All language subtitles for Defying The Storm EP30

[Defying the Storm]

[Episode 30]

After finishing your task at that day,

according to Minister Tang's order,

you should have returned immediately.

Why did you take off again?

And who gave the order?

You have two choices now.

One is,

Zhang Qi and Zeng Nianqiao die together

with you.

The other is,

Zhang Qi dies alone.

Think carefully about what you should say.

I gave the order.

It seems that

Judge Lu,

as a senior commander,

you don't know much about

the hierarchical management
of our front-line operations.

My immediate superior is Minister Tang.

And the immediate superior
of Meng Haichen and Zeng Nianqiao

is me, Captain of Hanguang Squadron.

They follow my marching orders.

If I give them the order

and they dare not take off,

I have the right to shoot any deserter.

So,

I'll take full responsibility.

On November 17th,

Zeng Nianqiao drove the plane

to drop the floating bombs.

Meng Haichen diverted the enemy's aircraft
for the patrol aircraft.

They're under my order.

On the return voyage,

they also followed my order

to take off and fight the enemy.

Minister only asked me to take responsibility for taking off.

About this,

you can question the witnesses.

Chief Judge,

this is consistent with
the testimony of other witnesses.

Meng Haichen.

you may leave.

I am responsible for the takeoff operation.

It's not like what Captain said.

Leave the court immediately.

Just let him speak.

But I'm a little tired.

Let's take an adjournment.

Adjourn.

If we lose the Hanguang Squadron,

it's detrimental to Yunnan air defense.

Then what about your opinion, Supervisor?

Tang Shizhen will not leave Zhang Qi alone.

He must take actions.

We have only one thing to do.

Putting it off.

Okay.

Supervisor,

you're exhausted recently.

I'll notify the court right now.

Ask them to take more adjournments.

Let's see if Minister understands me.

On November 17th,

it's not only Captain who disobeyed.

I also disobeyed the order.

The fuel amount of 075,

under that circumstance,

can only last for ten minutes.

I disobeyed the order to turn back.

In 1938,

Hanguang Squadron

took the cost of losing the whole team

and disobeyed the order in Hangzhou

to protect people there.

Half a year ago,

a member of the Hanguang Squadron,

Zeng Poshan disobeyed the order

to spare the people on the ground.

He missed the time of crash landing

and fell down with the aircraft.

I disobeyed the order

just to shoot down enemy planes

and protect the people.

If you find Captain guilty for our disobedience,

I'm unconvinced.

I will appeal to the end.

Right.

We will appeal to the end.

Director Lu,

let me remind you.

Hanguang Squadron is a sharp weapon

that Kunming Air Defense depends on.

If the trial today shakes the army's morale,

none of us can bear the consequences.

Supervisor Bai,

please look at this material.

Meng Haichen.

What did you do
before you entered the Aviation School?

To be clear,

have you been in the army before?

Yes, I have.

What kind of service?

Which troops?

Where were you stationed?

The Land Army.

The 29th National Revolutionary Army.

The 37th Division.

The Military Academy Corps.

In July, 1937,

we were stationed in Nanyuan, Peping.

You used to be in the Army.

Why did you change to the Air Force?

I...

I was injured.

And the Military Academy Corps was dissolved
instead of being regimented.

You're injured.

Where are the wounds?

Meng Haichen.

I'll ask you again.

Where are the wounds?

On my back.

I was shot on the run.

Right.

I was a deserter.

After I received an order from Zhang Shouling,
the head of the Military Academy Corps,

that all battalions should withdraw,

I broke out with the Military Academy Corps

and got shot on the back.

We were forced to abandon Peping

and leave millions of people to the Japanese.

Before that,

our military

abandoned the three northeastern provinces.

Weren't we deserters?

Then,

we lost half of China.

Weren't we deserters?

From 1931 to now,

it has been ten years
since Japan invaded our territory.

Our government

hasn't yet to declare war on Japan until now.

Peace talks are still under way.

The July 7th Incident,

an overall crisis for the Chinese nation.

It didn't happen at the border but in Peiping.

