The Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Denmark entered the war long in William's anticipation, and King Harald IV the "Heartless" of Norway and King Swain II of Denmark were both ambitious people, neither of them were fuel-efficient lamps, and they both coveted William's territory, whether it was England, France or Normandy.

Perhaps in their view, the Normans were just a branch of the Norwegian and Danish Vikings, and now ruled England and north-west France by a little fluke, so shouldn't they have taken possession of these territories instead?

How can an illegitimate child have such a vast territory?

It can be said that although the Norwegians and Danes were expelled from England by William, they did not admit that they were defeated by the Normans and withdrew, but that their commander, King Harald IV of Norway, had to return with his army because of the change of throne at home.

This was indeed the case at that time, and if it weren't for Harald's hasty departure from England with a Viking army in order to fight for the throne, William would not have been able to fight the powerful northern princes so easily.

However, to say that the Normans were not as good as the Vikings of Norway and Denmark, William would definitely not admit it, and in his heart one Norman could at least top two or three Normans.

Accompanying this news arrived Russell. Morality. The Earl of Brewell, the head of the spies sent by William to instigate civil strife, is the only one who knows the details of the two countries' troops.

"Your Majesty, Russell. Morality. Breville came to meet him. Earl Russell knelt down in front of William and said.

"Count Russell, do you know the details of the Norwegian and Danish troops, the number and composition of their troops, and what their goals are?" William looked at Earl Russell and asked.

"According to my investigation, the two countries declared war on our Normans, and the largest number of troops was Harald IV of Norway, who sent 23,000 troops and 1,500 large and small Viking longships.

The more powerful King Swain II of Denmark sent a much smaller army, with only 12,000 men and nearly a thousand Viking longships. William, Earl of Russell, stated.

"Oh? It seems that Swain II planned to seize the Kingdom of Norway with the remaining infantry troops in Norway if Harald IV was defeated. ”

On this point, William saw it at once, but it was the determination of Harald IV that led him sideways, and he dared to draw most of the troops in the country to stand with William, was he not afraid of failure? Perhaps Harald IV never thought about what would happen to him if he failed.

"Earl Russell, do you know where their landing place is? We have to be prepared in advance. William then asked.

"Your Majesty, I have limited information in my hands, and I can only judge that their landing site will be the Flanders region, but the specific landing location is unknown." Russell. Morality. Count Brewell shook his head and said.

"All right, Count Russell, you go down first, and you will continue to keep an eye on the Norwegian and Danish armies for me these days." William commanded.

"It's Your Majesty, I'm quitting."

"The Duchy of Flanders? The Duchy of Belgium there was a fief of Duke Andrew, and only half of the Third Army of 7,000 men was stationed, which was really not enough to cope with the combined forces of Norway and Denmark. William pondered.

Considering that the enemy will have more than 35,000 troops landing in Flanders, and the garrison there is only a small number of less than 7,000 troops, not to mention that the HRE princes such as the Duke of Lower Lorraine and the Duke of Holland are also eyeing Flanders, the situation is not optimistic.

"Faller, you go and get Duke Andrew, I have to tell him." William looked at Faller, who was standing beside him. Osborne commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Phaleg took the order and departed.

Soon after, Faller led Andrew, Duke of Belgium, to the audience.

"See Your Majesty." Andrew bowed down and bowed.

"Andrew, this time Norway and Denmark declared war on my Normans, you know at this time." William asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Andrew nodded in response.

"You may not know that the landing site will be your Principality of Belgium, and the Flanders region will be the first to be attacked by the Vikings." William shook his head slightly and said frankly.

Duke Andrew was a little helpless when he heard this, he was canonized by William, and it had only been a few years since he obtained the rich territory of Flanders coast, but he did not expect to suffer the poison of war, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"Don't worry, Andrew, I will give you my full support to defend against the Norwegian and Danish attacks.

Then you will return to Flanders with the headquarters of the Third Legion, and then I will send the Fourth Legion of the Duke of Richard to Flanders to defend the Duchy of Belgium with you.

Two legions of more than 25,000 people, plus some militiamen, relying on the fortifications of the castle to guard the territory is more than enough. William waved his hand and comforted.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Hearing William's words, Andrew felt better, and bowed his head and thanked him.

"So you can return to the territory with the Duke of Richard, and when I solve the Duke of Burgundy, I can lead the army to support you with Flanders, and before that, you must hold on, have confidence?" William instructed earnestly.

"Rest assured, I, Andrew, swear to God that I will defend the coast of Flanders and the Norman kingdom no matter what." Duke Andrew solemnly promised.

"If you have faith, Andrew, go down and prepare." William said with a smile.

Arranged to deal with the Norwegian and Danish invasion of the army, William only felt relieved, to be honest, he was still very worried about the Norwegian and Danish attack, the Vikings were not inferior to the Normans in bravery and cunning, even if William personally led the army to deal with it, it would be very difficult.

But the most important thing now is to defeat the Duke of Burgundy and basically pacify the Kingdom of France, so that William can spare his hand and concentrate on dealing with the invasion of Norway and Denmark.

Three days later, under the city of Dijon, William led the Guards Legion, Duke Andrew's Second Legion, and Roger. Morality. Count Montgomery's Fifth Legion, consisting of 30,000 men, officially launched an assault on the city of Dijon.

Countless boulders the size of millstones, arm-thick crossbow arrows, and one-meter-long arrows smashed on the walls of Dijon City as if endlessly.

The trumpet sounded, and the Norman infantry under the city were pushing the siege towers and siege carts that had been prepared for a long time towards the city walls.

At the same time, William was also ready to blow up the city walls with gunpowder, and in order to end the war as soon as possible, he was ready to put most of the gunpowder reserves into it, in order to successfully break the city at once.