In the first wave of fire, the lightest was a solid 18-pound cannonball, while more were 24-pound, 32-pound, and even 42-pound cannonballs fired from the carronades.
They streaked across the sky, leaving burning trails as they roared down like raindrops onto the Treasure Fleet's "Sea Wall".
The iron-colored barrier, weakened three times, began to flicker uncertainly, its power rapidly diminishing.
At this moment, the Seventh Fleet, flying the pirate flag instead of the military flag, had fully deployed their formation, advancing alongside the opposing fleet without any cunning maneuvers.
While they used single-column tactics with full firepower, the Treasure Fleet maintained their "Sea Wall" dual-column formation, unable to utilize half of their firepower.
The line tactics employed by the Seventh Fleet were far superior to those used by the pirates.
