Chapter 1262 Sacrificed His Life to Go to the National Disaster, Seeing Death as Home

Before Li Mu came here, it was hard to imagine that the old man who was so frail in the photos, even on the verge of death, could still be so clear in thinking logic and speech.

Recalling the eventful years back then, the old man was extremely excited. Finally, someone came to listen to the story of decades, and he himself said it very happily.

The old man was born in 1915. His ancestral home was in southern Anhui. When he was young, he came from a wealthy family. He followed his business family to settle in Hangzhou. He received a good education from his childhood to his youth. He was a standard progressive youth in the Republic of China.

In 1934, because the old man was very obsessed with flying and his family was well-off, the family paid for the relationship and sent the old man who did not meet the requirements to the Central Aviation School, which was also located in Hangzhou at that time. After the Anti-Japanese War broke out, the old man moved to Yun Province with the school. Within a few days, the Japanese invaders launched an attack on the Shanghai stock market, and the Battle of Songhu started.

During the Battle of Songhu, the old man's parents took his three brothers and sisters and fled to Jinling, because at that time the old man's parents felt that Jinling was the capital, and there was no safer place in the world than Jinling.

The old man's parents sold all their properties in Hangzhou, and fled to Jinling with his brothers and sisters. Before settling down in Jinling for half a year, the Japanese army captured Nanjing at the end of 1937 and launched the heinous massacre in human history. Massacre, the old man's parents, brothers and sisters, as well as the eldest brother's wife and children, all died tragically under the butcher's knife of the Japanese army.

At that time, the old man in Yun Province completely collapsed when he heard the bad news. If Pao Ze hadn’t been paying attention, the old man would have committed suicide and gone to the Nine Springs to reunite with his family. His greatest responsibility is not to follow the dead relatives, but to wait for the opportunity to avenge the dead relatives and compatriots, and beat the Japanese invaders until the Japanese surrender.

Afterwards, the old man came out of the aviation school and officially became a pilot of the National Air Force, starting a tragic half-life legend.

In 1945, the National Air Force where the old man worked cooperated with the United States to bomb the Japanese mainland. The old man drove a fighter jet to cover the American bomber returning from Japan. At that time, Japan was in the final madness. The old man was shot down by the Japanese army during an escort. In the process of parachuting in a mountainous area, he fell on his skull. Later, he was rescued by local villagers together with several American pilots. After several months, he returned to Spring City. The old man’s skull injury was also during that time. After treatment, there are sequelae, which have little impact on life, but they are completely unsuitable for continuing to fly fighter jets.

It was precisely because of the inability to continue flying fighter jets that the old man turned into a civilian job, and then married a wife and had a son in the local area. The son was born in early 1948. The family of three enjoyed themselves happily. Although this kind of life was ordinary but happy, but in 1949, when liberation was approaching , Seeing that the general situation is over, the national army began to prepare to withdraw to Taiwan.

At that time, the aviation school had four transport planes ready to take off from Chuncheng, carrying the backbone of the national army and air force in Chuncheng, their families, and soft. At that last moment, every kilogram of weight on the plane was worth a thousand dollars to them. The leader said that the old man was the winner of the four-star order medal during the Anti-Japanese War. He had shot down four Japanese fighter planes, so he specially saved a place for the old man on the plane. In that special era, this was already what he could do It's extreme.

At that time, many officers and soldiers of the national army had to abandon their wives and children because they only had one air ticket or boat ticket, and went to Taiwan alone with the national army. In their view, this one-way ticket was extremely rare, and they had to seize it no matter what. , but Sun Xiaozhong did not accept it. He felt that he lost all his relatives in 1937, and did not have new relatives and only flesh and blood until after the eight-year war of resistance. He could not abandon them and go to Taiwan alone. Besides, in his opinion Now, Taiwan does not make him yearn for at all. He wants to stay in this land where he has fought hard, with his wife and children, although his future is uncertain in the face of the change of regime.

What followed was what Li Mu had heard about before, the old man still stayed in the local area after liberation,

He was reported during the historical movement, and repeatedly criticized and reformed through labor. Fortunately, he lost the opportunity to fly a fighter plane after the end of the Anti-Japanese War. Otherwise, if he had participated in the liberation war, I am afraid he would suffer even greater disasters during the historical movement.

