Beiyang 1917

The weather in February can be warm or cold, and it has been covered with lead clouds for several consecutive days, as if it is the same as the war cloud that has been pressing on people's hearts for a long time, lingering.

On this day, the wind was not too strong. When it was past noon, the long-lost sunshine finally broke through the clouds over the city and spread down all the way, dispelling the early spring chill near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.

The endlessly rushing water of the East River under the bridge seems to have also felt the grace of the sun at this moment. The water surface happily reflects the light and shadow, and the number of tourists passing by on the wooden path along the river along the southern street of Manhattan has gradually increased.

The riverside sightseeing wooden path made of thick North American red cedar is neat and beautiful. Outside the railing of the wooden path is a wide lawn along the river. Although the lawn made of tall fescue and purple fescue is still withered and yellow and there is not much green, but There are still many children playing and playing on it, and there are many tourists in twos and threes on the benches by the roadside.

"Help! Help!" A woman's panicked cry for help sounded from the embankment near the Brooklyn Bridge, breaking the harmonious and relaxed atmosphere in the afternoon sun.

The people who were alarmed by the woman's sad cry for help immediately stood up and rushed towards the direction of the sound from the river. As far as they could see, a young Caucasian woman in a fashionable overcoat but disheveled hair was staggering and running along the river. Passers-by pointed to the river, calling for help at the top of their lungs.

The young woman pointed to the icy and swift river not far ahead. A little girl with long black hair on the top of her head was faintly visible in the river, struggling with her hands raised high. A little further in front was a beautiful wide-brimmed hat. Floating i is rippling and undulating on the water, and the little girl and the hat are pushed down the river by the river!

The young woman on the shore, whose face was full of tears and shouted hoarsely to everyone for help, had one bare foot, her shoes had long since disappeared, and her knees and palms were worn out, but it was obvious that she was the child who accidentally fell into the river at this moment. Sight can see everything.

"Oh, mygod! It's such a cold day and the river is so fast, if you jump into it, you'll freeze to death if you don't drown!" The crowd by the river was in a commotion, and many people were exclaiming. There were mostly old people, women and children by the river. Everyone was very anxious, and many people were asking who can swim?In a hurry, no one with good water skills dared to jump down to save others.

In February in New York, the icy water of the East River, if the water quality is not good, jumping into it is not to save people but to die. Some people are calling for the police, and some are calling for the fire brigade. Although a few men in the crowd can't swim, But one, two, three shouted to tear down a section of wooden railing beside the wooden road to use as a life-saving tool.

In the distance on the inner side of the wooden path, a few dock workers who had just finished eating and walked out of the restaurant apparently heard the cry for help from the river. The current of the water has pushed the little girl straight down the Brooklyn Bridge.

On the sightseeing walkway on the Brooklyn Bridge, the people passing the bridge apparently also noticed the danger of someone falling into the water under the bridge. They crowded on the bridge railings and looked down. There are brave people who can swim on the bridge and are not afraid of the cold. But I was anxious and couldn't do my best.

Because this is not a joke. The Brooklyn Bridge connecting Manhattan Island and Brooklyn is 1834 meters long. It is one of the landmark buildings in New York City. The distance from the water to the bridge is 41 meters. Jumping into the water from the bridge to save people, how can courage and water skills alone suffice?

What is the concept of 41 meters?That is the height of a full twelve-story building, and the height of the ten-meter diving platform of the four swimming pools is more than that. It's not saving people!

Among the crowd of onlookers on the bridge was a yellow-skinned, black-haired Asian young man with the same anxious expression as the others in the crowd. He was good at swimming and was always willing to help others, but he was not sure about jumping so high.

This guy was anxious but didn't dare to be rash, but he had unknowingly taken off his coat, and he had kicked off his leather shoes and stepped on them.

The crowd on the bridge and under the bridge made a louder noise at this time. It turned out that a few dock workers over there rushed to the shore and had already taken off their clothes and jumped into the water. The hat in front of the little girl has been devoured, and the struggling hands of the little girl gradually wavered and became weak.

After a while, the river rushed under the bridge with the little girl. After crossing the bridge, the vast and boundless Hudson River emptied into the sea. The river surface was vast and there were more eddies. It seemed that the situation had reached a critical moment.

The young woman who was running and calling for help on the shore rolled her eyes and was exhausted from nervousness and passed out. Among the three dock workers who had jumped into the water to save her, the two who were not good at water had their faces turned blue from the cold. Struggling desperately to swim to the shore, it was obvious that he was too busy to care for himself.

The only remaining man with good water skills, holding the wooden railing thrown down by everyone on the bank, was still making the last effort in the water, bravely paddling forward to catch up.

The Asian young man on the bridge leaned out with the crowd to see what was going on under the bridge, and he wondered whether he should jump down to save others. The height was 41 meters!Although he has enthusiasm and courage, he usually has a more rigorous mind and judgment. After jumping so high, he feels that it is difficult to ensure that he can surface intact after entering the water.

At this moment, a soundless and invisible bolt of lightning suddenly crossed the sky, and it flew towards the Brooklyn Bridge without a sound, and struck the back of the Asian young man's head. go down!

No one saw this flash of lightning, and the crowd on the bridge and the bank let out an even louder exclamation!

my god!Someone actually jumped from such a high bridge to save someone, it's really terrible!

With a "plop", the Asian youth who jumped off the 41-meter-high bridge plunged straight into the water, splashing a large wave, and the crowd on the bridge held their breath, with countless hearts hanging. To the throat!

Although the little girl has been washed under the bridge deck by the river, at this moment, everyone's eyes are focused on the place where the Asian youth jumped into the water. Countless people are praying secretly, God bless!Float up, show your head!

