CCTV staff did not choose to reply immediately after reading it, because they had received many spoof letters with false identities before, so they were not sure of the true identity of the writer, and planned to reply after investigation.
So, who is this former national army colonel? What did he ask for in the letter? Did it finally come true?
1September 994 14, an old man in Jiaze Town, Jiangsu Province was so excited that he burst into tears while watching TV. It was CCTV's Chinese Style that moved him.
In the TV picture, a group of female pilots skillfully fly the plane and soar in the blue sky. Seeing the heroic faces of the female pilots, the old man said excitedly, "This is the student I taught!"
The old man in the story is called Zhao Zengxiong.
After watching the TV program, he immediately picked up a pen and paper and planned to write a letter to CCTV. In the letter, he said: I used to be a colonel in the national army. After leading the army uprising, I went to work in the PLA and trained the first batch of female pilots for New China.
After identifying himself, Zhao Zengxiong wrote his wish: "I hope CCTV can contact the first batch of female pilots alive and want to see the students again."
After writing the letter, Zhao Zengxiong immediately went out and mailed it. When sending the letter, he kept praying in his heart that the letter would not sink to the bottom of the sea.
After that, Zhao Zengxiong had been waiting for a reply from CCTV, but after several months, CCTV still didn't reply to him, so he was disheartened and didn't have much hope for "seeing the female pilot".
In fact, CCTV did not deliberately refuse to reply to him. After receiving Zhao Zengxiong's letter, CCTV staff had doubts about the identities of "national colonel" and "female pilot teacher", so they launched an investigation. This investigation lasted for several months, so it is naturally impossible to reply to Zhao Zengxiong immediately.
With the development of the investigation, CCTV staff found that Zhao Zengxiong was indeed a former Kuomintang colonel. According to the survey data, at the end of 1949, under the background of the founding of New China and the national army's defeat in the southwest, Zhao Zengxiong, then the director of the Kuomintang Chongqing Joint Office, abandoned the dark and led an uprising in Chengdu, which made great contributions to the liberation of the southwest.
In fact, Zhao Zengxiong hesitated before the uprising. One night in June this year, before leaving Chongqing, Zhao Zengxiong knocked on the door of his sister Zhao Lulin. He knows that his sister and brother-in-law are the underground party member of * * * production party. The purpose of this visit is to ask him about his future retreat.
Zhao opened the door immediately after hearing the knock at the door. When she saw Zhao Zengxiong standing in front of the door, she was shocked and said, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
Zhao Zengxiong sighed after taking the door. He said: "I came here to ask my mind clearly. As you can see, the Kuomintang has gone. What should I do in the future? "
My brother-in-law Wu told me frankly: "I suggest my brother abandon the darkness as soon as possible." Now that Chongqing is almost liberated, the next goal of the PLA is Chengdu, leading the uprising or leading a new life. "
Zhao Zengxiong nodded and then asked, "After that, what can I do when I join the PLA?"
Wu Dui said: "The * * * Production Party has no air force yet. Brother, you are a technician, you can fly a plane, you must do a lot, don't hesitate. You should make a decision as soon as possible! "
After this conversation, Zhao Zengxiong made up his mind to rebel. In order to succeed in the uprising, he transferred all the special air transport materials in the suburbs to the closed Huangpu Primary School, and strictly defended them to prevent the materials from being looted.
In late February of 65438+, Zhao Zengxiong led an uprising in Chengdu and handed over the materials to the People's Liberation Army intact, which accelerated the liberation of Chengdu.
On February 27, 65438, after the liberation of Chengdu, Zhao Zengxiong joined the People's Liberation Army and was transferred to the Southwest Military Region Aviation School. After arriving at the aviation school, the organization told Zhao Zengxiong: "According to your situation, our party intends to send you as an air force teacher to contribute to the development of China's space industry. What do you think? "
Zhao Zengxiong's eyes lit up after hearing this. He said excitedly, "I do!"
In the next few days, Zhao Zengxiong was on standby at the Aviation Office. In order to teach the students well, he kept recalling in his mind the scene when he learned to fly an airplane, and recorded some details in his notebook for teaching.
1950 1.5, Zhao Zengxiong immediately rushed to Mudanjiang No.7 Aviation School as a flight instructor. After arriving at the aviation school, Zhao Zengxiong looked at the desolate scene in front of him with mixed feelings. This aviation school was built in an old airport in Japan. Due to the emergency of the aviation school, he didn't build a house for the students to live in, so he had to live in a tent, and the training conditions were extremely difficult.
Among them, there are 14 female pilots in the first batch of aviation school students, and Zhao Zengxiong is one of the instructors of these female pilots. At that time, when the leader assigned this task to him, he solemnly emphasized: "It is a glorious task to train female pilots. The country already has female pilots and tank pilots, and it is necessary to train 14 female pilots, and none of them can be eliminated. "
Zhao Zengxiong, who received the appointment, has always remembered the words of the leader. Because it was the first time to take a female pilot, he did not rush to conduct actual combat training. But through the teaching of theoretical courses, observe them for a long time.
Zhao Zengxiong found that although female pilots are not as courageous as male pilots and afraid of criticism, their educational level is generally higher than that of male pilots, and they are basically passable. According to the observation results, Zhao Zengxiong decided that female pilots should not train like male pilots, but should be less critical and more patient.
At the beginning of practical teaching, Zhao Zengxiong found several very timid female pilots. Once they encounter a situation on the plane, they will panic and completely forget the theoretical knowledge of handling the situation, leading to operational errors.
