was held at the rizal memorial stadium in manila, philippines.

six main players of the chinese national football team were absent from the match. the main left midfielder chen zhenhe was absent because of his flight studies at the guangdong aviation school, and his position was replaced by his younger brother chen zhenxiang.

the main right inside forward sun jinshun was also unable to participate because the import and export company he worked for did not allow him to participate. at that time, the national football team was composed of amateur players, who were usually either students or employees.

even li huitang, who is known as the "asian football king", has to work three jobs in insurance companies, security companies and other units to support his family.

in the first match, the chinese national football team faced the host philippines team. the philippines team played savagely throughout the game, taking advantage of the home court. many chinese players were injured, but the chinese national football team still won 2:0.

the finale of the far eastern games was once again staged between china and japan.

this was the first time that the chinese national football team faced the japanese team in an international a-level competition after the fall of the three northeastern provinces. before the game, the passionate men of the national football team shouted that they must defeat the japanese team and avenge their fellow countrymen in the northeast.

in the first half, the chinese national team led 2:0. in the second half, both sides scored one goal each. just when everyone thought that the chinese national team had won the game, unexpectedly, right-back li tiansheng made a big tackle and was sent off. the japanese team took this opportunity to score two goals in a row to equalize the score.

after that, the chinese national team launched a massive attack, forcing the japanese defender to block the ball with his hands. li huitang withstood the pressure and scored the penalty with his left foot.

finally, the chinese national football team defeated japan 4:3 and won china's ninth consecutive championship.

after winning the championship, the chinese men's football team did not leave the field. instead, all the players walked to the center circle of the field and held up a banner that read "resolutely boycott the participation of the puppet manchukuo."

it turned out that japan planned to allow the puppet state of manchukuo to join the games, but china firmly resisted and even withdrew in protest.

the overseas chinese who witnessed this scene shed tears of excitement.

however, the next day, japan and the philippines announced the disbanding of the far eastern games. the far eastern games withdrew from the stage of history, but the legend of the chinese national football team continued.

in 1936, due to the close friendly relations between china and germany, the national government decided to send the first large-scale sports delegation to participate in the berlin olympics.

chiang kai-shek specially allocated 170,000 yuan as competition funds. however, the ministry of education controlled by the cc faction forced dozens of people to accompany the delegation in the name of "european seven-nation sports delegation", resulting in a serious shortage of funds.

in the end, the trip was barely made possible with the help of a "donation" of 50,000 yuan from various dignitaries.

however, this budget of 220,000 yuan does not include the participation expenses of the chinese football team.

the chinese national football team, led by "asian football king" li huitang, had to set out two months in advance, passing through vietnam, malaysia, singapore, india and other places, playing games along the way to raise travel expenses.

they played 27 games against selected teams from all over the country, achieving an unbeaten record with 23 wins and 4 draws.

in order to save money, they took low-priced cabins, stayed in the cheapest hotels, bought their own groceries and cooked their own meals. they arrived at the competition city in the morning and had to play in the afternoon, and they had to play a game almost every two days.

they also have to worry about strong local teams not playing against them, rainy days affecting attendance and revenue, and organizers cheating and the teams not getting any money.

for every game, except for the 11 players on the field and the necessary substitutes, everyone has to take turns to monitor the tickets at the entrance.

they have no team doctor and no full-time coach. they have to play hard in every game and have to grit their teeth and persevere even if they are injured.

because if you don’t win, the money and bonus you get will be very little.

especially in the last match against the indian team mumbai, the chinese national football team sent out its full main lineup in order to maintain its unbeaten record.

in the end, under the horrific high temperature in india, they tied 3:3 with the mumbai team, which was mainly composed of soldiers, and successfully completed the entire trip to southeast asia.

the chinese national football team eventually raised more than 200,000 hong kong dollars, of which 100,000 yuan was used as its own travel expenses, and the rest was used to cover the travel expenses of other members of the olympic delegation.

this training camp in nanyang was extremely arduous, but the method of training through competition has greatly improved the national football team's practical ability.

