From a soldier to a president, not a general, this is already the most legendary life.

Parks is also a free man running for vice president, from the beginning of the nomination, his approval rating has been rising, the Ming Cook Party and the Republican Party are happy to kill on the presidential throne, especially after the wiretapping incident related to the Nixon campaign, the two parties are strangling to the death in this regard, and Parks profited from it, he won the vice presidential race by a narrow margin, thus achieving his first step, and the second step is to promote the Watergate scandal to be further exposed to the public, And let the scandal of President Nixon's abuse of power to interfere with the investigation be further fermented, so as to achieve the goal of forcing him to resign.

To this end, Parks even used members of the E-Security Company's special operations team to obtain very unfavorable evidence against Nixon and publish it through an unrelated New York Times reporter. Because of Parkes' involvement, President Nixon was in trouble earlier after his re-election. As a result, he had no time to go to China to improve his relations with China! History has skewed here. And in the short months since he was re-elected president, his scandal has caused the American people and the Senate and House of Representatives to lose patience with him. After all was irretrievable, President Nixon was forced to resign.

On the night of August 3, 1973, President Nixon had to make a televised speech to the nation, announcing his resignation from the presidency, becoming the first president in U.S. history and the only president to step down midway due to a scandal. According to the U.S. Constitution, after Nixon announced his resignation, Parks would succeed as vice president as president, and it was all so logical that Parks finally reached the apex of his life. At this time, Parks did not hold a grand inauguration, but shortly after becoming president, he made an important decision to continue to appoint William? Rogers, as his secretary of state, sent a signal of goodwill to Red China internationally.

Parks' goodwill was quickly echoed by China, which was desperate to find a way out internationally. It also opened the way for Parks to eventually visit China, and Kissinger had already traveled to China several times to communicate with Chinese President Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou N about Parks' visit to China, and the two sides discussed many issues, especially about China and Taiwan. In the end, some consensus was reached on the basis of mutual coordination.

On December 12, 1973, the temperature in Yanjing had dropped, and the cold wind of winter blew the streets deserted. At this time, a siren sounded from far and near, and in the surprised eyes of those pedestrians, two captains' Hongqi cars drove down the street towards Yanjing Airport, and in front of them were two captains' motorcycle police cars and jeep police cars. A small American Stars and Stripes flag raised at the front of the car was particularly eye-catching.

When Parks and his wife Virginia walked out of the cabin together, they looked up at the suspension ladder and saw the welcoming procession below, and the tall and thin old man in the front of them, with a silver hair full of silver but looking energetic, wearing a long black tweed coat, was looking at him, his eyes followed him all the way down, he knew who this person was, it was Prime Minister Zhou Nlai.

Parks walked towards him almost instinctively, and stretched out his hands from a distance, ignoring the blocking and covering of the security guards around him, and the hands facing him were indeed so thin that it was a little sad. The two hands finally clasped together. Parks couldn't help but smile and said: "Premier Zhou, this is our first handshake, and it is also a formal handshake between China and the United States. When he said this, Parks spoke in pure Chinese, like an orthodox Yenching.

Premier Zhou Enlai was slightly stunned, and then said with a hearty smile: "Yes, President Parkes, I hope that our small step can open a door for the future relations between China and the United States, so that the political axes and people of China and the United States can make great strides to communicate from now on, so that we can establish mutual trust and become true friends!" ”

The prime minister is the prime minister, who can lead the discourse to politics at any time and has a broad vision. Parks nodded approvingly, he knew the trends and developments of the future generations, so he had no worries that the visit would not be fruitful.

Parks once again stood under the five-star red flag, but this time it was very special, the national flags of China and the United States fluttered over the airport, and the honor guard of the three services was just like the demeanor of the Chinese honor guard, and the vigorous military posture made people feel refreshed.

Along the way, Parks looked at the old street in the background of the 70s and couldn't help but feel emotional. There were no people on the streets, and they were basically cleared, and there were no reporters everywhere.

During the visit, whether it was with Premier Zhou or other Chinese political officials, Parks behaved like a China expert, he was able to talk about the scenic spots in Yanjing, and he also deliberately climbed to the place where Mao Zdong inscribed "If you don't go to the Great Wall, you are not a hero" when visiting the Great Wall.

After a series of political negotiations, the two sides finally finalized the outcome of the visit, which is also their consensus. Parks did not participate in the negotiations, these have been discussed in the United States, where the bottom line is, how to make concessions have been set the framework, Parks cannot make unprincipled concessions, otherwise, he will be impeached by the House of Representatives when he returns to China.

During their stay in Yanjing, Parks and Virginia visited many Yanjing attractions, including the Great Wall, Summer Palace, Prince Gong's Mansion, Ming Tombs, etc., and during this period, President Parks told the history and allusions of these attractions, so that the accompanying Chinese officials couldn't help but widen their eyes, and Parks spoke fluent Yanjing dialect, if it weren't for his yellow hair and blue eyes, they would almost think he was a Chinese. And in reality, he was.

Looking at the starry lights of Yanjing through the window of the hotel at night, Parks couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts, and at this time, he suddenly felt a pair of hands on his shoulders, and then gently pinched them. He knew it was Virginia.

"I'm amazed by your Chinese words!" Virginia chuckled softly behind his back, "I even suspect that I'm married to a Chinese president!" ”

Parks smiled lightly, then turned around, grabbed Virginia's hand, and said with a smile: "China has no president, they believe in socialism, and we are capitalism, we are the object of their defeat!" ”

"So why do you want to improve relations with them?"

