All of Central Asia has submitted to Russian arms, and only the warlike tribe of the Tekins, who have taken refuge from the wrath of the Russian Tsar in the very heart of the desert, are bothering their neighbors with raids. But a new expedition is being prepared under the command of the now legendary White general - Mikhail Dmitrievich Skobelev, for whom there is no unsolvable problems! And it was in his squad that our contemporary Dmitry Budishchev ended up, who managed to become a famous inventor. Machine guns of his design will become a powerful argument in a protracted dispute with the aborigines, accustomed to robberies. During the campaign, numerous adventures, exploits and, perhaps, new love await him. But what to do with the old one?