We let others invade into China's very heart.

Wasn't that humiliating?

Deserters got promoted.

Fighters was accused guilty.

Isn't this the greatest humiliation?

I admit that

I was a deserter.

But in the battle on November 17th,

I could drive away enemy aircraft
by disobeying orders.

I will die with no regrets.

Judges.

I, Meng Haichen,

admit that I'm guilty of disobeying military orders.

I wish to be punished
by the military law with Captain.

This time,

I will never be a deserter again.

Great speech.

But it's not relevant to this case.

Whether you are a deserter or not

will be judged after the 1117 case.

But today in this court,

you have no right to incite.

Take him down.

I have everyone's material of Hanguang Squadron.

You know what you've done before.

Don't give it all away here

to divert the direction of the whole trial.

[College of Science]

Have I miscalculated?

The important formula of alkyl lead,

how could I get it wrong?

Zeng Nianqiao.

What is this?

It's...

This is the wreckage of Xishan.

Although Zhang Qi

rebuilt a Xishan with its original frame.

There are still parts of the wreckage

stored in the 9th Aviation Manufacturing Plant.

Whose aircraft was Xishan?

How did it crash?

Please address it to the court.

Aircraft Xishan's pilot was Zeng Poshan.

In the 428 air battle, 1931,

it ran out of fuel

and crashed.

Then,

where's Zeng Poshan?

Pilot Zeng Poshan

missed the the height of parachuting
during the crash landing,

fell with the aircraft,

and died.

Xishan crashed because it ran out of fuel.

But Zeng Po Shan died.

As far as I know,

the Hawk III Fighter has a main fuel tank
and an auxiliary fuel tank.

I read the records.

With the time in the air and the fuel,

that shouldn't have happened.

Xishan's auxiliary fuel tank has been removed.

Who did that?

Zeng Poshan?

No.

Before modifying the aircraft,

did you get the permission of the Aviation Council

or the written consent of Minister Tang?

In 1937,

Captain Gao Zhihang of the Forth Brigade

has modified the Hawk III Fighter.

Otherwise there wouldn't be 814 victory.

Though Captain modified the fighter

without the written consent
of the Aviation Council or Minister Tang,

it's the superior's tacit consent.

The tacit consent.

Can the tacit consent be considered evidence?

If the auxiliary fuel tank hadn't been removed,

Xishan wouldn't have crashed.

Pilot Zeng Poshan,

who was trained with huge costs,

wouldn't have died.

And Zhang Qi,

as a Captain,

instead of protecting the pilots and the fighters,

he vandalized expensive combat weapons.

What's his purpose?

Judges,

it's worth considering.

Removing the auxiliary fuel tank

was to reduce the weight

and improve the airspeed.

The Hawk III Fighter was flawed itself.

It's a fighter with poor performance.

In several air battles, Hanguang Squadron

outnumbered the enemies.

Without Captain's modification,

we were no match for the Japanese planes.

In the 1117 battle,

we can defeat a A6M Zero

just because we have quick air maneuver.

Judge Lu, what you said

was not Captain's guilt but his credit.

All I know is that

according to the Wartime Discipline
of the Republic of China

and the Army, Navy and Air Force Penal Code,

the behaviour

is the offense of
vandalizing military equipment in wartime,

and it caused heavy casualty.

According to the law,

the maximum penalty

is the same as disobeying a military order in wartime.

To sum up,

in the 1117 case,

the defendant Zhang Qi

disobeyed military orders in wartime.

Witnesses and material evidence are confirmed.

Besides, since 1937,

he's been vandalizing our military equipment.

According to

the Wartime Discipline of the Republic of China

and the Army, Navy and Air Force Penal Code,

his offense has been confirmed and convicted.

The court will now adjourn for 20 minutes.

The case will be later sentenced.

Zhang Qi.

You should know well about the situation in court.

The offense of disobeying a military order

and vandalizing military equipment in wartime,

you can't escape from the guilt.

So?

Once convicted,

you'd get nothing but a bullet.

Look at yourself.

A young man of talent.