on the way to berlin, they heard the bad news that as a weaker team in group b, they were drawn to play against the seeded team britain.

britain is the birthplace of modern football, and the players' physique, physical strength and personal abilities are superior to those of the chinese national team.

fortunately, this time, britain confirmed its participation in the olympics very late, and the football team was hastily formed only a month before the start of the competition. the players did not know each other, let alone cooperate well.

this gave the chinese national football team a glimmer of hope. football king li huitang was ready to fight a desperate battle with the british team through everyone's tacit cooperation.

the captain of the chinese national football team, li huitang, is 180cm tall and weighs 74.8kg.

he was selected for the chinese national football team in 1923 and officially retired in 1946. it is said that he played more than 1,000 games in his career and scored more than 1,860 goals.

he is one of only five players in the world who have scored more than 1,000 goals (the other four are ridenreich, binder, pele and romario).

li huitang had the habit of recording his performance in every game. unfortunately, when hong kong fell and his family evacuated, his wife burned his records along with other written materials, and the number of goals he scored became a myth that could never be verified.

li huitang was born in hong kong in 1905. when he was 4 years old, he returned to his hometown, xikeng township, wuhua county, meizhou city, guangdong province, with his mother.

he brought back a football from hong kong. little li huitang often practiced the finishing kick using the dog hole as the goal. after the football was broken, he kicked the grapefruits from the two grapefruit trees in front of his home. after all the grapefruits were picked, li huitang simply tied a cloth ball with a towel and continued to practice.

after years of hard training, li huitang's body became stronger and his skills became more mature.

at the age of 10, he entered queen's college with his superb football skills and received systematic and rigorous football training.

in a match against the british navy team, li huitang shot the ball as soon as it crossed the center line, and the ball actually went through the crowd and into the net.

he once dribbled the ball from the backcourt, dribbled past four or five opponents who came to intercept him, and brought the ball to the opponent's penalty area, where he calmly kicked the ball into the goal. this skill is comparable to that of matthews, pele and maradona.

in 1922, li huitang, who was only 17 years old, joined the south china team, the most famous team in hong kong at that time.

li huitang, who is 1.82 meters tall, has amazing footwork and is as agile as a civet cat.

the football under li huitang's feet was like a magnet. two or three opposing players found it difficult to steal the ball from his feet, and his shots were even more amazing.

not only can he shoot with both hands, but each shot is extremely powerful, like a heavy artillery or a cold arrow, making it impossible to defend against. his lying shot makes it even more difficult for his opponents to predict.

in the same year, li huitang represented south china in the hong kong first division league. due to his outstanding skills, he was called "football monster" by fans.

the following year, li huitang represented china in the 6th far eastern games and won the championship for the chinese team. in the four games, li huitang showed his talent and became famous, and he embarked on the road to superstardom.

in the match against the host japan team, the chinese team swept their opponent 5-1. after the game, shenbao reported the event with the title "china's iron football army, a decade of consecutive victories".

in august of the same year, li huitang visited australia with the south china team. in the match against the australian champion new south wales team, li huitang scored two goals in just 5 minutes.

after the game, the australian authorities awarded him a gold medal. hong kong local newspapers reported the event with an extra-large headline and included the poem "thousands of people call him the king of football, and the blue eyes and purple beard also praise him."

during the period of visiting and competing in various parts of australia, the south china team played a total of 24 games, losing 9, winning 8 and drawing 7. judging from the overall results, the team is on par with the strength of australian teams.

such results have completely changed the local fans' contempt for the chinese team. people are proud to be able to invite the south china team and take photos and shake hands with the players.

since being selected for the national team for the first time in 1923, li huitang participated in the 6th, 7th, 9th and 10th far eastern games football competitions held in 1923, 1925, 1930 and 1934, helping the chinese team win four championships.

during his national team career, li huitang won numerous honors for chinese football and also won the respect of his opponents.

sun jinshun, the second-highest scorer of the olympic national football team, is so good at volleying that he is nicknamed "iron legs".

he is the second chinese player after li huitang to score a goal in an international group a tournament before the age of 18.

