All language subtitles for Defying The Storm EP12

[Defying the Storm]

[Episode 12]

Let's make a bet.

Let's see who's faster.

Is it you, or me,

or Agent 031.

Agent 031, don't tremble.

Next shot,

aim at Deputy Director Lu's head.

What do you want?

Shield your weapon

and leave immediately.

And I can pretend this never happened.

I don't care who sent you here.

I won't tell anyone about what happened.

If I broke my words,

I would be the next.

Director.

We're too exposed. This could be a trap.

In a while,

the Japs' planes would fly over.

We should retreat.

Let's go.

Fall back!

Haitang.

Don't worry.

I'm here.

Haitang, Mr. Ling.

Japs' bombers are on the way.

Follow me to the car.

Okay.

Oh my goodness.

Ms. Long.

Thankfully, I have a gun with me.

I took it for fun.

It saved our lives.

Come on.

Let's go, Mr. Ling.

Let's take the country road through the woods.

It's longer this way.

But much safer.

The bombers can't see us.

Zhang Qi.

Why are you here in Beiji Pavilion?

Our Squadron takes the shift

and comes to Nanjing.

I remember that Mr. Ling

said he'd come here.

Are you all right?

We're fine.

Thankfully, you're here.

Thank you.

Ms. Long,

thank you, too.

I owe it to Bing Bing.

If it wasn't for him showing me how to shoot,

I couldn't even turn off the safety.

I will tell Hong'en about your story tonight.

Thankfully, you're here.

Mr. Ling.

Lu Ziyi is from the Political Discipline Department

of Central Aviation School.

Back in Beiping,

he was part of it when Fuxing was brought down.

What happens tonight isn't coincidental.

I suspect he's colluding with the Japs,

smuggling oracle bones.

By the way,

Uncle Ling,

just now you asked him

if he was related to Mr. Jin's death.

What happened to Mr. Jin?

That's why No. 100 yard is closed.

I thought he went back

to his hometown in Hunan on vacation

Haitang.

The Mr. Jin living at No. 100,

is that history Professor Jin Zhilie

from Fuhua University?

Exactly.

That's Professor Jin.

He was safekeeping oracle bone
inscriptions of Wuding.

This oracle bone

is a valuable reference to our study

on the Yin Dynasty Calendar.

Combined with oracle bones

collected in Nanjing Institute
of History and Philology,

we could deduce how their calendar works.

With the help of historical records and classics,

we could prove it to the world

about the beginning of recorded Chinese history.

But now,

the Japs invaders

are plotting against it.

They want to take this oracle bone away

and they try to stop me from writing

Study on the Yin Dynasty Calendar.

Over all these years,

Professor Jin had been securing it

with his life.

At the last moment of his life,

he must have encountered with

great unspeakable obstacles.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have committed suicide.

He left us with a whole bunch of mysteries.

Well, Mr. Ling.

Have you solved

the riddles Mr. Jin left?

Right now,

I'm aware that he asked his friend

to store that bone in Hangzhou.

And I've found it.

Uncle Ling.

Why on earth did Mr. Jin drown himself?

I don't know for now.

I'm thinking

that Mr. Jin you talked about

did it to cut off loose ends.

That way,

others who seek oracle bone inscriptions of Wuding

won't have any clue on its location.

Yes. That's very likely.

I used to think that

Uncle Jin is a weirdo.

But now,

I know that

he was a man who protects the great cause

with his own life.

It was me.

I failed to protect him.

What do you mean?

Mr. Jin entrusted the oracle bone to me.

He asked me to take it back to Hangzhou

and never go for him.

Only now do I know

he made out an entire plan

and died with the secret.

So that this oracle bone can be passed on by me

to Mr. Ling safe and sound.

What's more,

Lu Ziyi came to Central Aviation School

looking for a man.

It's not Nianqiao he wants.

It should be me.

I was too careless.

I should have figured it out earlier.

Zhang Qi.

Don't blame yourself.

Just like you said,

Mr. Jin made this plan.

He must be determined to die.

Right, Zhang Qi.

Mr. Jin entrusted you with this treasure,

he must think highly of you.

That's right.

If it wasn't for you,

I wouldn't get this oracle bone at all.

Mr. Ling.

