The leader of the group burst into tears.
He hasn't heard that title for many years.
At the critical juncture of the Anti Japanese War, when the whole country was destroyed, the national air force formed a squadron of six aircrafts from the beginning to the end. As long as there were still two aircrafts in some squadrons, the squadron structure remained.
At the beginning, sun Xiaozhong's Squadron had 24 aircrafts. When he was promoted to squadron leader, there were still seven aircrafts left in the whole squadron. At the end of the final war, there were only four aircrafts left. Most of the pilots who were shot down were very difficult to survive, as can be seen from the tragic degree.
After the war, sun Xiaozhong became a civil servant. After he was separated from the pilot of the original Squadron, the title of squadron leader was almost unknown When he asked whether he remembered him or something, Han Zili always felt extremely lost, because many people and things he really racked his brains and couldn't remember, which made him feel guilty to many people.
In recent years, he can't remember many of the events of the Anti Japanese war. Many of them have not been remembered by his son. So when sun Xiaozhong first said his name, he couldn't remember the details of the name. But the name seemed to be full of different meanings in his subconscious. This huge contradiction made him extremely painful 。
Fortunately, when sun Xiaozhong said the army number of that year, the memory of the old man struggling in the bottleneck suddenly came out, and the fragments, pictures, people and things about that year also rushed to him like the tide. He knew that the voice on the other end of the phone came from sun Xiaozhong, the middle captain of that year, which made him excited to no additional.
Han Zili thought he was dreaming, and sun Xiaozhong, the old captain who had disappeared for decades, would call him. He couldn't help asking again, "is it really you, Lieutenant? I'm Zili. Are you really sun Xiaozhong? "
"It's me, Zili! I'm sun Xiaozhong! " Mr. Sun repeated over and over again. Then he wiped his tears and sighed: "I heard that you have been to Taiwan for 50 years, but their volunteers told me that you are in the capital of Sichuan. How did you go to the capital of Sichuan?"
Mr. Han also choked and said: "I also heard that you gave up the opportunity to go to Taiwan. At that time, I had already arrived in Taiwan, and I wanted to send you a telegram to persuade you to come over, but they said that your regiment had been withdrawn, and they couldn't get in touch with you by telegram. I wrote several letters to you, and they didn't find you when they sent you to Yunnan. At the end of 49, many pilots followed in the past because they were homesick , flying back, I miss my home, and at the end of 49, I found a chance to escape back... "
Mr. Sun sighed: "you are really awesome. If I were you, I would not dare to escape. If I was shot down, I would not even die!"
Mr. Han wiped his tears and said, "the old captain is still great for you. You gave up the chance to go to Taiwan directly for your wife and children. I'm not strong enough to leave my wife and children and run away. I'm ashamed!"
Mr. Sun consoled: "no blame, they must have told you that they would take your wife and children to your league members afterwards, right?"
"Yes, they said to me that they would take my wife and children over to meet me for a while, but I didn't know when I went. In that case, my wife and children couldn't make it. Then I knew that I had been cheated. Staying there meant that I had to be separated from my wife and children. I didn't know what year and month I would get back together. I couldn't stand it, so I was still old Captain, you're amazing. You can see more clearly than me... "
Mr. Sun nodded, and suddenly he was silent before the phone.
At this time, Mr. Han's son hurriedly whispered a few words in his ear. Before Li Mu talked to him by phone about the old man's going down the mountain, he needed Mr. Han's help.
After a minute or two of silence, Mr. Han said on the other end of the phone: "Captain, let's meet! I don't know how long I can live. If I can see you again before I die, I will die without regret! "
Mr. Sun said without hesitation, "it's to meet, it's to meet. Give me an address and I'll find you!"
"I'm not close to you, old captain!" Mr. Han said: "I heard the volunteers say that they will take us old pilots to Chuncheng for reunion in a period of time. Let's just meet in Chuncheng. Before we die, we can visit the old place again!"! Maybe I can see other old comrades in arms! "
Mr. Sun said, "I just heard that Paul Crawford is still alive and will come to China later. Do you remember him?"
"Who is Paul Crawford? Why is the name so long? " Mr. Han's memory hasn't been completely recovered. He can't remember who he is for a while.
Mr. Sun said, "have you forgotten? Paul, the American flying the 99 shark P-40, once injured your plane. I'll cover your retreat with him. Afterwards, you specially invite him to drink together. "
Mr. Han was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, "I remember the man you said! He's still alive! "Mr. Sun said with a smile, "we are not dead yet. Why can't others live?"
