At present, there are actually only two technical problems that plague breech guns. One is a propellant. One is thundermercury. Black gunpowder, as a propellant, actually has many drawbacks. When used as a breech gun, it doesn't seem to be powerful enough. Because, in the case of breech guns, the problem of locking is always there. Once the pressure is leaked, the power of the breech gun will be greatly reduced. The breech-loading pin gun, invented by Prussia around 1840, was the black powder used. However, this breech-loading firing pin gun is not what Xu Xingxia needs. What he needed was a slightly more advanced rifle.

Only smokeless propellant can meet the needs of breech-loading guns. It is said that the black sorkin explosives can be derived from smokeless propellants, which can meet the needs of future generations of bullets. I don't know if these things similar to black sookin explosives made by the Department of Science and Technology can also be done. Xu Xingxia hopes that it will be able to do it better. Because the unknown explosives made up by the Science and Technology Department were white paste-like in appearance, Xu Xingxia decided to name them white explosives.

Since the Department of Science and Technology can make white explosives in a daze, Xu Xingxia believes that thundermercury should also be able to find a substitute. After all, in this world, there must be more than just a substance like thundermercury that can be used to make fire caps. Possession of a substance with the same special surname as thundermercury must exist. The key is whether the people in the Science and Technology Department can find out. Didn't the invention of smokeless gunpowder also appear by chance? There is a chance for everything.

Also, if there is a railway, it will be even better. The biggest problem of Hamiwei now is that the number of Han people seems to be quite insufficient, and they cannot control all this area in their own hands. And to migrate more Han Chinese from the hinterland, the cost is very high. If you think about it, a large number of people, dragging their families and families, migrating from the interior to Hamiwei, need to cross mountains and mountains, and need to pass through Gansu Town, the difficulty in the middle can be imagined.

However, if there is a train, it is completely different. There is no doubt about the capacity of the train. The transportation volume of a train is equal to tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of horse-drawn carriages. With just one easy run, a large number of people can be migrated. The Longhai Railway of later generations is one of the most backbone railway pioneers in China. Basically, it can be said that without the Longhai Railway and its branch lines, there would be no overall development of the Great Northwest Region.

The most heard phrase in later generations is that wherever the railway goes, the sphere of influence expands. From a military strategic point of view, the role of a railway line cannot be overstated. The rapid and large transportation capacity and strong radiation capacity all make the railway line an important means of future expansion of the White Army. It must be known that the biggest trouble in expanding to the Western Regions is logistics and transportation. The use of mules and horses for transportation, outdated. It must be transported by rail.

If the White Army passes the railway through the Xinjiang Province and then all the way to Europe...... Hehe, as long as you think about it a little, you feel extremely excited! The white-clothed army fought in front, and the railroad stretched all the way forward in the back. Trains were loaded with soldiers and supplies. No matter how stubborn the opponent is, in front of such a steel monster, there is only a share of surrender. Of course, it's okay not to surrender. Then you will be killed all.

In Xu Xingxia's eyes, the railway lines are like ropes, which can bind the enemy and make them unable to move at all. For example, if Hamiwei had a railway line, the Tatars would not have been able to stay for a long time. Because, around the railway line, a large number of towns will inevitably rise, and a large number of foreign people will inevitably arrive. In the face of a formidable foreign threat, the Tatars had no choice but to retreat back into the desert. Wasn't the Native American in later generations constantly encroached upon by the railroad lines?

What the? Can't do it? No way? At this stage, airplanes, cars, ships, etc., may still be a little difficult, and the technology is too far apart. However, trains are entirely possible. Historically, Stephenson, it seems, had already worked out the first train around 1825. Subsequently, the world's railway construction entered an era of rapid development.

To be honest, the early steam locomotives didn't have much technical content. As long as the horsepower of the steam engine is large enough, it can be used as a locomotive. As for laying railroad tracks or something, it's even simpler. With the current steelmaking and ironmaking technology of Ningxia Town, it can fully meet the needs. Cement is also no problem. With him, a traverser, by his side, it should be no problem to let the railway appear quickly two hundred years in advance, right?

Of course, Xu Xingxia did not understand the specific technical details. Perhaps, in some aspects that he didn't know, there would be a little difficulty. However, he has enough reason to believe that as long as the locomotive is done, other technical details will not be a problem. Can a living person still suffocate to death? It's a big deal, so the railroad was laid first, and then horses were used to pull it. Horse-drawn trains have also appeared in history. Anyway, there is no shortage of horses in the Northwest now. As the White Coats took control of the area around Naturalization City, the number of horses was too large to count.

