PDLP Chapter 1146 Diving and Sinking Ships
Chapter 1146 Diving and Sinking Ships
Holding binoculars, Jiang Jiyun nervously watched the distant warships and the movements along the riverbank.
She kept muttering to herself, "What on earth is going on? We've been so discreet, how could we have been exposed so quickly?"
Just then, Jiang Jiyun suddenly caught a glimpse of a faint firelight flashing in the reeds by the river and exclaimed in alarm, "Oh no! It looks like there's a firefight by the river. Someone is ambushing those Japanese troops. The gunfire isn't coming at us."
She hurriedly put away her binoculars, then bent over and used all her strength to frantically row the boat.
At the same time, she was muttering "one, two, one, one, two, one..." in rhythm with Nan Huan and the others.
At this moment, the sound of dense and ear-piercing gunfire from the opposite bank grew louder and louder, but the group did not slow down their pace. Instead, they did their best to maneuver their small boats toward the Japanese warships.
Just as everyone was focused on rowing with all their might, a sudden cry for help rang out: "Help... me..."
The sudden sound startled Nan, who looked at the river with a hint of fear.
In the dead of night, how could someone in the river be making such a terrified and desperate cry for help? Could it be a water ghost seeking a substitute to take someone's life?
Not only Nan noticed this unusual situation, but Jiang Jiyuan, who was standing next to him, also noticed it.
Without saying a word, he quickly put on his night vision helmet and looked out at the shimmering river surface, trying to locate the source of the sound.
Before long, the sharp-eyed Jiang Jiyun spotted the target first, pointed with his finger, and said in a low voice to the person next to him, "See that? There, aren't there two human heads floating on the surface of the water?"
Upon hearing her say that, Qin Heng immediately adjusted the direction of the bow of the ship in the direction Jiang Jiyun was pointing.
Nan and Jiang Jiyuan, who were standing nearby, also rowed harder, helping the small boat move forward faster.
Jiang Jiyun aimed her gun at the two heads on the river surface, still somewhat suspecting that they might be Japanese soldiers who had fallen off a warship.
In the turbulent river, Qiao Qiusheng did his best to lift up his friend, his eyes fixed on the approaching shadow.
He was frantic with worry, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Zhang Qi, wake up! We're about to be rescued! Hold on!"
Just as the boat was about to reach the two men, Jiang Jiyun finally realized that the clothes they were wearing were not Japanese military uniforms, and the other man's face was as pale as paper, his eyes were closed and he was unconscious.
Jiang Jiyuan and Qin Heng quickly reached out and pulled the two people who had fallen into the water onto the boat.
Qiao Qiusheng, tears streaming down his face, pleaded desperately, "Please, please save him! Zhang Qi, you mustn't give up! You have to keep living! Your wife is about to give birth, you're about to become a father, and they're waiting for you to come home..."
Jiang Jiyun put away his gun, stepped forward and walked to the wounded man's side to carefully examine his injuries.
After a thorough examination, she said, "This person has been shot twice in the back, and the bullets have penetrated his body. He is currently suffering from severe blood loss."
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Jiyun took out a special medicine and fed it to Zhang Qi, and signaled Qin Heng to help move the injured man a little further into the cabin.
After everything was arranged, Jiang Jiyun took out the surgical kit that had been prepared beforehand from the ship and began to carry out emergency treatment on Zhang Qi with full concentration.
Nan and Jiang Jiyuan continued rowing vigorously, while Qiao Qiusheng, panting heavily, wore the coat Jiang Jiyuan had handed him and answered the various questions asked by everyone in fits and starts.
According to Qiao Qiusheng, he and Zhang Qi were originally ordinary workers at a shipyard, but unfortunately, their factory had been occupied by the Japanese.
Moreover, those brutal and inhumane invaders forced the factory workers to serve and risk their lives for them.
Because Qiao Qiusheng and Zhang Qi were skilled in welding and their level was among the best in the entire factory, they became the focus of the Japanese soldiers' attention and were forced to stay and work in the factory.
However, neither of them succumbed to the enemy's tyranny; their hearts were always burning with the fury of resistance.
After dinner tonight, seeing that the time was ripe, Qiao Qiusheng and Zhang Qi quietly carried hammers and chisels, and taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, resolutely jumped into the water and swam towards the warships anchored in the harbor.
With their skillful swimming and extraordinary courage, they successfully dived to the bottom of two of the warships and secretly destroyed the pressure relief valves underneath them using their tools.
Just as the two were preparing to use the same method to deal with the third and fourth warships, they were inadvertently noticed by the patrolling Japanese soldiers.
Seeing that their whereabouts had been exposed, Qiao and Zhang did not hesitate to dive into the icy river again, attempting to evade the enemy's pursuit.
But things didn't go as planned. Despite their desperate attempts to swim a distance, they ultimately couldn't escape the Japanese bullets.
Zhang Qi, who was lagging behind, suddenly felt a heat in his chest, followed by a sharp pain. Looking down, he saw blood gushing out like a spring, instantly staining the river red.
Zhang Qi felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and his whole body went limp and sank, completely losing consciousness.
Qiao Qiusheng, who was standing nearby, turned around abruptly after hearing the gunshot, but did not see Zhang Qi following him.
Without the slightest hesitation, he turned around and searched for Chen Qi, who was gradually sinking in the water.
Qiao Qiusheng swam over and hugged the unconscious Zhang Qi tightly in his arms. Then he turned around and desperately swam with him along the river, trying to escape the Japanese soldiers' firing range as soon as possible.
If it weren't for the lucky encounter with this group of people, I wouldn't have been able to successfully escape danger with the injured Zhang Qi.
He couldn't help but keep thanking Jiang Jiyuan and the others, but his eyes remained fixed on the figure performing surgery in the light of the flashlight.
After Jiang Jiyun finished the surgery, she turned off her flashlight, frowned, and looked at Qiao Qiusheng.
She asked, puzzled, "You could have just abandoned him and run away. That would have saved your own life, and at least one of you would have survived. Why didn't you do that?"
Qiao Qiusheng suddenly raised his head, his gaze fixed firmly on the blurry black figure opposite him.
He gritted his teeth and said, "I would rather die than abandon my good brother!"
"I personally brought him out of the village. If I can't bring him back safely alive, I'd rather die here with him!"
"Even if we unfortunately perish in the end, we will die together, so that we won't be alone on the road to the underworld! I could never abandon my brothers!"
Having already woken up, Zhang Qi listened to his good brother's voice and smiled silently. He knew then that his life had been worthwhile.