On 7 July, six well-known Chinese and foreign newspapers and periodicals, including the British "Times," the American "Time" magazine, the German "Voss Zeitung," the "Berlin Post," and the Sichuan "West China Times," simultaneously published a special commentary entitled "Prospects for World Wars" written by Xiao Yimin, and printed in bold two paragraphs of Xiao Yimin's article:

"The biggest war of this century is coming, the European continent will be shrouded in raging war, this modern war that can be called a world war, will surely change the entire world pattern, a large number of small European countries are in decline, a piece of colonies and the people on the land will become the object of war plunder, as the main body of the war Britain, France and Germany will suffer heavy losses, the vast territory but insatiable [***] degenerate Russia is likely to have a red revolution, the United States, which has a strong industrial base and rapid development in the fields of culture and sciencewill be the biggest winner of this world war. ”

"This will be a protracted and bloody war, the world's political and military pattern will undergo tremendous changes, far away from the chaos of the main battlefield in Europe, China will not be spared, and will also encounter an unprecedented arduous test in the history of the Chinese nation, with the shift of the political center of gravity of European countries, the three hundred years have never given up aggression and occupation of China, and the country will rise strongly, squeeze out European and American forces in China from any field, and use various excuses and means to occupy China's market and even territory. China, which has suffered a great deal of disaster, will usher in another painful nirvana! ”

Xiao Yimin's special commentary article caused a shock in Chinese and foreign countries.

Although the shadow of war hangs over Europe like dark clouds in the sky before a rainstorm, the vast majority of Chinese and foreign people, politicians, and military strategists still hope for diplomatic negotiations between Britain, France, and Germany, and still do not want to believe that a large-scale war will break out in Europe and spread to the whole world.

As a result, all kinds of critical and satirical articles flew in, and articles of praise followed, and the world's major newspapers and magazines became the carriers of special debates in Xiao Yimin's "Outlook on World Wars."

By the end of July, the tide of public opinion was even hotter.

Politicians from all over the world have been embroiled in this debate that has swept the world, and the prime ministers of Britain and the United States, despite the strong demands of their respective peoples, have to express their ambiguity about many of the views expressed in the article "World War Prospects".

The fanatical media in Europe and the United States happily published various background articles, tirelessly introducing the entrepreneurial process and legendary deeds of "General Xiao Yimin, a young politician and military strategist from distant China", and the exaggerated legendary stories attracted bursts of amazement from readers from all over the world.

Xiao Yimin's name finally resounded all over the world, and since then it has been remembered by politicians and hundreds of millions of people in China and abroad.

British reporter Williamham, with Xiao Yimin's consent, quickly sorted out dozens of articles published by Xiao Yimin in the "Zilinxi Daily," "Volce Newspaper," and "The Times" over the past year, and selected 26 of them to compile a collection of political articles, which were quickly printed in Shanghai, China, and London, England, and named "Eyes Through the Mist." Xiao Yimin on the cover was dressed in casual clothes, sitting on a rattan chair and looking into the distance, very handsome and profound.

When Wang Lingji, the commander of the Fifth Division of the Sichuan Army, quietly came to visit, he was startled when he saw Xiao Yimin covered in oil, Wang Lingji just said "The war in Europe really broke out today", and he was pulled by the excited Xiao Yimin.

The two quickly walked through the backyard and entered the heavily guarded weapons research institute, where the five strange machine guns and spare parts in the hall made Wang Lingji stunned.

The seven or eight German engineers on the side only glanced at Wang Lingji, and then continued to gather in front of the wide wall, staring at the precise drawings full of German and various symbols, and discussing in a low voice.

Xiao Yimin picked up a shiny light machine gun and handed it to Wang Lingji:

"This is the first light machine gun in the real sense in German history, because the German [***] side is not satisfied, so far only 500 units have been produced, the German [***] side instructed the designer Rhine Company and the manufacturer Semoda Company to continue to improve, so the gun is tentatively named LEMG13 light machine gun, the Rhine Company sent us all the raw materials this time, you see, how about it?"

