Chapter 1227 Oral History of the Witness

After Bu Dang Li Mu said the name of the Flying Tigers, the electronically controlled silk cloth on the background wall was released in an instant, and with a swipe, all the background was revealed.

The media reporters present had a chance to see the background picture that had been blocked all the time, and when the old photo with the huge shark-totem Flying Tigers fighter plane was displayed, everyone couldn't help exclaiming.

This cartoon totem designed by Disney is perfectly integrated with the fighter jet. In the turbulent years of bullets, there is such a cartoon totem, but it does not make people feel inconsistent, but gives people a kind of indomitable determination.

Many people heard about the history of the Flying Tigers for the first time. Whether it was Li Mu's introduction or the background picture in front of them, they were greatly shocked.

"The film "Flying Tigers" will be jointly produced by companies from China and the United States and created by actors from both countries. During the next filming and production process, all actors and staff related to "Flying Tigers" will We will do our best to make this movie well, and we will respect the real history to the greatest extent, show the real and cruel war in history, and let everyone know that just sixty years ago in China, what happened Such an extraordinary true story."

Li Mu said, cleared his throat, and said solemnly: "Today, we are very fortunate to have Mr. Chennault's daughter and two American Flying Tigers who had followed him to fight the Japanese invaders over China to the scene. Next, please Everyone welcomes these three historical witnesses with applause!"

Mr. Chennault's daughter and the two old Flying Tigers came on stage hand in hand. After bowing to them one by one, Li Mu walked off the stage and left the stage to the three old men and the host.

The host introduced the three old people respectively by way of dialogue introduction. After the introduction, he first asked Mr. Chennault's daughter and said, "As Mr. Chennault's daughter, you see that the filming of a movie like "Flying Tigers" is about to start. , how do you feel psychologically?"

Mr. Chennault's daughter breathed a sigh of relief, and said with red eyes: "It is difficult to describe my current mood in words. When I was young, as well as in my youth and even when I was young and middle-aged, I complained a lot to my father. , when I was a child, he went to Huaxia, I don't know what he was doing there, and later I learned that he went to Huaxia to form a volunteer flying team, but I still don't know what this organization is doing , until last year, I went to China..."

The host asked in surprise: "Did you go to Huaxia last year?"

"Yes, last October, I first went to Sichuan Province, and then to some cities in the southwest. Those are the places where my father fought. The local government of Huaxia introduced me to some surviving Huaxia Flying Tigers. After I heard from them what amazing deeds my father did back then, I really understood him and understood what he did in those years.

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"After returning to China, I found some American Flying Tigers players, and checked a lot of information about my father and the Flying Tigers, and then I felt more and more that in those days, they, the Americans, were able to throw their money away for justice and peace. It is really a very, very great thing for the abandoned son of the family to go to the other side of the ocean to fight bloody battles with the invaders. I also very much hope that this true history can be known to the world, so the "Flying Tigers" Movies mean a lot to me. This movie is my biggest wish about my father. Now this wish is finally coming true. Now I only hope that I can live until this movie is released. My family went to see it together."

The host said: "You will definitely live a long life. Not only will you be able to see this movie released with your own eyes, but you will also see more movies related to your father and the Flying Tigers released in the future!"

The old lady thanked the host, turned her head to the side and wept silently, and then the host began to interview the two American Flying Tigers who had experienced the war.

The two Flying Tigers were basically in their 80s and 90s. When they talked about the war, they both talked like they had opened a chatterbox.

One of the old people recalled that year, saying: "In 1941, I was at the Country Flying Club in Texas, driving a small plane to spray pesticides on the farmland. Suddenly one day, the club's pilot David Cruise found me and said that someone was When recruiting fighter pilots, my biggest wish at the time was to join the U.S. Air Force, but I never passed the U.S. Air Force medical exam, so when I heard about someone recruiting fighter pilots, I almost immediately decided to try it out.”

