The only one who was stunned was Selov himself. The Soviet reporters had already recorded this historical scene with their cameras. If it weren't for the U2 incident, Eisenhower would have visited the Soviet Union first, and it would not be Nixon's turn today.

After Brezhnev and Nixon shook hands friendly, the two took a special car to the Kremlin. This was not the first time Nixon came to the Soviet Union. He had been there during the Khrushchev era. But more than ten years later, the United States and the Soviet Union were no longer the same as before. The United States was deeply trapped in the quagmire of the Vietnam War, and the Soviet Union used the Vietnam War to quickly bring the strength of both sides closer.

Over the past decade, the Soviet Union's strength has increased rapidly. Indonesia, Sudan, Iraq, and South Yemen have changed color one after another. Egypt and Syria claim that Arab socialism is moving closer to the Soviet Union. Other countries either claim to be socialism or adopt some of the Soviet policies. There are dozens of countries that rely on the support of the Soviet Union alive. This puts a strong pressure in Nixon's heart. He wants to withdraw troops from Vietnam, but he dare not do so rashly. The United States is afraid of the avalanche in Southeast Asia. Most importantly, the Soviet Union may also cooperate with the United States to give the United States a step forward.

"Welcome to the Soviet Union again, President Nixon. You want to end the Vietnam War. You wanted to do this three years ago? At the beginning, you pretended to be a war madman, ordered the bomber formation to take off, blackmail the Soviet Union with nuclear weapons, and let us give the United States a step and let you retreat with a decent retreat." After Selov arranged Nixon to the Ukrainian Hotel, he chatted with the other party with a smile, "Do you know why the General Secretary didn't respond at the beginning?"

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 support to North Vietnam, which could allow the US military to end the quagmire Vietnam as soon as possible. Bombers took off from the western United States and sailed along the Canadian coast at a speed of at least 500 miles per hour to the eastern border of the Soviet Union. Each bomber carries nuclear weapons hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bomb thrown on Hiroshima.

Although these US bombers pretended to fly to Moscow, their real purpose was to try to change the Vietnam War process that left the US military in a quagmire. They blackmailed the Soviet Union with nuclear weapons, allowing the Soviet Union to cooperate with the United States to withdraw from Vietnam to end the war, so that the US military could retreat decently.

Nixon met Serov again after more than ten years. Unlike a simple secret police leader, the young man in front of him is already a member of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union and one of the most powerful giants. In the United States' assessment, if the American media wants to criticize anyone, Serov will definitely not be able to escape.

"General Selov, I don't know what you are talking about. That was a wrong order from the Pentagon. After I knew it, I let the bomber fly back." Nixon pretended to be calm and cleared his relationship with this matter.

Shelov nodded in a clear way and said slowly, "The big spear operation was cooperated by Kissinger and you. In order to blackmail the Soviet Union, we can cooperate to give the United States a decent withdrawal. Unfortunately, the news of the arrival of the US bomber on the Soviet border was misinterpreted by me, and the arrival of the Kremlin was delayed by one day. So I'm sorry, this did not become a topic of discussion in the Central Presidium. The comrades all thought that this matter was not important..."

This answer made Nixon's heart storm. What surprised him was that Selov actually knew the official name of the action, which also made Nixon think of many bad things, such as the person in front of him saying that he would lose to Kennedy, and a series of blackmails against the United States, which many people in front of him knew.

"Hoover is dead, he is not my opponent even though he is alive, let alone now." Selov tried his best to scare Nixon. This started more than ten years ago. When Nixon saw Selov, he felt that he was talking to someone who knew everything about the United States.

If you scare Nixon once, the other party will definitely not feel anything. However, over the past decade, the top American political leaders now believe that there must be a Soviet spy from the top Americans. The spy is of very high level and is almost familiar with many secrets from the United States. However, after several investigations, they just couldn't find this person.

"I wish you a happy visit to the Soviet Union. Don't worry, I will protect you. Even if there are tens of millions of Soviets who want to unzip your head, they will not succeed. This is recognized by our cadres." Selov waved his hand and said, "Now you can ask your security experts to find the eavesdropper. Remember to attend the Kremlin reception in the evening..."

Does anyone want to kill Nixon? Of course, there are too many such people. The Soviet Union criticized American imperialism for decades and created many people who hated the United States. Although 99% of people hated the United States, they knew that they would take the overall situation into account and respond to the central government's call. However, there is no shortage of people in the world who want to make big news. If Nixon was a little unlucky, he might follow the old path of Kennedy.