Mr. Han also smiled and said, "yes, but I'm so old. This may be the last time I'll meet you. Old captain, you must arrive at that time!"
Mr. Sun immediately promised, "don't worry, I will be there!"
When I heard that, everyone was relieved.
It seems that for the old man, his body, better living conditions and illusory family love can not make him leave the thatched cottage, but the confirmed comradeship in arms has played a decisive role.
Liu Xinxin turns his head excitedly and quietly wipes his tears. At the same time, he takes a look at Li Mu. Nobody expected to persuade the old man to go down the mountain by helping the old man find his comrades in arms. If Li Mu didn't follow him, he may have reached a deadlock at last. The final result may be that the old man is still unwilling to go down the mountain, but he can only go back and find a way Help the elderly to find the whereabouts of their relatives, and then use family affection to convince the elderly.
When Li Mu was relieved, he suddenly felt a block in his heart. When he came to Liu Xin's side, he asked him in a low voice, "I'll go out and smoke a cigarette. You can try your best to let him promise to go with us today."
Liu Xin nodded softly, and Li Mu had quietly retreated from the thatched cottage. When he came out, he found that dozens of villagers had arrived at the gate. If Chen Chengwu had not let some soldiers stop him, he would have rushed in to see the excitement.
When he came to Chen Chengwu, Li Mu took out a cigarette and handed him one, saying, "one?"
Chen Chengwu looked at Li Mu in surprise and asked with a smile, "Mr. Li, do you smoke too?"
Li Mu smiled: "very occasionally, a bag a month."
Chen Chenwu nodded and took out the fire engine to light the fire for Li Mu. Li Mu was very polite. He held out his right hand to protect the fire. After the smoke was lit, he gently put it on the back of his hand and said thank you.
Chen Chengwu is even more surprised. The smokers have the rules of the smokers. If you are given a cigarette, you must protect the fire out of politeness. But if the other party's status is obviously higher, it's OK not to protect the fire. In Chen Chengwu's opinion, Li Mu's status is higher than his own, but it's endless. He is so polite. I didn't expect that It also further increased his good impression on Li Mu.
Li Mu took a smoke and asked him after the picture came out: "how come so many villagers?"
Chen Chengwu said: "the old village head went to the house to house notice. These villagers heard that the old man was an anti Japanese hero, and they all wanted to come and have a look. The soldiers talked kindly and said that the old man was videotaped inside, and they were waiting outside."
After that, Chen Chengwu asked Li Mu, "did the old man promise to go down the mountain?"
Li Mu nodded: "yes, it's not easy to persuade him to do so!"
"I heard that." Chen Chengwu said: "he said earlier that he would not go down the mountain even if he died. He just wanted to stay here. How do you advise him? Let's hear it? "
"Well, it's a long story." Li Mu said, "the photographers have all taken photos, and they will show them to you. I'm afraid you will cry after watching them."
Chen Chengwu said: "just now when the old man saluted us, I had a tear. I was very sad to think that the old hero who was driving a plane to fight against the Japanese ghost in the sky now lives such a life."
Speaking of this, Chen Chengwu looked at Li Mu and said seriously, "President Li, what you have done is of great significance. If it wasn't for you, even I, a soldier, could not have imagined that such a group of veterans are living such a miserable life..."
Li Mu said: "my biggest wish is to let the whole society pay attention to the old life of these veterans. They need not only our material help, but also our spiritual recognition. The old man has done such a great thing, but no one cares for them for several decades, and everything is hidden in his stomach. That kind of feeling is really sad."
Chen Chenwu nodded repeatedly, then asked, "by the way, can the old man follow us today?"
Li Mu said, "I'm letting Xin Xin go on with the work to see if I can persuade the old man to follow us today. It shouldn't be a big problem."
Chen Chengwu said: "this ghost place can't even land a helicopter. I'm afraid it's a crime for the old man to come out of the mountain with us. When he comes, our soldiers prepare folding stretchers, and then take turns carrying them out of the mountain."
Li Mu said, "it's hard for you. If you can get out before dark today, let's have a rest in the town for one night. Then I'll ask Xin Xin to contact an ambulance from Yunnan Province and take the old man to the hospital in the morning."
Chen Chengwu hurriedly said: "no, go to our military sanatorium, next to the military hospital, and communicate with us before novelty. The chief of his family means that as long as the veterans are within the coverage of the military area of Yunnan Province, they can be sent to the military hospital and sanatorium, and all the expenses are borne by the military area!"