Chapter 651: Deception Strategy
"What? Wouldn't it be okay to talk to me? Serov stood in front of Kissinger like a wall, and behind him in Brezhnev's office, Nixon and Brezhnev were talking in private. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info except for two people, there was only one translator present, no written note-taker, nothing.
"General Serov, as the head of the secret police, you have used your skills to the extreme, and there is no difference between you and more than ten years ago." Kissinger sarcastically said to Serov, "And as always annoying." ”
Kissinger had visited Moscow more than ten years ago, and the person who caused him all kinds of inconveniences at that time was none other than him, and he was standing in front of him at this time, officially because he had been in contact, so Serov knew that the king in front of him was very annoying, narcissistic to the extreme, and loved to be in the limelight, and this person always wanted to squeeze in on all kinds of important occasions to show his importance.
Otherwise, he was just Nixon's aide and not the current US Secretary of State, how could he put the current Secretary of State William? Pierce? Rogers was crowded to the point where he had no presence at all, and if it had been in the Soviet Union, he would have been out of class long ago, like Podgorny.
"Yes, I'm a secret police chief, but I know that this is a meeting between the President of the United States and the General Secretary of the Soviet Union, I know English, in fact, I can go in in place of the role of translator, this is the Kremlin, not the White House, how to arrange for me to say." Serov said unmoved, "Don't think that you can be treated in China here, China is diplomatically isolated and itself is more hospitable, and whoever visits them will do enough diplomatic etiquette, not only you." ”
"I said, Mr. Assistant Secretary of State, if you don't maintain your gentlemanly demeanor and wait outside for a while, I will let the comrades of the garrison come in and put you out, hindering the high-level talks between the United States and the Soviet Union, and it will be a scandal to spread it." Serov pointed to Kissinger's back, not far away several guards were on standby, as long as his boss gave an order, he would come over to teach Kissinger to be a man.
"You won't do this, you will delay the talks between the United States and the Soviet Union, this scandal is the two of us, you don't dare to do it." A sly gaze flashed under Kissinger's glasses, he trusted his own judgment, and Serov would not force himself to stop him.
It took two seconds to suppress the nausea before he laughed back, "I still have an image in your newspaper?" You've long said that mine is like Satan's resurrection, and I still care about scandals. Your threat is useful to any cadre, but it's useless to me, I don't care......" Then he waved his hand behind Kissinger and shouted, "Guards......"
"Wait! I'll go on my own. As a person who cherishes his reputation very much, he has not much to do in the face of this hooligan style, just like Serov said, the reputation of this secret police chief has long been bad by the United States, and he does not care about his own threats at all, on the contrary, once the things that hinder the talks of the top leadership are spread, his reputation will be very seriously affected.
Kissinger, who was an intellectual, took a step back decisively, and instead of insisting on witnessing the Supreme Meeting with his own eyes, he went out directly to wait with the rest of the American delegation, "Damn, I have to talk to you about it, I have to force me to do some tough measures, these Jews are not cheap." Looking at Kissinger's back, who had gone out, Serov said with an unhappy face.
In the office, Brezhnev and Nixon sat side by side, and it was not the first time they had met, and the last time they met was in the kitchen, whether to reunite old friends or to be tense depends entirely on the current situation.
"While the United States is taking tough action against Vietnam, it is not easy for the top summit meeting between the two sides to be held as scheduled." Brezhnev's tone was as gentle as ever, but the words he used were very direct, and he came up to the Vietnamese question.
"In many cases, the United States is always restraining its behavior and avoiding conflict." As soon as Nixon heard this, he knew that Brezhnev was accusing the US military of a massive bombing campaign in North Vietnam, "but we are facing a new situation, and the United States cannot but make considerations that are in line with its own interests, including military action." ”
Vietnam is more important than the US-Soviet talks, the United States cannot afford to lose this war under any circumstances, and if the price of holding the talks is that the US military suffers defeat on the battlefield, then it has no meaning. To Nixon's surprise, Brezhnev turned a blind eye to the expansion of the U.S. bombing campaign and let the summit take place as scheduled as if he did not know about it.
It is not surprising that while Brezhnev stepped up military assistance to North Vietnam, he mainly let North Vietnam beat the Americans and let the Americans come to his door to beg him. Promote the strategy of détente to paralyze the United States, so that it can accumulate forces to attack.
A few hours later, the office door opened, and Brezhnev and Nixon walked out smiling, seemingly satisfied with the meeting they had just had, as if they had decided something important to affect the world.