Talking about this past event, the old man was not too sad. He said that he had experienced too much family sadness in his life. After so many years and so many things, he was numb even if he didn’t want to. His only two One of the regrets is that he did not have the opportunity to return to Jinling to find the bodies of his relatives and bury them, and the other is that the life and death of his only son is uncertain.

The old man sighed and said: "The first regret is that it is impossible to make up for half of it in this life. Only by working for them in the next life can it be repaid; the second regret is that there may be a glimmer of hope in this life, but I dare not ask for it."

The host said: "Please tell us your wife and son's name, age and related information in detail. We will mobilize netizens from all over the country to help you find their whereabouts with us!"

The old man immediately nodded gratefully: "Thank you! Thank you so much!"

Then, the old man told the camera about his wife’s name, place of origin, place of birth, and date of birth, and then introduced his son, who was born on March 23, 1948. The old man named him Sun Lianli, nicknamed Xi'er, the word Xi was taken from the place name of the old man's ancestral home. When the old man separated from his wife and children, his son was not yet five years old, so he could no longer recall or provide any more details about his son.

The old man has little hope of finding his son or his descendants, but Li Mu feels that the chances of success in this matter are not small. If the old man's son and the old man are four or five years old, then it must be for his father, and He has certain impressions in his childhood. He must remember the relevant characteristics of his father, the location of his hometown, and the time when he left his father. If his mother can tell him more stories about his father when he is growing up, then he will You should know more about your father than your father knows about him.

The old man has lived in seclusion in the mountains for so many years. I don’t know if the son of the old man has tried to find him, but even if the son did not look for him, as long as he is still alive, as long as he can receive this video, he must be able to identify his father. So the chances of finding it are still very high.

It may be difficult for ordinary people to find one out of a population of 1.3 billion, but for Li Mu, he has such a huge user group as YY and a large number of media resources, so he wants to find such a person , is not necessarily difficult.

Therefore, Li Mu promised the old man: "Don't worry, old man, we will do our best to let the people of the whole country see your interview, know your deeds, and know your past, and we will definitely share the relevant information of your wife and son. Broadcast it out, and with the help of people all over the country, the chances of finding it are still very high!"

The old man nodded with satisfaction: "That's good, that's good. If they are still alive and can look at me, I will die without regret in this life. I'm afraid I will close my eyes before that day."

Li Mu hurriedly said: "Your body and spirit seem to be in good condition. If you go down the mountain with us to the hospital for a systematic examination and recuperate well, your physical condition will definitely be better."

The old man waved his hand: "Thank you for your kindness. I have lived here for decades, and I am used to it. I have no relatives and no homeland. I can't remember my childhood home in southern Anhui, and I can't find where my ancestral grave is." I realized that the house I lived in Hangzhou was sold by my parents when I was 37 years old. It was just the foothold of our family, and it was not my root. I know where they lived in Jinling when they were alive. In the early years, I saved money and went to Jinling three times, but when I arrived in Jinling, I didn’t know where to worship them. After passing through the mass graves, I would buy a bottle of wine and knives and paper to worship there, but it is impossible to find their bones in my life, so I have no roots for a long time, no roots..."

Speaking of this, the old man seemed to have aged a lot all of a sudden, his eyelids drooped feebly, and the waist that he had tried to straighten just now was bent again. He shed two bean-sized turbid tears, sighed, and said: "There is an old saying that fallen leaves return to their roots. When I was young, I didn't believe it. I thought it was an old feudal idea. But the longer I live, the more I want to find my roots. But I can't find the roots of my ancestors, nor can I find the roots of my parents. Come on, I've lived here for so many years, so here are my roots."

Liu Xinxin hurriedly said: "Senior, the medical conditions outside the mountain are good, and the conditions for recuperation are also good, which can help you to take care of your body and bones, so that you can live longer. Moreover, if your son is found in the future, you will be able to live outside the mountain." , so that he can go and meet you."

