Yi Shui walked into the quiet conference room, his face looking very heavy. He looked at Qin Lang www.biquge.info, who was sitting at the conference table fiddling with a new pistol, hesitated for a moment, and then asked loudly: "Tell me, why do you say that China will lose the war with Japan?" ”

"Why?" Qin Lang's attention was completely focused on the gun. John. Moses. Browning had finally completed his first design since joining the Grand Viper Arms Company, a semi-automatic pistol that fired .357 Magnum bullets, and had just sent him a sample gun. Hearing Yi Shui's question, he didn't even raise his head, just asked casually.

Then he stopped talking. Yi Shui didn't speak, and watched him skillfully fiddle with the sample gun in his hand without saying a word.

Browning's pistol used the principle of air-guided locking and bolt-action slewing latching, identical to Magnum Research's "Magnum Eagle" or, more familiarly, the "Desert Eagle"[note 1]. This did not surprise Qin Lang, the power of the .357 Magnum bullet was too great for the structure used by ordinary high-power pistols to withstand at all.

Moreover, the weight of the sample gun, although lighter than that of the "Desert Eagle", was still very heavy, reaching 1.6 kg with an empty magazine. And this was not due to Browning's special weight loss, but because he reduced the capacity of the magazine to seven rounds.

Seven rounds is too little for a semi-automatic pistol that is actually only nine millimeters caliber.

If one takes into account the problems of the Desert Eagle, which also uses Magnum bullets, its prospects are very unpromising.

"The pistol will probably not sell well," Browning said, "the gun is too heavy, the size, recoil and muzzle flame are large, the reliability is not very good, and the ammunition capacity is small, and the vast majority of people will not like it." ”

Qin Lang knew that he was right-the sales of the "Desert Eagle" were very unsatisfactory, and the army, no matter which country, whether it was an ordinary army or a special force, did not regard it as a standard weapon; And in the civilian firearms market, although some people do buy it due to the influence of Hollywood movies and computer games, most of them will sell it quickly.

And for this pistol designed by Browning, the problem is even more prominent. In addition to its small bomb capacity, and the fact that it doesn't have movies and games as a promotional platform, it doesn't look as cool as the "Desert Eagle".

It could only be sold worse than the .357 caliber "Desert Eagle" [Note 2].

"It doesn't look like a semi-automatic pistol that fires Magnum bullets is a good thing to make money in, no matter what the era." Qin Lang shook his head, then picked up a pen and wrote down the revisions to Browning on a piece of paper, including increasing the ammunition capacity to nine rounds and lengthening the barrel to ten inches.

In this way, it is more suitable for certain shooting enthusiasts who wish to use it for hunting or target shooting - this is its only potential customer group - but unfortunately it is not possible to equip it with a scope at this time.

Then Qin Lang raised his head.

"You want to know why I judged that China would lose the war with Japan?"

"Yes."

Qin Lang didn't answer, but asked rhetorically, "Didn't you figure it out yourself?" ”

Yi Shui shook his head slowly. "Nope."

He really didn't figure it out. Although he spent a lot of time thinking about this question, he could not find a real answer. Despite the government's corruption, China already has a navy that is still strong in Asia, and a large army that is already equipped with new weapons, and Yi Shui does not understand how China could fail.

After all, in this hypothetical war, China's opponent would be nothing more than Japan, a tiny island nation to the east.

Therefore, he began to doubt the correctness of Qin Lang's inference; When he first heard that inference, he was simply angry that China would lose to Japan, but now, he felt that Qin Lang had misjudged.

In other words, he would rather believe that Qin Lang was wrong than that China would lose to Japan.

How is that possible?

"What do you think is impossible?" Qin Lang laughed—a smile as sharp as a knife. "Is there a necessary connection between the victory or defeat of a war and the size of a country's territory?" Or a rhetorical question, followed by a reminder: "Don't forget, Britain is also a small island country, but it has already defeated China twice...... Although the second time it also pulled in France, that time China lost even Beijing. ”

"That's just because the British have more advanced weapons and equipment than our China."

"Do you think the Japanese army's weapons and equipment are worse than the Qing army?"

