Chapter 635 Chatting and laughing
BBC is the signboard of British TV and has huge influence. In the Channel 4 office of the BBC, well-known British presenters and journalists gathered here today. For them, it is rare for a Soviet hard-line leader to receive an interview. Although many people think that Serov’s visit this time, Representing the hard-line groups in the Soviet Union temporarily bowed their heads, they wanted to take this opportunity to let the British people know that the hard-line leaders of the Soviet Union must also respond to Brezhnev’s moderating rhetoric.
The whole studio is covered with cameras from various angles, and no detail is missed, so that the entire British people can have a comprehensive understanding of the chairman of the Soviet Union’s National Security Committee. People also came to Channel 4 to experience this very general interview up close.
There was a commotion, and people looked towards the elevator. A man wearing a blue big-brimmed hat and a Soviet military coat came out from the inside. Serov was obviously stunned by the waiting of so many people, but then smiled. The laughter was not affected by these people, the Soviet Union did not lack any big scenes, and the atmosphere at the security conference was far warmer than here.
Under the guidance of the staff, Serov naturally walked to the studio, the military boots under his feet rattled, and when he arrived at his assigned position, he stood still and unbuttoned the five-pointed star buttons on his chest one by one. , instinctively holding a cigarette in his mouth waiting for the start of the interview. This arrogant attitude made all the British feel a little uncomfortable, but when they saw the pistol on the other side’s waist, they thought it was better to pretend they didn’t care.
“It’s no different from the Voice of the Soviet Union, Meshachtsev and who copied who here?” Serov, who was very boring, polluted the air very shamelessly, and at the same time complained in his heart, causing Meshachtsev in Moscow to be shot countless times.
After a while, two very formally dressed hosts came to the studio, and Sheloff raised his head slightly and said, “Edward Wallace, Walter Cronkite, Mr. Walter Cronkite, it’s been a long journey from the United States to come here and work hard. ”
“General Serov, as an important leader of the Soviet Union, we are flattered that you know our names, but it is worth my request to BBC to interview you. After your visit,” Walter Cronkite smiled slightly, “I almost forgot, you are the omnipotent and omniscient chairman of the Soviet KGB, and no one has any secrets in front of you, I don’t know if that is the case.”
“You people always exaggerate the capabilities of our department. I don’t know when this prejudice will end.” Shelov was not surprised, nor was he caught by surprise because of the sudden attack.
At the very beginning, Serov met two famous hosts in Britain and the United States. He saw the assistant gestured whether to stop. Serov seemed to touch the second five-pointed star button on the coat twice, indicating to continue, don’t worry. This communication belonging to this department is not seen by anyone.
At this time, people across the UK are mostly staying at home and watching today’s interview. This is the first time that the Soviet leadership has been interviewed by live television. With such a rare opportunity, some British men rarely reprimand their children, so that these usually naughty children can be honest.
“General Serov, how did you feel when you first came to England?” Edward Wallace first asked a relatively conventional question as an appetizer for this confrontation.
“Everywhere I went, there was a lot of scolding. What disappointed me more was why no one really dared to act? I have so much dissatisfaction with me, I can kill me completely, and I can also try the safety around me. Work.” Shelov said after changing the conversation, “As for the impression of the United Kingdom, it is no different from a trip to Syria, Cuba and other countries, an ordinary country, such a big place, with so many people, average food, industry Average, average charm, gone…”
The other party is obviously malicious, and Sheloff is naturally not very polite, and expresses his intuitive feelings. Compared with the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom in this era is an ordinary country. After mentioning the perception of the United Kingdom, the words are brought to France. The meaning of the secret is that France is stronger than the United Kingdom, and he is eager to ask who else is in front of tens of millions of audiences to sow discord. As for what the other party thinks, he doesn’t care.
“As a politician, General Sheloff has an undisguised hostility and seems to have misunderstood us.” Edward Wallace counterattacked calmly, “The civil protest against General Sheloff is their freedom, isn’t it? Does our government want to suppress this kind of behavior? The Soviet Union may be able to do it, but we can’t.” The Soviet Union was a country that ignored public opinion, but Britain was different, and the British government had to take care of public opinion.