sun jinshun is a rather fat man, with a height of 168cm and a weight of 79.5kg at his most exaggerated. he is considered the most flexible fat man on the court.

right winger cao guicheng was selected as a starter for the chinese national football team at the age of 16. he is 160cm tall and weighs 61.2kg. he has a strong ability to dribble and break through, and is unstoppable in one-on-one situations. he is nicknamed "flying general" and was the best right winger in china in the first half of the 20th century.

there are also four players from the guangzhou police department football team in the chinese national football team's starting lineup for the olympics, namely li tiansheng, ye beihua, feng jingxiang and tan jiangbai.

these four men often patrol the streets on motorcycles, and are therefore known as the "four horsemen".

right back li tiansheng, 168cm tall and 59kg in weight, was known as the "iron shovel" for his flexible turning and quick and accurate tackling. he was the king of one-on-one defense in china in the first half of the 20th century.

left winger ye beihua is only 163cm tall and weighs 64kg, a typical dwarf.

but his dribbling skills are dazzling, and his baseline pass is a unique skill. he is nicknamed "fearless general" and "butterfly flying through flowers".

psoralea corylifolia

left back tan jiangbai is 177.8cm tall and weighs 73.9kg. his nickname is "tan tongtou".

he has first-rate heading skills and can head the ball into the opponent's goal at critical moments. whenever tan jiangbai jumped high to compete for a header, screams and cheers rang out from the audience.

even li huitang praised his bronze head, and mentioned in his autobiography, "if i had brother jiang bai's top skills, i would probably have achieved much greater success than i have now!"

interestingly, tam chiang-po later had a star son, the singer alan tam.

right inside forward feng jingxiang, 170cm tall and 62.6kg in weight, was a rare passer among forwards at the time. his ability to pass the ball to the side and pass the ball was unmatched in china in the first half of the 20th century, earning him the reputation of "god's legs".

in 1948, at the age of 41, he was selected for the chinese national football team for the london olympics and served as captain, becoming the only national player to participate in two olympics.

the last line of defense of the chinese national football team - goalkeeper bao jiaping, is an excellent goalkeeper with a strong personality.

he is 177cm tall and weighs only 54.7kg. bao jiaping is not only a talented goalkeeper, but also plays as a striker in many games. he is known as the "iron shooter".

the two forwards on the left and right of the midfield, xu yahui and chen zhenhe, are classmates from the 7th term of guangdong aviation school.

chen zhenhe was born in fujian in 1906 in jakarta, indonesia. when he was 12 years old, he was sent back to his hometown xiamen by his father chen jinshan to go to school, and later transferred to nanjing jinling middle school.

chen zhenhe was a top student and was admitted to the national jinan university in shanghai in 1926. as soon as he entered the university, he joined the jinan university football team and quickly attracted the attention of the shanghai football community with his outstanding football skills.

at the age of 20, he had become the absolute main force of the famous shanghai club lehua football team. the top star of this team is li huitang, who is known as "one of the top five football kings in the world".

as the main force of the lehua team, chen zhenhe became a national player as a student. together with li huitang, he represented china in the 9th and 10th far east games, and helped the team win the championship.

chen zhenhe also became the best left winger in china and even in asia at that time.

left winger chen zhenhe

just when chen zhenhe's football career was booming, the "january 28th battle of shanghai" completely aroused his patriotic enthusiasm. he chose to leave the football field and applied for the central aviation school at that time.

he was admitted as a fighter cadet and began his pilot career.

chen zhenhe, who was full of passion and determined to serve his country, also wrote a poem to encourage himself: "men should not be afraid of their youth, but quickly use their steel swords to test new enemies. kill all the japanese invaders to avenge the old humiliation, and never stop until you swear to attack fuso."

after graduating from the central aviation school in 1934, chen zhenhe became an excellent fighter pilot of the chinese air force.

in 1936, chen zhenhe represented the chinese team in the berlin olympics.

fighting against the japanese while playing football.

