"Thank you for your time, Lord Count!" William said gratefully.

"Oh, nothing, I don't want Fort Sutton to fall into the hands of the enemy, then we will be very passive!"

"But in this battle, you two did a good job, Viscount Lausas's strength is so strong, you two can still hold it!" The Earl looked at the two of them and said politely approvingly.

"Our large army will arrive soon, about four or five days, that is, after the decisive battle, take care of your wounds, and the battlefield is indispensable for you, the fox of Denglenburg."

Subsequently, William and Baron Bair left the earl's room, and the defense of the city wall was completely handed over to the earl, and the knights led the town guard to take charge.

William was in charge of inspecting his own army every day, and lying down in bed to recuperate from his wounds, and his wounds healed a lot over the course of a few days, and as long as he didn't exercise too vigorously, there would be no problems.

"Lord Earl! Enemies outside the castle are cutting down trees, presumably trying to build siege towers! "A knight who had been placed on the city wall wanted to report to the Count.

"What? Build siege towers? Take a look with your weapons! So saying, the Count called the servant, dressed himself in armor and helmet, and went out of the room.

He followed the knight up to the watchtower behind the wall, leaned against the battlements, and poked his head out of the castle.

The height of the watchtower was much higher than the city wall, seven or eight meters, enough to see the enemy's every move outside.

I saw that the enemy soldiers were walking to and from the forest with axes, a small part of the forest had been cut down, and the trees were being processed by some people, apparently the wood was used to make siege equipment.

The Count held on to the battlements and looked worriedly at the enemies below, who had already begun to make siege engines, and it was clear that they were not going to wait for a decisive battle later, but to take the castle now.

"Do they really want to take the castle now? Didn't the Earl of Consville think about the consequences if he couldn't take it? The Count thought to himself.

"Guys, I don't know what your team thinks about this?" The Count went down and summoned all the nobles and informed them of the matter.

The nobles below frowned, although they did not doubt the news, but there were definitely doubts.

"How dare they attack the city like this? If they can't attack, they will fall into a very passive situation! Viscount Raul questioned.

"I don't know yet, maybe the Earl of Surveysville thinks he is sure of victory!" William interjected.

After William's words, the room fell silent, and everyone pondered the matter.

At this moment, the Count tapped his hand on the table and said, "There is no point in thinking about this, all we need to think about is how to defend and crush the enemy's attack!" ”

"Baron William, as the Fox of Denlenburg, one of my wisest vassals, what do you think we should do first?" The Count asked with a smile.

"Yes, Earl William should have a way!" Viscount Raul also said helpfully.

All the nobles looked at him like this, and Viscount Cowen also looked at him with a pair of dead fish eyes with a blank face.

"This ......" William hesitated, he didn't have much to do to deal with the situation in front of him.

The reputation of the Fox of Denglenburg was based entirely on his knowledge of the nobles, and he was not outstanding in terms of intelligence and combat attainments.

Seeing William's silence, Viscount Curvin showed a gloating expression, if William couldn't say anything, it would undoubtedly be a huge blow to his prestige.

"I think...... We should take the initiative and destroy the tower as soon as they finish making it, and if they want to make it again, it will be a few days, and then our large army will arrive, so we won't be afraid of them attacking the city! William thought for a long time before he came up with such a solution that could not be regarded as a solution.

"Huh...... Baron William is really wise, are you embarrassed to say such a solution? There are more than 6,000 enemies outside, and you want us to give up the advantage of the city wall and take the initiative to attack? ”

"You can't be an undercover agent sent by the Earl of Surveysville!" Viscount Curvin sneered at William.

When he said this, William suddenly became angry, the method he finally came up with was criticized for being useless, who would be happy? Even if there is some truth in what Viscount Cowen said.

"Huh, do you mean that Viscount Cowen wants us to use these walls more than three meters high to resist the enemy's siege towers? How many casualties can enemy archers inflict on us alone? Have you thought about it? William asked.

"Humph! At least I won't let the knights face more than 6,000 enemies, this is simply death, and the Earl of Conceville also has more than 200 knights in his hands, so you let the knights die like this? Viscount Curvin roared loudly, arguing with William-for-tat.

William and Viscount Cowen did not use honorifics when they spoke to each other, and the contradiction between the two was obvious to all nobles, which was also the result of the Earl's deliberate connivance.

"That's it! Don't be noisy! In the room, the lights flickered, reflecting everyone in the light of the day, and the Count slapped the table to stop the quarrel between the two.

"You two insist on your own opinions, and I can't help it, Baron William, you have to admit that what Viscount Cowen said also has some truth!" The Earl said.

"Yes, sir, but ......" William was interrupted before he could finish his words.

"I don't want to hear you continue to quarrel, if you want to carry out your plan, then ask your comrades to see if anyone answers your call to go out of the city to fight, and I will let you out, but you must think that I promise, even if it is not successful, I will return to the castle with most of the knights!" The Count spoke directly of his opinion.

"I see, sir!" William nodded and said approvingly.

He began to look around, and among the nobles of Denlenburg, he was quite popular.

"In this way, I can hand over the twenty-five knights in my hands to you to command, but you have to fight for the opinions of my vassals!" Viscount Raul said.

"Thank you so much for your support, Viscount Raul, I will never forget how you helped me!" William said gratefully.

"I'm sorry Baron William, my knights can't be handed over to you, they have to guard the castle as a core force!" The Count coughed lightly.

In the end, William made up more than ninety knights who were willing to follow him out of the city to fight, of course, this was their will to be crowned.

It can be seen that William's popularity is quite good, in addition to the conservative nobles, the nobles who have a bad relationship with William, and the nobles who are afraid of losses, they can also make up more than 90 people, which is nearly one-third of the number of everyone.

Two days later, when the engineering tower in the forest was almost finished, and only the final assembly step remained, William immediately gathered all the nobles and knights who were willing to go out of the city with him, plus his own thirty heavy cavalry, a total of more than one hundred and twenty men, and rode to the city gate.