Mr. LaBeouf knew from Winters that Parks's overall assessment was similar to that of the two generals, but he still noticed the friendship between Captain Winters and Captain Parkes, which involuntarily flowed out of his conversation. And it is even more precious, judging from the addition of Captain Nickerson next to him, the relationship between the three is like an old friend.

And the soldiers' evaluation of Parks is the key, no matter how much an officer likes his superiors, but if the soldiers don't like it, then the officer must not be a good officer. LaBeouf did not meet such officers, but it was clear that Captain Parks would never be among them.

Every soldier of Company E, who was resting in Bastogne, showed respect and intimacy for Captain Parks from their mouths and eyes. Many soldiers even address Captain Parks not by the rank of an officer, but by "chief".

This title surprised Mr. LaBeouf, and he said with great interest to a sergeant named Guneri, "What did you just say?" Do you call Captain Parks 'Chief'? ”

"Yes, any questions?" Instead, Goneri looked at Mr. LaBeouf with some incomprehension.

LaBeouf smiled and said, "No, no, it's just very interested, you know, if we show respect for a commander, we usually call him a military rank or position." ”

"There's a reason for that, Mr. LaBeouf!" A sergeant next to him who was doing Legot smiled at him, "Did you know that after the Normandy landing, our E Company Platoon carried out a rescue mission? ”

This LaBeouf had heard from the mouths of General Taylor and Captain Winters, and before that, he had also seen relevant reports, that rescue mission, Parks led twelve men to infiltrate the rear stronghold of the German army, defeated a platoon of German soldiers, and rescued all the American prisoners of war (except for one who was killed in the end), this incident shocked the entire United States at the time, and LaBeouf was still covering the Pacific theater at the time, and after seeing the relevant reports, he became interested in Parkes.

"I know, it was a very successful rescue mission, very beautiful!" LaBeouf nodded.

"We were involved right then." "We killed the commander of the German army, Colonel Haight, and captured a lot of Luger pistols, God, that's beautiful!" Several of us got Luger! ”

"Well, Sergeant Leegot, can you talk about why you called him Chief?" Obviously, when Li Gaot said that he was happy, he was a little off-topic, and he was very excited to mention his achievements.

Li Gaote stopped laughing, crooked the corners of his mouth and said: "At that time, there were twelve of us, and no one knew what the outcome would be, and many of us thought that this was to send us to death, which was a completely impossible task. So, we felt like a group of small ships on the Atlantic Ocean like rotten wood, led by a leader, ready to try our luck with a huge merchant ship. Hehe, that's when I came to the idea, 'Boss', that's great, he's our Boss, and we've won, and it feels like a gambler is suddenly winning tens of thousands of dollars with a few dollars, and it's really exciting! ”

"That's it?" LaBeouf is also counting on a legend or a mental journey.

"Yes, and later in Operation Panther, we reinforced this concept, we only had a platoon, and under the leadership of the leader, we inflicted heavy losses on the Germans, made them kill each other, destroyed their arsenals, and rescued the British. We all know that the British are not arrogant, but they are subservient to the boss, and that is really cool. But the brothers didn't think it was a gambler's luck, and the man who led us was the leader, which is why we were willing to call him 'the leader'. "Leegaut gushes about this.

Of course, he said something confused, although he did not explain the reason why he was called Parks Chief, but LaBeouf also guessed the reason, Parks was like a pirate, his subordinates gathered a group of outlaws, ready to obey his orders, ready to attack in the dangerous sea. That is, now these people don't care what Parks will do. They will only do what he tells them to do without complaint, and they may fight to do even if they know that they will kill them.

"What Lee Gotte said is right!" A soldier named Malachi also spoke, "I have participated in all the missions that the leader has carried out, of course my marksmanship is not good enough, if I am good enough, I may also participate in the task of shooting Lieutenant General Bitlich of the German army, then there will be nothing to do with Sifodi, I am much calmer than him, right?" Sifudi! After Malachi finished speaking, a soldier who was sitting farther away shouted, and then smirked triumphantly.

"Well, you are better marksmanship than mine, that mission should have been yours, then the person who finally received the Cross of Distinguished Service should be yours, Malachi!" Xifudi shook his head and said, "I'm just luckier than you!" ”

LaBeouf smiled and nodded, he liked this kind of brotherhood between the soldiers in the company, there were no obstacles, they could talk freely, and express whatever they wanted.