Finally, more than ten seconds later, under the anxious and expectant eyes of everyone, a figure emerged from the water five meters below the place where the young man fell into the water!

The crowd watching on the bridge and under the bridge let out a burst of heartfelt cheers!Countless hands began to point to the head of the little girl who was almost submerged five meters in front of the young man again!

"Hurry up and save someone, that girl is about to sink!"

And the young man who surfaced was choking on the water and coughing desperately, while stepping on the water and looking around blankly at the situation around him!

Nima!Where is this?How did you fall into the water!Why does this bridge look so familiar?Are you still in New York?Isn't that the Statue of Liberty over there?But what about the World Trade Center?Why is the Empire State Building gone?What about the Manhattan Bridge?

What a cold river!What season is this?Why are so many people shouting at me on and off the bridge?Could it be that he crossed over to a guy who jumped off a bridge to commit suicide?

In fact, this soul that traveled through lightning was Wang Geng, a second-year graduate student in the Military Strategy Department of the Graduate School of National Defense University in a certain country. In his previous life, on September 2001, 9.11, this guy was visiting the United States with a national military exchange delegation.

Unfortunately, when I visited the World Trade Center in New York early in the morning, it coincided with the 9.11 incident. The huge impact of the plane crashing into the World Trade Center made this guy's soul enter the space-time tunnel.

Although it seems to be only a short moment in the dark vortex in the time-space tunnel, when the soul really passes through the tunnel, the time has already flown back 94 years.

From September of 2001 to February of 1917 in an unknown parallel space, Wang Geng’s soul crossed over and possessed this Asian youth on the Brooklyn Bridge!

Although his soul was successfully crossed by him, Wang Geng couldn't find the original memory of the young man for a while, and he didn't know what year it was. The only thing he could be sure of was that this place was still New York, with the Brooklyn Bridge overhead.

The joy and excitement of being reborn as a human made him not to think too much, and the good water quality made the rushing river and icy river water not a hindrance to him.

This guy paddled around the water, and quickly understood the situation. It turned out that the guy who was crossed by him just now jumped off such a high bridge to save someone!

What a man!If he was so tall and really wanted to jump, he might have to think twice, how could he know that this young man was actually knocked off the bridge by his own lightning bolt?

With the help of the huge energy brought by the lightning crossing, the Asian youth, who was already in good physical fitness, improved his physical fitness and speed even more at this moment.

As for Wang Geng himself, before entering the Graduate School of National Defense University in his previous life, he was a top student who graduated from the Southern Army Command Academy. Special Scout Contest, and won five individual gold medals, won two special merit super cattle man!

How does the icy water of the East River under the mere Brooklyn Bridge compare to the brutal conditions in the icy swamps of an Estonian forest?

After figuring out the situation and identifying the direction, Wang Geng saw the little girl struggling in the water in front of him at a glance. This guy cut through the waves and only made a few strokes of the water. His speed was astonishingly fast, and he grabbed the little girl who was about to sink in front of him as soon as he reached out. Holding the little girl in one hand, he paddled the water to the shore with the other.

The crowd on the shore and on the bridge burst into bursts of warm applause and cheers, and the young woman who was rescued over there ran to this side crying and shouting.

Wang Geng carried the little girl ashore, but he was already on the side of the Brooklyn Bridge. He didn't care that he was soaked and cold, so Wang Geng quickly put the little girl on the ground to control the water, but the little girl's face was already pale. Eyes closed.

The servant bowed his head and listened. The little girl who looked like a beautiful doll in his arms was still beating weakly, but his breathing did not recover. The girl performed artificial respiration, and gently pressed the little girl's chest!

The surrounding crowd had arrived one after another, and the honking of ambulances and police cars sounded in the distance. With the support of the crowd, the trembling cries of the young woman gradually approached.

"Catherine...my child...!"

The little girl named Catherine choked up a few sips of water under Wang Geng's skillful first aid, and finally regained her own breathing. Her life was saved, and the crowd burst into applause.

Wang Geng felt relieved, but then his eyes went dark, he couldn't catch his breath, and he passed out!

The ambulance personnel who arrived quickly carried the unconscious Wang Geng into the ambulance, wrapped the little girl and young woman who were tightly hugging each other in blankets, and put them in the ambulance, and rushed them to a nearby hospital. cure.

Behind the ambulance was warm applause and admiration from the onlookers. The Hudson police officer who rushed to the scene and was in charge of maintaining order took over the coat and leather shoes of the Asian youth brought over by the enthusiastic people from the bridge.

The police officer looked at the gray military coat and standard leather shoes, and thought, no wonder he dared to jump from such a high place, feeling that this Asian young man is still a soldier!If it is gray, it should be a military cadet?

I took out the ID from the pocket of the military coat. On the cover, an eagle spread its wings and looked at everything. It held a sharp arrow under its feet. Below it was a golden helmet and short sword. It was indeed the ID of Zhang West Point Military Academy. Open it and take a look. :

On the right is Wang Geng, a 1915 class non-commissioned officer of the U.S. Army Military Academy, nationality: Chinese, date of birth: February 1895, 2.

Duty, Honor, Country printed on the left!

A young policeman with sharp eyes looked at it and shouted,

"It's a Chinese! The hero who saved lives is a Chinese cadet at West Point Military Academy, and it's his birthday today!"

The onlookers gasped in admiration, and the well-informed reporters who had just arrived rushed forward and surrounded the police officers wanting to know more details.

At this moment, the voice of a newsboy selling newspapers came from the corner of Robert Wagner Street not far under the bridge:

"Extraordinary! The European war is in a quagmire. Zimmerman's secret telegram was intercepted by the United Kingdom. Germany proposed to form a military alliance with Mexico against the United States! Extraordinary!"