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The two hundred and sixty-fourth palm last day

The entire Baikonur Space Center is in a busy scene. The first time humans successfully escaped from gravity and flew to space will start here. The garrison troops of the KGB Sixth General Administration are responsible for this. Unlike other garrison troops, the garrison troops of the Sixth General Administration have a lot of scientific knowledge and know how to deal with emergencies in emergencies.

"The first mission is to counter-espionage. The Baikonur Space Center may not be able to hide the news from some countries. Pay attention to the news in this area. I have been caught when I meet suspicious people for a long time. Then I will check it slowly when the launch is successful. Just remember not to cause unjust cases!" Serov stood on an empty launch pad and looked into the distance, taking in all the scenes around. It takes some courage to climb up little by little through the steel ladder. So he is not lacking in this. Serov does not believe in this kind of steel that will rust for a long time, but believes that his strong hands can protect himself.

"What if it's already confirmed to be a spy?" Kamiakin, the chairman of the Kazakh KGB, spoke. He followed his restless boss to look far away and he was not willing, but after he came up, he found that the scenery at the height was still quite good.

"No matter where the other party's nationality is, there is only one solution to deal with it! First ask for valuable situations, and then..." Serov's face turned sideways, and his smile looked strange by the bright sunlight. Although he was on the back of Serov, Kamiakin still saw the movements of the young boss, and stretched out his index finger and gestured lightly on his neck. This means that all spies are equal and will die...

There is only one country in the world that publicly admits that the existence of the spy network and rescues the arrested spies and does not hesitate to kidnap the other side's scholars in exchange for it, that is, the Soviet Union. No second country will publicly recognize and rescue them. This is why the KGB was so successful in the Cold War. The KGB is currently negotiating with the United States and is preparing to exchange the shot downed U2 reconnaissance pilot for the KGB Colonel Rudolph Abel who was arrested earlier.

"Standing here and looking at the ground, I feel like the people below are like ants. I don't know what the scenery would be like when we look at our earth from space!" Looking at the staff members wearing various military uniforms below, Selov sighed, "If this manned space flight is successful, the astronauts will be the heroes of the entire alliance!"

There were tens of thousands of researchers and guards in Baikonur. From the side, the advanced level here is second to none in the Soviet Union. All kinds of living equipment are available, and of course, this also includes the bathroom! It would be even better if the shower head was not rusted.

Sometimes Selov hated the Soviet Union's mentality of dealing with such facilities. This would not change just because he hugged two girls in the bathtub. It was normal to take a bath, and it was normal to hug the woman and take a bath together.

"Can't our factory find a way to prevent the shower heads from rusting?" Shelov, with an unhappy expression on his face, let the two girls wipe their bodies for him. In terms of enjoying life, the Soviet Union was really too far apart from the Americans. This may be because the Soviet Union had to produce everything on its own, so everything was simplified in order to improve efficiency.

This is related to the strategic disadvantage of the Soviet Union. If the current situation is that the Soviet Union suppresses the United States and beats the United States, I believe that there will be no situation where the Soviet Union holds all its strength to develop military power and simplifies civilian equipment.

Selov's resentment towards this inequality deepened a little further. As long as the US petrodollar cannot be established, the Soviet Union's national strength will be in the same position as the United States. When the United States is weak due to the Vietnam War, they will understand what they have lost. It is not easy to win back the initiative like in history.

"In other words, Comrade Brezhnev and Comrade Ustinov will come to Baikonur two days before the launch to witness this historical moment and reflect the importance of the Party and the country on this space trip?" This was originally a very important thing, reflecting the central government's attention to this manned space flight. But from the plain tone of Selov's mouth, the same words always seem particularly strange.

"Yes, but Yuri, are you not happy at all?" Marshal Negelin touched his snow-white hair. He really didn't understand Selov. Sometimes, Bagramiyan, a junior, sometimes had a particularly contradictory state. Simply put, some ideas were particularly outdated and even more fanatical than the early Chika warriors of the Soviet Union. However, the KGB internal reputation was known for its active thinking, so it seemed very strange.

This is not surprising at all. Selov is a person who lives in the future. Naturally, he knows that many Soviet people have never heard of something that they can only rely on imagination. However, the entire socialist camp has collapsed in later generations, so he adhered to principles in some aspects to prevent some bad thoughts from appearing in history.

Just like his attitude towards Brezhnev, Brezhnev was a mature politician. The Soviet Union reached its peak in his hands and he did a lot of good things. But what about that? A lifelong cadre can offset all his good things. Besides, Selov is not a member of the Dnipro gang.

