brezhnev then arranged for another secret meeting between kissinger and hanoi's lead negotiator le duc tho, to be held on 2 may in paris. on the assigned day, the two men met for a session that kissinger later described as "brutal and insulting." the north vietnamese, sensing victory, were in no mood to make concessions. as a result of this meeting and the fall of quảng trị city, nixon was prepared to up the ante, stating that "the bastards have never been bombed like they're going to be bombed this time."