Chapter 187: The bet is valid
Until Meng Xiang's car went away, Chen Guan still couldn't calm down in his heart. Although Meng Xiang didn't say much, since he was asking about the news of this kind of warship, there must be a target surname. Could it be that the naval wing of the Vanguard Army is going to buy destroyers?
"It would be nice if the Scott Destroyer were a ship!" Chen Guan thought. But then he shook his head, a warship is very expensive, and the price is even higher. Even if Scott is not the most advanced now, it is still world-class, and it was the best destroyer in the world long after World War I. It's impossible to buy without a million pounds.
But this million pounds is enough to have more than 10 million fiat currency, which is not so easy to hold. Up to now, there are not many ships in the entire Central Navy that can compare with Scott's, and the total tonnage is less than 70,000 tons, and more than half of them have sunk after the Jiangyin and other blockade wars.
He looked at the white clouds in the sky, the changing clouds were constantly changing their shapes under the cold spring breeze, and one of them gradually took on the appearance of a warship.
"If only I could command a Scott!" He looked up to the sky again and sighed.
"Let's build a Scott destroyer first, it's only about 2,000 tons, and it will be good soon!" At the same time, Meng Xiang directly issued an order for the construction of the shipyard of the Nanyang sub-base through the communicator. With a coefficient of only 0.8, Scott can build 16 tons in one hour, and it will take less than 6 days to build.
"Commander, the Germans have arrived!" Rat Two turned to report to him.
"Okay, don't talk to them, just take them to the experimental range. Let's go too! Meng Xiang said directly. At this time, Meng Xiang didn't have so much time to play the game of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger with them, and it was over after letting them admit defeat. You have to make the Germans admire you, just win him, no matter how much you do politely, it is also a small trick of the weak. In the face of interests, strength is always the best right to speak.
Meng Xiang is also looking forward to this, what can that William come up with? For this bet, Meng Xiang produced the submachine guns produced by the Germans one by one, and accumulated a lot of data in this month.
With the submachine gun technology that the base was several years ahead of, he didn't believe that William could come up with a better one.
Meng Xiang had just arrived, and the convoy that was picking up the Germans had also arrived at an indoor weapons laboratory built by the Vanguard Army near the main base. A large fortress was large enough to hold a bunch of light guns tossing around inside.
"Friends, long time no see!" Meng Xiang greeted him with a smile, and not far behind, Jian Er watched coldly.
"Hello, my friend!" Kahn? A smile was carved into Dorman's face.
"I guess now that we're here, you're ready for it?" William? Wolfgang? Feng? Captain Goethe's chin was always raised high, so Meng Xiang couldn't help but think that this posture made the fist that swung over feel the most comfortable.
"Yes, you brought a bet with you, too?" Meng Xiang was never polite to him.
"If you win, they'll be there very quickly." The young captain was also angry when he saw Meng Xiang smiling.
"That means you didn't bring a gambling contract, so forget it!" Meng Xiang simply refused.
"No, you're scared!" William blushed.
"And what about your bet?" Meng Xiang asked rhetorically.
William didn't expect to lose at all this time, and he brought with him the latest submachine gun developed by the Empire. Not even Britain and France, let alone the Chinese.
"You can make a bet and I can say yes now! It will definitely be cashed in within 10 days. "William was young after all, and even Karn's constant coughing beside him didn't help.
"It doesn't need to be that hard, if I win, you just need to help me train a hundred qualified optical technicians for free." Meng Xiang stopped teasing this somewhat immature captain from time to time.
"Okay, no problem! If you lose, will you transfer the technology and information of that Rainstorm machine gun to us for free? William reconfirmed.
"It's a deal!" Meng Xiang said, raising his right palm, William also understood at a glance, and the two high-fived as an oath.
"Let's get started!" Meng Xiang waved his hand, and Karn looked at Jian Er, but Jian Er's expression was even more indifferent than his, and he didn't see any movement. But the way he stood there and watched coldly was definitely not the appearance of Meng Xiang's men.
William waved his hand, and Captain Arnim, who was proficient in firearms, came over with a long brown cowhide box. After opening the lock on the top, an MP38 submachine gun appeared in front of everyone in the thick package.
Meng Xiang couldn't help but smile, he also guessed that what William took out might be this, not the MP35 that was no longer a secret. But what Meng Xiang did not know was that this gun had not yet been recognized by the Wehrmacht. It's just that it has just come out of the hands of the engineer Fulmer, and there are not many samples, let alone equipping the German army.
This time, if it weren't for the Tempest machine gun, the sample gun wouldn't have been brought.
"Don't blame me for bullying you!" Meng Xiang smiled in his heart, and with a wave of his hand, an MP40 came up from the Tiger Belt next to him, and a clone soldier next to him also walked up with an MP41.
"Take your pick!" Meng Xiang waved his hand generously. This posture immediately caused William to go berserk, grab the MP38 submachine gun from the box and rush to the target. But when faced with the target, it was Anim, who was hurrying up, to catch up. This action made Meng Xiang's eyes narrow, and he couldn't help but have some realization in his heart.
Since the Germans did not choose, Meng Xiang simply test-fired the two guns together.
"Da Da Da!" Under the fire of four submachine guns, Meng Xiang sat beside the chair that had been prepared long ago, drinking coffee slowly. In this game, the result was already doomed at the beginning, and he didn't panic at all. Because of staying up late for a long time, his spirit was also a little weak, and the sound of the submachine gun in the distance that continuously changed magazines and fired turned out to be like a lullaby at this time, making him seem to take a nap in a trance.
Only the faithful Maji is still playing the role of overseer.
"That guy is going to fall asleep!" William had a haughty smile on the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were never clear.
