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In fact, the accuracy of the smoothbore gun itself is indeed not high, but it is not as bad as it has been shown in major battles in history.

There was a more formal experiment before those two army experiments.

The smoothbore gun was test-fired at a distance of 170 meters, and the dispersion accuracy was about 76cm.

In this experiment, the smoothbore gun was placed on a fixed shelf, and the influence of the shooter was completely eliminated.

Of course, from the point of view of modern rifles, this is indeed a terrible accuracy, not to mention the walking accuracy of those sniper rifles in millimeters, even if it is an assault rifle, in semi-automatic mode, it is impossible to shoot such a large dispersion area.

However, in this experiment, a smoothbore gun was fired using round lead bullets and black powder.

After flying out of the muzzle, the projectile that constantly swings like a ping-pong ball hits a dispersion accuracy of 76cm, but it also proves that the smoothbore gun can hit an object the size of a single human body at a distance of 170 meters.

After all, adult humans are more than 76cm tall.

Since the smoothbore gun was capable of hitting a single human-sized object at a distance of 170 meters, why did the later British lobster soldiers have to get closer to a distance of 30 meters from the enemy and then fire a salvo?

Because, in the early days of the rise of the British, that is, in the 17th century, in a war between the English and the Spaniards, someone witnessed that the British fired more than 300 bullets, but only hit one target.

The problem is with the shooter.

Until the first half of the 19th century, soldiers in most countries of the world were not well trained.

Soldiers in various countries generally only have about 10 rounds of shooting training, and the maximum number of rounds is not more than 60.

Moreover, when they arrived on the battlefield, there were artillery and muskets firing around, bands playing, and officers constantly shouting and issuing orders.

The most important thing is that after the black powder is fired, the smoke fills the entire front of the muzzle, obscuring the view and making it impossible to aim.

So many reasons combine to create legends and facts about the extremely poor shooting accuracy of smoothbore guns.

In this case, the Europeans thought that since the accuracy was not good, they would increase the output of firepower and completely abandon the accuracy of shooting.

Soon, this idea became a trend, and in order to increase the reloading speed, the army began to use projectiles with a larger clearance, and in some countries the projectile clearance could even exceed one-twentieth of the projectile diameter, which led to a further reduction in the shooting accuracy of smoothbore guns.

Therefore, the British lobster soldiers finally formed the kind of perverted tactics of resisting the enemy's firepower, approaching a distance of 30 meters from the enemy, and directly defeating the enemy with a salvo.

However, the rifles used within the Xuan army were two-year arquebuses, two-year modified flintlock pistols, or four-year rifles.

Because of the use of grease-coated one-piece paper shell ammunition, the clearance between the projectile and the barrel is very small, so the target can reach the level of 200 meters to hit a single-person target.

However, if the new pointed bullet is used, the shooting accuracy has been further improved because of the air-holding structure that imitates the Minie bullet, and the maximum accurate range has reached an astonishing 400 meters.

Of course, 400 meters is the level of the top shooters in the army, and the number in the army is very small, which cannot be regarded as a common phenomenon.

However, 300 meters can be considered a common phenomenon.

At a distance of 300 meters, the best shooters can shoot at single-sized targets.

As for the high-class marksman, he has to carry out 20 rounds of high-intensity live-fire training every month in the Xuan Army, plus a large amount of nutritional intake and physical training, as long as there is no problem with his eyesight, after three years of training, he can basically meet this standard.

Although it is impossible for Chen Xin to equip the retired soldiers with a new type of pointed bullet, even if he uses a one-piece grease wrapping cartridge loaded with round buckshot and uses a two-year-old modified flintlock pistol, it can have an accurate range of 200 meters.

In the newly occupied territories, with the assistance of the new immigrants, it was enough for them to protect themselves.

After all, the newly occupied area has already been swept away by the army's field troops, and there can be no large-scale enemy.

According to the roster, almost all the Jurchens on the south bank of the Yalu River were either killed or captured, surrendered and detained, and only a very small number of them fled to the Shangjing area with Sukh Saha.

With the military quality and weapons and equipment of the remaining former Korean servants, it is impossible to pose a threat to their own veterans without a numerical advantage.

So the flintlock pistol is enough.

After Chen Xin set the standards for retired personnel, there is no need to worry about specific matters, and the detailed work will be followed up by relevant units.

Chen Xin's next job was to prepare enough livestock for the new immigrants.

These livestock, first and foremost, are cattle that are used to plough the fields.

Although Chen Xin's three administrative districts have increased their investment in livestock breeding in recent years, after all, the time is still short, and the growth and breeding of cattle also requires cycles, so the number of cattle available for new immigrants is completely insufficient.

As a result, Chen Xin once again ordered that horses and horses should be drawn from the horse farms run by the military in various places to support the "Southern Development Plan."

Over the past few years, Chen Xin has not stopped breeding war horses.

Your biggest enemy is Houjin, and this has not changed, and if you want to defeat Houjin, you must have sufficient cavalry troops.

After all, Houjin relied on the Mongolian steppe, and there was an endless stream of excellent war horses, especially in recent years, after Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne, he completely suppressed the power of Mongolian Lin Dan Khan and subdued most of the Mongolian tribes, and the supply of war horses was even more sufficient.

Last year, after Jin invaded the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty and plundered, almost all the soldiers carried horses, not only extremely mobile, but also in the field, the assault ability is even stronger.

Chen Xin had more than 10,000 regular field troops armed with muskets and artillery, and none of them dared to cross the Yalu River because they were afraid of the enemy's powerful cavalry force.

In order to be able to fight a decisive battle with Houjin as soon as possible, Chen Xin not only encouraged horse breeding in the local half-step incentive policy, but also sent technicians to train everyone in horse breeding and horse breeding knowledge.

And in the army, a lot of horse farms were created.

On the one hand, it breeds excellent horse breeds for the cavalry and elite troops in the army, and on the other hand, it vigorously expands the number of ordinary horses to provide strong help for the logistics and transportation of the Xuan army.

In the past few years, Chen Xin has been able to ensure that the logistics of his army have been fully supplied, and in addition to the sea transport fleet, these vigorously cultivated horses have made great efforts.

Now, since the number of cattle is insufficient, then, because of the overall strategic contraction, there are still a large number of retired soldiers, and the newly bred horses that are idle, as well as a large number of ordinary horses, have become good substitutes.