[{"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-426":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},2338889,4572,"Chapter 426","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-426",426,"\u003Cp>\"Marquis Austin, what did you just say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Commander-in-Chief suspected he had misheard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander-in-Chief, I said the orcs won’t be able to enter the city—they can’t open the gate!\" Marquis Austin could only repeat himself again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Marquis Austin, you clearly don’t understand the current situation—the orcs have thousands of elite troops hidden inside the city, and they’re charging straight for the gate like a breaking dam!\" The Commander-in-Chief, though certain he hadn’t hallucinated, now doubted Austin’s grasp of the details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Marquis Austin shook his head directly. \"No, Commander-in-Chief, I understand—I received an unreliable but early intelligence report saying the orcs would launch an attack inside the city tonight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I’ve already ordered Adams to make preparations. If nothing goes wrong, Adams should be able to stop the orcs from opening the gate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\" The Commander-in-Chief’s eyes widened. Only then did he realize—hadn’t they brought Austin here precisely for this very reason?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope flared in his eyes, for the Austin family had truly mobilized their forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight thousand elite troops could indeed hold back the orcs from opening the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course it’s true, Commander-in-Chief. I can’t guarantee anything else, but at least our Austin family’s eight thousand elite soldiers can delay the orcs from reaching the gate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go see!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, if the Austin family could hold them off for half an hour, giving other units enough time to assemble and respond, this crisis could be averted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Commander-in-Chief wasted no more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that hope had appeared, he would treat it with utmost caution—he would personally summon and command his troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar, brave orcs! The gate is right ahead! Everyone, speed up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, on the main street, the orc leader had already spotted the silhouette of the gate against the dark night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing it, he roared again, urging his men to move faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once that gate was opened, their orcish army could slaughter every two-legged sheep inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Green-skinned monsters, you want to open the gate? Did you ask the Austin family’s army?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, dozens of meters ahead, dark shadows surged from both sides of the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among those shadows stood a human youth, his face filled with excitement and mockery as he stared at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I understand the mockery toward enemies—that’s expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why do your eyes gleam with excitement when you look at us?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When did humans ever feel excitement seeing orc warriors?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar, damn humans! You seek death! Do you really think you can stop our orcish warriors?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orc leader, far from panicking, erupted in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t believe this group of humans could stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, their reckless act felt like an insult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so? Green-skinned monsters, you’re overconfident. With the Austin family’s army here, none of you will get near the gate tonight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Adams spoke, more soldiers surged from both sides of the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in front of these soldiers, wagons had been positioned to block the road entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These wagons weren’t just obstacles—they severely restricted the space available for the orcs’ subsequent combat maneuvers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond that, rooftops of surrounding buildings were now lined with archers and spear-wielders, completely surrounding the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This…?\" The orc leader finally realized—this force was unlike any they’d encountered before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had prepared in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had they known about our movements all along?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, green-skinned monsters? Surrender now, and I’ll spare your lives. Otherwise, kill on sight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orc leader naturally refused to surrender—he unleashed his full ferocity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar! Brave orcs, charge forward!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar! Roar! Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orc warriors roared in unison and charged ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Austin family warriors, fight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plop! Plop! Plop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the Austin family launched their own attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the area less than five hundred meters from the gate erupted into fierce combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the orcs’ combat power was indeed formidable, the Austin family had prepared in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using wagons and debris as walls, and the surrounding buildings as platforms, they suppressed the orcs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orcs, despite their strength, were constrained at every turn—they simply could not break through the Austin family’s defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their mission was to open the gate swiftly, relying on surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, pinned down here by the Austin family, they had already lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Adams’s lips nearly curled up to his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if they could just hold for another ten or twenty minutes—even if they killed few enemies—they’d still claim the credit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My shouting pose back there must’ve been pretty cool, right? Oh, I modeled my tone after Gervas’s words from last time on the sea—did I imitate him well…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Orc King! Something’s wrong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it? Hasn’t Giltar opened the gate yet? Haven’t they reached the gates of Lindongcheng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, according to the Blood Thorn Bat Riders’ report, Leader Giltar’s force was progressing smoothly—they were moments away from reaching Lindongcheng’s gate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But for some reason, a human army blocked their path just four or five hundred meters from the gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That human force is strong—they’ve pinned down Leader Giltar’s troops and prevented any further advance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it! How could this happen!\" The Orc King erupted in rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This plan had taken him years to devise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had accounted for possible interception by human troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But three thousand orc warriors, moving fast enough, should have had virtually no chance of failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, unless the human force exceeded five or six thousand elite soldiers, they could never stop them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation was clearly abnormal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blow the Blood Oath Horn! Tell Giltar and his men to open the gate at all costs—or their entire families will be reduced to slaves!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding orc leaders froze with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be reduced to slaves meant anyone could do as they pleased with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their status would be barely above that of two-legged sheep servants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To fall from a lofty leader to a creature sharing the same rank as two-legged sheep—this was more painful than death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when it dragged their families down too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Orc King!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ooooh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The piercing blast of the horn echoed swiftly through the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing it, every orc in battle—Giltar himself and all his warriors—turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar! Roar! Roar! Everyone, charge forward!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without Giltar’s shout, the orc warriors understood the horn’s meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So anyone who didn’t want to doom their families had to give everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the orcs fought desperately, the tide of battle—previously tilting toward the Austin family—began to shift slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it! Why are these bastards suddenly fighting so hard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adams was startled by this sudden turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn’t pre-positioned wagons and debris to block the path,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this single surge from the orcs might have shattered the Austin family’s entire defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All Austin family warriors, hold firm! Just a little longer—Commander-in-Chief’s reinforcements will arrive soon!\" Adams didn’t dare delay—he immediately rallied his troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And indeed, it was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha! Austin kid, don’t worry—I’m here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, above Adams, the Commander-in-Chief arrived riding a Magic Swift Eagle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with him came Duke Hernand, Duke Shatterstone, and Adams’s father, Marquis Austin.\u003C\u002Fp>",1175,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.688Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7c0ef02bcc1b8c12ede7761a3dd927dd322aff7eb2b14c88d761bd6fab0b7459","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-427","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-425",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]