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Zheng Yi Sao

You're Dead to Me

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The Emperor's Navy Is Outnumbered, but What's the Point?

In order to cultivate fearsome reputations, pirates reportedly drank a concoction of wine and gunpowder before battles. They also developed the use of hamd made granade using clay pots filled with gunpowder and gin. And then they frequently attack boats using grappling hooks, or when the ship's sides were too high, it would swim across and climb a broad deck undetected.

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