"Nope." They are also imported Western-style weapons, and Yi Shui can't see any difference in the equipment level of the two countries. "But our Chinese navy is stronger than Japan's."

"Strong? In addition to the two ironclad ships, what do you think is stronger in the Beiyang Navy compared to the Japanese Combined Fleet? I do have ample data to prove that the Combined Fleet is more powerful than the Beiyang Navy. Moreover, the Japanese government was preparing to order two 12,000-ton battleships from the British. Then Qin Lang realized that he was talking too much.

Yi Shui's reaction was just as he expected. "How do you know, Qin Lang?"

"I have some sources of information, in the UK." At this time, he can only use this method perfunctory, "That's why I strongly recommended you to go to the UK at the beginning." But," he shrugged, "let's get back to our subject -- what do you think China has in favor of it now?" ”

"Our army is stronger than Japan." Even if it is easy to water, it seems very reluctant when he speaks. He has a more intuitive understanding of what the Qing army has become of rotten.

So it was easy for Qin Lang to point out his mistakes. "Army? We have already ruled out the factor of weapons, so what else do you think China has an advantage in? Total number of troops? Soldier quality? Troop morale? The talent of the commander? Or something more abstract? ”

Except for the gap in military strength between China and Japan, Yi Shui could not answer these rhetorical questions with questioning colors. For an army that has completely decayed, what can be expected from the quality of soldiers, the morale of the troops, or the talent of the commanders? Perhaps the only thing that can be relied on is luck and personal bravery.

Perhaps only God knows what role luck and individual heroism can play.

Easy is very frustrated. Now he had to believe that Qin Lang's judgment was correct, but he was unwilling to accept such a reality.

He wanted to escape, but Qin Lang didn't want to let him go now. If he does not thoroughly explain the problem now, only God will know what inexplicable thoughts he will have in the future -- and he will remember very well what the purpose of Yi Shui in the United States is.

Although the result of the Sino-Japanese War could change his naïve goal, but now that the war broke out several months away, Qin Lang didn't want any chaos in the middle.

"To answer my question, Yi Shui, what other factors do you think China can rely on to win a war against Japan?" He asked, and waited for Yi Shui to answer.

But a voice suddenly interjected. "Why don't we look at the problem the other way around?" It was Rachel, "What factors are you going to let Japan rely on to win a war against China, Qin Lang?" ”

"Are you messing with me, Rachel?" Qin Lang looked at her in annoyance. She has become a bit like Yi Shui's mother now, as long as her son is taught by the teacher, she will immediately jump out to help him, but she never investigates the cause of the matter - children are spoiled by such mothers!

And they always think they have a point. "I just want to know why you made that judgment." Rachel gave him a charming smile.

Even if he was angry now, Qin Lang couldn't accuse her of anything anymore, so he could only answer her in an almost complaining tone: "Didn't you hear the conversation we just had?" ”

"I heard it, but I didn't understand it at all." Because all she heard was his continuous rhetorical questions. Yi Shui knew the answers to those questions, but she didn't.

However, now Qin Lang was angry and didn't want to explain the problem to her just now. "You can let Yi Shui tell you, but I emphasize one thing in particular," he reinforced, "and the government that rules China right now is a very bad government. It's corrupt, it's incompetent, it's conservative, it's stupid, and it's a government built by minorities. Do you think such a government can lead the country to victory in the war? ”

"I can't." Rachel was sure. Although she has little understanding of the country or politics, it is easy to get an accurate judgment if she looks at the government as the management of a company.

"And what about you, Yi Shui?"

"Isn't there any room for change in the slightest?" Yi Shui admitted that Qin Lang was still right, but he was not reconciled.

"Unfortunately, not at all."

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PS: This chapter is not well written, and I will revise it when I have time. In addition, please note to friends who are not satisfied with the role of Yi Shui, I have made it very clear in the top post about Yi Shui, please don't post any more requests to remove his book reviews, thank you

Note 1: The "Desert Eagle" was developed by Magnum Research in the United States, and was first called the "Magnum Eagle", and was renamed the "Desert Eagle" after it was handed over to IMI in Israel for production

Note 2: The .357 caliber "Desert Eagle" is only slightly better than the .41 caliber "Desert Eagle", which is no longer on sale