There are plenty of people going after this bone.

I'm afraid you can't protect yourself

from the violence.

If you think I'm trustworthy,

I can secure the oracle bone for you.

You have all my trust.

But now,

I have finished Study on the Yin Dynasty Calendar.

I need to refer to it

while I write this book.

Don't worry.

I've put it back to where it was.

Right now,

we're in the middle of the war countering the Japs.

There's a culture war ongoing as well.

Professor Jin devoted his life

to protecting this bone.

I must not fail him.

We must win this culture war.

I get it.

In this expression of Coriolis acceleration,

omega indicates the angular speed

of the moving frame of reference.

Vr is the relative velocity.
[Central Aviation School]

This acceleration,

the Coriolis acceleration,

is one of the most common

and useful parameters to we the pilots.

Go ahead.

Captain, that's to say Coriolis acceleration

isn't in the inertial frame of reference, right?

Nianqiao,

Poshan, your younger brother has a talent.

He ranks the first

in aviation class and flight class

among students of the 11th year.

And he gets the highest scores

of aircraft manufacturing class
and dogfight tactics.

Today, when working on Coriolis acceleration,

do you remember, Nianqiao,

it barely made you cry when you worked on it,

Poshan catches the essence of this parameter.

Poshan was an art student.

What a surprise!

He's a straight-A student in Aviation School.

There's more!

He even modified the sighting device himself.

And it's not bad.

Captain.

Listen to yourself.

You sound just like an old teacher

talking about his favorite apprentice.

Poshan is the only son of Zeng's family.

He resembles my father,

a gifted genius.

Come on.

Don't talk like that.

I'm adopted.

Haitang and others know about it.

Nianqiao.

Stop talking about adoption.

They raised you up. You should be grateful.

Captain.

I heard that Meng's family is moving to the south.

Shouldn't you pay a visit?

I don't have much to say.

I still don't know

what she's thinking.

In this tumbled world,

it's better for her to stay with her family

and keep a distance from me.

Having cold feet? You weren't like that.

Speaking of Haitang,

I know her the best.

It looks like she's the silent type.

But she knows what she's up to.

Just think of it. When you were sick,

she tried her best to make you chicken soup.

Even though it wasn't tasteful,

she didn't even cook once for me.

If you ask Mrs. Meng about it,

you'd know that was the first time

Haitang got into the kitchen.

Captain,

are you afraid?

You're the instructor!

You should learn from Poshan.

Shall I ask him here to give you a lesson?

You're an instructor, too!

You're senior to me.

Still, you're single.

You're just alike.

Captain has seen so many flowers.

Yet he never really appreciates them.

Finally,

this one attracts him.

And he's having cold feet.

You're making me worried.

Nianqiao,

what about you? Having a crush?

Me?

What bothers me the most

is the situation.

Think about it.

Our army keeps retreating.

When will it end?

Look at the situation now,

we're losing the initiative.

We've lost all control of the air of East China.

Shanghai and Nanjing are the only two cities
with aircraft.

Night raid is all we could do now.

I thought we were talking about relationships.

Why does the topic turn to the situation?

We are risking our lives.

If I could,

I would guard the girl I love.

And let her fly freely

just like a butterfly.

That would be lovely.

I don't want to keep her in my hands.

Huansheng,

you went out from time to time,

wiring money to your poor friends.

You always act in a mysterious way.

We didn't bother to ask.

Think about it now,

are you sending money to your secret wife?

It's not like that!

I couldn't contact my parents

or my younger brother.

I'm on my own.

I went out to wire money to my friends.

Unlike you,

who are living a colorful life,

you guys and the poor old friends

are all I have.

Why's that?

Do I look lame?

That's all right.

When the war is over,

I'll ask Haitang

to introduce you to her classmates.

Who's the one talking about freeing her?

Now you're calling her by the name!

She is like my sister!

I know.

A younger sister to you.

That's all.

Fine.

Sister-in-law, alright?

Nianqiao!

After you saved his life,

he keeps blaming himself

for not having saved that young soldier.

I want to give him a lesson

in our way, as an solider.

Officer Li.

Let's go.

Let's go to Hanxun's place.

Don't worry about me. I'm heading out.

Out again?

To the post.