In any case, Brezhnev and Ustinov are leaders that Selov need respect. Now that they are coming, they must act a little bit and arrange KGB agents to wait at Almaty Station. The Soviet Union's railway system carried too much transportation capacity. In this era when air transport was not so developed, it was normal for national leaders to take the train. It was not that the two of them were as afraid of heights as Selov.

"Oh, Yuri, our security guard, I should have guessed it long ago. The entire league is not more suitable for this job than you in such an important occasion!" Brezhnev leaked out a kind-hearted elder appearance when he saw Selov, without any airs of a leader. He was no stranger to joke with Selov, who was twenty years younger than him.

"Comrade Brezhnev, Comrade Ustinov, welcome to Baikonur. In two days we may witness a milestone event in human history!" Selov extended his hand and shook the two people separately, and then led two important figures in the Soviet military-industrial system into the guesthouse in the Baikonur Center. Above them, the most important national flag in the world is fluttering in the wind.

Baikonur Space Center has relatively comprehensive living facilities, but this has nothing to do with luxury. There are only simple furnishings in the room, and the decoration is mainly simple. Most of the newly built projects in the Khrushchev era look like this, highlighting simplicity and practicality.

"Yuri, let's talk about the manned space flight that will be carried out soon! The first secretary is also very concerned about this matter!" Ustinov is a military cadre and does not need Selov's popular science on the principles and work process of rocket launches. What he asked was other aspects, such as how confident he was.

But Selov couldn't answer this question, and the launch had not yet begun. Could it be that he would brag like Gorene, the Air Marshal of the Third Reich, "Berlin will not be bombed by the British. As long as another bomb falls, I won't call Gorene. I can call you anything?" Isn't this nonsense? There must be a limit for bragging.

"It will be a great day, and the names of the astronauts will be remembered by the people of the whole alliance! It may be more famous than our first secretary!" Selov did not talk much. Since Brezhnev and Ustinov wanted to chat, just talk casually. What he said was the truth, Gagarin's name is easier to remember than leaders of many countries.

"Tell me some easy things, Yuri, do you know? The marshals of the Ministry of Defense jointly expressed their willingness to take the initiative to dismiss 600,000 troops, and were willing to reorganize the 400,000 combat troops into a construction corps and devote themselves to the construction of the motherland. As far as I know, you went to the Ministry of Defense and this happened!" Ustinov said with a smile.

But what he saw was Selov's unbelievable gaze, which surprised Ustinov. Could it be that this young man used the rights of the General Administration of Military Administration to force the Ministry of National Defense to make adjustments?

"No, it has nothing to do with me!" Shelov, who looked dull, did not expect the Ministry of Defense to react like this. He just mentioned that the Red Army's troops should be busy. He did not expect that the group of Red Army's troops were the Marshals of the Ministry of Defense, who had all the ideas, had a hero cut off his arm in order to maintain the scale of the Red Army. Needless to think about it, the troops who stayed in the construction corps were the real elite.

From the perspective of the Red Army, this is not something that cannot be understood. The old marshals saw it. Selov said it was right. Disarmament was only for the Red Army. The KGB's inner guards and border guards were not affected by the disarmament. This result is more useful than Selov's millions of words. With the example of the KGB, those marshals of the Ministry of Defense who were weakened naturally made this choice under the trade-offs.

However, this is not all bad for the KGB. At least the relationship between the General Administration of Military Affairs and the Ministry of Defense may not be so sharp. It seems that sometimes a note is indeed more useful than using orders to suppress it. Another point is that the Ministry of Defense may have less dissatisfaction with Khrushchev. After all, this disarmament was applied for by the Ministry of Defense. If it is used as the root of dissatisfaction at that time, it will be unreasonable.

Khrushchev owed me another medal! This is Selov's first idea. The second idea is that he owe more than one.

"Let's take a look at the commander-in-chief of the aerospace and astronauts. The first secretary is very concerned about this matter!" Brezhnev said to Ustinov. This reflects the central government's emphasis on this matter, and also shows his style of attaching importance to scientific research. Both of them have a close relationship with the military industry system, so naturally they will not miss this opportunity.

On the evening of April 10, the Oriental-1 rocket was already established on the launch frame of the Baikonur Space Center. There was only a little more than a day left before the launch time. Soviet manned space experts are still conducting routine inspections to ensure that this manned space is foolproof. Today's starry sky is particularly beautiful. I wonder how many people are busy at Baikonur Space Center at this time.
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