[{"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-377":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},2338840,4572,"Chapter 377: Orc Slave Troops!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-377",377,"\u003Cp>After everyone took their seats, the meeting began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the meeting’s topic concerned the enemy ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were now less than forty li from Red Stone City—roughly half a day’s march.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to scout reports, enemy traces had appeared ahead, and the road to Red Stone City had been cut off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, if the vanguard camp wished to advance further, they must clear the passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But gentlemen, rest assured—according to the scouts, the number of orcs blocking us is not large; the vast majority are slave troops!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of these, there are roughly two thousand slave troops and only two hundred true orcs!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With such numbers, our vanguard camp has every confidence to crush them. So, I ask you all to prepare—we begin battle tomorrow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, do any of you have suggestions or objections? Speak now if you do!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles naturally had nothing to say. After waiting a moment and confirming no one had objections, Commander Lei Meng dismissed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, as the others left, Commander Lei Meng specifically ordered his men to hold back Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander Lei Meng!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Gervas, please sit!” At this moment, Commander Lei Meng had shed his earlier sternness; his face wore a warm smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander Lei Meng, what do you wish of me?” Gervas sat without ceremony and accepted the tea the commander had brewed himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Gervas, I’m not giving orders—I’m asking you: do you have any advice regarding tomorrow’s battle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander Lei Meng, I have no real objections. But if enemy numbers remain unchanged, victory tomorrow will surely be ours!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Meng laughed. “Lord Gervas, it seems your confidence exceeds mine? But then, your strength is extraordinary—this is only natural.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tomorrow marks our vanguard camp’s first direct engagement. I hope, Lord Gervas, you’ll lend me a hand in overseeing the battlefield.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this was Lei Meng’s true purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas’s subordinates were formidable, and tomorrow’s battle could not afford failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Lei Meng had kept Gervas behind, hoping he would watch over the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander Lei Meng, I will give my all against the enemy.” Gervas made no grand promises, yet these words were enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ding! Daily intelligence has refreshed…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Intelligence One: A thirty-li ahead lies an orc encampment—that is today’s vanguard camp target.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【However, the scout report on enemy numbers was inaccurate.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Though the orcs openly number only two hundred, they have hidden another two hundred in the dense woods beside the camp.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Intelligence Two: Red Stone City is still under attack by an orc army of thirty thousand.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Intelligence Three: Your flight squad has reached a mountain hollow fifty li southeast of your current position today.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Intelligence Four: Caro Village was attacked by a band of orcs today; fortunately, the villagers spotted them in time and escaped early, losing only some grain.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Intelligence Five: Pit Village was also attacked by a band of orcs today, but the villagers were not so lucky—they failed to detect the orc ambush in time.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【As a result, half the village’s men were slaughtered, and many women and children were captured and taken back to orc tribes as slaves.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intelligence Six: Willard has been troubled these past two days, as Mil's fame has left him uncertain whether to continue targeting Mil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Of course, Willard is also relieved—thankfully, it was not you, Gervas, who gained renown.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ding! Daily intelligence refresh complete!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Gervas was jolted awake by the shouts and neighing outside his tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, the familiar ding-ding sounds followed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>War-era intelligence was as usual, yet Gervas caught one useful piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the intelligence about a hidden orc ambush force on today’s battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though such a small number of orcs would have little effect with Gervas present,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unforeseen casualties among hundreds or even thousands of peasant conscripts were possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the other intel, Gervas rose immediately and retrieved his map from his storage space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After searching a while, he finally located the two villages attacked by orcs on the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least two or three hundred li away—Gervas could do nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, today’s only useful intelligence was this one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, are you awake?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isabella, who had been waiting outside the tent, heard the movement inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Isabella!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, may I enter?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Isabella entered, clad in a purple wizard’s robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her delicate face and golden hair, set against the purple fabric, carried a peculiar allure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, let me attend to your washing and dressing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gently, Isabella began washing and dressing Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One must admit: though all condemn the feudalism and corruption of ancient rulers,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when one becomes that ruler oneself, it is truly irresistible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially in this European-style noble world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobles were law itself; legal constraints here were far weaker than in ancient China.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, even on campaign, one could live in luxury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, Gervas was already disciplined—he kept Isabella not for pleasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike other nobles, whose camps all carried three or five servants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though most were male servants, they were kept for indulgence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fully dressed in Isabella’s tender care, and after sipping warm beast-meat broth, Gervas was ready to march.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the afternoon, the vanguard camp finally reached its target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead lay a mountain pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the hills on either side were not high—only a hundred meters or so—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the army and supplies could pass only through the narrow gap, five or six hundred meters wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once through the pass, the open plains of Red Stone City lay ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, a wooden encampment, two hundred meters long and wide, blocked the center of the pass, standing like a single man holding the gate against ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the wooden walls of the camp, heads moved thickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet most were human faces; only a few were green-skinned beastmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These human faces were the orc slave troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But most of them were pitiful souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orcs were poor at farming and crafting, so they raided humans and enslaved them to labor for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When battle came, these humans became fighting slaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when orcs faced famine, these humans became food…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, each year during orc invasions, besides grain, people were their most vital target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they kept humans like cattle and sheep, breeding them for offspring,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their consumption outpaced reproduction, so slave troops needed annual replenishment.\u003C\u002Fp>",1043,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.338Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4908ce7e41c0649250419f9cad2928392ac49c817dbdf318e85234669d9d8161","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-378","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-376",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]