The Cuban cluster shot down the U2 reconnaissance plane that had taken off from the Guantanamo Bay, which happened to be the one that had discovered the Soviet nuclear missile, and the pilot, Major Anderson, died on the spot. When Serov received a telegram from the Cuban Cluster Command, he had a feeling of fright. During the Cuban Missile Crisis in history, the United States and the Soviet Union had many misfires, and the most dangerous one was naturally the time when the conventional submarine force under the Caribbean Sea was blocked by the US Navy fleet with depth charges because it wanted to float and recharge.

Serov conceived a lot of situations to avoid misfire, but the only thing that could not be solved was the reconnaissance plane that took off from Guantanamo, and in the end it could only make atomic cannons and place them there to scare and scare the US troops, and this conflict proved that the invincible US troops were not frightened by Serov, so there was a situation where they were shot down this time.

"General Serov, the White House is asking us to negotiate!" Dobrynin, the Soviet ambassador to the United States, who pushed the door in, came in just in time to see Serov with a heavy tone, standing by the window and smoking. So he reminded loudly, "Regarding the downing of the U2 reconnaissance plane on the Cuban side, it seems that we should have a good talk with the White House!" ”

Serov, who was frozen like a sculpture, moved, popped the cigarette butt out of the window, looked back at Dobrynin, thought for a while, and said sincerely, "Comrade Dobrynin, I have fulfilled my role, and now you are the only one who can solve the Cuban Missile Crisis!" We need a seasoned diplomat to negotiate with the Americans with his own skill, not a rebel to threaten the Americans, and that's the end of my role. The rest is up to you......"

"Comrade Serov, aren't you going with me? We can solve this crisis together! Dobrynin was stunned, Serov, who had come all the way from Moscow, had prepared so many follow-up actions, and finally had to evacuate when the results were about to appear? Why not stay and enjoy the joy of crisis resolution?

"Because I am an anti-rebel worker, although I have also worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that is only an exception and does not explain the problem. It should be the diplomats who really solve the crisis, and my task is to threaten the United States and make the Americans put us in the USSR on an equal footing. Now I don't need to threaten again, I have something else to do! Serov's voice was calm, without even a hint of regret.

Some people want to be wicked, and some people want to be good. The affairs of different departments should not be overstepped in their authority, this is the credit of Dobrynin, Serov will not rob it, even if he has the ability to do so.

This statement shocked Dobrynin, even if he worked in different departments, he also knew that there was an excessively young security expert on the KGB's side, who was in charge of foreign intelligence and constantly cracked major cases, and almost won unanimous praise from the KGB security cadres.

This is the first contact between Serov and Dobrynin, in terms of rank and importance, the cooperation between the two Serov should take the initiative, and this is also true, but now the other party suddenly said that he had completed his task and handed over the honor of this victory to him, which made Dobrynin not know what to say.

"Okay, I'll take care of the rest! I'm not going to let the Americans get a little bit cheap. After Dobrynin finished speaking, he was about to go out, when Serov suddenly said behind his back, "Comrade Dobrynin, the state will not pin its hopes on you in vain!" ”

"Understood!" Dobrynin nodded fiercely and left the room, leaving Serov standing still.

I wish you success! Serov, who came to his senses, made up his mind, and now he still has a lot of things to do, he came to the United States to threaten the Americans, but not to really fight. When Dobrynin went to negotiate, he had to complete all the preparations and finish the finishing work beautifully.

First of all, he had to communicate with the Moscow direction and how to respond to the downing of the U2 reconnaissance plane. This was the only exchange of fire between the United States and the Soviet Union in history, although the United States and the Soviet Union reached an agreement soon after the U2 was shot down. But Serov still had to ask Moscow for advice on how to deal with it.

As the U2 reconnaissance plane was shot down by the Soviet anti-aircraft missile forces, Serov knew with his ass that the strings in the hearts of the American and Soviet soldiers who were confronting each other on all fronts at this time had been pulled to the limit. If the standoff continues, the consequences will be dire. This exchange of fire has already given a very dangerous signal, and the confrontation cannot continue.

It was the only aerial exchange of fire in the entire Cuban Missile Crisis, and the only military fatalities. But Serov did not dare to use historical experience as his own criterion at such a time, and it would be very difficult to recover many precedents once they were opened.