"Train ......"

"Breech gun ......"

Xu Xingxia fell into a deep longing.

…… Five days later, Xu Xingxia and their arrival at Handong Zuowei (Dunhuang).

The main force of the Lion Cavalry is currently fighting for the city of Hami. The Tatars around Hami City did not confront the white-clothed cavalry head-on, but adopted a sporadic attack and harassment, appearing in the east for a while and in the west for a while, which made the white-clothed cavalry very troubled. Basically, the cavalry of the White Army could only be in a passive defensive posture, and it was difficult to take the initiative to attack.

The power of the moon gun must be used in a concentrated manner to avoid causing fire partitions. Therefore, the cavalry of the White Army generally operates in small units. That is to say, there are at least sixty or so cavalry in each unit of the white-clothed army. The total strength of the Lion Cavalry is more than 8,000 people, and it is possible to form such a small force, which is about a hundred or more. Because they are concentrated and do not easily separate, they can be seen as more than a hundred fighting individuals.

In this way, when attacked by the Tatar cavalry, it can effectively counterattack and will not suffer a big loss. If a large group of Tatar cavalry swarmed up, it would give the white-coated cavalry a chance to kill and wound en masse. Mo Yuegen and Lin Dan Khan both failed like this. The more frontal the battle between the two sides and the greater the number of sorties, the greater the advantage of the cavalry of the White Army. On the contrary, the more sporadic and erratic the battle between the two sides, the more the cavalry of the White Army suffered. Especially in terms of pursuit. The cavalry of the White Army wanted to pursue and kill the Tatar cavalry, which was basically beyond their strength. All this still goes back to the most fundamental flaw of the moon gun.

The Moon Gun is a front-loading gun and cannot be reloaded on horseback. Unless it's you don't shoot. Otherwise, once you shoot, it means that you have to stop chasing and dismount and reload. Without ammunition, the moon gun is a burning stick. However, by the time you reload your ammo, the Tartar will have long since run away, and it will be impossible for you to catch up again.

What's more, when reloading ammunition, there is also the possibility of being counterattacked by the Tartar cavalry. If there is no cover from other companions, the white cavalry will fight against the Tartar cavalry alone, and the danger will still be very high. You may not be able to kill a Tartar cavalry with a single shot. Shooting on horseback, it is inevitable that the accuracy rate is very low. The Tartar cavalry, on the other hand, can shoot five or six arrows at you in a row. This is also the fundamental reason why the cavalry of the White Army rarely moves alone.

As a result, the White Cavalry could no longer control a larger area. With only a hundred or so combat individuals, how can you control such a large place? Figuratively speaking, how could more than a hundred white-clothed cavalry take care of the entire Hamiwei? In the middle of each fighting individual, there must be a lot of loopholes that allow the Tartar cavalry to haunt at will.

But if there were more than eight thousand people in the Lion Cavalry, each of whom was an effective fighting individual, it would be completely different. More than 8,000 fighting individuals, and more than 100 fighting individuals, there is a difference between heaven and earth. More than 8,000 people scattered into all corners of the Hamiwei, which completely allowed the Tartar cavalry, and there was no room for survival at all. The only option for the Tatars was to withdraw from the region.

"My lord, there are enemies!"

Suddenly, a scout of the huntsmen came to report.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Before the words fell, fierce gunfire had already sounded in front of them.

Xu Xingxia held the clairvoyant mirror and looked at the battlefield coldly. The battle was actually nothing special, it should be a group of Tatars who were trying to die and struggled, and accidentally discovered Xu Xingxia and their figures. It just so happened that Xu Xingxia was only escorted by three hundred chasers, so they thought that they could get some oil and water from Xu Xingxia's body. In fact, the number of this group of Tartar cavalry was not large, only more than a hundred. They have a lot of guts.

The soldiers of the chasseurs dismounted one after another, relying on their mounts as cover, and constantly fired back shots. Finger-thick Mini bullets struck the Tartar cavalry, knocking them off their horses continuously. The most fierce Tartar cavalry were all beaten into a wasp's nest, and blood holes in their bodies were constantly spurting blood. For such a battle, the chasseurs up and down, they are simply familiar with the road, and there is no difficulty at all.

Finding something wrong, the Tatar cavalry immediately chose to retreat. They are not stupid, they noticed that the cavalry of the white-clothed army was not easy to deal with, so they decisively gave up the original plan, thirty-six plans, and went as the best plan. In the face of the retreating Tartar cavalry, the chaser warriors, only to be seen behind. It's not that they don't want to chase, it's that they can't.

(To be continued)