During the first twelve hours of his arrival in Cuba, Serov made all his preparations for war or nuclear war, and of course explained to Moscow that he would go to the United States only one day in Havana. I hope that Moscow will give him a certain amount of time, and he was immediately urged by Moscow, when is this time, it is more sinister than burning eyebrows, not to mention the next day, who knows if the war will break out in the next hour.

"When will the camouflage of the launcher be removed, wait for my telegram. It may be that we still need a certain amount of time, waiting for news from the submarine forces, and it is important to gain time, especially in the safe waters of the Pacific Ocean, our conventional submarine forces will not be threatened until they have at least passed through Hawaii, according to the report of the First General Directorate of the KGB in Hawaii, the Third Fleet at Pearl Harbor is pulling the net to intercept our submarines, but I believe that they will not be able to intercept all the conventional submarine forces. Serov, who had participated in the parade, returned to the headquarters and made these arrangements after consulting with General Pliev and Lieutenant General Gretchko.

It is now the twelfth day of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Cuban Missile Crisis has lasted only thirteen days in history, and unlike history, this time the United States did not occupy the moral high ground so quickly, so Serov had to rejoice that it was a good idea to pull up the banner of anti-colonialism. Even if the United States announced the Soviet Union's missiles in Cuba, this public opinion war was evenly matched.

"The direction is being corrected, according to what you said, the major cities of the United States are handed over to the comrades of the Red Navy, and our strategic rocket forces on the island have identified Yellowstone." Lieutenant General Grechko, commander of the Cuban air defense group, put his military cap still on the map on the table, "Is the Il-28 bomber group going to take the initiative?" The target is the continental United States. ”

"It is the US Navy around Cuba, and once the war starts, the powerful US Navy and Air Force will attack, and if the bomber group does not take the initiative, it is likely to be wiped out at the airfield." Serov lived up to the time of the parade at this time. That kind of self-confidence, which bordered on arrogance, knew that Havana was a journalist at this time, and he was still a journalist who was not afraid to die and followed Cuba. In front of these reporters who really followed Havana, he was not afraid to pretend.

There are too few cards, but this can't be helped, the Red Navy does not have the capital for ocean-going operations. At least it does not have the capital to fight with the US Navy. In 1962, the strength of the Red Navy was on par with that of the British Royal Navy, and the concentration of the five major fleets of the Red Navy and the British Royal Navy might be able to fight a decisive battle, but it was not on the same level as the US Navy.

Only through advance preparation and putting every force into its proper position can we strive for an acceptable result. But on the other hand, if the Soviet Union's military strength had reached the level of the seventies, would it still use it to go to Cuba and take risks? At least don't pull nuclear missiles over to play nuclear blackmail.

In the Brezhnev era, the Soviet Union's Strategic Rocket Forces were able to hit the United States without leaving the country. There is no need to play nuclear blackmail with the United States at all, as long as there is nothing to do, the Airborne Forces will be sent to conduct airborne exercises in Cuba. It can make the United States nervous for days.

"First Vice-Chairman, we just received a telegram." The head of the KGB in Cuba, Alekseev, came in at this time with an encrypted telegram in his hand.

"Take it and decrypt it with the number seven codebook. Forget it, I'll do it myself! Serov decided to take matters into his own hands and unravel this encrypted telegram, which was a telegram from Fleet A, disguised as Fleet A of the distant-water fishing fleet. It has been in the Atlantic Ocean for several days and is currently heading towards Cuba at full speed. It is expected that in thirty-six hours the sea area will be designated by morality.

"Call back, five hundred nautical miles around Cuba is a blockade belt, stand outside the blockade belt, get as close as possible to the US mainland, but do not deliberately provoke the US Navy. I knew there were torpedoes on fishing boats, but our purpose was much greater. "Serov personally wrote a telegram. Let Alekseev take it down and encrypt it.

For thirty-six hours, Serov held his chin with his hands together, and his eyes stared straight at the air in front of him. The submarine forces of the Red Navy also need time, because the submarine forces also have to evade the US surface fleet underwater, so the speed of military ships cannot be reflected. It also takes about 36 to 48 hours to arrive at the launch area.

"These thirty-six hours must be dragged out!" Touching his sweaty cheeks, Serov calculated his itinerary, what should he do to drag these thirty-six hours over, he just wanted to wait until the submarine forces arrived in the designated sea area for a showdown, in case the Americans really didn't care? "Why don't the Americans care, they look strong and can't be killed by nuclear bombs?"