A brave soldier.

The backbone of the country.

And you'll die in disgrace.

Aren't you feeling wronged?

Well,

what I've promised you is still valid.

As long as you cooperate with me,

later in court,

I will find your innocence.

The court of the Aviation Council

is in the palm of your hand.

In other words,

the court of the Aviation Council

can be manipulated by someone like you.

No wonder China's airspace

can be occupied by the Japanese like now.

I know it.

Captain Zhang is extraordinary enough

to see my ability at a glance.

I won't call it manipulation.

But I do have a good idea.

If Captain Zhang could give back
oracle bone inscriptions of Wuding to me,

I will definitely introduce Captain Zhang

into the Aviation Council.

Your father donated planes and roads.

He is universally recognized
as a patriotic businessman.

And you're a patriotic soldier.

After you entered the Aviation Council,

you can change the flagging atmosphere
in Chongqing.

Of course, I understand that

all you want is guarding the country.

But with only Hanguang Squadron,

how much you can do?

You need to go to a higher level

to carry out you proposition that

we counterattack whenever we're attacked.

What do you think?

Well, do you know that

except for the proposition that
we counterattack whenever we're attacked,

I have another proposition.

Tell me, please.

Submit only to the justice,

not to the situation.

Never make a deal with a wolf.

Great.

You do have the guts.

Then we'll deal with it according to the military law.

The 1117 case is simple and easy to judge.

However,

Zhang Qi is an air combat hero after all.

If we sentence him to death,

I'm afraid the Aviation Council will check it again.

Tang Shizhen won't let it go, too.

Take a look at this.

Isn't this Ding Huansheng

the former Vice Captain of Hanguang Squadron?

He...

He is a communist.

It took me three years to figure it out.

This man

have lurked in Jianqiao Aviation School since 1937.

We sent the Central Air Force
in our fifth siege against the Soviet area.

It's Ding Huangsheng who gave away secrets,

which enabled the first Red army

to get out of Shazhouba.

Our air force returned without any accomplishment.

Such a hidden spy,

Tang Shizhen did not find it out.

This one alone

is enough to make him speechless.

Besides,

Ding Huansheng is Zhang Qi's Vice Captain

and his wing man.

Zhang Qi himself is suspected
of colluding with the Communist Party.

I even doubt that

Zhang Qi is a communist.

Then,

he had a reason to vandalize the military aircraft.

To sentence such a man,

there's nothing to worry about.

We're in Kuomintang-Communist cooperation
to fight against Japan now.

The offense of colluding with the Communist Party

can't be published.

We don't need to publish it.

Time is different now, Deputy Director Shao.

Do you remember the Wannan Incident?

What Chongqing really cares is never the Japanese

but...

Director Lu is right.

I understand.

I believe that Deputy Director Shao

will try you best for the party's task.

Sure.

We're following the policy of

disorganizing, guarding against, restricting
and fighting against the Communist Party.

It is righteous to restrict the dissenting party.

About this case,

it seems that Deputy Director Shao and Director Lu

have made the decision.

Then tell me,

what are you going to do with Zhang Qi?

Sentence him according to the Wartime Discipline.

Supervisor Bai,

I know you think highly of Zhang Qi.

But Zhang Qi is suspected
of colluding with the Communist Party.

You'd better bear pain to sentence him.

Fixed barrack, floating soldiers.

Without Zhang Qi,

The Aviation Council will send

another excellent pilot.

And you?

Don't lead some suspicions to yourself.

You may get burned by yourself.

Defendant.

You are now allowed to make your final statement.

I only have one thing to say.

Hanguang Squadron

also have only one faith.

To counterattack whenever we're attacked.

To counterattack whenever we're attacked.

To counterattack whenever we're attacked.

Stand up.

Now, we'll sentence the 1117 case.

Defendants Zeng Nian Qiao and Meng Haichen.

The offense of disobeying a military order
in wartime is acquitted.

They'll be released in court.

Defendant Zhang Qi.

The offense of disobeying a military order
in wartime is convicted.

