Chapter 1301 Mass Burial Mound

Mr. Li wanted to see Li Mu wholeheartedly, but Li Mu did not act as a competent host to receive these guests from afar at the hotel. Today, he and the staff of the foundation drove to the Flying Tigers cemetery on the outskirts of Spring City to mourn.

The veterans knew that there was a cemetery on the outskirts of Spring City, and they had always wanted to find an opportunity to come and pay their respects, but the staff of the foundation had not included this item in the itinerary they had arranged for them.

This is also the only arrangement that the Foundation did not follow the wishes of the veterans.

The reason why Liu Xinxin has not arranged for veterans to come to mourn is mainly because the current situation of this "cemetery" is really distressing. This cemetery has been in existence for 43 years, and the pilots who died in the Flying Tigers died in battle. And soldiers on the ground, whether they are Chinese or Americans, are buried there. It is said that there were seven or eight hundred graves here at the peak.

However, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the United States took away the remains of the martyrs of the American Flying Tigers and brought them back to the United States for burial. There were almost 500 graves of Chinese martyrs left, but in the following decades, these Chinese Flying Tigers The cemetery of the martyrs is full of disasters.

First, in the early 1950s, due to construction needs, local villagers dug out almost all the coffins and tombstones of the martyrs, and then transported them to an unnamed mountain for hasty burial. Water conservancy construction, the tombstones of these martyrs were all used by the production team to build reservoirs.

In the 1980s, almost without exception, the coffins of these martyrs were robbed by tomb robbers, and the coffins were basically destroyed and opened by tomb robbers, which is embarrassing.

After Liu Xinxin heard the news, she never told these veterans the actual situation. She wiped her tears several times by herself, but she really couldn't say this.

How to say?

More than 20 members of the Huaxia Flying Tigers wanted to commemorate their comrades-in-arms. They went to the grave to light a cigarette, pour a glass of wine, and then poured out their hearts in front of the grave of a familiar comrade-in-arms.

Although the remains of the martyrs of the American Flying Tigers in the cemetery have long been moved back to the United States for burial, the American Flying Tigers who were invited to China also want to go to the cemetery for the Chinese comrades who fought side by side. Offer a bouquet of flowers.

Whenever faced with the sincerity of these more than 50 elderly people, Liu Xinxin felt like a thorn in his throat. He could never tell them that the tombs of your comrades-in-arms that you have been thinking about have been completely destroyed, and the original tombs of martyrs have been removed. They all became the stones for the construction of the reservoir, and the coffin was completely destroyed by the tomb robbers, right?

Therefore, Liu Xinxing planned all the trips of the old man as a journey to find the memories of the year. He went to see the old aviation school, the old airport and the old dormitory, and also went to see the pilot who died in the past. After the plane, the rescued small village did not go to this remote cemetery.

However, according to the original plan, these American veterans will return to the United States tomorrow, and the Chinese veterans will also be temporarily separated. Some will go home, and some will go to the military sanatorium. Therefore, today is the last time everyone gets together One day, more than 50 elderly people couldn't bear it any longer and asked Liu Xinxin to take them to the cemetery to mourn.

Liu Xinxin had no choice but to find Li Mu early in the morning. While crying, she explained the situation of the martyrs cemetery to Li Mu, hoping that Li Mu could help her persuade those old people. She really didn't want the old people to know these heartbreaking news. .

After hearing this, Li Mu felt very sad. It was only 50 or 60 years ago, but we failed to protect the cemetery of the martyrs. If the surviving veterans knew this, what kind of severe cold and snowstorm would they have to endure?

However, it is really outrageous to forcefully stop them from going. This event of immortality of veterans gave the old people a lot of comfort, and it also allowed them to fulfill a lifelong wish of reuniting with their comrades-in-arms. After being reunited for many years, what I think of the most must be those who have not lived to the present. If they are really not allowed to mourn in the past, this regret will probably be with them for life.

After thinking about it, Li Mu made the final decision.

go!

All the staff, including myself, go together!

Liu Xinxin was in trouble, and said: "But what we can find now is a mass grave. Our volunteers went to see it. The feeling is really miserable. I'm afraid they won't be able to accept it..."

Li Mu said: "These old people can't let these old people leave Spring City with regrets."

Speaking of this, Li Mu sighed deeply, and said: "Actually, these old people's psychological endurance is much stronger than ours. They have experienced the cruel war of resistance and the rough second half of their lives. They are more capable than us of the reality of society." A deeper understanding, at this time, I believe that what they really want is to interact with the spirit of the deceased, let them go, the benefits outweigh the harms, and not letting them go, the harms outweigh the benefits.”

Liu Xin was silent.

What Li Mu said is right, I feel that the old people may not be able to accept that reality, but thinking about the experience of these old people, they are really the most powerful and greatest group of people in the world. They look down on life and death, and admire the will to serve the country of the shroud of horse leather. They have seen so much cruelty on the battlefield, and they should have a strong psychological endurance in the face of some realities today.