Why should he be afraid of the United States, even if the submarine forces of the Red Navy can't catch up. The current strength is enough to die with the Americans, and if the Soviet Union is afraid, the Americans are not afraid? The United States has more strategic nuclear submarines, more strategic bombers, and more intercontinental missiles, but the United States still has Yellowstone, and even if they haven't remembered it for a while, Serov can completely act in good faith with the United States, and Yellowstone is more powerful than 10,000 nuclear bombs exploding at the same time.

Originally, Serov was going to get on the plane directly to the United States, but immediately received a telegram from Moscow, asking him to talk to Castro, and before leaving the headquarters of the Cuban cluster, Serov received another message that tested his heart. After news of the military parade in Havana reached the continental United States, Kennedy ordered the entire armed forces of the United States to enter a state of combat readiness. In this way, two days after the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact countries entered the first level of combat readiness, the American side finally raised the second level of combat readiness to the first level.

"It's scary!" Serov kept taking deep breaths, and the explosive news appeared several times a day. It is no wonder that it was called the closest crisis to human annihilation by later generations. Not to mention the ordinary people of all countries in the world, Serov, who received explosive news two or three times a day, felt that his heart was not strong enough. He is a rebel worker, and he feels that his heart is not strong enough, but he can imagine others.

The order of the United States to raise the level of combat readiness was apparently Kennedy's response to the large military parade of the Cuban cluster in Havana. In all parts of the world, the armed forces belonging to the United States or the Soviet Union have already been loaded with bullets, and as long as Khrushchev and Kennedy give the order, a vigorous world nuclear war will be staged.

What Serov did not know was that Kennedy, in his letter to Khrushchev, emphatically criticized Serov's actions after arriving in Cuba, and asked whether the Soviet side had sent such firefighters to talk with peaceful sincerity or to add fuel to the fire.

At a meeting of the Presidium of the Central Committee in Moscow, Sherepin stood up and said earnestly in front of all the members of the Presidium of the Central Committee, "On what grounds do we condemn Serov?" Was it because he staged a big military parade and announced that the USSR was on the side of justice? If we follow Kennedy's instructions and replace Serov, does that mean that we are ready to back down? ”

"Of course not, since all the members have decided to go out of Serov, then we must not remove him." Brezhnev first expressed his approval of Shelepin's views, and Brezhnev's statement at the critical moment surprised Sherepin very much, and Sherepin always commented in his heart that Brezhnev was a very mediocre person. Unexpectedly, it was the chairman of the Supreme Soviet who had such an evaluation in his heart to express his support at such a moment.

Serov didn't know about this kind of scene, and there was no way to remind Sherepin that Brezhnev was a kind person on the surface, but skillful in his heart. It was not easy for Brezhnev to defeat several strong opponents in succession at a disadvantage, and at the same time bring the Soviet Union to the peak of the Cold War, and Khrushchev let others know that he was tough and in fact always sought détente with the Americans. After Brezhnev came to power, on the contrary, he shouted détente and in fact kept taking countermeasures.

Brezhnev was the nominal supreme leader of the Soviet Union, and his statement was far more important than Shelepin's. Khrushchev, hesitating in his heart, replied to Kennedy with a letter, but it did not mention anything about the military parade in Havana, Cuba.

"Comrade Castro, your proposal to the First Secretary to take a preemptive nuclear strike against the United States is not necessary. Don't say that there is still the possibility of détente, even if the United States has landed, with the level of their army, it is impossible to imagine that we will be able to get our launch base in a short time, and in this world, no one can confront the Soviet Red Army on land, do you understand when I say this? Serov resisted his heartbeat and reassured the Cuban leader.

Castro sent a telegram to Khrushchev requesting a nuclear strike on the United States after the United States sent a first-class combat readiness, a move that upset Serov. Even as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis in history, Cuba still made a lot of money, not to mention that now, with the input and advance preparations of the Soviet Union, it is completely possible to get Guantanamo back and permanently remove the threat that Cuba is facing. It can be said that apart from China, Cuba has made the most money from the Cuban Missile Crisis. So Castro has nothing to dislike about.

"Comrade Serov, you must promise never to betray Cuba!" Castro looked at Serov with burning eyes.

"Absolutely not, the nearly 80,000 officers and soldiers of the Cuban cluster are not here for tourism, and we must help you fight against the military invasion of the Americans." Serov sternly assured that today he had been taken aback by the continuous explosive news, "I will go to the United States this time, and I will definitely try my best to let the Americans know that there is no winner in the war, and let the United States promise that it will never invade Cuba!" ”

This was originally one of the conditions that the United States was ready to compromise, and Serov was fully sure that he would first tell Castro about this condition.

As the Tu-114 passenger plane accelerated, Serov once again took a bunch of meat tickets on the road, and flew to the United States under the escort of the American fighter group. (To be continued.) )