"Well, now I have a relatively high demand, but I hope you don't refuse me!" Without waiting for the brothers of Company E around him to speak, LaBeouf said to himself, "Well, I want you to be able to judge your Captain Parks, your leader, in one sentence, and say what you want to say the most!" ”

"Great idea!" Goneri smiled, then he raised his hand and said, "A man worthy of our respect!" ”

"A brilliant commander!"

"Perfect soldier! Oh, I really can't think of any words to describe him, well, he's a military man, and perfect! These are the words of the great bull Randolph.

"The nemesis of the German army!"

"Hitler's Nightmare!"

"Brave, fearless, is our example, he always charges ahead, and can always lead us to victory, but also allows us to save our lives again and again in the battlefield, in times of danger, always stand up, he guides us!"

"Lip, this is not in accordance with the rules, you have said a lot of words, and Mr. LaBeouf can only ask for one sentence to describe it!" At this time, Caber laughed and said, "Look at our sergeant, he has forgotten the rules. Well, it's my turn, I'm the most qualified, you know, I used to sleep in the same barracks with the chief, and I could tell him by snoring! ”

"Okay, you say, I'll give it to you!" Lip smiled and shook his head at Kaber.

"What I'm going to say is that the boss is our brother!" When Kaber said this, his face looked very serious, and he watched LaBeouf say it word by word seriously, and it was clear that he was very serious.

When these words were spoken, many brothers fell silent. Yes, they said so much, but the word that he wanted to say the most in his heart was said by Kaber, who thought that he was the least likely person to say it among them, but he had said it now. Brothers, Captain Parks is actually their brother, whether it is in a hail of bullets, or in a foxhole under fire, or in the trenches and suffering, or patrolling with his brothers in the ice and snow. He was always among his brothers, and he was always able to give them courage in despair and confidence in victory.

"Yes, he is our brother!" Lip repeated Kaber's words, and said solemnly with the same expression as Kaber.

LaBeauf nodded, and to be honest, his heart shook just now. It is inconceivable that an officer can be so respected and trusted by the soldiers. Even on a battlefield as brutal as the Pacific, few officers have received such praise from their soldiers. They are both officers and soldiers, but they are like partners in one.

The last person LaBeouf interviewed was Parks himself, who had met Captain Parks at the company headquarters of Company E, where he was with the deputy company commander, Lieutenant Wales, reading the newspaper, drinking coffee, and looking relaxed.

"Mr. LaBeouf, welcome!" Captain Parks walked over and held out his hand to him. He didn't give LaBeouf the impression of shrewdness or toughness, but rather an affinity, and of course he had not fought with Parks, and there was no way to appreciate the intense composure and courage and courage that exuded from him.

"Looks like you're going to be in the newspaper again, and to be honest, I'm really jealous of you!" Wales made a joke and then moved out of the way of a chair for LaBeouf to sit down.

Before LaBeouf could speak, Captain Parks spoke first, and he smiled at LaBeouf and said, "Mr. LaBeouf, I hate to respect you war correspondents, you are risking even more than the soldiers who charge at the front, and you have left a precious record for the people of the world!" ”

"Thank you!" When LaBeouf heard such praise from Parks' mouth, he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in his heart. He was about to speak, but Parks preemptively preceded him and said, "But Mr. LaBeouf, if there is only a commander and no soldiers in this war, no matter how clever the commander is, it will never be able to win the war, we all know this!" ”

"Yes!" LaBeouf suddenly had the feeling that he was being led by Captain Parks on the topic.

Captain Parks still smiled and nodded: "So, I think you should write more about our soldiers, who endured the most difficult conditions in the world, braved the fiercest artillery fire in the world, and defended the most dangerous lines in the world, this is not the credit of the officers, but the credit of the soldiers, so I have nothing to say about myself, I, like every soldier, am doing my duty." Every soldier who fought bloodily, they are the loveliest people among Americans! ”

LaBeouf's hand shook slightly. He wanted to write something in his notebook, but he couldn't put it down for a long time, and as if there was no problem, only one sentence came to his heart: the soldiers who fought bloody battles are the loveliest people among Americans.

He struggled to stabilize his hand, and then scribbled a line in his notebook: "The loveliest man!"

(To be continued)