The sky is cloudless, and in this era of no pollution, the blue one is like a precious gem, and it is intoxicating to look at.

If such a scene had appeared in the world that had undergone countless pollution in William's previous life, it might have been a tourist attraction that attracted countless travelers to visit.

But in this day and age, they are accustomed to it, because such scenery is not uncommon, and the difficult life does not give them the leisure to enjoy the dispensable beauty of the scenery.

Now, of course, the sun hasn't been rising for long, and the morning has just passed, and the air is still filled with the moist smell of dew evaporation, which is very comfortable on people's faces.

The environment is pleasant, the scenery is beautiful, but no one has the leisure to enjoy it, because a cruel and bloody war is about to break out, and no one can control their own destiny on the battlefield.

William breathed in the fresh air, oxygen giving his brain a wake-up call.

The army led by the Earl of Cansville had already been set up in formation, waiting for William's army in front of the city wall, and they knew that as long as they left the city, William would not be able to move.

The Earl of Cansville's own army numbered about five hundred, and a relatively neat phalanx was arranged in the middle, although it was not as good as the infantry of Denlenburg, but compared to the other lords' armies, it was already first-class.

And the armies of his vassals were also in a phalanx, clustered around the central phalanx, and the archers also stood at the forefront with bows and arrows, ready to make a round of projectiles while the two sides were fighting.

As for the more than 200 knights they gathered, they followed the Earl of Cannesville, and the nobles also rode their horses and led their knights, ready to charge for a while.

In addition to these, there are more than 400 mercenaries, as mercenaries, their discipline is no different from other mercenaries, they are all loose military discipline, huddled together in a chaotic manner, and there is not even a formation.

They were not even as good as the serf conscripts, and even the conscription troops composed of serfs and citizens who had been alerted were in a relatively visible formation at the behest of the lords.

Whether it works or not, whether it can be maintained first, just they can form a formation, which is much stronger than the mercenaries.

You must know that there are many factors that determine the outcome of a war in the era of cold weapons, including logistics, tactics, morale, intelligence, and weaponry, which are all prerequisites for determining the outcome of a war.

But these no's aside, just from the strategic and tactical aspects, there is a world of difference between having a formation and not having a formation.

The side with the formation can rely on the characteristics given by the formation to cooperate with teammates to strike at the enemy, while the enemy, because there is no formation, is very difficult to cooperate, and may even cause a waste of troops due to the chaos of the formation, some of them are besieged, and the other part is in the center of the chaos and waiting for death.

In the end, the fate of defeat is absolutely inevitable, in terms of formation, William's previous life of the Celestial Empire is the most demanding, from ancient times to the present, the biggest criterion to measure whether an army can fight, is to look at its queue.

Therefore, under the influence of these, William also attached great importance to the discipline and formation of his army, and in addition to physical and strength training and combat skills, all the time he spent training the queue.

This is already a long time ago, today's Denglenburg infantry is such a solemn and neat formation, and the difference between the armies on both sides is immediately apparent when they are compared together.

Originally, the Earl of Cansville's own army was not bad, but compared to the Denlenburg infantry, it was another crush.

On one side, there was no movement, majestic as a mountain, and on the other side, there was some chaos, making a sound like a fly.

William was dressed in a double layer of ornate armor, with a gold-encrusted helmet on his head that had been custom-made to match his status, and he was accompanied by two servants carrying his banner, and forty knights of the Inner Mansion and Urimu and Norwen also walked out of the array with William in the jealous fine armor.

When the Earl of Cansville saw William walking out of the array, he also walked out of the array with dozens of knights directly under him and his more important vassals.

It has become customary for the saints to negotiate wars between wars, and at first the Church was only formulated to prevent the saints from excessively depleting themselves in the civil war.

And let the nobles negotiate before the real fight, hoping to be adjusted and reduce the loss of the power of the Holy Sect world.

This did prevent a lot of wars at the time, but now, isn't that a good enough reason for that war?

Hatred, conflicts, and dignity are the reasons for wars between noble lords, and while negotiating in front of them can prevent some of the wars, most of the time, they are still a formality.

"Greetings, Dear Earl William!"

With a flat smile on his face, the Earl of Cansville greeted William, even though his heart was full of hatred for him, and he wanted to hack him to death on the spot, but he had to maintain politeness and aristocratic demeanor.

"Hello, Dear Earl of Cannesville!"

William also smiled faintly, and the two sides began a lukewarm greeting.

"I'm sorry, Earl Cansville, we don't have a deep enmity between us, although we have been opposed before, but we have not made a feud!"

"However, my feudal king, King Brolin, has waged war against your feudal lord, Duke Bunkerson, and as a nobleman of noble blood and status, I must be loyal to my feudal lord and fulfill my duty!"

"If I win, I will not jeopardize your identity, and with the permission of my feudal king, King Brolin, I will also release you!"

William said that if he did win, he would never release the Earl of Canswell, and he would always have ambitions for territory and population.

Of course, the Earl of Cannesville would not believe William's nonsense, but he also said the same thing: "Rest assured, as a nobleman who values honor, I will also release you with the permission of my lord!" ”

At this point, there was no need to talk about it any further, and after the final goodbye, the two sides returned to their camp.

William returned to his camp and began to dictate to the army.

William looked at the six original Denlenburg nobles who had defected to him beside him, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

He had known for a long time that these six people were very unhappy with him, because he had deprived them of many rights that belonged to them.

Not only that, but they also planned some plans to rebel against William, which they thought would not be known to William, but under the detection of the almost pervasive intelligence system of the Dark Dagger, William still discovered it.

However, William did not do it immediately, but stood still, waiting for them to do it impatiently, because if he did it like this, it would inevitably cause criticism from others, and they would not be able to cause losses to themselves anyway, so they simply kept them.

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