The only one who was stunned was Serov himself. The reporters on the Soviet side had already recorded this historic scene with cameras. If it wasn’t for the U2 incident, Eisenhower would have visited the Soviet Union first, and Nixon would not have been there today.

After Brezhnev and Nixon shook hands in a friendly way, the two took a special bus to the Kremlin. This was not Nixon's first visit to the Soviet Union. He had been there during the Khrushchev era, but after more than ten years, the United States The situation with the Soviet Union is no longer the original situation. The United States was deeply mired in the Vietnam War, and the Soviet Union took advantage of the Vietnam War to quickly bring the strength of the two sides closer.

Over the past decade, the strength of the Soviet Union has increased rapidly. Indonesia, Sudan, Iraq, and South Yemen have all changed their colors. Egypt and Syria claim to be Arab socialism and move closer to the Soviet Union. Other countries either claim to be socialist, or adopt some of the Soviet Union's policies, and live on the support of the Soviet Union. There are already dozens of countries, which made Nixon feel a strong pressure. He wanted to withdraw troops from Vietnam, but he did not dare to do so rashly. The United States was afraid of an avalanche in Southeast Asia. The most important thing is that the Soviet Union may also cooperate with the United States so that the United States can step down.

"Welcome to the Soviet Union again, President Nixon. You want to end the Vietnam War, you want to do it three years ago? When you pretended to be a war madman, ordered bomber formations to take off, blackmailed the Soviet Union with nukes, let's give America a Steps, let you retreat with dignity." Serov arranged Nixon to the Ukrainian Hotel and chatted with the other party with a smile, "Do you know why the general secretary didn't respond at first?"

  Three years ago in October, in order to end the Vietnam War as soon as possible, US President Nixon came up with a crazy strategy of pretending to be crazy, forcing the Soviet Union to take action to give up supporting North Vietnam, so that the US military could end the mired Vietnam War as soon as possible. The bombers lifted off from the western United States and sped along the coast of Canada at a speed of at least 500 miles per hour toward the eastern border of the Soviet Union. Each bomber carried nuclear weapons hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

   Although these U.S. bombers pretended to be flying toward Moscow, their real purpose was to try to change the course of the Vietnam War, which had mired the U.S. military. Blackmail the Soviet Union with nuclear weapons, let the Soviet Union cooperate with the United States to withdraw from Vietnam to end the war, and allow the US military to retreat with dignity.

   Nixon met Serov again after a lapse of more than ten years. Unlike the simple head of the secret police at the time, the young man in front of him is already a member of the Soviet Central Presidium and one of the most powerful giants. In the U.S. assessment, the Soviet cadres who were most hostile to the U.S., if the U.S. media wanted to criticize anyone, Serov would definitely not be able to run away.

   "General Serov, I don't know what you're talking about. That was a wrong order from the Pentagon. After I knew it, I sent the bomber back." Nixon pretended to be indifferent to clarify his relationship with this matter.

Serov nodded knowingly and said slowly, "The Great Spear operation was coordinated by Kissinger and you in order to nuclear blackmail the Soviet Union. Let us cooperate to give the United States a chance to withdraw its troops with dignity. Unfortunately, the news of the arrival of American bombers on the border of the Soviet Union. It was misinterpreted by me, and the time to arrive at the Kremlin was delayed by a day, so I am sorry, this has not become a topic of discussion in the Central Presidium, and comrades all think this matter is not important..."

This answer made Nixon's heart a storm, and he was surprised that Serov actually knew the official name of the operation, which also made Nixon think of many bad things, such as the person in front of him said that he would lose to Kennedy, and a The series of blackmailing against the United States is known to many people in front of American secrets.

"Hoover is dead, he is not my opponent, let alone now." Sheloff seized any opportunity to scare Nixon as much as possible. This started more than ten years ago, and today Nixon is seeing Sheloff At that time, I felt in my heart that I was talking to someone who knew everything about America.

   Frightening Nixon once, the other party must have no idea, but after more than ten years, American political leaders now believe that there must be a Soviet spy at the top of the United States. But after several investigations, they just couldn't find the man.

"I wish you a pleasant visit in the Soviet Union. Don't worry, I will protect you. Even if 10 million Soviet people try to unscrew your head, they will not succeed. This is recognized by our cadres." Shelov waved his hand and said, " It's time to ask your security experts to look for bugs, and remember to attend the evening Kremlin reception..."

   Does anyone want to kill Nixon? Of course, there are not too many such people. The Soviet Union has criticized U.S. imperialism for decades, and has created many people who hate the United States. Although 99% of the people hate the United States, they know that the overall situation should be taken into account. But the world is full of people who want to make a big news. If Nixon is unlucky, he might go the way of Kennedy.

