[{"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-472":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},2338935,4572,"Chapter 472","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-472",472,"\u003Cp>\"Hah! Human Supreme Commander, I told you long ago to surrender peacefully, but you squandered my kindness!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about it now? Do you regret it? How does the taste of hunger and despair feel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the foot of the mountain behind Lindongcheng, this is the only entrance into Lindongbao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beast King arrived, surrounded by a group of chieftains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the Supreme Commander and the high nobles on the city gate, he grinned broadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although two-thirds of the human forces still escaped into Lindongbao, the fortress is too small; even with the surrounding slopes, these seventy to eighty thousand people have crammed the entire mountain to bursting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add to that the lack of food and water on the mountain, and within three or four days, these bastards are dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either they’ll starve or die of thirst atop Lindongbao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or they’ll be forced to descend the mountain and be slaughtered by our beastman warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way, the Beast King finds it perfectly pleasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beast King, don’t get too cocky! Even if there’s the faintest hope left, our human army will never surrender!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, I’ve received word that our reinforcements will arrive in three days. Once they come, we’ll be safe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the Beast King’s mockery, the Army Supreme Commander showed no emotion, instead replying with even greater volume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the Supreme Commander sounded certain and confident, instantly planting a glimmer of hope in the soldiers who had been plunged into despair and panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was precisely the effect the Army Supreme Commander wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, to make it more convincing, he continued, \"Beast King, if you’re smart enough, you’ll withdraw immediately from our Griffin Kingdom. Otherwise, your beastman army will face annihilation at the hands of our human forces!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah! Human Supreme Commander, at this point, what good are your lies to keep you safe for a day or two? In a few days, you’ll starve to death, and your lies will unravel on their own—no need for me to lift a finger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beast King saw right through the Supreme Commander’s trick, but he didn’t care at all—only scorn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the Beast King, the Supreme Commander’s tactic was utterly childish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they delay a few more days, the outcome won't change!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, he wouldn’t need to do anything—the Supreme Commander’s lie would collapse by itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beast King, if you don’t believe me, then wait and see! Victory will belong to our royal army!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, the Army Supreme Commander turned and left the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew too many words invite mistakes; he must avoid prolonged conversation with the Beast King to keep the lesser nobles and soldiers uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gentlemen, my scheme may temporarily stabilize the situation, but you all know the reality better than I need to explain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In three or four days at most, we’ll collapse completely. Time is critical—we must decide now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the war council hall, the Army Supreme Commander shed his confident demeanor, replaced by deep worry and unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Supreme Commander, I still propose what I said before: of the entire royal army, only the three thousand royal cavalry may keep their horses for the breakout—every other warhorse must be left behind!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All other horses—including mine and the Lieshi family’s—must be slaughtered for meat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only then does our army still have a slim chance of breaking out; otherwise, if soldiers are underfed, even if they attempt a breakout, few will survive!\" Duke Hernade spoke immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, Hernade. I won’t sacrifice my thousand warhorses to feed your peasant serfs. If you want to kill your own or other families’ horses, I won’t stop you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But not a single horse from the Lieshi family will be touched!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Duke Lieshi immediately countered Hernade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason the three still needed to deliberate was precisely over how many warhorses to slaughter for stew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The value of warhorses was unquestionable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Hernade believed that, to ensure a breakout, all warhorses belonging to noble families—except the three thousand royal cavalry—must be killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would not only feed the elite soldiers of each noble house but also give the lesser nobles’ serfs some meat broth to regain strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the serf soldiers of lesser nobles were weak fighters, feeding them meat seemed wasteful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But without them, the elite soldiers of the great nobles would suffer devastating losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Hernade was willing to sacrifice the horses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Duke Lieshi thought feeding the lesser nobles’ serfs was pure waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he likely simply couldn’t bear to lose his own thousand horses!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hernade frowned. The situation was urgent—there was no time to argue with Duke Lieshi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Duke Lieshi, since you won’t slaughter your family’s horses, then your family must find your own food. You have no objection, do you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph! I have no objection. I’ll simply slaughter all my draft horses—enough to feed my own men!\" Duke Lieshi sneered. Of course he had no objection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then it’s settled! At dawn, we begin slaughtering the horses to restore the soldiers’ strength!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the three leaders of the army finally reached consensus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horses would begin being slaughtered from today onward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because converting food into energy takes time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, Supreme Commander, there’s something we feel we must take seriously now!\" Hernade spoke again after the horse-slaughtering matter was settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Commander sensed it immediately. \"Duke Hernade, you mean the beastman spies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly. Beastman spies in the kingdom weren’t new before—but previously, they were low-ranking, at most passing along minor intelligence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But in this campaign, from the arson that destroyed our grain stores to the five hundred beastmen who infiltrated the city undetected, it proves we have a high-ranking spy within our army!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Commander nodded, clearly agreeing with Hernade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This spy must be of high rank—otherwise, how could he have set fire inside Lindongbao or slipped five hundred beastmen in silently?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we don’t uncover this spy, not only will our royal army be doomed, but the kingdom’s future security may be jeopardized.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But all our attention has been focused on the beastmen outside the city—we’ve had no time to hunt for the spy,\" the Supreme Commander said helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Supreme Commander, I have an idea for uncovering the spy: start by investigating how the beastmen infiltrated the city tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lately, because the lesser noble soldiers lack food and their combat power has plummeted, night watches have been assigned exclusively to the great nobles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And investigating among great noble soldiers is far easier than among lesser nobles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All we need to do is check whether any of tonight’s watch commanders showed unusual behavior—and we’ll know if the spy is among them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Commander instantly understood Hernade’s meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the night watch on the walls showed no irregularities, then one of the great nobles on duty tonight must be the beastman spy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the night watch did have an incident, then the spy is almost certainly not among tonight’s duty commanders.\u003C\u002Fp>",1157,"2026-06-20T22:44:02.688Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d3945f3528ee42b2c8ea1eb4906ac2faba2bd98a0564789ba2ce96e577dca21c","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-473","warlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-chapter-471",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarlord-starting-with-daily-intelligence-cover.jpg"]