Drowning people are rarely able to maintain a normal state of mind after being choked, and even if they know what to do, their bodies will not listen to instructions and make useless struggles.

Luo Jiayu's water nature is average, and after encountering this powerful undercurrent, he was dragged to the bottom of the river almost without resistance.

After being choked on his first mouthful of water, he subconsciously closed his breath and tried to swim upstream.

But no matter how hard he tried, he felt that invisible undercurrent holding him to the ground, preventing him from going upstream.

About a minute passed, and Luo Jiayu felt as if there was a fire in his lungs, as if it was about to explode.

He knew that he couldn't hold his breath, and at the same time, he was still wondering that he could hold it in his face for more than four minutes before he reached the limit, and he couldn't hold it back after a while.

He held on for more than ten seconds, and his body's strong instinct to breathe made his mouth open uncontrollably.

"Tons and tons and tons"

As he opened his mouth, a large amount of river water instantly poured into his mouth along his mouth.

At this time, Luo Jiayu, who was still quite conscious, hurriedly shut up, but his breath was not only his mouth, but also his nose, and the water not only flowed into the stomach along the mouth, but also into the lungs along the nasal cavity.

This water flows into the lungs, although small, but it is deadly.

Luo Jiayu's mouth opened uncontrollably again after being closed for five or six seconds.

"Tons and tons ~"

A large amount of river water was poured into it again, but this time Luo Jiayu couldn't control his body, not only could he not control his mouth, but at this moment he even seemed to lose control of his hands and feet, and he could still paddle and struggle, but now he couldn't even struggle.

In the darkness, Luo Jiayu felt that his body was falling rapidly, like a living person falling into the underworld.

It turned out that he was still a little afraid, and at this moment he seemed to feel more relaxed than ever.

The heart is also very calm, and it seems that the approaching death can be accepted calmly.

It's just that

It's a bit of a pity.

The devil hasn't gotten rid of it yet.

The darkness was still dark, like endless nothingness, but his consciousness became more and more blurred, and gradually, the last remaining bit of Luo Jiayu's consciousness was also swallowed up by this darkness.

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Downstream, Li Si stood at the bow of the boat, skillfully threw out the lasso in his hand, and accurately hit a soldier of the Eighth Route Army.

This soldier of the Eighth Route Army was very lucky, after being washed away by the river, he encountered a broken branch, and it was by relying on this branch that he saved his life and consciousness.

Reaching out and grabbing the lasso, he put it on his arm, and found that it was a live buckle, which could be tightened as soon as he pulled it, and before he could speak, he felt his arm tighten, and the person was poked by a powerful force.

When he was dragged to the place, he was now the person who saved him, two fishermen, one tall and one short, the tall fisherman was responsible for throwing the rope and the short man was responsible for pulling and saving people.

After getting on the boat, the tall fisherman untied the noose from his arm and handed over a kettle, "You are the only one who can still stay awake when you have fished up, so let's have a drink of wine to warm up." ”

The rescued soldier is called Xue Yong, a soldier of the Fifth Company, he is also one of the soldiers who was washed away after the crossing rope broke, his water nature is also average, but he Sheng had drowning experience when he was a child, and knew that the more he struggled to die in this situation, the faster he died, so he simply relaxed his body, lay down completely, and drifted freely with the current, and finally was lucky to catch a broken branch.

Taking the flask, Xue Yong did not rush to drink, but said gratefully: "Thank you!" , and then asked, "Fellow, you haven't saved anyone else?" ”

"Counting you, a total of five were saved."

"Are they all alive?" Xue Yong asked anxiously.

"Three are alive, and they all still have breath, but now they are all unconscious, and the other two." Lian Wuxian shook his head, "It's already cold, and I can't save it." ”

Xue Yong wiped his face with his hand, I don't know if it was sweat or tears, and said with a hint of choking, "I know water, I can save people, I can also help." ”

Saying that, Xue Yong returned the wine jug to Li Si.

Li Si didn't pick it up, nor did he look at it, but continued to stare intently at the river, "You take a sip of wine to warm up, and then take off your clothes, my boat is too small, and you will have to dock after a while." ”

After listening to Li Si's words, Xue Yong said, "Many of my comrades-in-arms have fallen into the water, can you save a few more?" Saying this, Xue Yongcai found that Li Si's boat was very small and could not fit a few people, so he paused and continued, "I can get off the boat now and swim ashore by myself!" ”

Li Si smiled, "Are you still swimming?" The current is so fast, it is not easy for my boat to stabilize the rudder, you still want to swim ashore, do you feel that your life is big, and you can escape death again? ”

Xue Yong was silent, Li Si's words were right, he was trembling all over after he got on the boat, and his hands and feet did not obey the call, and he couldn't use any strength.

"Don't worry! Didn't we save you and don't save it, there is a deal in difficulty, can we just let it go? Lian Wuxian, who steered at the stern, said.

"Buying and selling?" Xue Yong asked puzzled.

"We save people, you pay! Paying for life is justified! Lian said without injury and emotionless.

"Huh?" Xue Yong only now knew that the two people who saved people with feelings were not kind-hearted people, and they wanted to take advantage of the fire to rob.

"But. . . But," Xue Yong stammered, "I don't have any money." ”

"If you don't have money, I'll throw you down if you don't have money." Lian Wuxian said fiercely, his tone was calm, and Xue Yong's cold hair suddenly rose, and he couldn't help but shudder again.

Xue Yong is a child of an ordinary peasant family, he doesn't want to die when he fights, he is a veteran, and he has been in the Third Regiment for several years.

But not wanting to die is not the same as being unreasonable, the two fishermen are right, people don't sleep at night and run to this raging lake to save people, and it is not too much to collect some money, and the discipline of the Eighth Route Army also has regulations, do not take a stitch from the people, and do a fair deal with the people.

"Don't scare people, children!" Li Si pretended to be white and said in a gentle tone, "Which army are you from?" ”

"We are Corporal Hu's troops!" Xue Yong instinctively wanted to say the number of his troops, but immediately changed the number of their disguise.

"Jiangxi's troops! Rich! You big-headed soldiers will each receive ten yuan, and if you catch one who is an official, how about we collect a hundred? Lian said with a clean face, with greed in his tone.

"This. I can't be the master. Xue Yongwei said resignedly.

"Alright, don't talk about it, young man, you also go to the cabin and take care of your comrades, you are not needed here. As for the final amount of money, we will talk to your chief. But don't worry, if this deal doesn't work out, we will save people first. ”

Li Si's words reassured Xue Yong a lot, and after he glanced at it gratefully, he got into the cabin. (End of chapter)