At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun was at its hottest, under the city of Alençon, the flag of the double lion on a red background fluttered in the wind, more than 2,000 infantry and more than 300 cavalry gathered in front of the west gate of Alençon, while William sent 200 light cavalry to monitor and block the enemy's escape.

William looked up at Mayor Scott on the city gate, laughed, pointed at Scott and said loudly, "Haha! Mayor Scott! Killed the blockade of Earl Kay of Mortan, offended his biggest backer, and even dared to resist and not surrender, don't you think my William's sword is not sharp? ”

As soon as the words fell, a platoon of soldiers who had already been arranged repeated William's words to the soldiers at the West City Gate with iron horns.

The soldiers on the tower of the city gate heard William's shout, and they all looked at each other with worried expressions.

Mayor Scott didn't give up, and shouted directly at William, who was three hundred meters away: "Bastard William, you will die of this heart, we will not surrender." ”

Faced with Mayor Scott's stiff answer, William persuaded with a somewhat bad attitude: "Mayor Scott, don't hold on, you should know that your few hundred troops can't support my attack in one round." While you still have your life, you should surrender early, ahahaha! ”

"Bastard Ji Xiaomu, you grandson of a lowly shoemaker, unless you make me a pair of boots, I won't surrender to you!"

"Good! Good! Good! Today I'm going to send you all to hell. ”

William was furious at Mayor Scott's curse, his back molars rattled on the ground, and he gave the order with a wave of his right hand.

In a short time, hundreds of captives were brought up, perhaps guessing what William wanted to do, and they all cried and shouted to their mothers on their knees.

William's army also had some means of dealing with these captives, first taking a few of the most vicious captives and executing them on the spot in front of all the captives.

Then there was the promise that as long as they could open the city gates, they would be pardoned, and they would become tenant farmers in the manor under the name of His Royal Highness William, with dozens of acres of land.

As soon as the coercion was lured, the captives did not cry, but took the short guns captured by William, carried the captured ladders, and showed a longing look towards the city of Alençon.

"Attack."

With a wave of William's right hand, the hundreds of captives were driven by a hundred Norman light infantry and rushed to Alençon in an orderly manner.

In the face of the surging former comrades-in-arms, the town militia on the city gate tower was also hesitant, not only what to do.

"Shoot, shoot, soldiers. Don't let them rush up the walls, or you'll be the next to die. "Mayor Scott, who was upstairs at the gates, shouted unwillingly, and loudly threatened the soldiers with death to fight.

However, Mayor Scott's shouting was of no avail, as the town militia on the city walls seemed to consciously let the captives rushing up the ladder occupy the city gates, always keeping a certain distance from the captives.

In a few moments, hundreds of captives and a hundred Norman light infantry easily took the gate tower and opened the heavy oak gates to welcome William into the city.

William didn't expect to take the city gate so easily, and he thought that he might have to sacrifice the lives of hundreds or thousands of captives.

This can only be said to be the desire of William's side.

"Sir Hubert, steward of Osborne, you must be the first to send men to occupy the town hall, the storehouses, the trading houses, the residences of the rich merchant councillors, etc., and make sure that the rebels do not let the rebels rob us of our booty." William instructed Sir Hubert and Steward Osborne.

"Yes, His Royal Highness William (Young Master)." Both bowed down and took the order.

As William led his army into Alençon, hundreds of town militia members who had been stationed in the city surrendered on their knees, and the mayor of Scott was tied up and offered to William.

Looking at Scott's depressed appearance, William also sighed, lamenting that if he had lost the previous war, he might not even get this fate.

William rode his horse in front of Scott, the corners of his mouth hooked, and he chuckled: "Scott, did you ever think that you would end up like this when you rebelled? ”

"Humph! I only hated myself for handing over the army to Jonathan in Upper Burgundy, and I only hated myself for not doing everything in my power to defeat you. Scott said, with a look of hatred on his face.

"Hahahaha! Now that you are the losers, you will have to accept the consequences of your own making, especially since you have insulted me and the honor of the Normandy family, so you will be hanged in the town square. William shook his head slightly and said with a smile.

"You can't do that, Your Highness William." Hearing that William was going to execute himself, Scott begged for forgiveness with tears in his eyes: "Please spare me, as long as you agree, I will give you all my possessions." I promise! ”

"Scott, are you in the thick of a burnt head? Can't I take the traitor's riches myself? William shook his head and refused.

"No, no! You demon, you're going to hell. Scott's request was rejected by William, and in despair, he cursed at William repeatedly.

"Humph! Just enjoy the last night on your own. ”

William ignored the roar of the defeated dog, and continued into the city along the central street with a hundred cavalry guards.

Along the way, William saw many soldiers looting residents and shops under the leadership of their respective company commanders, but they had no intention of stopping them.

These behaviors are the tacit rules of the medieval army, how can there be a city that is not looted in this era?

William had no choice but to turn a blind eye to this, as long as he didn't find out that there was a vicious incident of murder and strong X, William would let them go.

You must know that in addition to the more than 400 direct soldiers he brought with him, the rest of the soldiers were either private soldiers recruited by the knights from the manor, or direct soldiers of William's uncle and grandfather, the Earl of Evreux, and these did not require William to pay military salaries.

The 2,000 soldiers had no fixed pay, so they had to resort to plundering instead.

Of course, it is not that William's direct army does not sack the city, in fact, long before entering the city, William had already instructed Sir Hubert and Osborne's butler to give priority to looting the mansions, warehouses and other places of the wealthy merchants.

As for the proceeds of their plunder, they were distributed by William himself, of course, according to the principle of more work and more reward.

In this regard, William couldn't help but sigh that the army was not a direct disadvantage, if it weren't for William's army and a large number of knights and their troops, this rich city would have been emptied by William long ago.