One day, when a female pilot landed on a plane, the plane jumped to the ground. Zhao Zengxiong, who is sitting on the side, is not the first time to take over the plane. He knew in his heart that it was not a big deal. Just as he was waiting to see how the student handled it, he saw that the student was afraid and let go. Seeing this, Zhao Zengxiong took the plane and landed firmly on the ground.
After getting off the plane, Zhao Zengxiong patiently asked, "Why did you give up when you could control the plane just now?"
The female pilot was so anxious that she was about to cry: "Instructor, I was a little panicked and didn't know what was going on, so I let go, but I was so stupid."
Zhao Zengxiong comforted: "Nothing, I will get used to flying a few more times. The instructor is confident to take good care of you. "
Later, in order to change the timid psychological state of several pilots, Zhao Zengxiong took pains to fly over and over again, and talked with them privately to help them overcome psychological obstacles. After several months of practical training, these timid pilots finally overcame their inner fears and were able to cope with unexpected situations in flight.
A year later, Zhao Zengxiong felt it was time for these female pilots to fly solo. After many investigations, Zhao Zengxiong and the school leaders decided that Ruan Hezhen would carry out the "first solo flight" mission.
She was chosen because Ruan Hezhen is the team leader and the driving operation is more stable and sophisticated. Being arranged in the first solo position is not easy to make mistakes, so it can give a good start to the following solo members.
195 1 May, a sunny day with stable wind speed, 19-year-old Ruan Hezhen soared in the blue sky on the American PT- 19 training machine. The students at the airport cheered warmly and waved to the sky.
Zhao Zengxiong was also infected by this atmosphere, and his inner excitement could not be calmed down for a long time. He stared at Ruan Hezhen's plane sailing and landing. After getting off the plane, Ruan Hezhen happily waved to Zhao Zengxiong and gave a military salute to Zhao Zengxiong in the distance. Later, Ruan Hezhen walked up to Zhao Zengxiong and proudly raised his head: "Instructor, what can I do for you? I didn't embarrass you! "
Zhao Zengxiong smiled and shook hands with her, and quipped, "Your task is beautiful. You are worthy of being a student I have taught. It really gives the instructor a long face. "
In the next few days, the rest of the female pilots succeeded in solo flight. Zhao Zengxiong looked at the scene of their solo flight and said with emotion: My student, I have started!
195 1 year1month, these 14 female pilots officially graduated from the seventh aviation school. On graduation day, the school held a separate press conference for them. At the conference, happy smiles appeared on their faces, and everyone was proud of being a qualified pilot.
At the end of the conference, they turned to their tutors and asked them to write an inscription as a souvenir. Zhao Zengxiong wrote a few words of encouragement on paper and pen and told them: "From today, you officially graduated. I hope that you will always remain resilient and forge ahead in training! "
Zhao Zengxiong's words fell behind, and many female students shed tears, because they knew that from this moment on, they would be separated from the instructor, and they could not bear to be separated. After the press conference, the female students gathered around to hug Zhao Zengxiong and made a final farewell with the tutor. Zhao Zengxiong opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he didn't speak and let the students hug him. Then he looked up and fought back his tears.
Later, these female pilots were assigned to 13 division. Because they were secretly trained by the state and could not communicate with the outside world according to discipline, they lost contact with Zhao Zengxiong, which is why Zhao Zengxiong failed to meet them for more than 40 years.
1994 Towards the end of the day, Zhao Zengxiong suddenly got a call from Changzhou TV Station. They told Zhao Zengxiong that CCTV had contacted Zhou Yingzhi, a female pilot, and asked if Zhao Zengxiong could be interviewed by Changzhou TV.
Zhao Zengxiong said excitedly after hearing the news: "I am willing to be interviewed."
Soon after, Changzhou TV staff came to Zhao Zengxiong's home. They told Zhao Zengxiong that he didn't reply for so long because he didn't confirm his identity. After chatting with Zhao Zengxiong for a while, the staff interviewed: "What do you have to say to your female flight cadets?"
Zhao Zengxiong said without thinking: "I hope to reunite with them one day!"
In the interview with Changzhou TV, CCTV also interviewed the children of Zhou Yingzhi and other pilots. Finally, the two TV stations cooperated to edit these two interviews into a program, which was broadcast on February 4, 65438 on the program "You, Me and Him".
On the day of the broadcast, Zhou Yingzhi stood in front of the TV early. Hearing the words "hope to reunite", she couldn't help shedding a few tears. After watching the program, Zhou Yingzhi wrote a letter to Zhao Zengxiong, in which she wrote: Instructor Zhao is our eternal first teacher. ......
1March, 995, Zhao Zengxiong finally realized his dream. At his sister Zhao Lulin's home in Beijing, he met students Zhou Yingzhi and Wu Xiumei who were visiting him.
After many years, Zhao Zengxiong didn't recognize them. When they first entered the door, Zhao Zengxiong thought they were friends of his sister. However, Zhou Yingzhi and Wu Xiumei recognized Zhao Zengxiong at a glance. As soon as they met, they kindly ran forward and shouted, "Instructor Zhao!"
Zhao Zengxiong looked at their faces and overlapped with the two female pilots in his memory. He asked excitedly, "Zhou Yingzhi, Wu Xiumei?"
Zhou Yingzhi and Wu Xiumei nodded one after another, and then shook hands with Zhao Zengxiong. After that, the three teachers and students chatted for a long time until their sister Zhao Lulin reminded them to eat, only to find that time had passed for a long time.
Later, Zhao Zengxiong's deeds were known by more and more people, and many well-known media also came to interview. They all asked Zhao Zengxiong the same question, that is, "What are you most proud of in your life?"
Zhao Zengxiong replied without hesitation: "I am most proud of training the first batch of female pilots for China and making a little contribution to the cause of women's liberation!"