Just as William was leading his army towards Paris, the good news came that the Comte Rodrigo, who presided over the western battlefield, had defeated the army of the Duke of Anjou and the combined army of the Duchy of Poitou with his weak forces, and now he was planning to march towards the Duchy of Anjou in an attempt to seize the county of Anjou, to which the Duke of Anjou belonged.

For this decision of Count Rodrigo, of course, William raised his hands in favor, and the gradual cannibalization of the Duchy of Anjou was the strategic goal that William had designated two years ago, and Count Rodrigo's actions coincided with William's goal.

As long as William could take the county of Anjou, then the Duke of Anjou, Jofroy, would have to flee to his domain, the county of Maple, so that with only two counties, it would be even more impossible for him to defeat Normandy.

Dealing with the Duchy of Anjou, a duke that will come sooner or later, William cannot be anxious, he must encroach and encroach step by step, completely digest the seized land, and eliminate all the hostile nobles.

In this way, William could truly get the entire Duchy of Anjou, rather than seize a principality full of hostile aristocratic forces.

At the same time, south of Paris and Orleans, Ferdinand I's army of 25,000 was passing through the border between the counties of Bourbon and Bourges, less than 500 miles from Paris, and at a march of thirty miles a day, Ferdinand I's Spanish army could reach Paris in less than twenty days.

"My good son-in-law could not have imagined that he might defeat his king, Henry I, and bring the King of France and his allies to ruin." Ferdinand I sighed with a relieved smile on his face as he took the information in his hand.

"This is your vision, you have long chosen such a capable and young duke as your son-in-law." Mondo, Count of Brasagan, immediately came up and complimented.

As one of the few counts in Spain to seal the city, Mondo, Count of Brasakgan, has always been cautious, holding his tail and behaving, often taking the opportunity to please and flatter Ferdinand I, here he has to sigh in his heart: "My heart is so tired." ”

Most of the territory of the three kingdoms of Spain is now under the direct jurisdiction of Ferdinand I, and only he, Count of Brassagan, Count of Astorga Odonio, and Count of Portugal are vassals of Ferdinand I, and they have to be cautious and flattering when facing the powerful Ferdinand I.

No, O'Donio, Count of Astoga, also came up and flattered Ferdinand I.

"All right, go back and lead your troops, we must speed up, and we must reach Paris within two weeks, or we will be absent from this feast, and my son-in-law will not be able to wait." Ferdinand I just laughed and ordered.

"Yes, my lord." Everyone bowed down and took leave.

After waiting for the nobles to leave, Ferdinand I fixed his eyes on the back of the Count of Brasakgan, trying to see something, because in the past two days he had always received information about the Count of Brasakgan's large-scale purchase of weapons, which was obviously unreasonable, and it must have been a conspiracy and rebellion brewing by the Count of Brasakgan.

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Eight days later, William and his army arrived outside Paris, where he and Hubert each held up a bronze monocular, observing the city's defenses.

"His Royal Highness William, the walls of this Paris city are very tall and strong, and there seem to be many soldiers stationed here, and the city of Paris is not easy to attack." Hubert put away his monoculars, turned his head to look at William, and said.

"It's just a bunch of dry bones in the mound, the elite of King Henry I of France has been wiped out, and there are only some improvised militiamen standing on the walls, so there is nothing to fear.

But my target is not limited to this, the Île de la Cité is not far away, and my enemy, King Henry I of France, is in the castle-royal palace on the Île de la Cité. William pointed with his right hand to the island in the middle of the Seine, not far away, and to the majestic castle and palace on the island.

"But... We are not strong enough to completely encircle the Île de la Cité and the city of Paris, so we can only choose to encircle one side and send troops to monitor the other. Count Hubert was puzzled.

"It's okay, let's send troops to surround the Sythius first, and my navy and dragon warship formation will come to our aid, and the most important goal now is to take Henry I prisoner and force him to agree to our terms.

As for this Parisian city, I admit that it is tempting, but at the moment I cannot take Paris, so it is not very important to me, just send troops to watch it.

Moreover, I have received the news that my father-in-law, His Majesty Ferdinand I, is passing through Orleans with an army of twenty-five thousand, and that his army of twenty-five thousand is about to arrive in Paris, so that we can not worry at all about the lack of troops. William explained to Hubert at length.

Earl Hubert was very pleased to receive William's reasoned reply, after several major wars, William has become a general with great strategic command ability, whether it is the accurate judgment of the situation, or the superb attainments of strategic command, William has performed very well.

Then, according to William's orders, Count Hubert led the First Army to surround the Île de la Cité, and cooperated with the arriving fleet of the Seine to jointly blockade the Île de la Cité.

The Third Legion, led by Faller, was in charge of keeping an eye on the city, and after unleashing the prisoners of war at Bonival to the arriving Osborne steward, he hurried to Paris to join William, where he came in handy.

The Third Legion, though small in number and not elite enough, was more than enough to deal with the militia of the city, and the standing army of 6,000 was enough to crush several times the militia force, even if it had just been formed.

For several days, William and Earl Hubert led their troops to besiege the Île de la Cité, not doing nothing but waiting there, but busily directing the troops to cut down trees and build a pontoon bridge over the Île de la Cité.

With this pontoon, I could easily march on the Île de la Cité and transport a large number of troops to the Île de la Cité, rather than going along the narrow Pier.

William and his army were busy, and the French on the Île de la Cité were not idle, and when they discovered William's pontoon bridge, they regarded it as the greatest threat, and within two days they sent troops several times to prepare to burn the half-built pontoon bridge.

However, William would not let them succeed easily, and William's army fended off several surprise attacks by the French on the island of the Cité, ruthlessly crushing the opposing army.

As time passed, Henry I, who had been seated, had to go out of the palace and personally help the various counts and factions in the castle.