The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1032 - 1032 496 Strongest Counterattack (First Update)

Chapter 1032: 496 Strongest Counterattack (First Update) Chapter 1032: 496 Strongest Counterattack (First Update) Not all the soldiers knew about black gunpowder; many had never even heard of it, and even those who had, had not truly seen it.

The soldiers of Chen Country were literally blasted to stupidity!

The previously well-organized cavalry camp suddenly fell into chaos. The officer leading the cavalry was from the Rong Family, also surnamed Rong, named Rong Can.

Rong Can was one of the few who had seen black gunpowder. He had accompanied Rong Yao on a visit to Liang Country when they encountered people from Yan Country demonstrating their black gunpowder. Unfortunately, he had been standing too far away; he only heard the explosion and did not see its power in action.

Afterward, Rong Yao described it to a few members of the Rong Family, but how could they possibly envision it?

Therefore, at this moment, even Rong Can was bewildered.

However, he managed to restrain himself and did not let the soldiers see anything amiss. He tightened the reins and said loudly, “Everyone, do not panic. It’s just a piece of rock! It’s nothing—”

Boom rumble!

Another huge rock came rolling down, and Rong Can’s words were drowned out by the terrible noise.

Rong Can had limited understanding of black gunpowder. Of course, it was also possible that this was his first time witnessing such a powerful attack, and for the moment, he did not think of what he should have thought of.

In order to prove to the soldiers that this thing was not to be feared, he decisively drew his sword from his waist and slashed at the rolling rock!

With a loud bang, Rong Can was blasted into the air!

To achieve an adequate deterrent effect, Gu Jiao used up all of her black gunpowder beads; in fact, she couldn’t have done it a third time even if she wanted to.

The power of this mix of black gunpowder was enough, but compared to the explosives from her previous life, it was still considerably less effective. To put it bluntly, the lethality was secondary; the primary effect was deterrence.

To be honest, Tang Yueshan and his troops were also a bit dumbfounded. What the hell was this, fireworks? It didn’t seem like it…

Tang Yueshan was the first to react. The situation on the battlefield changes in the blink of an eye, and morale can drop or rise in just a moment.

Tang Yueshan did not care anymore about what that thing was. He retracted his gaze, drew his long sword, pointed forward, and shouted loudly, “The imperial reinforcements have arrived! The Gu Family army is here! Everyone, kill with me!”

Everyone was stunned by the two batches of black gunpowder, completely unable to think about whether Tang Yueshan’s words were true.

The leaderless cavalry of Chen Country became even more disorganized, and seeing this, Tang Yueshan’s troops’ morale soared. Even those who had been hungry for three days and nights felt as if they were suddenly filled with strength, raising the tips of their swords and charging at Chen Country’s cavalry with unstoppable force!

Though Zhan Country was weak, not a single one of Zhan Country’s sons was a coward!

Tang Yueshan charged at the forefront, leading the charge!

This time, it was Gu Jiao who cleared the way for him.

Gu Jiao drew her bow, and wherever he killed, her arrows followed.

He had fully entrusted his back to Gu Jiao.

Tang Yueshan found that Gu Jiao had a startling talent for archery, only that she had not practiced for long and was inevitably less accurate than Tang Yueshan; several times she nearly shot him in the buttocks.

Cold sweat broke out on Tang Yueshan!

Girl, I suspect you’re doing it on purpose!

Surrounded on three sides, Tang Yueshan was forced off his horse. An arrow whizzed through the air, shooting dangerously close under his crotch!

Tang Yueshan, who was nearly hit in his privates by only half an inch: “…”

The arrow passed between his legs and struck the foot of a Chen Country soldier who was sneak attacking him from behind. The soldier screamed in agony and fell to the ground!

Gu Jiao used her arrows boldly, a quality even many excellent archers couldn’t match.

When facing a Grand Marshal like Tang Yueshan, they would worry about their archery not being precise enough and accidentally injuring him, leading to restraint in their shooting.

But Gu Jiao was not like that.

Her decisiveness impressed Tang Yueshan.

After all, how many men in the world could do as she did?

A wave of warmth suddenly surged through Tang Yueshan’s chest. He couldn’t define the feeling, he simply fought with even greater bravery and without fear.

It seemed as if someone in the world understood him.

And he understood that person too.

In that moment, he forgot that she was his enemy.

Eventually, the five thousand cavalry, after a fierce fight from Tang Yueshan and his men, broke ranks and fled, carrying their wounded to regroup with the fifteen thousand strong Chen Country army miles away.

Tang Yueshan sat collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath.

“How many did we kill?” he asked breathlessly.

“One hundred and sixty-seven,”

a voice sounded from above Tang Yueshan’s head.

Looking up, Tang Yueshan saw Gu Jiao and a soldier from Ye City descending the mountain slopes by rope. It was the soldier who spoke.