Martial law is put into force.

You must put a lot of effort to get him in.

Thank you so much.

Haichen.

I want to talk to you in private.

Come with me.

Hold on.

I need to talk to you.

Alright.

Wait for me here, Haichen.

What about it, Officer Li?

I made these.

See if they fit.

Really?

Perfect!

And they're warm.

How much are these? I should pay you.

Ten bucks.

Really?

I...

Come on.

I made them myself!

It took me months.

Even harder than driving a plane.

What a surprise!

I never know you could make these.

Seriously?

What do you think I am? A man?

Sorry, I misspeak!

Just answer me.

Do you want them or not?

You're my close friend!

Of course, I'll take it!

It's just...

you are so unique.

In what way?

Calm down. I'll spare you.

I will fly to Kunming tomorrow.

Then there are consecutive flights

between Hangzhou and Wujiaba.

Once you settle down,

we can meet in Kunming.

Send me a message then.

Sure.

By the way,

the car to send him home is outside.

Make sure the car returns by seven.

There's the curfew.

Sure.

Thank you.

Can you hear the guns?

Recently,

Hanguang Squadron is taking a shift to Nanjing.

Although we weren't flying now,

over there,

the 14 fighter jets of ours

took down at least 30 Japs' fighters.

In a while,

Hangzhou will be at war.

That's why we're summoned here.

It's been months.

You haven't recovered from it.

You must clear your mind

when we are away.

It's 3rd today.

Our family will move on the 10th.

Poshan and I can't leave with you.

All the family members

are counting on you.

You must man up.

Could you tell me about it?

What are you thinking?

Listen up.

We will take the shift to Hangzhou.

I will pick you up then.

By that time,

if you still don't want to talk,

I might never hear from you.

This red rope

is from that young soldier.

Take it!

He blessed me with his life.

When in Nanyuan Airport,

I failed him.

He was dying.

He asked me for help.

But I was too afraid.

There were bullets.

I hid among the dead, and watched him.

Watched him as he died.

He was dead because of me.

Haichen.

You grew up under my watch.

I know that

you're a nice kid.

That's why you blame yourself.

But now,

the country is at war.

We must take responsibility.

What's done is done. There's no turning back.

So, we must forgive and move on from history.

You failed to save him.

But you tried.

It's just you were not powerful enough. Okay?

No.

You don't understand.

He was alive minutes ago.

You have no idea to watch a man die
right in front of you.

I didn't do anything.

I know that feeling.

Haichen.

Captain Zhang shouldn't have saved me.

I've been through that.

I'd rather just die.

Don't do this, Haichen.

As long as I'm awake,

Stop it, Haichen.

Haichen!

I can see him reaching me.

Come with me!

Nianqiao.

What is this for?

You just said

you'd rather die

so you can be free from the blame.

I dare you to return your life to that soldier.

If that was only talking,

I will take you home now.

If you dare do it to pay him back,

close your eyes and jump from here.

If you survive,

that's your second chance.

A fresh start.

Meng Haichen!

You chose to join the army.

Soldiers are not afraid of death!

What are you afraid of now?

I'm asking you as a soldier,

answer me.

Do you dare to jump?

Fine!

I dare!

Come on!

You didn't know how high it was.

Still, you stepped out.

You paid him with your life.

You've survived.

You owe him nothing.

[Dingqiao Post Office]

Huansheng.

What are you doing?

Do you know her?

Nope.

What are you doing here?

I told you.

To wire money to my friends.

There is a post office in Jianqiao.

Why do you come all the way here to Dingqiao?

You kept talking about

sending money to poor friends.

Who are they?

What happened to you?

You weren't this caring.

Come on.

Let's talk somewhere else.

Captain.

What do you want to say?

Huansheng.

I've been observing you for a long time.

The books you read.

The topics you mention.

Just get to the point.

You are a communist.

Captain.

You're not thinking straight.

The money you wire,

it's not for your friends,

but the Communist Party.

Am I right?

That's too severe a joke to us.

I'll get going if that's all.

Huansheng.

I kept looking for my home.

I trust you because you're Ding Huansheng.

And I can tell you that

I dropped out from Fuhua University in 1932.

My plan was to go to the U.S.

Excuse me.

