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The British merchant ship had never expected that, even under the escort of a Royal Navy cruiser, it would still come under attack from French Frigates.

The ship immediately descended into chaos.

The second mate directed the sailors to throw the cargo into the sea, hoping to lighten the ship and increase its speed for escape.

The master gunner lashed his whip at the gunners cowering in the cabins, shouting for them to return fire.

In this age when pirates ran rampant, merchant ships were all equipped with cannon. Of course, in terms of firepower, number of guns, and protection, merchant ships were vastly inferior to specialized warships.

The gunners aboard this merchant ship were very lucky. On their first volley, an 18-pounder Cannon shell struck the ribs of the Far Look.

However, the merchant ship's short-barreled cannon only left a dent in the Far Look's hull, and drew even fiercer attacks in return.

After more than ten volleys, the French Frigate had blasted the merchant ship full of holes, but the British galley behind them had caught up as well.

In the age of Sailing Warships, solid shot found it extremely difficult to sink an opponent. Usually, dozens of volleys were needed, unless fortune smiled upon them and a hole was punched below the target's waterline.

The Far Look was preparing to adjust its angle to engage the enemy when, in its final volley, it unexpectedly destroyed the merchant ship's rudder.

The captain immediately changed tactics, ordering them to abandon the target before them, which had lost its ability to move, and pursue the other merchant ship that had just vanished beyond the horizon.

Meanwhile, a nautical mile away, the British merchant ship Box Jellyfish had burst into flames beneath the fierce bombardment of the Great Tide. As flames