"Yura, what did you say to Nixon? Why did your face look a lot worse than when you got off the plane?" Brezhnev, holding a wine glass, asked as Nixon and Kosykin were talking not far away.

From the beginning of the Kremlin cocktail party, he felt that Nixon didn't seem very happy. His serious look was obviously different from the daytime. After a while, he slowly let go and entered the rhythm of chatting and laughing.

"I said hundreds of thousands of people in the entire Soviet Union wanted to kill him, but to reassure him, I have arranged people to protect him." Serov, who took a sip of red wine, pretended, "In fact, it is just to scare him. The security here is much better than the United States."

"You can really intimidate others." Brezhnev was a typical Soviet man who liked to drink alcohol and vodka, and had a very good alcohol tolerance. Now the Central Presidium may only be Ustinov's alcohol tolerance than him. The one with the worst alcohol tolerance was not Selov, but Xierepin. Xierepin basically did not drink alcohol.

"He wants to retreat with a decent amount of power and tolerate our attack. This is impossible. Eastern Europe can talk about it. The threat to us is also obvious. He will not achieve his goal in other places." After Brezhnev said this, he also walked to Kosigin and Sherepin and started chatting with Nixon.

Selov stood there and thought for a while, finally shook his head and walked towards Ustinov and Andropov. He still had a common language with these two people. He could always feel that kind of caution and entanglement around Brezhnev. The General Secretary was always calculating, and it was like this for both domestic and foreign countries. The other two tough guys didn't have so much scheming.

"I said you should save some public funds for the country." Selov walked to the two of them and asked jokingly, "Two Central Secretarys, can you consider the feelings of the waiter? You have drunk all the wine from the Soviet Union."

Ustinov's alcohol tolerance was scary, but Andropov was much more restrained. It may be related to his poor health, but he was able to hide it. Almost no one knew that Andropov's health was worse than most.

"Selov from Kiev, you want to say hello to Sherest. He is dissatisfied with Nixon's trip to Kiev and is having a conflict with the General Secretary." Andropov said the news seemingly unintentionally.

"I understand, I will make a call later. His view of the United States is very bad, and I am also bad, but we must obey the central government's decision..." Serov moved in his heart and approached Andropov. The other party was definitely not saying this sentence by accident, but meant something. Andropov was inclined to Brezhnev most of the time. The reason was simple. Sereping's age was a threat to everyone, and the same was true for Andropov. Most of the time, Andropov knew that his health was very poor.

But this historical KGB chairman did not want Brezhnev to break the balance too strongly because he was not a member of the Dnepro gang and was a very prestigious cadre like Ustinov.

"These politicians are so complicated." Sensing the other party's thoughts, Xie Luov shook his head secretly. If it weren't for Xie Lieping, his age would have become the target of public criticism. Xie Lieping seemed not so special in the Central Presidium.

After the meeting was completed, the talks between the two sides officially began the next day, but neither Brezhnev nor Nixon participated. Both the negotiators below were talking. The two were communicating their relationship and preparing to go to Kiev. Ukrainian First Secretary Sherest and Chairman of the Council of Ministers Serbisky were already waiting there.

The sculpture of Lenin waving in the October Revolution Square. The huge fountain, young people came out of the bustling self-selected shops beside the square. This is Kiev in the 1970s. There is a statue of the "Motherland Motherland" built to commemorate the Patriotic War. On the right bank of the Dnieper River, the "Motherland Motherland" who was sixty meters high held a long sword in his right hand and a shield cast with the Soviet emblem in his left hand, standing on a marble base engraved with more than 10,000 "Soviet Heroes".

Today, a US president was welcomed here. Accompanied by First Secretary Sherest and Chairman of the Council of Ministers Serbisky, Nixon began a visit to Kiev. At the same time, in Moscow, negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States were fighting verbally, discussing the issue of the Vietnam War and the confrontation between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Mutual accusations are necessary, private negotiations have never had anything to do with friendship, and I don’t want to face the leaders of the two countries so harmonious.

"If Nixon died in Kiev, will the United States declare war on us? It shouldn't be true. The US president is not so important." In front of Ustinov and Andropov, Selov made unscrupulous mockery. He was just a joke, but Nixon couldn't hear it anyway.
Chapter completed!