[{"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-379":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},2338842,4572,"Chapter 379: The Orc Ambush!","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-379",379,"\u003Cp>Time passed second by second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the servant troops inside the wooden fort fought hard, their numerical disadvantage and crude weapons—most wielding wooden spears and stone axes—allowed the vanguard troops to gradually scale the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the nobles knew the critical juncture had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They immediately dispatched messengers, ordering their elite guards to advance, hoping to seize the fort in one decisive push.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Commander Lei Meng no longer hoarded his legion soldiers, issuing orders for all legion troops to launch a full-scale assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the fighting along the front and left walls intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the elite guards entered the fray, the orcs joined the battle as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet compared to the front and left walls, the Southern Border Legion on the right seemed conspicuously inactive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those two thousand soldiers still stood motionless in place!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At once, all the nobles kept glancing toward Mil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They clearly hoped Mil and the Southern Border nobles would also commit their forces, to finally win this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Meng could no longer hold back, given the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two hundred orcs inside the camp had been fully drawn in; only five to six hundred servant troops remained on the right—this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Mil, this is the best chance to storm the wooden fort. Might the Southern Border forces now launch a full attack?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh…” Mil froze, glancing subtly at Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas gave an almost imperceptible shake of his head; Mil’s face instantly twisted into a grimace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… this… Commander Lei Meng, I think we should wait a little longer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles had not expected such an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Lei Meng had been observing Gervas out of the corner of his eye all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen Gervas shake his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, he too wore a look of helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, thanks to his past achievements, he had granted Gervas maximum “freedom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, allowing earlier delays, deliberate preservation of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, at the critical moment of the campaign,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if the Southern Border forces faltered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even as commander of the vanguard, he could not escape blame afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Mil, then when exactly do you plan to move?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mil was nearly in tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t my fault!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ask Gervas!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the nobles’ confused and skeptical stares, Mil felt as if needles were pricking his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! Roar! Roar! Orc warriors, kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, an unexpected change erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Distant shouts of battle suddenly rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone gasped and turned back toward the wooden fort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet to their confusion, the orcs inside the fort were still locked in combat with their own troops, showing no additional movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then where had that roar come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, look! On the right… the right hill—those are orcs!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! Orks! There’s an ambush in the woods on the right hill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, some nobles realized the true problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the woods atop the right hill, a group of orcs flickered in and out, charging downhill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, every noble broke into a cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quick! Recall your troops—it’s an orc ambush!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! Pull back your forces! If we’re caught between two fronts, we’ll suffer catastrophic losses!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too late! Our men are already locked in combat with the orcs inside the fort!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the ambush force numbered only two to three hundred,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>given the orcs’ combat prowess and the surprise attack from the wilderness, it would severely disrupt their campaign today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best course now was to withdraw their troops immediately, avoiding encirclement and collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orcs had chosen their moment perfectly—just as their elite soldiers had scaled the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they retreated now, they would instantly collapse and lose their elite troops as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Meng’s face grew grim; he instinctively glanced at Gervas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when he saw Gervas’s calm, composed expression, he froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Meng recalled the Southern Border forces’ strange behavior earlier, and a sudden unease stirred in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spearmen! Form ranks!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a shout came from afar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the two thousand Southern Border soldiers—who had seemed lazy moments ago—who now moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two thousand men, centered on a hundred spearmen, assembled and advanced deliberately toward the forest at the hill’s base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…” The nobles stared, faces filled with shock and doubt, all turning to Mil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mil himself was stunned, but sensing the nobles’ gazes, he immediately lifted his head high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Orc warriors! Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spearmen! Thrust!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, the orcs collided with the two thousand Southern Border soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the nobles prayed that these two thousand Southern Border troops could hold back the orc ambush, an astonishing sight unfolded—both shocking and joyful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orcs, who had charged forward with ferocious momentum, suddenly halted—next instant, they were forcibly stopped by the strange spear formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this was how the Southern Border Legion had dealt with the orcs that night?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the nobles finally understood: how the Southern Border Legion had defeated the orcs lured away that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s how it should be!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re all minor nobles—why can your guards face orcs without fear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s because of their weapons!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles all memorized the spear, vowing to form their own units afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once assembled, they would never again fear northern campaigns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas sensed the nobles’ emotions, yet remained utterly expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear formation holding back the orcs seemed simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, few others besides his men could achieve it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just formation density, combat coordination, or soldiers’ courage—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even strength alone was something other nobles could not replicate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without sufficient strength, a single orc’s spiked club sweep could shatter entire ranks of spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, this spear formation could only defeat orcs under Gervas’s command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if other nobles copied it, they could only use it against human opponents of similar strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar! Roar! Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the distant battlefield came furious roars—the orcs’ rage and frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After failing to break the spear line head-on, they naturally sought gaps on the flanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gervas gave them no chance—he actively pressed them from both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas’s two hundred and fifty sword guards, shields in hand, formed the front line, forcing the orcs backward into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, from afar, it appeared as if nearly two thousand noble troops in dark masses were driving the orcs into the woods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the nobles stood on flat ground and could not see the front ranks clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once inside the forest, the Stormguard wasted no time—they scattered and began actively surrounding and killing the orcs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orcs had assumed that, once in the forest, the humans’ tight formations would lose effectiveness, granting them the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once inside, witnessing the humans’ strength, they were filled with shock and terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When had these small, puny humans become capable of fighting them one-on-one?\u003C\u002Fp>",1132,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.338Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4ada68133bb7ffb827eb676e5285b9462fa66c0363052a608db47679ed00e6d0","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-380","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-378",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]