Do you have A Young Wanderer here?

Sorry about that.

There's a reading party today.

They booked all the copies left.

A reading party?

Thanks.

My fellow students,

today, I'd like to share with you

A Young Wanderer.

It's a left-wing literature

by Jiang Guangci,

published in 1926.

It didn't attract much attention

when it first came out.

After months of silence,

it suddenly became a hit in 1927.

Why is that?

The Nationalist Revolution failed that year.

In 1927,

the KMT committed the Shanghai massacre,
wiping the communists out.

At that time,

many young people doubted

China's political affairs.

What will China be like?

What about the future of the individual?

Left-wing literature

became a beam of light

in the darkness.

Excuse me.

This is the reading party of the physical society.

What can I help you?

We got a report

saying that this is a reading party

with reactionary books.

How is that so?

Take a look.

What is this crap?

The main idea is

the attempt to measure a electron

will knock it about
in an unpredictable way.

That's to say,

as the position gets more and more precise,

the momentum has lesser and lesser fidelity.

Stop it.

Let's leave.

The Russians say that

words have power,

words are weapons.

The police are here.

Give me the books.

Thank you for today.

You are from Fuhua University, right?

I'm Zhang Qi, a sophomore student majoring in Physics.

But I just applied to drop out

to go to military school in the US.

Why do you want to go to the US?

Back in the bookstore,

I overheard your lecture.

What will China be like?

What will my future be?

I'm wondering, too.

I wish you a safe journey.

I wish you can find your answer there.

You will.

Sir.

I took part in the left-wing activities.

I listened to your lectures.

You saved my life once in a parade.

Don't you remember me?

Of course, I do.

Back then,

I talked to you about my plan...

- I want to...
- Zhang Qi.

Now that you choose to study in the US,

you can stick to it

and see what it's like.

I believe that the professor

is a communist.

Months ago, I met him again.

This time,

I submitted an official application

to join the communist party.

He took it.

But he hasn't replied since.

At first,

I thought they wouldn't take me in.

And?

Later, I found out that

he was murdered.

I keep asking myself.

What is a communist like?

Now I realized.

Just like him.

Huansheng.

I've figured it out

after all these years.

Some anchor their hope

on international mediation,

asking for peace talks.

But the communists are different.

As Minister said,

the communists never give in.

I would like to follow a party

that never gives in,

a party that's devoted to the country and the people.

Captain.

I hear what you said.

I take it as words on the spur of the moment.

I won't tell anyone.

They're not!

After the 9.18 Incident,

I changed my name,

gave up my major to learn to fly.

Later, I joined the army.

I did these to save my country,

to find the right direction.

Yet they fail me time after time.

When I bombed Fuxing,

when I saw those young soldiers dead,

the time when I heard

Declaration of the CPC Central Committee
on Publishing the Cooperation

I understand

and I firmly believe

that only the CPC can save China.

Huansheng.

You're family to me in Jianqiao.

I'm tired of wandering.

You said you changed your name.

I changed mine, too.

When I was 15,

I escaped from my foster family

and became a waif.

I nearly got hit by a train once.

Thankfully, a bunch of people saved my life.

They are like stars in the night sky.

They taught me a lot of things,

brought me a new life.

That's why I changed my name.

I still remember a Mr. Luo.

He is a scholar.

I like him the most.

He told me

that it seems

China is drifting on the boundless dark sea,

losing its way,

looks like we're in the middle

of a dark and freezing night.

Actually,

it is like a ship far out at sea

whose mast-head can already be seen from the shore,

it is like the morning sun in the east

whose shimmering rays are visible
from a high mountain top.

Inspiring.

Is it by Mr. Luo?

No.

It's Mr. Mao.

I quote it from his article

a Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire.

A single spark

can start a prairie fire.

Exactly.

He said

it is like a child about to be born

moving restlessly in its mother's womb.

This is a brand new China.

A country that cleans away the stale

and usher in the independence of the Chinese nation.

We will expel Japanese imperialism

and great powers away

with the national-democratic revolution

and strive for the complete

national liberation and independence.

Those people are shining like bright stars.

Are they in Yan'an right now?

Right, they're in Yanan.

Huansheng.

You're a communist.

Right.

I am a communist.

