Under Jin Feng's guidance, Zuo Feifei selected 600 female workers from the night shift and formed them into a square formation.
While the female workers were dividing into teams, Hammer and his personal guards came out carrying wooden boxes one by one.
Jin Feng opened a wooden box, took out a musket, and climbed onto a temporary high platform built with wooden boxes.
Zuo Feifei looked at the musket in Jin Feng's hand and tilted her head in confusion.
The musket she had experimented with Guan Xiaorou before was only over a foot long, but the musket Jin Feng was holding now was over four feet long.
But she didn't say anything, instead she motioned to the female workers to carry two more bonfire basins so that the female workers could see Jin Feng's movements.
The female workers still didn't know why Zuo Feifei asked them to separate into teams, and they all looked curiously at Jin Feng and the musket in his hand.
"This is a new weapon produced in the iron smelting workshop. This may be the first time for everyone to see it. Now let me demonstrate it to you!"
Jin Feng raised his musket and waved at the hammer.
Iron Hammer quickly brought over a red cloth bag.
Open the bag and take out a small paper bag.
"This is a gunpowder bag. Each gunpowder bag contains thirty paper packets. The paper packets contain gunpowder."
Jin Feng turned the base of the musket downward, held the barrel of the gun with his left hand, pinched open the paper package with his right hand, and poured the barrel mouth of the paper package into it.
Then he took out a drill with a cap on the head from the side of the barrel, put it in through the mouth of the barrel, and gently pounded it down twice.
"This step is to load the gunpowder. Everyone must remember that no matter what time, do not stretch your head to look into the barrel of the gun, and do not point the muzzle at your own people!"
As Jin Feng pounded the gunpowder down, he reminded: "You must pay attention to this. If it goes wrong, you or your comrades will be killed!"
Hearing what Jin Feng said, all the female workers' expressions became cautious.
After pounding the gunpowder firmly, Jin Feng picked up a black cloth bag.
"This black cloth bag contains iron sand, and there are also thirty portions."
Jin Feng took out another paper package from the black cloth bag, tore it open, and poured the iron sand in the paper package into the muzzle of the gun.
After pressing down again with the drill, Jin Feng waved his hand to the left.
Zuo Feifei quickly signaled the female workers on the left to disperse.
Iron Hammer and his guards carried two bonfires and placed them at the fence more than 20 meters away.
"Get ready to put out the fire!"
Jin Feng warned the hammer and aimed the musket at the brazier.
Then he turned on the safety and pulled the trigger!
Bang!
With a loud noise, a burst of fire erupted from the muzzle of the gun, and then the female workers saw two braziers more than 20 meters away being blown up, and the burning charcoal scattered in all directions and fell into the water.
Some charcoal also fell on the deck.
However, the guards were already prepared and quickly carried the mud and sand over to extinguish the charcoal on the deck.
"It was so powerful that the brazier was knocked away!"
"Not only the brazier, but look at the shelf holding the brazier, it's also been broken up!"
"If this hits someone, it won't turn them into a hornet's nest!"
"I used to think that heavy crossbows and catapults were the most powerful weapons. It turns out that sir can make something even more powerful!"
"I still think the heavy crossbow is more powerful. If the heavy crossbow hits the brazier, it can hit the brazier to the shore!"
"I think muskets are awesome!"
"I think the heavy crossbow is more powerful!"
"You two, stop arguing. Isn't the gentleman over there? Just ask him and you will know?"
The female workers were shocked by the power of the musket, and then began a discussion.
There were also two female platoon leaders who had a quarrel over which was more powerful, the heavy crossbow or the musket, and then went to Jin Feng for comment.
Seeing Jin Feng about to speak, the deck quickly became quiet.
"Sir, tell me, which one is more powerful, a musket or a heavy crossbow?"
The female worker asked again.
"Both the musket and the heavy crossbow have their own advantages. The advantage of the heavy crossbow is that it has a long range and a single arrow is powerful, making it suitable for long-distance strikes. The advantage of the musket is that it refills quickly and has a large range for close range strikes!"
Jin Feng took out a bag of iron sand and explained: "There are more than a hundred iron sands in this paper bag. One shot is equivalent to a hundred people shooting arrows at the same time. As long as the enemy is within 30 feet of the opposite side, they will never escape!"
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"Oh my God, one shot is equivalent to a hundred sisters shooting arrows at the same time. Doesn't that mean that one person is an arrow formation?" The female worker said in surprise.
"That's okay," Jin Feng smiled and nodded: "If the spear formation is more powerful, even if there are thousands of troops on the opposite side, they can't even hope to defeat us!"
"With such a powerful new weapon, we will definitely win this battle!"
Many female workers were very anxious about the coming battle, but after seeing the power of muskets, they couldn't help but feel at ease.
Next, Zuo Feifei divided the 600 female workers into 200 groups, with three people in each group.
One person is responsible for shooting, the second person is responsible for filling the gunpowder and iron sand, and the third person is responsible for pounding the gunpowder firmly with a drill.
After dividing the teams into teams, Jin Feng re-demonstrated the loading and powdering process several times before asking his guards to distribute muskets to the female workers.
"Come up here and demonstrate it to everyone."
Jin Feng pointed at the group closest to the stage.
The three chosen girls quickly jumped onto the wooden platform.
"What are you each responsible for?" Jin Feng asked.
"I'm a shooter!"
"I'm a stuffer!"
"I'm the...medicine master!"
The three female workers answered separately.
It’s just that the last female worker’s face turned red after she finished speaking.
The audience also burst into laughter.
Controlling heavy crossbows is also divided into groups, including shooters and loaders, which are considered positions with names.
But powdering muskets is a completely new position. The last girl didn't know what to say for a while, so she simply said that she was a "powder powderer".
This name is too down-to-earth...
"What are you laughing laughing?"
Jin Feng waved his hand downwards, and then he also smiled: "The medicine maker is very vivid, from now on he will be called the medicine maker!"
Seeing that the powder-taster's face was so red that he was about to drip blood, he quickly said: "Don't underestimate the powder-tester. This job is very important. It not only requires fast movements, but also steady movements! Don't press the gunpowder too hard.
Don’t press it too loosely!
Moreover, the potion maker can’t just be a potion potter, but also needs to be able to shoot and fill, so the three of you have to take turns training, and everyone must master the entire process, do you understand?"
"Understood!" the three girls replied at the same time.
"Then let's get started!"
Jin Feng stood aside and guided the three girls in training.
This process is not complicated, and the girls will learn it just by watching.
The main purpose of Jin Feng standing here is to remind them not to point their guns at their own people when filling the gunpowder and iron sand.
It's a pity that the girls let him down. They remembered Jin Feng's instructions very clearly. When loading, they kept the muzzle of the gun pointed toward the sky.
However, Jin Feng still gave a few more reminders and asked the female workers to practice in groups.