Edward Wallace answered the first question while fighting back, but turned a deaf ear to the latter. After losing all its colonies, Britain has lost its eligibility compared to the Soviet Union. But Walter Cronkite of CBS took over the latter question. Britain and the Soviet Union can’t compare, but the United States can. The two of them cooperated like a cannonball, making it impossible for ordinary people to resist.
“The free world and the Soviet Union are currently on the trend of easing, and General Shelov’s hostility will not help us improve our relationship.” Walter Cronkite joked, with a unique American humor. However, his humor played in the wrong place, the British didn’t buy it, and Serov didn’t understand it either.
“I have always emphasized at home that we can catch up with the gap between the two sides with our own strength. The whole world is our friend. We are not like a hegemonic country like the United States, which invades other countries across the Pacific Ocean. You’ve already done this twice.” Serov lit a cigarette again, emphasizing with smoke, “The Soviet Union never intended to confront, and if my memory is correct, the beginning of the Cold War began with Prime Minister Churchill’s In the Iron Curtain Speech, if it is said that this responsibility must be divided, is it the United Kingdom and the United States to shoulder this responsibility?”
“You are hostile to us, you block us, look at the countries of your camp, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, all the imperialisms since modern times have all come alive, what about us? A group of agricultural countries, before this, our countries are the largest What is the group of the peasantry? It is the peasants, how can it have any international status?” Serov finally turned back to the topic and said slowly but forcefully, “If the Cold War was a competition, the Soviet Union had to respond passively, and had to lose a large number of people. While recovering the economy, we will enhance military strength to confront each other. From the intervention of the Entente countries during the founding period, we have understood a truth. The Soviet Union must not be weak. There must be a strong military force to protect ourselves, otherwise the war will begin. In the founding of the country Fifty years later, today I am in London, England, stepping back fifty years ago, the capital of the Empire where the sun never sets, and sitting here responsibly saying, we will definitely win this competition, and the final winner must be us.”
“The final winner must be us, and we will win.” This sentence was transmitted to the televisions of thousands of households in the UK through the studio cameras. This very uncomfortable remark made many people very annoyed. , but they still had to keep on watching, they wanted to see the host on their side fight back.
“Infiltration with armed revolution as the main purpose will definitely start with a large number of human casualties. This is also the original intention of the United States to intervene in Vietnam. We do not deny that the United States has caused a large number of casualties, so it is gradually withdrawing from Vietnam.” Walter Cronkite Organization In his own language, he emphasized the original intention of the United States to intervene in the war.
Sheloff laughed, as if he had read through the other party’s remarks, and said calmly, “This strategy is called the Vietnamization of war. Simply put, the United States provides weapons and equipment to the South Vietnamese army, hoping to withstand the efforts of North Vietnam to unify the country. Walter Cronkite Sir, according to your statement, I am the leader of an unprecedented powerful intelligence organization in history. In the media of your country, we KGB are omniscient and omnipotent. Our sources of information are not equal, my information Support is much stronger than you, and it is not difficult for me to analyze the strategy developed by the United States.”
“But your strategy is doomed to fail. Since the end of World War II, in order to contain the socialist movement, you have often chosen to support the military government or an incompetent dictator. Based on my observation of the South Vietnamese government, as long as the withdrawal of the US military is completed, South Vietnam will definitely support it. If we don’t go on, the so-called efforts made by the United States will all be in vain.” After lighting the cigarette he didn’t know how many times, the studio had already become a mess, Serov pursed his dry lips and said, “Anyone with a little common sense can see that, The armed gangs of South Vietnam are just a group of disorganized rabble. As long as the army of North Vietnam continues to advance, can this gang of incompetent waste stop them? This is also the reason why the United States can maintain maximum restraint. If you can win? Will you negotiate?”
“That’s why we’re proposing peace talks.” Walter Cronkite is still defending his country.
But Shelov looked at the other party with ease, and seemed to remind him unintentionally, “Two months ago, the CIA planned a coup d’etat in Cambodia. I appreciate the way the U.S. government is working hard, and it is not something that ordinary countries can understand.”
Who is the guy with the brain like a pig? Countless Brits are madly shouting grass mud horses in their hearts. This American turned the show into a unilateral fancy hanging. Many Britons think that if our Wallace asked the question, it would definitely not be like this. Maybe you can chat and laugh with each other (to be continued~^~)