Chapter 1049: Battle in the Water (First update, please subscribe)
The world in December 1956 was, to a certain extent, divided. People were paying attention to the struggle in Hungary while paying attention to Olympic Games held in Melbourne, Australia.
The former has allowed people all over the world to see the most real and cruel side of war through satellite live broadcast, while the latter is the first time that people have seen the Olympic Games in a live broadcast.
The combination of television and artificial communication satellites has made the whole world feel an unprecedented impact. This impact has even changed human history to a certain extent.
When the northern hemisphere is in the middle of winter, Melbourne is in the middle of summer. In the past few days, the games here have also attracted the attention of the world. But today, the whole of Melbourne, and even the world, Everyone is paying attention to the Olympic swimming pool sparkling in the sun.
A water polo match was about to start in this swimming pool. In the satellite communication car not far away, Yu Minghai, like many melon-eaters, looked at the TV screen with anticipation.
"There are a lot of people today."
"It can't be too many, Hungary VS the Soviet Union."
Zhao Shouye said from the side.
“The whole world is paying attention to this game. I heard that the broadcast fees paid by American TV companies alone have exceeded 1 million US dollars, just for this game.”
The satellite broadcast provided by Asia Television is not free. It requires payment. There are package prices and single-game broadcasts. This water polo match immediately attracted the attention of the world after entering the semi-finals - —Hungary versus the Soviet Union!
Not because the Hungarian water polo team is the ace of the world, but because Hungary is suffering from the Soviet Union and the relationship between the two countries is highly tense. The game naturally attracted people's attention.
"This is not a game in the water, it is a showdown between freedom and slaves!"
On the TV screen, a reporter from the United States was broadcasting live in the stadium, and other screens also showed With the live broadcasts of reporters from Britain, France, Germany and other countries, no matter what the result of this game ends.
For Asia Television, it is a real winner. Just the income from the live broadcast of this Olympic Games has already made them a lot of money.
After all, Asia Television is now the only company in the world that can provide satellite live broadcast services. It owns three artificial communication satellites that form a satellite communication network covering the world.
Yu Minghai and Zhao Shouye were sent by the company to maintain the mobile ground station. They drank drinks while monitoring the TV picture and signal transmission.
At this time, the atmosphere in the stadium had become tense. Before the game, the Hungarian captain Dezo Gyarmati directly refused to shake hands with the Soviet captain. This scene was also faithfully recorded by the photographer. . Naturally, it also sets the tone for the rest of the game.
As the referee's whistle sounded, the players of the two teams immediately started a fierce confrontation. For a moment, the water splashed in the swimming pool, the shadow of the ball flew, and the audience cheered one after another.
The Hungarian team encountered a strong blockage from the Soviet players during a fast break, and the two sides launched a fierce confrontation in the water.
As captain Gyard Marty came on the field, he took the lead for Hungary and scored the first goal. This scene made the Soviet team coach unable to sit still.
"Comrades, Moscow is watching you, the whole Soviet Union is watching you, defeat them!"
In the roar of the coach, the confrontation between games quickly escalated, Both sides committed frequent fouls and even threw punches at each other.
The Hungarian players also shouted not to be outdone.
“Comrades, people in Budapest are still fighting the Russians. Men, women and children are dying and bleeding. Today it is our turn!”
shouted Gyal Marty.
“Today, use our victory to inspire our compatriots!”
“Defeat the Russians!”
Amidst the fierce emotions, the players from both sides were in the water A thrilling battle began below. As long as there was a chance, their legs would turn into fists, and they would continue to hit each other hard underwater.
For a time, the water court turned into a gladiatorial arena.
Soon, a Soviet player was ejected for excessive and rough movements. But even so, it didn't stop the confrontation between them. Small movements under the water even directly evolved into movements on the surface.
Rough punches and kicks continued throughout the game. A total of 5 players from both teams were sent out of the water. However, only the Hungarian team kept scoring goals. The Hungarian team's captain Chiamatti and the 21-year-old star Erwin Zador each scored two goals. Each goal made the audience cheer. Although there were only a few Hungarians among them, There were countless Hungarian flags at the scene, which made the Hungarian team feel like they were playing at their home court. People's feelings are simple and will not be blinded by an "invitation" from the Soviets.