"Watch out for the guy in the distance, he's been watching us! Without enough sincerity, they will not give up their vigilance. Whether it's through that Huaxia General or not, there are some embarrassing things behind the face! Lieutenant Cloun, who was accompanying him, blocked Maji's view and said softly.
"But we need to know if there's something wrong with us! And the Germans seem to be a trick for them, their power has never been clear, but many clues point to Bermuda in the Atlantic, but it seems that Africa also has their traces. But when it comes to specific investigations, they can't catch their roots, and they are too vigilant. The man we caught died inexplicably, but we still haven't found out what they used! William was also a little surprised in his heart, he saw it clearly at the scene at that time. No one else came in, but the man died so quietly all of a sudden. I couldn't see any injuries all over my body, and the calm face on my face was weirdly creepy.
"We need to find more clues about them from this Huaxia general, and this young general seems to be their agent in Huaxia. It's just that the ability is a little worse! William glanced at Meng Xiang, who was still napping with his cheeks, if this kind of action and expression were also pretended, then this person was too terrifying. But is it possible?
William smiled and looked at Meng Xiang, who was about to salivate. At this time, Meng Xiang had no dreams, and the tension was relaxed after the shipyard in Nanyang was fully opened, but the opening ceremony of the Jixia School Palace made the spirit strong until the arrival of the Germans. Meng Xiang, who had already grasped the needs of the Germans and didn't care too much about the Germans, had fallen asleep at this time.
"Commander, the test is over!" Rat Er reminded softly beside him.
Meng Xiang suddenly came to his senses and looked at the test site, where Karn and Arnim were pointing around several firearms.
"It's so embarrassing, why are you drooling while so many people sleep?" Meng Xiang touched the saliva flowing from the corner of his mouth and said with annoyance in his heart, "Others are all three wives and four concubines, hugging each other left and right, and there are countless younger brothers who work hard for it every day, how can it be my turn to become a hard worker?" "A lot of business is not something that can be put down.
"Overall, their gun is better than our No. 2 gun." Arnim said bluntly, "Our No. 2 gun has a somewhat unreliable simple safety, and when the bolt is in the rear waiting position, it is easy to misfire when it is subjected to a large shock. And they can push the pull handle into the front end of the receiver handle groove added to the safety gap, so that the bolt can not be pulled, greatly enhancing the safety effect. Their guns are very similar in construction and appearance to ours, even the magazine is a 32-round 9Γ19mm Parabellum pistol round. If it weren't for the fact that the No. 2 gun had just been made as a prototype, few people would have known about it, and their guns were slightly better than ours, I would have thought they had stolen our technology. β
He glanced at Jian Er in the distance, and then pointed to the MP40 submachine gun in a low voice and said, "But their workmanship seems to use a lot of stamping parts, and some places also use welding directly." Although this is somewhat rudimentary, it greatly reduces the cost compared to the parts of the machining process of the No. 2 gun. If the dimensions of these parts are standardized, even small factories can process and produce them. β
Arnim said as he looked at Karn.
Karn naturally wanted to say something, he took the MP40 submachine gun in his hand, which was very similar to the No. 2 gun, and judged by the standards in his heart.
The main parts of this gun are pressed from steel sheets, and all complicated processes have been eliminated. In this way, any German factory could make it, and he was amazed by the war potential it contained. Its philosophy is already very different from that of the No. 2 gun. This allowed Karn to be sure that it was a firearm of the gang's own design.
"This time, thanks to William's stimulation, they came up with a submachine gun that was better than the Imperial weapon! They are so powerful, what else do they have in their hands? Do you have to dig a little bit through this naΓ―ve Huaxia general? β
Arnim picked up the MP41 again, this gun has similar parts as the MP40 just now, except that the stock is replaced with the same stock as the Bergman MP28, and a fast and slow machine is added, so that the gun can shoot in a single shot; The hook barrel seat was also canceled. Both guns are completely interchangeable.
"How? Love that gun? Meng Xiang, who had already wiped his saliva, walked over with a smile.
William stood next to him and exchanged glances with Karn, then turned to Meng Xiang and said in chagrin, "Damn, you won." Your guns are no weaker than those made in our empire. β
"Can I meet the brilliant engineer who designed this gun?" William then smiled humbly.
"I'm sorry, that craftsman didn't go to school, and he was scared to see you Westerners, and he didn't dare to meet people!" Meng Xiang smiled.
"Afraid of seeing people?" William's heart was itching with hatred, such a lame excuse, why didn't he know how to embellish it.
"What you just said just now means that our bet works!" Meng Xiang's eyes lit up immediately.
"The oath of the Junker nobility is valid forever!" William raised his chin and swept away the decline just now.
"As long as it works, I like it!" Meng Xiang is also happy in his heart, the experimental equipment of the science and technology center is very complete, even if the optical laboratory is also available, but the talent is scarce, engineers they master the basic technology, but some small know-how is they not understood, but it is these small know-how that make German optical technology better than other countries.
"This gun is good, have you ever considered the transfer of this gun technology?" Karn flipped the MP40 in his hand. Although the technology of this gun is not very advanced, it can be continuously improved on the basis of the No. 2 gun. But if a force pirates at will, it is still very contemptible. Moreover, there is a mysterious and huge organization behind this young general.
"Sell it at the right price!" Meng Xiang said directly.
Karn felt the MP40 submachine gun spin in a half-circle, and quickly exchanged glances with William.
was seen by Meng Xiang, who had been paying attention to them.
And so it was! Who said that the Germans are honest people and do not cheat? The acting is not bad! β
"What a pity! There is no better gun in the world, and if there is, I will trade it for something better! William took the MP40 and sighed.
"What do you want to trade it for?" Meng Xiang approached him and smiled.