According to Article 27
in the Army, Navy and Air Force Penal Code,

Those who disobeyed the military order

will be sentenced to death.

According to Article 47 in the Penal Code,

Those who disobeyed a military order

issued by a superior authority or officer
within the scope of his function

should be sentenced to imprisonment
of no more than five years.

Those who commit the above crimes during wartime

should be sentenced
to death penalty or life imprisonment.

Moreover,

Zhang Qi's offense of vandalizing
military equipment in wartime is convicted.

According to the Wartime Discipline
of the Republic of China

and Article 48
in the Army, Navy and Air Force Penal Code,

he's sentenced to death penalty.

According to the above law,

the defendants will be concurrently

sentenced to death penalty.

We don't accept that. We're going to appeal.

During the wartime,
simplicity and efficiency is the priority.

I announce that

The defendant will be executed immediately.

Court adjourned.

Captain.

Captain.

Stop.

This is the instruction from Director Huang
of the Aviation Council.

Whatever the verdict of the 1117 case is,

send it back for a new trial.

I was wrong.

I'm the one who led to Poshan's death.

I'm the one who led to his death.

Everyone.

Because of new instructions from the Aviation Council,

I am hosting this informal coordination meeting.

Some parties concerned

can make an out-of-court statement
about the situation on November 17th.

Minister Tang, you first please.

On November 17th,

Zhang Qi took off to fight against the enemy
under my order.

Witnesses confirmed that

at that day, you didn't give the order to take off.

Here we have all the paper records.

They know nothing

about the tacit understanding of military command.

Lu Ziyi, I guess you don't understand it, either.

The tacit understanding.

What is the tacit understanding?

Tang Shizhen.

Don't play with me on words.

With your own words,

you're trying to get Zhang Qi out of guilt, right?

I'm the supreme military commander
in Wujiaba Airport.

If my word doesn't count,

does yours count?

In the 1117 battle,

I gave the order without following

Aviation Council's avoiding combat instructions.

And we made an agreement

to allow the pilots to take off.

Now,

I will present all my orders at that day.

And I'm responsible for all the words I said.

Alright.

Even if the takeoffs of Zhang Qi and others

are rightful military actions,

how do you explain this?

Ding Huansheng was suspected
of colluding with the Communist Party.

He was Zhang Qi's wingman.

We suspect that

Zhang Qi also has the possibility of
colluding with the Communist Party.

The one you protect today

is likely to be a communist.

If you keep him today,

you should know what damage
it may cause to our party in the future.

The so-called evidence is hearsay.

None is confirmed.

Ding Huansheng already died for the country.

And Zhang Qi followed me for seven years.

I know well whether he is a communist.

I devotedly served the party for 28 years.

I can guarantee with my life, my reputation and my future.

Zhang Qi is not a communist.

If he really is,

I'll shoot him first before I kill myself.

Guarantee.

It concerns the security of the party.

Who do you think you are to guarantee?

Who am I?

I'm the first batch of students
of the Central Military Officer School,

and Minister of the Air Force Officer School.

What?

Am I not qualified to guarantee
for my student and subordinate?

Lu Ziyi.

Do you know why the Military Commission,

in recent months,

transferred the Fifth and the Sixth Army to Yunnan

and reorganized

more than 100,000 troops of the 66th Army

to enter Myanmar first recently?

It's to protect the Burma Road,

the only transportation channel in the wartime.

While in domestic and foreign troubles,

can't your Political Discipline Department

protect the safety of aviation
with our Education Department?

Ever since you came to the Aviation School,

you always took groundless charges

to arrest and insult pilots.

Do you really care about the security of the party?

Or you have ulterior motives

and use the power for your personal revenge.

Lu Ziyi.

I've asked you

how much the party would pay to train a good pilot.

If you keep messing around with me,

I won't endure you anymore.

I also devotedly serve the party.

If the party needs,

I won't hesitate to die for the party.

Keep your gun to protect yourself.

But you can't keep Zhang Qi.

Even if his crimes of disobedience
and complicity are both acquitted,

there will be another witness tomorrow

to accuse him of a heavier offense.