Because it is quite unworthy for a reconnaissance plane to cause a nuclear war, the original intention of the Soviet Union in launching the Cuban Missile Crisis was to force the United States to withdraw its medium-range missiles deployed in Turkey by deploying missiles in Cuba, so as to remove the US nuclear threat to the southwestern part of the former Soviet Union.

Serov, who was anxiously waiting at the Soviet Embassy in the United States, also sent several telegrams asking Senior General Pliyev, commander of the Cuban cluster, to discuss how to take measures to deal with the aftermath and at the same time to be alert to possible air raids by the United States.

Half an hour later, Moscow replied to Serov, "Continue negotiations, blame Cuba for the downing of the reconnaissance plane, and let Castro show up and admit that it was the Cuban Revolutionary Army that shot down the U2 reconnaissance plane......"

This is the reply given by Moscow, which shifted the blame to Cuba, and now Khrushchev believes that he has achieved all his goals, and his original intention is only to threaten the United States with each other, or to get the United States to withdraw the Turkish missiles. Now it seems that it is possible to obtain the moral support of world public opinion by taking back the Guantanamo Bay, and everything that should be obtained has already been obtained, and there is no need to continue to entangle.

What's more, the Soviet Union has gone from the outbreak of the crisis to the present, and there is a shortcoming that cannot be overcome no matter what. That is the huge gap in the navy, is it possible to blow up a passage with a nuclear bomb in order to break through the blockade of the US Navy? No, so Soviet freighters were still stuck outside the blockade and could not get in at all.

The huge disparity in naval strength is really a big problem, and I believe that after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the leadership of the Soviet Union will definitely recognize this problem, and if the Red Navy can fight with the US surface fleet, I believe that the Soviet Union can get more, and now the weakness of the Navy makes it impossible for the Soviet Union to make more demands.

Soon after, the response of the commander of the Cuban cluster, General Priev, was also sent by telegram, along with the first deputy commander of the Cuban cluster, Pavel? Lieutenant General Dankevich and Chief of Staff of the Cluster Pavel? Lieutenant General Akindinov's account, which gives a detailed account of how to order the operational instructions of Voronkov, commander of the 27th Air Defense Combat Division.

Serov informed the command organ of the Cuban cluster of Moscow's considerations and countermeasures, "Please also protect the wreckage of the plane and the body of the pilot, we will finally hand it over to the US military!" ”

The location where the U2 reconnaissance plane was shot down, where Cuban servicemen have set up a sentry. The nose section and pilot of the U2 aircraft fell in the Banes area, and the tail part fell on the coast of the bay. By order of General Pliyev, local Cuban servicemen were collecting the wreckage, and the KGB staff here began to direct the collection.

Half an hour later, Senior General Priev sent another telegram, which said, "Comrade Castro is very pleased with this act of operation, and has already announced the news to the entire Cuban people by radio, and the Cuban side is willing to admit that the reconnaissance plane was shot down by them!" ”

"That's good!" Serov breathed a sigh of relief, did the Americans believe the news? It is simply impossible, of course the US military knows that the Soviets did it, not to mention this time, it is the original event in history, they also know that it was the Soviets who ordered the shooting down of their reconnaissance plane, and pushing the Cubans to the Americans is just a step down the ladder for the Americans, nothing more.

After the reconnaissance plane was shot down, the United States and the Soviet Union quickly reached an agreement, because they had already discovered the danger of continuing this confrontation, and they had already gone a little too far to flex their muscles to each other, and if there was a first exchange of fire, there would be a second time, and as long as the first-level combat readiness was not lifted, it was easy for soldiers who were tense with each other to confront each other.

On the sea about six hundred nautical miles from Los Angeles, a shadow suddenly appeared on the water, and then a conventional submarine broke through the water, bringing up a huge wave, and a few seconds later, a bright red sickle hammer flag was raised above the submarine, and a radio wave flew across the ocean to Moscow, "The Pacific Fleet submarine 413 reported that it had reached the waters off the United States and was ready to ......start operations at any time."

"The submarine of the Baltic Fleet 396 reports that it has cruised along the Canadian coastline to the designated location, and New York is already in range and ready to start operations at any time!"

Today is November 3rd, and this month there is the traditional American holiday of Thanksgiving, which usually lasts for three days, and the preparations usually began a month ago, and these American people may not know that the danger is approaching from the depths of the sea. The KGB Fleet A, which was cruising outside the blockade belt, received a telegram from Serov from the Soviet Embassy in the United States, and without a trace of hesitation, pushed the atomic bomb in the cabin onto the deck. (To be continued.) )