[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence":3,"chapter-lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-295":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Lord of Winter: Beginning with Daily Intelligence",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},152793,274,"Chapter 295 - 220: Military Command","lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-295",295,"\u003Cp>On the second day after Louis’ return, the clouds hung heavily over the Red Tide Castle, as if the entire Northern Territory held its breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis donned his military cloak and bid farewell to his two wives in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emily gently straightened his lapels, but the worry in her eyes was indescribable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sif said nothing, only held his hand for a moment before letting go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But time was pressing; the pleasures of home could not hold a person back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis walked out of the room with firm steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every second of delay meant more territories falling, more insect carcasses emerging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting hall of the Red Tide Territory castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the place they had held meetings months ago, but the atmosphere now was vastly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobility from all over sat along the long table in the hall, some looking haggard, some with shifting gazes, and most heads bowed in silent despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were those personally rescued by Louis from the sea of insects, others who fled to Red Tide before their fortress fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one in the hall spoke, only the wind blew through the window gaps, bringing the late winter chill of the Red Tide Territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis stood at the head of the table, without formalities or small talk, merely scanned the crowd with calm and piercing gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles lowered their heads or stole glances at his expression, each with a heavy heart, as if they had foreseen that this would not be a gentle discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis was silent for a moment, then raised his hand, pointing to the large map of the Northern Territory in the center of the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all should know the current situation in the Northern Territory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was not loud, but every word seemed to sink into their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The entire western line has fallen. The Gwen Family, the Heiler Family... many of you once called them the ’pillar of the north’, and now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept across, causing some to instinctively avert their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their territories have been occupied by the Doomsday Nest, becoming breeding grounds for insect carcasses. Family members, either dead or turned into insect carcasses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis’ voice was steady yet chillingly cold, like a chisel cutting stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Frost Halberd City is also surrounded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stretched out his hand, dropping a scarlet stone piece heavily onto the position of Frost Halberd City on the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The piece was surrounded by countless black marked lines, dense as a spider web, like a tightening noose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know you have very few remaining forces, incapable of waging war against the insect carcasses... so if Red Tide falls,\" he paused gently, \"none of us will survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No shelter, no supply, no rear. Your families will flee like the Nott Family, unable to escape; your heirs will cry in the woods, dissected by insect carcasses, your crests nailed to the resin walls of the Nest, becoming nests for the next wave of insects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was devoid of exaggeration, but it was this calmness that made one feel the undeniable truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know this, the insect carcasses are not bandits, nor are they rebels. They will not negotiate, nor will they demand ransom, and they won’t recognize whose descendant you are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Snow Peak County is obliterated, you won’t even get the dignified death of a noble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young viscount shook at this, nearly knocking over the water cup beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An elderly noble gripped his cane tightly, his face pale as paper, yet he forced composure and sat up straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few patriarchs exchanged glances filled with complexity and fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was resentment, regret, and some wanted to speak, but upon seeing the row of silent Red Tide Knights behind the head seat, swallowed their words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air seemed to freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know your remaining forces are few, but I also know that whether you admit it or not, these forces cannot hold your ground.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said this, his tone suddenly sank:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But relying solely on the Knights of the Red Tide to assist? We only have one direction to rescue, only one supply system, and only limited strength and stamina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We cannot save everyone simultaneously, unless...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly walked to the table, his hand resting on the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From today, your troops will be under my unified command.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This statement, like a blade, broke the stifling atmosphere, everyone sat up in shock, with varied expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From this moment, the knights under your command will no longer be ’troops of a certain house’, but the defense line of Snow Peak County. I want your troops to guard the passes, occupy strategic positions, participate in mobile support, becoming part of the Red Tide defense system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only this way we may have a chance to hold out, awaiting the Empire’s reinforcements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis’ words concluded, the hall fell into suffocating silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faces at the Red Tide’s long table appeared even paler under the red flag’s projection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some slightly clenched their fists, some instinctively glanced around, seeking allied gazes, but no one spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were not ignorant of what Louis meant. They just didn’t want to face this reality:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no place to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you still want to preserve some ’Lordly dignity’, then return to your ruined territories.\" Louis’ voice carried no emotion, \"I won’t stop you, but I won’t send a single soldier to rescue you a second time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, stepping slowly back half a step, making room for the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Choose now. Whether to lend me your forces to rebuild a true defense line, or... keep it, bury it with your surname, into the sea of insects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sentence, like a sledgehammer, struck all of their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to stand up was Yorn Harvey.\u003C\u002Fp>",957,"2026-05-29T04:24:47.504Z","2026-06-01T04:29:09.187Z",1,"novelbin.me","1fb0d88311e5016ca5ee336a89815f95129eb1ba5f9cb153c03130c1b6abdb85","lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-296","lord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-294",766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flord-of-winter-beginning-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]