[{"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-390":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},2338853,4572,"Chapter 390","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-390",390,"\u003Cp>“Gentlemen, don’t think you’re going to die! You won’t die now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Why?” Mil and the others froze. Even if they were possessed by the Heavenly Gods, wouldn’t this still mean certain death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because our reinforcements have arrived! I heard shouting from the south!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“R…reinforcements? Shouting from the south?” The men blinked, then strained their ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, they clearly heard faint shouts coming from afar in the south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there seemed to be a lot of them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“R…really? Reinforcements? Wonderful! May the God of Glory protect us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! Our reinforcements have arrived! Ha ha, thank the God of Glory for His protection!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Mil and the others, who had just resigned themselves to death, began jumping and dancing, barely holding back tears of joy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gentlemen, still want me to finish you off?” Gervas asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, no need at all! Gervas, reinforcements are here—we don’t want to die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly! Tonight we killed plenty of orcs with you and held the Gray Stone Bridge—both glory and survival! Why would we die? Gervas, pretend we just farted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the nobles themselves burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Chief, something’s wrong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his subordinate’s urgent report, Babik’s heart lurched without reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Chief, the south… the south has appeared a human army!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What! How is this possible! Hongshi City is at least twenty li away!” Babik’s face turned ashen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just ten more minutes, and he could have eliminated every noble in this camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at this critical moment, a human force had appeared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many humans?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Chief, at least… four or five thousand…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!” Hearing his subordinate’s answer, Babik’s face darkened like stormwater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though human combat strength was weak, he’d already lost too many of his own tonight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Chief, what do we do now? Should we retreat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Retreat? No! I will kill these damned humans! Order everyone: attack these damned nobles with full force! Kill them all before the humans arrive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subordinate stared at Babik’s bloodshot eyes, wanting to offer some advice, but swallowed it down. “Yes, Lord Chief!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Orc warriors, the Lord Chief commands: attack these two-legged sheep! Eliminate them at maximum speed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! Roar! Roar!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the order, the orcs surged forward again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still thinking of killing us now? Your hatred runs deep—then let me crush your last hope!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gervas clicked his tongue. The orc chief had clearly lost his mind with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, retreating now would have cost little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he delays, he won’t be able to leave when he wants to!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spear formation, advance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, to preserve troops, Gervas had withdrawn the spearmen after the orcs breached the camp—narrow space, high risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, reinforcements would arrive in minutes; holding the line with spears for a while was perfectly fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly, the spear formation formed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swordsmen immediately stepped aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spear formation, advance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the command, the spear formation surged forward, filling the space left by the swordsmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fool! Behind the wooden wall, your spearmen had some use. Now that the wall is gone, can your spearmen withstand the charge of five or six hundred of my orc warriors?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Babik immediately noticed the change inside the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet compared to the swordsmen, who could each stand alone against an orc warrior, Babik paid little heed to these spearmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though one of his subordinates had said earlier that such spear formations were hard to break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he now had over six hundred orc warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spear formation, thrust!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Babik’s belief changed quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For as the spearmen thrust forward, they instantly killed at least twenty orc warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kill efficiency was no worse than that of the ballistae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! You fools, block the spears! Sweep them aside, then charge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orc subordinates gritted their teeth and swung their weapons to sweep the front-line spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the effect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They swept away the first two rows’ dozens of spears—but the rear ranks’ spears came in one after another!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spear formation, thrust!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff! Puff! Puff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar! Roar! Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another spray of blood, and over a dozen orcs fell, dying with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Chief, we can’t break through! These humans’ formation is too tight, and they coordinate perfectly…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squad leader looked at Babik, face full of distress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Babik was so furious he nearly spat blood, fists clenched till his knuckles cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he knew: the idea of killing these nobles before reinforcements arrived was shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, retreat!” he gritted out the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quick! Lord Chief’s command: everyone retreat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the shouts, the orcs finally began retreating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now you think of retreating? Too late! Everyone, hold these orcs! Don’t let them escape!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! Don’t let these cowardly orcs who sneak at night get away! Chase them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cowardly orcs who sneak at night—don’t run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the orcs retreat, and hearing the shouting from the southeast grow closer, Mil and the others suddenly gained courage and began chasing the orcs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One must admit: success breeds confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, they would never have dared such a thing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Babik, mid-retreat, was consumed by rage and spat a mouthful of blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If both raids had succeeded, it would’ve been fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But both raids failed—massive losses—and now these shameless two-legged sheep nobles were calling him cowardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Chief, enemy cavalry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, his subordinate’s cry once again drew Babik’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the road in the southeast came the thunder of hooves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closer inspection revealed at least three or four hundred human cavalry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though human cavalry held little advantage over the tall, massive orcs,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their appearance would certainly delay them and inflict casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ostyn Cavalry Regiment, charge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At once, shouts rose, the hoofbeats grew fiercer, like thunder rolling across the plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant the cavalry had entered their final sprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Slave troops, stop retreating! Block these human cavalry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Babik could only sacrifice the weak to save the strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His move had some effect: the slave troops, fearing orders, rushed to block the Ostyn Cavalry Regiment, buying the orcs precious seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only partial seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the orcs surged toward the head of the Gray Stone Bridge, the column immediately jammed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bridge was barely two or three meters wide—three orcs side by side fit perfectly; four were cramped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, even without pushing or shoving, the orcs still blocked the bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha! The orcs are trapped there! Commander Darik, hurry—send the troops forward! These are all achievements! Don’t let them escape!\u003C\u002Fp>",1069,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.338Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","23d80dc3aaee37dfd3cd1042312d2011721d210431180186da6cc9bdafb21813","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-391","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-389",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]