Summon the witness Zeng Mu.

Professor.

Professor.

Professor.

Professor.

Zhang Qi.

Please.

Sit down please, witness.

Witness Zeng Mu,

Professor of College of Science
and Engineering in Fuhua University.

The Special Technical Consultant
of the 9th Aviation Manufacturing Plant.

I'm going to play a recording.

Listen carefully.

Xishan is controlling the altitude

and flying out of the city.

Xishan, I order you to jump immediately.

The fuel tank is broken.

The wings are on fire.

This is the last call log of Xishan
with the tower in 428 air battle.

Professor Zeng.

Did you direct the modification of Xishan?

This is my son's voice.

Witness.

Please answer the question.

Did you direct it?

Yes.

Since September, 1937,

you've been working
in Central Aviation Manufacturing Plant

and the 9th Aviation Manufacturing Plant

as the Technical Consultant.

And you're the founder of the aerodynamics major
in Fuhua University.

I would like to ask you.

According to the recording,

what's your assessment of the cause of Xishan's crash?

Xishan has removed its auxiliary fuel tank.

The time it could stay in the air will be decreased.

In order to maximize the flying duration,

I have to raise the octane number of the fuel.

So,

I added alkyl lead in fuel oil.

Could you be more specific?

Am I not clear?

Illiterate.

It's the explosion-proof agent.

It's to prevent the high fuel temperature
and the engine knock.

But it seemed that

Professor Zeng's explosion-proof agent didn't work.

Xishan crashed precisely because of this.

Professor Zeng,

the pilot of Xishan is your son, right?

I'm sorry for you.

The crash of Xishan

may be related to...

may be related to the modification.

The modification of Xishan.

The removal of the auxiliary fuel tank.

Was it your idea

or someone's order?

Before the modification,

did Zhang Qi show you the approval of superiors?

What are you talking about?

You can say whatever you want.

Don't be afraid.

Lu Ziyi.

Don't threaten Professor Zeng.

I gave the order to modify the aircraft.

I modified the fighter myself.

Shut up.

It's not his fault.

Bypassed the immediate leadership
and gave orders in wartime.

Deceived the technical consultant.

Modified the aircraft without permission.

And finally caused the aircraft crash

and the death of Zeng Poshan.

Zhang Qi.

You vandalized the military equipment
on purpose during wartime.

That's ridiculous.

Zhang Qi's design to remove the auxiliary fuel tank

has nothing to do with this.

It's me.

I made a mistake

about the ratio of alkyl lead.

It's my fault.

Please watch your words.

I'm telling the truth.

Let me ask you.

What does it mean

by vandalizing the military equipment
during wartime?

Anyone with a brain know that

it's not vandalizing but modifying.

The Hawk III Fighter you bought

is a modified version of the US Cox Company.

What?

Did the US Cox Company

vandalize the military equipment?

It's nonsense.

What do you do?

Do you understand science?

Do you have any idea that

your mistakes led to the death of Zeng Poshan?

The wrongful death of your son.

Aren't you sad about it?

I'm sad.

I am sad that there's someone like you
in the Kuomintang

who ignores the truth and calls white black.

As for my son,

the day he joined the army,

I donated him to the country.

As a man who devoted himself to the country,

he got what he wanted.

Why should I be sad?

He's also my boy.

His fate is the same, sooner or later.

I've prepared a coffin for him.

A man like you

is unworthy of comparison with him.

Shameless.

A wretched man.

Crazy old man!

Get him out of here.

Professor.

What?

Are you afraid of what I said?

Professor.

Let me go.

He's about to die very soon.

Who are you to judge him?

A crafty sycophant in power.

There's a wretched man like you in Kuomintang.

It's bound to be defeated.

How did Yuan Chonghuan die?

How did the Ming Dynasty perish?

I respect you as a scholar.

You created a disturbance in court

and lost your dignity.

I will report it to your college.

I am not strict in my studies.

And I have regret as a man.

I've been too ashamed to teach.

If a wretched man like you reports me today,

my resignation is a waste of time.

