Chapter 284: Skirmish
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“Fire!”
At the exact moment the heavy crossbows were loosed, Yue Yun shouted loudly.
“Fire!” Voices relayed the command below deck, and the prepared gunners immediately lit their match cords.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In a line, the three galleons erupted with bursts of firelight. Smoke from the ignited gunpowder filled the area around the muzzles, as seventy-five grapeshot rounds sprayed into the air, scattering into a rain of deadly pellets.
The barrage fell upon the three Atakebune like a storm.
Standing at the bow, Xiao Ming could clearly hear the sound of cannonballs piercing wooden planks—it was as sharp and clean as a finger punching through paper.
In an instant, the three Atakebune were riddled with holes, wood splinters flying everywhere. The wokou aboard were shredded into pulp, blood mist bursting across the decks.
This single volley rendered all three Atakebune incapable of continuing the fight. Most of the wokou were already dead.
“Starboard turn!” Yue Yun shouted again.