"Serov, do you guess that the general secretary and the president of the United States have achieved results?" Ustinov asked with his head slightly sideways.
"With the character of our general secretary, it is estimated that they have not talked about anything, just about some meaningless things." Serov's words aroused the approval of Andropov and Ustinov. After Nixon and Kissinger left, the three of them immediately went up to ask what the results were, and Brezhnev easily said that he was just chatting casually.
In the evening at the Polygonal Palace, the oldest palace in the Kremlin, Brezhnev again held a dinner to entertain the Nixons after the talks, because Nixon's wife was there, so in addition to the cadres of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, there were also some commissioners' wives.
Unlike others who arrived at the banquet hall very early, Brezhnev and Nixon were a full hour late.
But this does not delay Serov to find Kissinger trouble, because this middle-aged man is always staring at his wife, which is unbearable, he never thinks that politicians are very ethical, Kissinger proves this, Kissinger and Hollywood actresses in this era are not too ambiguous, from this point of view Serov and him are a kind of person. The environment of the Soviet Union made Serov have to keep it a secret, and the other party was much more open.
"Why is that old pervert's eyes so nasty." Serov, who had been holding a wine glass for half an hour but hadn't taken a sip, said to Valya very unpleasantly, which made the smile on Valya's face even more charming.
After Brezhnev and Nixon sat down, they directly faced the mural on the opposite wall, which looked like the Last Supper of Jesus and the Apostles. ”
"Oh, that must mean that the General Secretary and the Pope have a lot in common?" Nixon also showed his mildness, which made Brezhnev laugh out loud and reach out to shake Nixon.
This is a metaphor, Brezhnev means only he understands, Jesus is Stalin, and Khrushchev is Judas, and finally betrayed Stalin, and finally came to power himself to rebuild the Soviet faith in Stalin after Khrushchev.
These cadres promoted by Khrushchev eventually chose to restore Stalin's image, and this will not change because Khrushchev retired on his own initiative, and Semychasny told Serov that if he were the chairman of the KGB, he would shoot a thousand writers first, and teach these intellectuals who spread Western thinking a lesson.
Serov, for his part, spread rumors and pointed out that Khrushchev was a personal vendetta against his son's murder in order to restore Stalin's reputation. However, he did not spread other rumors about Khrushchev, and in terms of the direction of reform, Khrushchev was not without achievements, but he was a little eager for quick success, and his accusations against reform were absolutely unscientific. Khrushchev did not change his way to capitalism......
Negotiations between the two sides then began again, and a few days later, a week of historic talks between President Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev ended today in Moscow. In the joint communiqué, both leaders acknowledged many major differences between the two sides over the Vietnam War, but both agreed to "do their utmost to avoid military confrontation." Both sides agree with the idea of "both sides reduce" the use of force in Central Europe.
"The United States wants to withdraw its troops from Vietnam, they are asking us to cooperate, what good is it for us, what are they going to take in exchange? We are not short of money, and if it were only to increase loans to the USSR, I don't think this negotiation was necessary at all. Speaking at the last day of Nixon's departure, Sherepin, chairman of the Supreme Soviet, said, "For several years, we have cooperated with Great Britain and the Federal Republic of Germany, and we have tens of billions of dollars in US Treasury bonds and dollar checks in our hands. We have no economic ties, this is the sword in our hands, and we can do whatever we want. ”
"But our rights in the Eastern European Union are not recognized, and in exchange for that, we can ostensibly accede to Nixon's request, as long as the political landscape of Eastern Europe is defined by treaty. In the future, we can regret and re-support Vietnam. "Brezhnev put forward his opinion that the borders of Germany and the problems of East Berlin needed such a summit, and the Soviet Union had to solve these problems.
"But every year that the Vietnam War lasts, the United States has to pay huge casualties and loss of property, which is also a benefit that we can see, and even if we put the Berlin problem there, it will not be a big problem." Serov thought for a moment and said, "Actually, there is no contradiction between Chairman Sherepin and General Secretary Brezhnev, even if it is a negotiation, it is normal that there will be no result within a few years, even if a treaty is signed, it can be torn up, the American people will help us, as long as we drag it on, there will be no problem." ”
"But this year we still have to take a serious attitude, consolidate the fruits of victory after the Great Patriotic War in Eastern Europe, and next year we will consider the issue of tearing up the agreement." Serov thought for a moment and said, "Do you need me to come forward again and make a tough face?" This sentence made everyone laugh. (To be continued.) )