近日，在河南省某景區，五人先后落入湖中深水區，生命危在旦夕之時，一位名為張偉的軍官連續下水救起五人，展現了驚人的頑強意志力與軍人的英雄本色。

A Chinese Army officer demonstrated extraordinary courage and resilience last week, pulling five drowning people from a deep lake in a single, superhuman effort, even as his own mother pleaded with him to stop.

6月6日下午，一男子和女子先后落入商丘市古城景區的湖中，在水里拼命掙扎。三名來此游玩的小伙聽到呼救聲，立即跳入湖中救人。然而，由于缺乏救援經驗，又身處深水區，相互拉扯中竟都無法脫身，一時間，湖中五個生命危在旦夕。岸上的人不敢再貿然下水，只能大聲呼救。

The dramatic rescue unfolded on the afternoon of Jun 6 at the ancient city scenic area in Shangqiu, Henan province. Witnesses reported a man and a woman falling into the lake's deep section. Hearing their desperate cries, three young men jumped in to help.

However, lacking rescue experience and overwhelmed in the deep water, the would-be rescuers themselves became trapped, creating a chaotic struggle with five lives hanging in the balance.

此時，正在休假中的第81集團軍某旅軍官張偉正陪母親在湖邊散步。聽到呼救聲，張偉毫不猶豫跳入水中，奮力游過去，一把抓住了落水的女子。

然而，對方在慌亂中不停撲騰，他被摁進水里好幾次，嗆了不少水，消耗了很大精力和體力。

“幸虧部隊平時訓練，學過救援。”張偉掙脫后，迅速將對方推出水面，同時大聲安撫，讓她冷靜下來，隨后拖至岸邊。

Off-duty officer Zhang Wei, from the 81st Group Army of the People's Liberation Army, was walking nearby with his mother. Without hesitation, Zhang plunged into the water. His first rescue, a panicking woman, proved arduous; she repeatedly pushed him under, causing him to swallow water and deplete precious energy. Relying on military training, he calmed her and brought her to safety.

“我一刻也不敢耽誤，腦子里只有一個念頭：救人、救人、救人……”就這樣，張偉連續四次往返救援。當他將第四個人推到岸邊時，已經筋疲力盡。

Driven by the imperative to save lives, Zhang made four exhausting trips back and forth, pulling victims to shore. After the fourth rescue, he was visibly spent.

張偉的母親哭著回憶：“我喊他上來，他說水里還有一個人。可當時俺兒的身體已經不行了，站都站不住，臉色慘白、呼吸急促。他再下去，肯定得出事！”

她害怕失去兒子，只能無助地哭喊：“你不能再去救了，再救咱就沒命了！”

His mother, witnessing his extreme fatigue, tearfully begged him to stop. "You can't go again! You'll die!" she cried out, terrified of losing her son.

“我媽需要我，水里那個人也需要我，我必須得沖一把。”張偉急了，跪在母親面前說：“媽，我是軍人，求你讓我再救一個！”

說完這句話，他再次跳入水中，沒敢再回頭。“在水里，我能聽到媽媽撕心裂肺的哭喊，心里只有愧疚……”

Facing his mother's anguish but knowing a fifth person remained, Zhang made a heart-wrenching plea. He knelt before her and declared, "Mom, I am a soldier. Please, let me save one more!" Ignoring her continued cries, he dove back in.

游向第五個人時，張偉的體力已經到達極限：“真是憑借著多年訓練出來的意志力，才把人拖到了岸邊。當時我已經呼吸不上來了。”

一位目擊者回憶，最后一位被救人員瀕臨溺水，無意識地連續拖拽張偉，兩人的情況都十分危險。張偉還沒來得及上岸就暈倒了。120將他緊急送往醫院搶救。

Reaching the fifth victim pushed Zhang beyond his physical limits. The nearly unconscious person dragged him down repeatedly in their struggle. "It was sheer willpower forged through years of training that got us to the bank," Zhang later recounted. He lost consciousness just as they reached safety and was rushed to the hospital by emergency services.

幸運的是，經全力救治，張偉已脫離危險，并逐漸康復。

得知他蘇醒，被救的五個人帶著鮮花和錦旗趕來道謝：“是他給了我們第二次生命！”

After intensive treatment, Zhang has recovered. The five individuals he saved visited him bearing flowers and banners, tearfully declaring, "He gave us a second life!"

張偉出院后，老家夏邑縣宋樓村的村民們自發組織起來，早早等在村口，迎接英雄回家。據了解，張偉自2006年入伍后，曾多次獲得表彰、嘉獎。

Upon his discharge, villagers from his hometown in Xiayi county lined the streets to welcome their hero home.

“救人是軍人的本能。我在部隊19年，是人民養育了我19年。豁出命去救人，我認為是值得的。”

Zhang, who enlisted in 2006 and has received multiple commendations, downplayed his actions. "Saving people is a soldier's instinct," he said. "The people have nurtured me for 19 years in the army. Giving my all to save lives was worth it."

滄海橫流，方顯英雄本色。憑一己之力搶回五條生命，張偉，你是真正的勇士！

編輯：左卓

實習生：繆妙

來源：新華社

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