I'm speaking to the right person.

Huansheng.

Please lead my way.

I want the party to lead my way.

Alright.

I'm glad to hear that.

I'm right about you.

I'm glad for you.

Uncle Luo would be happy for me, too.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

The sparks

are passed on by us

one after another.

By that time,

the entire country will see the fire.

It will light up the sky.

Huansheng, tell me more about it.

I enjoy it.

I like to hear it from you.

Being a communist or not,

we're here for one common purpose.

To save the country and the people.

We must not fear death.

I'm telling you.

Your mission is to survive.

Lack of forbearance in small matters
upsets great plans.

In Shanghai's front line,

the Japs keep sending in troops.

There have been 270,000 Japs soldiers there.

Nine army divisions, two army brigades,

the third navy fleet,

and the fourth navy fleet,

and the air force,

our entire main force has gathered up.

We just get the order

to transfer away and maintain our strength.

Alright.

Now,

I'll give out the order from Chairman

to Central Aviation School,

brigades, and Hanguang Squadron.

From now on

to zero o'clock on November 11th,

evacuate to Nanchang, Liuzhou,
and Kunming in batches.

Hanguang Squadron, withdraw to Kunming.

For safety concerns,

you shall fly with lights off

and remain an altitude

of no less than 3,000 kilometers

while changing the altitude consecutively.

Freshmen of the 11th year,

shall evacuate to Kunming on foot.

Hanguang Squadron applied to

assist in defense of Hangzhou Bay.

In the current situation,

I will apply to suspend the mission.

That's all for the gathering today.

Time to prepare.

Minister.

I have a proposal.

Go ahead.

We don't have enough power

to defend Hangzhou Bay.

This is our weakest point,

Jinshanwei.

Once we lose it to the enemy,

Shanghai would face a backlash.

And the Japs

could easily take Nanjing and Hangzhou.

That's the weakness

of our front line in Shanghai.

I don't understand.

Why do Commander of the Third Theater of War

keep transferring troops

from Hangzhou Bay?

Jinshanwei is a mudflat.

The terrain there is too complex.

It's not an ideal landing place.

But during Jiajing period in the Ming dynasty,

Japanese pirates landed there

and attacked Shanghai.

Earlier,

four divisions of the Eighth Army

and a brigade stationed there.

Commander must be aware

of the importance of Jinshanwei.

But now,

the 62nd division is the only troop there.

They can't hold it.

Minister.

If Hanguang Squadron is away,

Hangzhou Bay will be at risk.

In September,

Central Aviation Manufacturing Plant

has shutdown to move inland.

According to the Air Defense Program

by Military Affairs Commission,

we ought to have 630 fighters by 1936.

But now, the program

is a mere scrap of paper.

There isn't any hope.

We don't have many fighters left.

If we don't have new fighters by November

to make up for the loss,

we'd lose all of our air combat capability.

Avoid the fight and maintain our strength

in preparation for the future.

It's a decision we have to do.

Comply with the order.

The day after,

Hanguang Squadron withdraws from Hangzhou.

Pack all the treasures

and the valuable stuff

and send them back to Chongqing.

Director, are we...

Yes, sir.

I will send out the order.

Any news on Xu Village.

We just got the news.

The three families there

managed to get train tickets to Kunming in a week.

They're leaving on November 11th.

When Ling Wenyue left,

he'd take the oracle bone with him.

Keep an eye on him.

What about Zhang Qi?

He submitted a petition

on behalf of Hanguang Squadron

to help defend Hangzhou Bay.

With those few planes? Hopeless.

Excuse me!

Come in.

Minister.

Captain Zhang has been standing outside

for an entire day.

Shall we...

Leave him be.

He'll go back when he's tired.

Yes, sir.

Captain Zhang.

Minister asked me to get you a coat.

♫ 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 ♫

Zhang Qi, what do you want?

Hanguang Squadron

applies to withdraw the suspension

and help defend Hangzhou Bay.

Do you know what's the punishment

for disobeying military orders?

Minister.

We're soldiers.

We're not here to maintain strength,

nor to evacuate.

We shall stick to our motto.

We shall defend our ground

with our fighters, our bombs, and our bodies.

At worse, we'll perish with the enemy.

♫ 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 ♫