Big Time 1958

Chapter 45: Self-Examination

“Go back!” One person’s strength is insignificant, but the explosion of several thousand Soviet Red Army troops is enough to make the enemy timid before fighting.

“Sherov, you have made the hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union even stronger, you are a sinner of world peace!” Stevenson gritted his teeth and said, “Your behavior is very irresponsible, you are a selfish person…”

“You think too highly of yourself!” Serov’s eyes were brighter than ever before, “You are just a dog of the capitalist government, dogs like you are everywhere, even if I kill you now, you will still have tens of millions of people there. To replace you in the back, all your master can do for you is to wave the flag in the newspaper, and that’s all. Do you really think the United States will go to war because of you? Even if it goes to war, you can’t win…”

“Essentially we are the same, the difference is that I know you are one of the people and you think you are superior! You never actually got to the top of capitalism, you think you are one of them But you don’t know that in the eyes of the real power, you can be abandoned at any time!” Shelov squinted his eyes and slightly forehead, and said calmly to the western sun, “Go back, don’t be too self-aware. If you want to get to know me, talk to Mr. Smith more, goodbye…”

“The blockade is managed by the GDR, and all Soviet armed forces must not interfere! But once it is found that people from West Berlin have smuggled out without inspection, the Soviet armed forces have the right to report it to the GDR government!” Markus Wolf confronted the presence of All GDR soldiers of the Interior Forces ordered.

“The Guards 65 Tank Regiment is on standby, the armed forces in West Berlin will not retreat, and the Red Army will remain in place!” Serov turned around and walked past the lined up T54 tanks, ordering without hesitation.

Shelov got into a car without hesitation, and disappeared from the confrontation scene in a short time. The reporters present were suddenly freed from their stagnant state, constantly chatting and exchanging their ideas. From the perspective of their profession, what happened today is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will definitely occupy the headlines of newspapers in various countries.

A few hours later, all kinds of sensational headlines emerged from the pages of major newspapers around the world. The Times analyzed the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in downtown Berlin with the headline “One Shot Left to the World War”. It said, “Once the war begins, no matter who the victor is, the earth will be destroyed…”

The “Daily Telegraph” said, “The hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Berlin issue has grown over time, and no one knows when they wake up the next day, will they hear the news of the battle between the two sides!” In the report We call on the United States and the Soviet Union to negotiate in good faith as soon as possible.

“The New York Times” severely criticized the Soviet Union’s indifference to the development of the situation, and made a comment on Serov, who is currently based in Berlin, “This person is evaluated within the KGB as the most outstanding young cadre of the decade. The way of doing things is cruel, and he is known within the KGB for his cold-blooded style, and he has the title of the Caspian Tiger. The Soviet Union sent this person to sit in Berlin, and he has no sincerity to solve the problem…”

Only the Süddeutsche Zeitung did not focus on the confrontation, focusing on what happened in the East Berlin city government, on the relationship between the GDR and the Federal Republic of Markus Wolff, the above report also Very neutral,” Lieutenant General Marcus Wolf’s speech and the emotions at that time, we found that we were divided into two countries and had to become an important member of the two opposing camps. As a nation, we have to stick to our position in our hearts to fight, people focus on the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, but we Germans must remember that we are one country!”

All of this has nothing to do with Serov. Even if all the newspapers in the world predict that the world war will break out soon, as he has experienced it personally, he also holds an indifferent attitude, as if he is in the eye of the storm. Not only does Serov not have a little bit of Psychological burden, self-feeling is quite good.

“A group of unscrupulous media who watch the fun and don’t think it’s a big deal!” Serov’s reports in these newspapers are too hard to brush his ass. Personal experience and seeing the reports in the newspapers are completely different things. Serov believes it from the beginning to the end, even if it is him Killed Stevenson on the spot, and did not dare to do anything to him. People think that a superpower like the United States and the Soviet Union is a style that is willing to bend and not bend, and it will regain its place at any cost if it suffers a little loss. In fact, this is not the case at all. Both the US and the Soviet Union suffered countless losses during the Cold War, even after the end of the Cold War. During the Soviet Union’s attack on Afghanistan, several fighter jets were shot down by Pakistan. In the 1970s, American soldiers were hacked to death by North Korean soldiers on the spot at the 38th parallel, and the United States did not see the United Nations organize another UN army to kill North Korea.

The so-called tough style is all to give an explanation to the people of our country, and when something really happens and you need to be tough, you must focus on the overall situation. Anyway, some of the media have excuses to quell the dissatisfaction of the people. The people are most easily deceived. From the analysis of politics, economy, and morality, how much anger has died down.

If you change the angle, the roles of Sheroff and Stevenson are reversed. In fact, Sheroff has no way to reverse the situation, and he dare not order the Sherman tank to knock down the barbed wire, what if he is killed on the spot? But the fact is that Serov on the defensive side can taunt his opponent as much as he wants, but Stevenson dare not.

This is not to say that Serov did not pay the price. At least he has received a verbal warning from the KGB presidium, and is working hard to write an inspection, preparing to give an account to the country for this confrontation.

“Director, this is the cost of the GDR for the Western cluster that you want, as well as the development and industrial indicators of the GDR in recent years, as well as the analysis report of the Federal Republic of Germany’s economy!” said at the desk.

“Bring it in, what about the report of the Stasi organization? Including the information of the establishment and various departments!” A hand stretched out from the data more than half a meter high, and the hand weakly grabbed the air twice, followed by With a sigh, Serov stood up from the half-meter-high pile of documents, forced his head to be seen by Isser Motney, and rebuked helplessly, “Don’t be naughty at work!” He reached out and dragged the required documents over , Serov sat down again and buried himself in the pile of documents.

In the KGB headquarters on Lubyanka Square in Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union, Sherepin looked at the inspection report written by Serov, “I made the mistake of individualism, disregarding the mainstream situation of world peace today! But the work in Berlin still achieved Great effect…”

Selov’s self-examination, obviously with a perfunctory nature, is only three hundred words. Except for a few words that his methods are somewhat ill-considered, all of them are self-praise, which makes Shelepin happy.