"When I went to the registration office in David's car, I still didn't know who was recruiting the pilots, and I didn't know where to go after being recruited. David told me that if I passed, I would go to China to fight the Japanese. , I was still very surprised at the time. I have never been to Japan or China. I don't even know where these two countries are, let alone what the war between them is about. Why did I go to China and Japan? People went to war, and finally I decided to go to China, mostly because Mr. Chennault gave me a good salary, and that salary was impossible for me to earn in the United States or in Texas."

"When I arrived in Huaxia, I really understood how cruel the Chinese people's Anti-Japanese War was. The brutality of the Japanese army was unimaginable. When we were training, we often heard that a certain village was killed by the entire Japanese army. They were shot or even buried alive. The Japanese army almost killed anyone in China. Even the planes of the Japanese Air Force were most of the time attacking civilians. In the beginning, many American pilots, including me, were still holding hands. The attitude of going to Huaxia to earn a high salary, but when we saw this with our own eyes, each of us has undergone earth-shaking changes. In order to combat the Japanese army, we began to actively train and fight hard, sometimes flying several times a day. Japanese air force battle..."

"Before I went to Huaxia, we had never experienced the cruelty of war. I was just a country boy in Texas who could spray pesticides with a small plane. But when I arrived in Huaxia, I realized that I was not only a country boy, but also a country boy. The pilot named Fighting for Justice, every time we take off, we don't know if we can come back alive, but when we think that every time we take off, we can protect the people of China and save some people from the Japanese air force. , we feel that even the sacrifice of our lives is worthwhile, because we finally found something in our lives that is worth defending with our lives.”

"As early as ten years ago, I had already made a will. I was too old to accept organ donation, so I asked my children to cremate me after my death and bury half of my ashes. In Texas, the other half's ashes were brought to China, and they were thrown in the place where I once fought, and in the river where David Cruise crashed. "

Speaking of this, the old man choked up, stretched out two fingers, and said, "In 1941, two young men from Texas who could fly planes packed their luggage and left home for Huaxia. They fought side by side in Huaxia for seven months. Thirteen days, we fought together 107 times. One of the young men's planes was shot down by Japanese invaders' planes and fell into a river in southwest China. The other young man returned to the United States alone after the war to marry his wife. She gave birth to a child and took care of the mother of the young man who could not come back until she died in 1963. The young man's biggest regret was not being able to bring his good friend back. His greatest wish was to go to the river and help him with his own hands. Send a bunch of flowers, and after death, let the ashes go there to be with him..."

The old man's memories brought tears to many people's eyes. Many young reporters have already burst into tears. If they had never experienced the cruelty of war, they would never have been able to understand it. But listening to the stories of those who have experienced it, they can only experience some of the war. Fur, but even so, this story of two people leaving home alone, still makes people sad.

The host then interviewed another Flying Tigers player, the old man named Paul Crawford. When asked what the old man thought about the film, the old man was filled with emotion and said, "I am very grateful to the director. Spielberg, he took the initiative to show us the script of "Flying Tigers". What I never dreamed was that there was a story in the script of this movie that was so similar to my experience back then... …”

"I asked Spielberg if I could tell this story at the press conference today, maybe this will reveal some of the content of the movie script, and Spielberg's answer moved me very much, he said: We The film to be made is based on real history, not fabricated out of thin air, history cannot be concealed by anyone or in any form, so you can say everything you want to say.”

Having said this, the old man smiled slightly and said, "So I decided to share this personal experience that I will never forget for the rest of my life."

"In 1945, between Sichuan and Chang'an, I was in charge of defending the B-29 strategic bomber base where the United States bombed the Japanese mainland. During an operation in July, my fighter plane was shot down by the Japanese army, and my crew and I We were forced to parachute. At that time, the Japanese army dispatched a large number of troops to search for our whereabouts. At that time, as long as the American and Huaxia pilots fell into the hands of the Japanese army, almost 100% of them would die. At that time, the ordinary people of Huaxia organized spontaneously, and dared to take them before the Japanese army found us. We rescued and kept protecting us, desperately sending us back to base, and I lived with them for three weeks, and I swear it was the warmest three weeks of my life..."