In the midst of cannonry that was still lacking in performance, naval battles were exceedingly brutal. After several rounds of arrow showers, ships would collide in violent crushing encounters. In no time, sunken ships were everywhere, making for a spectacular and cruel scene.
The ships that failed to sink would then face boarding and close combat. Figures like Hai Qianfan and Hua Zhenming leaped forward, slaughtering like tigers amongst sheep.
When Penglai joined forces with the pirates to attack other nations, it was nothing short of torment. Two behemoths pummeling a group of children.
If the strategic goal was the annihilation of the fleets of other nations, this outcome was much better than the previously imagined strategy of using other countries as cannon fodder.