on august 6, 1936, the sino-british match broke out at the thomson stadium in berlin. more than 500 chinese students came to cheer for the chinese national football team.

compared with the hasty preparation of the british team, the starting lineup of the chinese national football team included the top players in the country at that time.

the left winger is ye beihua, the left inside forward is sun jinshun, the center forward is the captain li huitang, the right inside forward is feng jingxiang, and the right winger is cao guicheng; the left midfielder is chen zhenhe, the center midfielder is huang meishun, and the right midfielder is xu yahui; the two defenders, one on the left and one on the right respectively, are tan jiangbai and li tiansheng; the goalkeeper is bao jiaping.

in the chinese football world at that time, each of them was a well-known figure.

as the king of basketball, li huitang was focused on defense by the british team as soon as he came on the court, and two players were sent to double-team him.

although the british team members are superior to the chinese team in terms of personal ability and physical strength, the chinese team dares to fight and is not inferior to the opponent on the field, with both sides attacking and defending.

in the 15th minute, sun jinshun, the "iron legs" who had gained a lot of weight and was the heaviest player on the team, received a cross from cao guicheng. he volleyed the ball from 15 yards away from the goal without waiting for the ball to hit the ground. the ball just went past the post.

this was also the best scoring opportunity for the chinese national team in the entire game.

the two sides shook hands and agreed to a 0:0 draw in the first half.

the situation changed suddenly in the second half. when the chinese national football team played in nanyang, each game lasted only 70 minutes, and there was a game every two to three days on average. after arriving in berlin, in order to rest and recover from injuries, no warm-up matches were arranged, resulting in the chinese national football team's physical strength being completely insufficient to cope with the 90-minute game time.

at the beginning of the second half, the chinese national team was able to launch an offensive, but was later completely suppressed by the british team. the chinese national team's condition began to decline, and it conceded two goals in the 55th and 65th minutes, and unfortunately bid farewell to the olympic arena.

the chinese national football team finished 13th in the tournament. this match is still the best match of the chinese national football team in the world cup and the olympic games.

many european football experts who watched the match also had a new look at the chinese team. hitler, the then german leader, even met with all the players in person after the match and presented each of them with a specially made olympic gold watch.

what was dramatic was that the japanese team, which was defeated by the chinese team, drew the relatively weaker swedish team, and scored three goals in the second half of the game, reversing the opponent 3:2, and finally ranked 8th, ahead of the chinese team.

the outstanding performance of the chinese national football team in the olympics also attracted the attention of professional teams from all over europe. just a few days after they came off the field, they received invitations to participate in many professional teams.

the chinese national football team lost 0:11 in the match against the austrian bundesliga champions admiral, which also created the largest losing margin in history.

this game also allowed the chinese national football team to truly realize how big the gap is between them and the world's top professional teams.

but the performance of the chinese national football team was still impressive. after the game, red star, the strongest professional football team in paris, france, invited li huitang to stay in france and join the team as a professional player.

the monthly salary was 2,500 francs, and a lump sum of 2,500 francs was paid upon signing the contract. faced with the high remuneration, li huitang declined.

according to the information, the last game played by the chinese national football team this time was a charity match where the tickets were used to donate aircraft to the country.

after the outbreak of the war of resistance against japanese aggression, although some national team players were still playing in the japanese-controlled areas, most of them actively participated in the war of resistance and national salvation.

when the "lugouqiao incident" broke out in 1937, chen zhenhe was already the captain of the air force squadron.

when the guangdong air force went north to support the battle of shanghai, chen zhenhe led the 29th air force squadron that remained in guangzhou to guard south guangdong, using their only nine old aircraft to deal with the japanese invaders.

despite such a huge disparity in strength, chen zhenhe's squadron still achieved the result of shooting down 4 japanese planes, and chen zhenhe himself received a commendation from the top leaders.

according to the magazine "china's air force" at the time, chen zhenhe once said, "i like playing football, but now i love flying planes to fight against the japanese. i wish i could kick the japanese heads as balls. that would be fun."

chen zhenhe not only served in the three ace fighter squadrons of the air force, but also served as a gunner in the bomber squadron. such experience was extremely rare in the air force during the entire war of resistance.

