[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence":3,"chapter-warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-370":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Warlord: Starting with Daily Intelligence",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2338833,4572,"Chapter 370","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-370",370,"\u003Cp>“Gervas, be satisfied! You already have two hundred and fifty longsword soldiers!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Each one of them can match a northern orc! If it were us, we’d laugh ourselves awake in our dreams. After all, two hundred and fifty such guards could easily handle two thousand five hundred peasant conscripts!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! Gervas, even fifty of these immensely strong soldiers would make us laugh in our sleep!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles, seeing Gervas’s dissatisfied expression, immediately rebuked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they truly meant it—they were genuinely envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas, upon hearing this, smiled warmly and accepted their criticism, for that was exactly the effect he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! All orc warriors, withdraw immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a roar came from the front battlefield—it was Doni, the orc captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doni had now fully confirmed how Barto and his fellow orcs had been annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was these spearmen and longsword soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never before seen human soldiers with such formidable individual combat prowess who were not titled knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he immediately prepared to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if they didn’t leave now, they might not be able to leave at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re running! Gervas! They’re fleeing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha! When we return, we’ll have plenty to boast about—we defeated two hundred orcs out in the wasteland!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! Ha! Hiding behind walls and repelling orcs? That’s nothing. Repelling them out in the open is true skill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the orcs flee, Mil and Ian and the other nobles were the happiest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t just a military achievement—it was future bragging rights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobles loved to compete; that was well known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in war, bragging rights like this were second only to wealth and power as the ultimate tool for boasting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gervas, should we pursue?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course we should, but remember—not too close. I suspect these orcs are preparing to retreat; if we press too hard, we might drive them into a desperate corner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orcs had seen his strength and lost around three hundred of their own—Gervas believed they wouldn’t stay any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gervas, don’t worry, we understand!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Mil and the others wasted no time, gathering their men and beginning pursuit of the retreating orcs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gervas did not move right away—he ordered his men to clean the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These orc heads were tied to his merit; they could not afford any mishaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Doni, what happened? Where are the others?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the edge of the main camp, Doni returned with his squad; the orc chief, seeing the reduced number, turned pale with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred men had gone out—less than ten minutes later, only half remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief, as ordered, I led the pursuit of that human force and scouted the situation…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doni immediately reported everything he had encountered, especially the spearmen and elite guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orc chief listened in shock, unable to believe it: “Impossible! Those spearmen, maybe their weapons and formation helped them resist our warriors’ charge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you say those human longsword guards—without aura—can fight our orcs one-on-one? How is that possible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief, I couldn’t believe my own eyes either—but I swear by the God of the Behemoth, every word I speak is true!” Seeing his chief’s disbelief, Doni immediately swore an oath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, the orc chief didn’t entirely disbelieve him—after all, Barto’s group and the hundred orcs sent afterward had already proven tonight’s situation was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with Doni’s group added, they had lost three hundred orc warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This casualty count exceeded what they had suffered fighting thousands of humans here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even if Doni’s account seemed unbelievable, it was likely true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief, those humans are coming after us—I think we should retreat quickly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orc chief clenched his teeth so hard they cracked, but ultimately agreed with Doni.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Order: retreat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, inside the main camp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look! The orcs are coming back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They really are! Damn it—Mil and the others must’ve already… died heroically?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mil and the others were good men! They lured away over three hundred orcs and eased our pressure immensely!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! And these orcs look badly damaged—they won’t last long. If we hold out, they’ll retreat eventually! … Hey, look, what are those orcs doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They… they’re retreating!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be our resistance has made them lose hope of victory? Are they retreating?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Doni and the orcs rush back, the nobles assumed Mil and his men had been wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While everyone was praising Mil’s self-sacrificing heroism, the orc force suddenly began retreating beyond the palisade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sight left the nobles in the main camp both stunned and delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stunned, because the orcs still had plenty of fighting strength—they could have kept slaughtering for a while, yet they chose to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delighted, because if the orcs retreated, their own losses would drop significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gentlemen, should we pursue?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, one excited noble suddenly spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone paused, then some looked tempted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this wasn’t about turning defeat into victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just for show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, to be pinned down the whole time, then watch the orcs walk away unchallenged—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reporting that to the main force later would be utterly humiliating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if we pretended to pursue them for a short distance now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We could later claim we repelled the orc ambush and chased them for miles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The actual losses wouldn’t change—but our reputations would be preserved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be careless. The orcs still number at least five or six hundred. Their retreat now makes no sense—stay cautious!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Lieutenant Ryan, with his solid northern battlefield experience, who knew the orcs’ retreat was abnormal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even though he understood the benefits of pursuit, he spoke to stop them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the nobles’ fleeting desire to chase faded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, compared to face, their own safety mattered most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the orcs launched a counterattack and our forces collapsed, it would be disastrous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as the nobles abandoned the idea, a cry of battle suddenly rang out beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who? Who was so reckless?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles all turned sharply, startled—no one had given the order, yet someone had acted on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If others blindly followed and fell into an orc trap, it would be a grave offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lords, it… it seems to be coming from outside the camp!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, their subordinates pointed beyond the camp walls.\u003C\u002Fp>",1040,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.338Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","96ab58cda3f5f5c9e15cf207584a17abc018e70b04af34420ea17583ef8e223f","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-371","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-369",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]