With excellent technology, the Hungarian team achieved a 4-0 lead. Faced with such a disastrous defeat, the Soviet team coach even shouted excitedly when the Hungarians attacked the goal again.
“Comrades, Moscow is behind you!”
When attacking, the Hungarian players tried to squeeze the opponent with their bodies, while the Soviet players tried to push the opponent away with their strong strength. For a moment, their bodies were tightly entangled in the water, as if they were engaged in a silent contest.
Soon the Soviets began to counterattack, they had to score a goal!
The game has reached the final moment. The 21-year-old Hungarian player Zador was whistled for a foul while defending the Soviet team's Prokopov. At this time, Hungary was leading the Soviet Union 4-0, and this penalty had nothing to do with the overall situation.
The game continued. Zador made a deft turn and successfully got rid of the entanglement of the Soviet team members. He passed the ball to his teammates. The teammates who received the ball immediately started to counterattack and launched an attack towards the Soviet team's goal. .
“5 to 0! 5 to 0! Defeat the Russians!”
Zador shouted loudly, cheering for his teammates. Now that they are here, they must teach the Russians a lesson and let them know that the Hungarians will never surrender, whether on the battlefield or in the competition field. .
However, Zador's shout obviously angered the Russians. The moment he turned around, the angry Soviet player Prokopov directly punched him hard. face. Blood immediately overflowed from the corners of Zador's eyes. After a heavy blow, Zador fell into the pool, and the blood dyed the water red.
After being punched, Zador felt as if 4,000 stars appeared in front of his eyes. When he sank to the bottom of the water, Zador subconsciously reached out and touched his face, feeling the warm blood flow slowly. Slowly flowed down. At this moment he realized immediately.
"God, I will definitely not be able to play the next game."
Although his consciousness was still clear, he failed to swim out of the water, and he could even see the water with his open eyes It's turning red, that's the blood he shed...
At this time, the scene on the water was out of control. After seeing Zador being beaten, the Hungarian team members became angry!
“Damn Russians!”
In an instant, the game in the pool turned into a fierce battle. As the captain, Chiamati directly hit the Soviet players with his fists. In the past, other Soviet and Hungarian players also joined the fight.
The news commentators all said loudly and excitedly.
“What we are witnessing now is no longer a game, but a battle, a battle extending from Budapest! Facing the barbaric atrocities of the Russians, the Hungarian players acted like brave Hungarians , gave the most decisive response! ”
"In Budapest, the Russians have planes and tanks, and they can use their tanks to destroy buildings and destroy the flesh and blood of the Hungarians, but here, via Melbourne, it is fair, they only have their fists! And the Hungarians also have Their fists!”
At this time, the scene was in chaos, and even the audience in the auditorium threw Fanta bottles at the Soviets - just like the Molotov cocktails in the hands of the Budapest people, but those bottles It is filled with Fanta. As a sponsor of the Olympic Games, it is the designated drink of the Olympic Games.
More people rushed to the edge of the pool, waving their fists in protest and scolding the Soviet players. The police maintaining order at the scene immediately blew their whistles and tried to separate the two parties in the water while stopping the flying drink bottles.
In order to avoid escalation of the situation, the referee stopped the game and declared the Hungarian team the winner. Under police escort, the Soviet water polo team fled back to the locker room in disgrace. On the way back to the locker room of the Hungarian water polo team, the audience all stood up, applauded and cheered for them. People waved the Hungarian flag with a hole cut out in their hands and shouted loudly.
“Freedom belongs to Hungary!”
"Freedom belongs to Hungary!"
Listening to the shouts on the field, the Hungarian players all shed tears of excitement, and Zador, whose head was covered with blood, stretched out his fist and responded to the audience.
“Freedom belongs to Hungary!”
There were cheers all around, and the applause was like thunder. Then Zador was taken to the emergency center, where his wounds were stitched 8 Needle.
(End of this chapter)