Wang Lingji began to look carefully at the bolt, saw the barrel section sleeve from the straight butt, then felt the thick barrel and columnar crosshair full of heat dissipation holes, and finally took the 25-round steel magazine and inserted it into the feed socket on the left side, turned his head, and asked in shock:

"This gun is very different from the French Hatch Case, lighter, more refined, and I feel that the power is good, but I don't know what the various data are?"

Xiao Yimin came together like a number of treasures:

"This gun has another name, it is called the Drezer light machine gun, the Drezer is the name of the late boss of the Semoda company, the gun has a total length of 1340mm and a barrel length of 720mm, Weighing 12.45 kg, the receiver is milled from a single piece of carbon steel, the internal structure is precise and simple, it can use a twenty-five round magazine and 75 rounds of German-style drums, the muzzle velocity is 823 meters per second, the rate of fire is 550 rounds per minute, the maximum firing range is 1200 meters, the barrel can be quickly replaced, the bipod under the section sleeve is very delicate and strong, compared with the heavy machine gun, it greatly reduces the difficulty and height of the soldier's shooting, and the overall surname can be very good! ”

Wang Lingji immediately realized the importance of this new machine gun, and was even more moved by the trust and friendship that Xiao Yimin gave him, he took a deep breath, nodded and asked in a low voice: "Yiming, do you plan to produce this machine gun?" ”

"No hurry, no hurry, although the experimental data of this gun is very good, far more than any air-cooled machine gun in the world, but after repeated research by the engineers of the three groups of our research institute, I feel that there are still many places that can be improved, such as the gun control retractor and anti-inflammatory device, the shape and material of the butt, the style and installation position of the door, etc., there is a lot of room for improvement, so the German [***] side is very dissatisfied, after a month of continuous experiments, not a single one is purchased, In the end, the Rhein company, which signed a cooperation agreement with us, had no choice, so it threw all the 500 produced to me, the price was very low, and it could be paid after three years, and the whole set of design drawings was given away for free, haha! Xiao Yimin, who picked up a big bargain, smiled happily.

Wang Lingji checked the machine gun again, felt the weight and comfort, and gently put it down:

"What a gun! German goods are German goods, every component is so precise, if only we could produce equipment earlier! ”

Xiao Yimin touched the gun and smiled: "Soon, within half a year, we should complete the improved design and finalization test, and after mass production, I will send you a batch of the past, didn't you always complain that the machine gun was too few and the firepower was too poor?" With this new machine gun, you will be able to make up for your regrets, and tomorrow morning we will take these light machine guns to the arsenal shooting range north of Phoenix Mountain to have fun, and you will also have a good time together. ”

Wang Lingji smiled: "I'm afraid I don't have time, I have to go to the General's Mansion early tomorrow morning for a meeting, and I have to rush back to Neijiang immediately." ”

Xiao Yimin came back to his senses and found that Wang Lingji arrived so late, there must be something important to discuss, so he couldn't help patting his head with the back of his hand to show his negligence, and then beckoned: "Then let's go back now, change our clothes and drink two cups?" ”

"Good! You have to drink two glasses, and you've been hiding at home long enough, and it's nothing to know that you're a cold-eyed brother, and those who don't know think you've unloaded your armor and returned to the field, and they start to have other thoughts! Wang Lingji happily joked, and said something else.

Xiao Yimin said hello to little Powers, walked out of the research institute with Wang Lingji, and soon returned to the big study to change clothes.

The attendants and subordinates had already set up a small table of exquisite banquets, prepared everything for the two generals, and left immediately, not forgetting to turn on the electric fan and close the heavy door before going out.

The two drank until it was dark, and Wang Lingji did not alarm anyone when he left, and no one knew what the two of them said that night.

In the following days, the attentive guards found that General Wang Lingji never returned to Chengdu.

(To be continued)