"Because—" Parks took a deep breath, "because the power of this nation will be staggering, and confrontation is better than cooperation." Reducing a strong enemy for myself or finding a strong friend, what do you think I can choose? After Parks finished speaking, he didn't speak anymore, just quietly watched the night sky of the city! In his heart, he also wanted to meet another Chinese leader, a great man of the world. His achievements are far higher and more famous than those of President Nixon in his previous life.

The next day, Parks met with Chinese President Mao Zdong. He was burly, but he was already physically old, but he was in good spirits, they arranged a half-hour meeting, and the two talked speculatively, they talked about Chinese society, American society, the international situation, and even the history of China and the history of the United States. The meeting lasted for an hour, and it was not until the staff urged that Chairman Mao Zdong smiled at Parks: "Although I am the president of the country, I have to listen to them." ”

Parks smiled and said, "I'll be a lot freer in comparison!" ”

Yes, he is free in comparison, and the country is still on the way to freedom, and will become more and more free in the future, but at least not yet! This is the process of history, and it cannot be changed by a certain party or a certain ism. Parks didn't talk to the chairman about any specific political conditions, and it wasn't for them to discuss.

Parks then visited Shanghai and Hangzhou, where the two sides finally signed an agreement, known in the Sino-American Joint Communiqué as the Shanghai Communiqué. For the first time in history, the United States officially recognized in writing that the People's Republic of China is the only legitimate political axe of China and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. Subsequently, the two sides held talks on political, economic and trade aspects, and worked out the direction and intention of future cooperation.

President Parkes' visit to China in 1973 was a major event in the world, which marked the official end of the history of confrontation between China and the United States, and thus moved towards cooperation. It was at this time that Parks also used his relationship with China for the first time to put pressure on Vietnam to force Vietnam to the negotiating table and end the Vietnam War in a dignified manner. In March 1974, the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam began.

Subsequently, in 1976, China and the United States established formal diplomatic relations with each other by appointing ambassadors and severing diplomatic relations with Taiwan. In that year, Parks issued an order from the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces to withdraw the US Pacific Seventh Fleet from the Taiwan Strait and pledged not to set up any military obstacles between the mainland and Taiwan.

In the meantime, Parks has begun to prepare for another election. He wants to guarantee a second term as president. Moreover, the e-lab and e-security company he founded swelled rapidly into a huge group. And officially took over the Gray family's arms business. After Parks officially stepped down from the presidency in 1980, he was already the richest man in the United States. His limelight overshadowed the traditional families of financial and industrial tycoons.

In the autumn of 1988, the sky was drizzling. In the cemetery of World War II soldiers in Pennsylvania, a funeral service is being held on the green grass, and everyone in the crowd is wearing black dresses and standing solemnly. Watch as the coffin slowly falls into the pit. When the shovel lifted the first shovel of dirt, Parks' hand suddenly trembled, and Virginia, who was holding his hand tightly, couldn't help but tremble slightly. She knew that Parks was sad, and that it was another brother of E-Company, Lenny, who was lying inside. He died of a myocardial infarction! Lenny has always been a respected non-commissioned officer of E Company. Because of Winters's affairs, he was demoted! A lot of people love him! He was also one of the brothers who gathered most frequently with his brothers after the war.

Many of the brothers of Company E came to see him off. Winters, Nexon, Guaelli, Toy, Wales, Helliger, Compton, Grant, Rogers, Scott, Gordon, Tebpo, Red, Heflang, Martin, Lutz, Peccandy, Avery and Smith.

"Ready—shoot!"

"Bang-" A row of gunshots alarmed the birds hiding in the woods, and they rushed into the sky and fled in all directions.

"Let's go, Lacey!" Winters stood beside Parks, and he said to Parks, who was a little distracted.

Parks nodded, he walked with Nexon and Wales and others, and suddenly he looked up at the three of them and said, "Until now, can any of you tell me how your lives have changed because of E-Company?" ”

All three of them stopped, they looked at Parks, and Winters was the first to laugh, "Yes, something has changed, and it has allowed me to live a peaceful life for the rest of my life, and it has also allowed me to live for decades, so that I can cherish every day of my life." ”

"I guess that's what I thought!" Wales smiled and said, "You know, although I still run a bridal shop, I haven't worked hard all my life for this, I like to live comfortably, of course, thanks to the war, I got the diamond!" ”

"Diamonds?" Nickerson nodded, "I like diamonds, and without those things, maybe I wouldn't have turned over yet!" ”

Parks didn't speak, he just smiled at the three of them. He has no regrets in this life. He never expected himself to be able to get longer than others, but he knew that he had obtained everything he wanted, brotherhood, and his own career, no matter what, he had not wasted his life!

The four of them glanced at each other, then walked shoulder to shoulder towards the outside of the cemetery. Maybe they themselves will one day lie in the ground, but so what's the matter?

Virginia didn't follow, she just quietly watched the backs of the four of them, gradually blurred in the rain and mist, she suddenly threw away the umbrella, and then wiped the water droplets on her face, I don't know what it was, maybe it was tears. From the very beginning, she witnessed the friendship of the brothers of E-Company, as well as the friendship of Parks and Winters, and Nickerson and Wales. This is different from love with oneself, but another kind of love that is as noble as love, and cannot be surpassed, the emotion of life and death in the war - brotherhood!

(End of book)