That's exactly what I want.

Fight against him.

The black sheep.

Looks like a thief without stealing.

Get away.

Professor.

Judges.

As the executive commander of the 428 air battle,

I've found out that the crash of Xishan

is not because of the modification

but because of the fuel problem
just like other aircraft.

I'm investigating it.

Please give me time
to clarify the responsibilities.

We can't let innocent people get wronged again.

[Wanbaoquan Tailor Shop]

Mr. Wan.

Miss Bai, here you are.

Has my cloth arrived yet?

Sure.

Come on.

Second floor, please.

Have a look on the second floor.

Come on.

Watch your step.

Let's go.

Miss Bai.

Come in, please.

Alright.

Comrade Wan.

Comrade Bai Zhenzhu.

As the leader of Kunming
underground organization of the Communist Party,

I have two tasks for you.

Please tell me.

Come on.

Let's write a petition for Hanguang Squadron.
[Zhengyi Gate]

Come and see.

Hanguang Squadron is wronged.

The hero of the air battle is in trouble.

Have a look.

Come on.

Have a look, everyone.

Take a look.

Do you remember the hero

who defeated eight Japanese planes alone?

These are their relatives.

They sacrificed themselves to save us.

But now they're arrested by the reactionary Council.

We should write a petition for Hanguang Squadron.

Save them.

I'm not only speaking for my brother and relatives.

I'm shouting for the heroes of Hanguang Squadron.

If they are put in prison,

who would save us?

The worms who hid behind and framed the heroes?

Everyone.

We've seen the 1117 air battle with our own eyes.

It's a truth that can't be covered by any lie.

Ladies and gentlemen,

it was Hanguang Squadron who saved us.

Now,

let's protect them.

Petition for Hanguang Squadron.

Petition for Hanguang Squadron.

Petition for Hanguang Squadron.

Petition for Hanguang Squadron.

Petition for Hanguang Squadron.

Petition for Hanguang Squadron.

Petition for Hanguang Squadron.

Petition for Hanguang Squadron.

And clear their names.

Petition for Hanguang Squadron.

Petition for Hanguang Squadron.

Deputy Director Shao.

A joint petition was published on the newspaper.

Did you read it?

Well.

After all,

it's a military internal judicial joint trial.

It follows the military law,

not the public opinion.

Then let alone the public opinion,

let's talk about the military law.

I want to ask you something.

If one uses a military plane to smuggle,

how should military law deal with it?

Smuggling?

If there's any evidence of smuggling,

it should be sentenced to death penalty.

Does it have anything to do
with the Hanguang Squadron case?

No.

The other day,

I took a trip to Chongqing.

And I heard something new.

Vice Captain Fang of Transport Brigade

smuggled over 500 kilos of cargo
at the bottom of the cabin.

The issue was supposed to be reported.

But you, Deputy Director Shao, stopped it.

Minister Tang.

What do you mean?

Do you have any proof that I stopped it?

I've always been strict to the Air Force Discipline.

I'll never let go of any air force smuggling.

Deputy Director Shao,

your account in Hong Kong

receives 150 grams of gold every month.

It's given by Vice Captain Fang, right?

Tang Shizhen.

♫ A high wind is brewing. Ripping the thorns ♫

♫ Seize every day to seek justice ♫

♫ Shed tears to our sweet love ♫

♫ The date of return is yet to come ♫

♫ The faith and zeal in heart ♫

♫ Life and death hanging by a thread ♫

♫ Sincerity blooms all over the land ♫

♫ See the man of iron raise his gun ♫

♫ The pursuit in the words of scholars ♫

♫ Guard every inch of our territory with life ♫

♫ Look back in the end. My love for my homeland stays ♫

♫ The faith and zeal in heart ♫

♫ Life and death hanging by a thread ♫

♫ Sincerity blooms all over the land ♫

♫ See the man of iron raise his gun ♫

♫ The pursuit in the words of scholars ♫

♫ Guard every inch of our territory with life ♫

♫ Look back in the end. My love for my homeland stays ♫