The old man gave a wry smile and said, "I am eighty-eight years old, and I have lived long enough to this day. People, living too long is sometimes not a blessing, but a torture. Swallow my last breath here, if I die in another place, no matter how good the environment and conditions are, that is not my root; if I can really find my son in the future, I will trouble him to read the father and son and come to see me, if I'm dead, so I'll add some soil to my grave, I won't go out of this mountain again."

Liu Xin burst into tears and said, "Even if you can't find your son when you go out, you can still enjoy the blessings. You have worked so hard here for so many years, and the society owes you so much. You have to give the society a chance to make up for it... "

The old man smiled and said: "The society doesn't owe me anything. Those Paoze brothers who fought side by side were all passionate about resisting Japan and the country, serving the country and serving the country. Soldiers serving the country are like filial piety to our parents. We were born Responsibilities and obligations, we did not fulfill our responsibilities, which allowed the Japanese to come in and run rampant for so many years. If we owe it to the country, we owe it to the common people who died at the hands of the Japanese.”

Liu Xinxin hurriedly said, "Don't say that..."

The old man said seriously: "I'm speaking from the bottom of my heart. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, many soldiers thought so, especially when the post-war war damage was counted again and again, overturned by new numbers again and again, and the number of casualties continued to accumulate again and again. We all feel that we owe too much to this nation. If we worked harder in the past, we might be able to reduce this number. If we had become benevolent, this number might be even less. Death suddenly comes home, this is the true portrayal of us at that time..."

Seeing that the old man was unmoved, Liu Xin was so anxious that she wanted to cry. The purpose of coming here was to persuade the old man to leave here no matter what, but no matter what she said, she couldn't change the old man's decision at all. With a deep sense of frustration, I blame myself even more in my heart.

When he didn't know what to do, Liu Xinxin looked at Li Mu with eyes full of pleading and anticipation, hoping that Li Mu could find a way to persuade the old man to go down the mountain.

Li Mu didn't know what to do either.

Let the old man go to the big city to recuperate and have better living conditions, the old man is not moved; let the old man go out to wait for the whereabouts of his son, the old man is still unmoved; when he hopes to compensate the old man for the whole society, the old man feels that he is in debt Without this nation, what else can I do at this time?

A thought flashed through Li Mu's mind. Although the old man went to Jinling to search for the bones of his relatives in the early years, it is estimated that the Holocaust Memorial Hall had not been built at that time. The Holocaust Memorial Hall was built only 20 years ago. There are the most detailed relevant files there. , First, you can take the old man there to find out the whereabouts of his relatives, and second, you can let the old man pay homage to his relatives in the memorial hall, but after thinking about it, Li Mu still gave up.

The old man is too old, so don't let him go through that bloody atrocity again in another way.

But besides this, what else could move him and convince him?

Li Mu also fell into deep thought.

After a while, Li Mu suddenly had a flash of inspiration, pulled Liu Xinxin over, and asked her, "Is there a list of the Flying Tigers that have been found so far?"

"Yes." Liu Xinxin said, "I have some printed materials in my bag."

"take it out."

Liu Xinxin hurriedly took out a folded list from his bag. Some of these lists were very detailed, and some were very vague. The detailed list included names, dates of birth, place of origin, current place of residence, and past employment information. There is only one name and an approximate range of residence.

Li Mu handed the list to the old man and said, "Senior, these are the surviving pilots of the Flying Tigers and National Army Air Force that we have found so far. Take a look at the names on it, are there any that you are familiar with?"

The old man suddenly became excited, took the list and wanted to read it carefully, but because the words on it were too small to read clearly, he could only look at Li Mu with pleading eyes, and said excitedly: "Young man, I can't see clearly, please read it for me!"

"Okay!" Seeing the old man's reaction so excited, Li Mu knew in his heart that there was probably a good chance of this, so he took the list and began to read the names one by one.

"Chen Zhengbu, Li Quanyin, Huang Zizhong..."

Every time he read a name, the old man had to frown and think about it for a long time, but every time he shook his head regretfully.

When Li Mu read a name, the old man suddenly trembled with excitement.

"Tell me again, what's his name?"

"Han Zili, the son of your son, stand at attention."

"Zili, Zili is still alive?"