"Yura, what did you and Nixon say? Compared to when you just got off the plane, your face seems to be a lot worse." Brezhnev, holding a wine glass, watched Nixon and Kosygin talking not far away asked.

   From the beginning of the reception in the Kremlin, he felt that Nixon didn’t seem to be very happy, and his face was serious, which was obviously different from the daytime. After a while, he slowly let go and entered the rhythm of chatting and laughing.

"I said that there are hundreds of thousands of people in the entire Soviet Union who want to kill him, but reassure him, I have arranged for someone to protect him." Serov, who took a sip of red wine, pretended to say, "It's actually just to scare him, our security here is better than America is stronger."

   "You can really intimidate others." Brezhnev is a typical Soviet man, he likes to drink, drink vodka, and drink very well. In the current Central Presidium, only Ustinov may drink more than him. The worst drinker is not Serov, but Shelepin, who basically doesn't drink.

"He wants to retreat decently and establish a balance of power to withstand our attack. This is impossible. We can talk about it in Eastern Europe, and the threat to us there is more obvious. He will not achieve his goal in other places." Brezhne After the husband said these words, he also walked over to Kosygin and Shelepin and chatted with Nixon.

Serov stood there and thought about it for a while, and finally shook his head and walked towards Ustinov and Andropov. This kind of caution and entanglement, the general secretary is calculating all the time, both domestically and abroad, and the other two hardliners don't have so much scheming.

"I said you should save some public funds for the country." Serov walked up to the two and asked jokingly, "The two secretaries of the Central Committee, can you consider the feelings of the waiters, you have all drunk the wine in the Soviet Union. "

Ustinov's alcohol intake is frightening. On the contrary, Andropov has restrained a lot. It may be related to his poor health, but he can hide it very well. Few people know that Andropov's body is actually stronger than that. Most are not good.

   "Serov in Kiev, you want to say hello to Sherest. He is dissatisfied with Nixon's trip to Kyiv and is arguing with the general secretary." Andropov seemed to have said this news unintentionally.

"I see, I'll make a phone call later. He has a bad view of the United States, and so do I, but we have to obey the decision of the central government..." Serov moved closer to Andropov, and the other party was by no means unintentional What I said in the middle of the sentence means something. Andropov leaned towards Brezhnev most of the time, for the simple reason that Sherepin's age was a threat to everyone, and Andropov too. Above all, Andropov knew he was in poor health.

   But this historical KGB chairman didn’t want Brezhnev to be too strong to disrupt the balance, because he was not a member of the Dnipro gang, and was a very prestigious cadre like Ustinov.

   "These politicians are really complicated." Perceiving the other party's thoughts, Serov secretly shook his head. If there was no Shelepin, his age would also be the target of public criticism. Shelepin appeared to be not so special in the Central Presidium.

After the    meeting was over, the talks between the two sides officially started the next day, but neither Brezhnev nor Nixon attended. The negotiators below were talking, and the two were communicating their feelings and preparing to go to Kyiv. Ukrainian First Secretary Sherest and Chairman of the Council of Ministers Sherbitsky are already waiting there.

  The sculpture of Lenin waving in the October Revolution Square. A huge fountain, young people come out of the bustling optional shops on the side of the square. This is Kyiv in the 1970s. There is a statue of "Mother Motherland" built in commemoration of the Great Patriotic War on the square. On the right bank of the Dnieper River, the 60-meter-high "Mother Motherland" holds a long sword in his right hand and a shield with the Soviet national emblem in his left hand, standing on a marble pedestal engraved with the names of more than 10,000 "Soviet Heroes".

Today there is a US President here, Nixon, accompanied by First Secretary Sherester and Chairman of the Council of Ministers Shcherbitsky, began a visit to Kyiv, and at the same time Moscow, negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States There is a war of words, discussing the issue of the Vietnam War and the confrontation between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. It is necessary to blame each other. Private negotiations have never been about friendship, and I don't want to be so harmonious between the leaders of the two countries.

"If Nixon died in Kyiv, would the United States declare war on us? Probably not. The president of the United States is not so important." In front of Ustinov and Andropov, Serov recklessly drove the group. ridicule. He was just joking, and Nixon couldn't hear it anyway.

   Nixon really couldn't hear him. After he came to Kyiv, he felt that when the Soviet Union couldn't see Serov, the country was obviously pleasing to the eye. At least no one would always humiliate him in private. He always frightens himself, who suffers from this? The strong Soviet-style architectural style has also become very pleasing to the eye. The scenery in Ukraine is really nice. He didn't know that Sherest, who was accompanying him, was no less anti-American than Shelov. (To be continued~^~)