However, Li Mu still had more considerations. He said: "It's novel to take the old people home, but we have to make a promise to the old people. We can't restore these tombs of martyrs within a day or two, but we We must promise to the veterans that the Veterans Never Die Charity Foundation will allocate special funds to re-encoffin the remains and coffins of all veterans, and try our best to find all the tombstones of the veterans. Find and remake the tombstone, and find a place in Spring City with good Fengshui, good scenery, and convenient transportation, and rebuild a Flying Tigers Martyrs Cemetery!"

Speaking of this, Li Mu added: "Not only to build a martyrs cemetery! We also need to invest in building a Flying Tigers historical memorial next to the cemetery. We now have three or four billion funds available. These funds should not only be used to improve every The life of a surviving veteran must also be responsible for those veterans who died, give them enough respect, and pass on their spirit and heroic deeds. communication with local governments.”

"Okay!" Liu Xinxing nodded again and again. In her opinion, Li Mu's solution has exceeded her imagination. If she makes these promises to the veterans and fulfills them one by one, I believe the veterans will be greatly relieved.

Li Mu told her again: "You should contact the reporters of major major media, as well as the local media of Yun Province and Chuncheng, and invite them to accompany you to shoot. The whole society owes veterans too much, not only those who are alive, but also those who sacrificed. Those, hopefully, with their stalking, will make society aware of that."

"Okay, I'll notify you now!"

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When Mr. Li arrived at the hotel, Li Mu had arrived in the mountainous area on the outskirts of Spring City together with dozens of Flying Tigers, nearly a hundred relatives of Flying Tigers, dozens of volunteers, staff and dozens of reporters.

The temporarily invited reporters were originally staying at the airport, but they suddenly received the invitation and followed them almost immediately, but they did not know that before the charity night was about to start, Li Mu, the entire foundation, and more than 50 veterans set off Go to the suburbs, where is the intention.

It wasn't until the staff led everyone to a mass grave that Liu Xinxin told the truth.

In front of all the veterans and reporters, Liu Xinxin choked up and explained how the tomb of the martyrs was reduced to a mass grave step by step. This news made everyone feel sad, and many veterans stood in front of the rotten coffins of the mass grave for a long time without saying a word , When their relatives and foundation volunteers were crying silently, they unexpectedly did not cry.

Li Mu was right, the psychological endurance of these veterans was far beyond ordinary people.

Old man Sun Xiaozhong leaned on a walking stick, sighed, and said: "I only need to die for the country on the battlefield, why return the shrouded body in horse leather... Brothers, we are here to see you..."

As soon as the voice fell, all the Chinese veterans trembled and said in unison: "Brothers, we are here to see you!"

Old man Sun Xiaozhong secretly wiped away his tears, turned around and said to the other veterans: "Brothers alive, let's toast the brothers of Chengren!"

Volunteers took out the white wine they had prepared in advance from the accompanying packages, and handed over a bottle to each of the Chinese veterans. Sun Xiaozhong and the other old men spread the wine around in a tacit understanding, each in one direction Every time I walked to a broken grave, a rotten tomb, and an exposed rotten coffin, I would pour some and mutter something silently.

The son of a veteran said in a low voice to the crying reporter beside him: "My father told me before that when the dead soldiers were counted after the war, before they were buried, the living would give every dead soldier a tribute. Put some white wine on the corpse and let them go all the way."

Everyone listened to it, and although they were silent, they entered their hearts without saying a word.

The old people sighed and paid homage to the dead comrades. After Liu Xin waited for everyone to calm down, he made a promise to everyone inspired by Li Mu: invest in the construction of the Flying Tigers Martyrs Mausoleum and the Flying Tigers Memorial Hall, and at the same time put all the remains of all the martyrs Move out and re-encoffin, all buried in the tombs of the martyrs, and then negotiate with the local government to send a salvage team to the reservoir to salvage the tombstones of the martyrs and so on.

The veterans, who have been straining and not shedding tears, couldn't control their tears after hearing this promise. They no longer have the ability to take care of these dead comrades. Even they themselves need to be cared for and helped by society. , Under such circumstances, the Foundation is willing to take good care of these deceased heroic spirits, which is a great comfort to them.

The American Flying Tigers learned everything through an interpreter, and couldn't help crying. They all expressed their willingness to donate to the mausoleum, but Li Mu made it clear that he could not accept the donations from the veterans, and told them: "I have already met with a friend in the United States. A consensus was reached that Muye Technology and him jointly invested 10 million US dollars to establish the Veterans Never Die-American Charity Foundation in the United States, not only Chinese veterans need care and love, but veterans all over the world need it.”

The American veterans of the Flying Tigers did not expect that Li Mu, a Chinese, would be willing to bring the charity of the veterans' death to the United States, but when they thought of the sensation caused by the veterans' death in China, and the funds and resources raised for the veterans, they were also moved by it. Shock, it would be great if the same thing could happen in America!