on november 24, 1937, chen zhenhe flew a plane to bomb the transport ships of the invading japanese army.

during the mission, his plane was hit by artillery fire from a japanese aircraft. in a flash, he drove his plane into a japanese transport ship and cleverly parachuted to escape before the collision.

due to the lack of information at the time, many people believed that chen zhenhe had died for his country. the overseas chinese daily published news that the sports community was mourning chen zhenhe.

perhaps it was because god was jealous of his talent, chen zhenhe did not die on the battlefield killing the enemy, but fell during a mission.

after the guangdong air force collectively surrendered to the nanjing national government, the "central faction" within the air force extremely discriminated against and excluded the guangdong air force.

chen zhenhe was also discriminated against, and the authorities believed that his flying skills were not up to standard, so he was required to enter the eighth class of the fighter group of the jiangqiao aviation school to relearn flying.

in this way, chen zhenhe had to learn flight driving again from scratch at the luoyang branch and took off into the air for many combat missions.

in january 1941, chen zhenhe was sent by the national government to xinjiang to receive a batch of new aircraft donated by the soviet union to china. he and his comrades drove these soviet aircraft from xinjiang back to the chinese air force base in chengdu.

most of these aircraft are second-hand aircraft eliminated by the soviet union. the equipment on board is outdated, resulting in many aircraft malfunctions and serious performance degradation.

but there is no way. other countries are afraid of offending japan and dare not even sell second-hand goods.

when the fleet entered the xingxing gorge in the northwest, a sudden strong wind blew up and the operating system of the plane driven by chen zhenhe suddenly malfunctioned. the plane plunged to the ground without giving chen zhenhe any time to react, and the plane was destroyed and all the people on board died.

the area was sparsely populated, and the body was discovered by a passing girl many days later. due to the cold weather, chen zhenhe was still in the same position when he fell to the ground when he was found.

chen zhenhe, the top pilot of the chinese air force, was only 35 years old at the time.

a top student from a prestigious university, a football star, an ace pilot in the anti-japanese war, such a life might be the heroic dream in the hearts of many boys, but chen zhenhe turned it into reality.

tan jiangbai, the left-back of the berlin olympics, was already the captain of the logistics and civil movement battalion of the 19th route army during the "january 28 incident".

after the full outbreak of the anti-japanese war, tan jiangbai quickly announced his decision to retire. he chose a path of iron and blood - to go north to fight against the japanese and serve the motherland.

afterwards, he came to yunnan and served as the captain of the 12th transport battalion of overseas chinese mechanics. he was promoted to lieutenant and was directly involved in the transportation of military equipment and materials on the burma road.

tan jiangbai during the anti-japanese war

tam jiang-bai was lucky enough. he managed to survive to the end, witnessed the victory of the war of resistance against japanese aggression, the liberation of china, and raised a son named alan tam.

when it comes to singing, alan tam's status in the music industry is higher than his father's; but when it comes to playing football, he is a little bit behind.

alan tam once said that when he was young, his father often went to watch him play football, but after watching for a while, tam jiangbai never went again, no matter how they mobilized him - probably he really couldn't stand it.

in march 2006, tan jiangbai passed away due to organ failure, ending his legendary life at the age of 95.

although huang jiliang, the second goalkeeper of the chinese national football team at the berlin olympics, failed to appear in the match against the british team, he performed extremely well in many games and was called an "iron wall" by local newspapers.

after the outbreak of the anti-japanese war, huang jiliang joined the anti-japanese guerrillas in malaya and was later captured by the japanese army.

he was tortured, but fortunately he was rescued from prison by his friends and eventually saved his life.

another international was not so lucky.

huang meishun, the starting main force of the chinese national football team at the berlin olympics and a central midfielder, mysteriously disappeared after playing for south china against the british corinthians on february 22, 1938.

it is said that he was secretly killed because he refused to play football for the japanese invaders and the wang puppet regime.

when facing the brutal invasion of the japanese invaders, a group of passionate chinese national football players directly joined the frontline of the anti-japanese war.

xu heng, a member of the chinese national football team in the last far east games in 1934, went directly to the front line of the anti-japanese war.

xu heng's experience is extremely legendary. he is 191cm tall, plays as a goalkeeper, and is nicknamed "iron gate". he was the tallest player in the chinese national football team at that time.

xu heng was an all-around athlete. in 1928, he represented lingnan high school in the guangdong provincial games and won championships in the four events he participated in: football, basketball, volleyball and swimming.

in 1930, xu heng represented guangdong in the 4th national games, and was selected as a high school student for the chinese volleyball team to participate in the 9th far east games.

as the main player, xu heng helped the team win the championship with his unique backhand "combing hair" spike skill.

at the last far eastern games, xu heng was selected for both the football and volleyball national teams, winning first and second place respectively, becoming the only chinese athlete in history to win far eastern games gold medals in both events.

after the outbreak of the anti-japanese war, xu heng, as a naval major, served as an aide-de-camp to chen ce, head of the chinese military delegation in hong kong, and concurrently served as secretary of the hong kong and macao general branch.

when hong kong fell in december 1941, xu heng, as chen ce's assistant, assisted in the implementation of the famous "hong kong breakout".

they led 72 british officers and soldiers and several chinese naval officers and soldiers, and miraculously passed through the japanese army's heavy defense and arrived in shaoguan.

as a result, xu heng was awarded the highest royal military honor by king george vi of england and the "army, navy and air force medal" by the national government.

he was also promoted to lieutenant colonel and transferred to the naval headquarters as a staff officer.

in december 1944, xu heng became a member of the corps of soldiers going to the united states to receive the two escort destroyers, four minesweepers and two frigates donated to china.

when he returned to china, he had already served as the captain of the "yongning minesweeper" and witnessed the final victory of the war of resistance against japan.

iron gate xu heng

let’s talk about the football king li huitang. after the outbreak of the anti-japanese war, the wang puppet government wanted to recruit li huitang to be their deputy minister of sports, but li huitang, who adhered to his integrity, refused.

it is said that wang also sent ding mocun from no. 76 jisifei road, shanghai, to assassinate him.

after li huitang returned to guangdong from shanghai, he raised the slogan of "sports to save the nation" and donated all the proceeds from more than 130 charity matches to the national government to fight against japan.

after the fall of hong kong, li huitang took the opportunity to lead the south china team to macau for a competition and fled hong kong.

after that, he joined the guangdong aviation construction association football team in a charity match, and used all the proceeds to buy food, clothing, medical supplies and weapons to support the anti-japanese front.

someone made a game specifically for li huitang, hoping to create a digital li huitang to represent china out of asia and into the world.

the various mythical descriptions of li huitang are of course exaggerated, but the real li huitang was indeed a versatile talent.

he fully wrote down his thoughts on football as the national sport in the book "qiupu caigen ji".

in the book, he has already made a strategic discussion on football: "promoting football should be based on popularization, not abnormal development. if our country suddenly produces 11 outstanding super talents, they can play all over the world, but if everything is not on track, it is not necessarily possible to become rich and strong immediately."

now it seems still very advanced and thought-provoking.

the country was destroyed and the mountains and rivers were broken. the information of many players has been lost by history and is difficult to recover.

whenever i think of how these men hung up their boots to join the army, rushed to the battlefield, and fought against the japanese and played football at the same time when the country was in crisis, i always shed tears.

they are brave and fearless on the field, and regard peaceful competition as the highest honor; they fight to the death on the battlefield, and regard the interests of their country as their own responsibility.

looking at today's football players, the country's investment in men's football far exceeds that in other team competitions, and even spends sky-high prices to invite world-class football coaches, but our football results are declining year by year.

why is this?

more than 80 years have passed, and our understanding of football, our awareness of honor and dignity, our backbone and our vision have become worlds apart.

compared with the football predecessors of the past, how can people today not sigh and lament.

(note: the reference materials in this article are compiled from online articles. please correct any mistakes.)