William sat on his throne in the main hall of the palace, and below him, on both sides of the hall, the noble vassals were arranged in two columns according to their titles and positions.

Standing at the forefront were Chancellor Ladolph and Duke Hubert, and William's noble vassals were faintly headed by the two and standing behind each of them.

If it weren't for the fact that the Duke of Richard had not come to England with William because he was responsible for guarding Normandy, the three of them would have fought over who would be the first to stand first.

William's gaze then reached out, and the barons under his jurisdiction were named Lanceling, Baron of Buckingham. Buckingham and Baron Afras Robert. Morality. Conteville was the leader, with two sides of the column.

Baron Buckingham was William's Commander of the Civilian Army, responsible for the command of the Civilian Army in the Kingdom of England's direct territories, with no less than a standing main army.

Because of the great responsibility and prestige of the Baron of Buckingham, the barons who were canonized in the Kingdom of England were willing to take him as their head.

Robert. Morality. Cantwell was William's half-brother, and after the conquest of England, William canonized Geoffrey, the former Baron of Afrache. Morality. After Mantville became the earl, he canonized the Barony of Afrache, which belonged to him, to his brother Robert.

As for William's other half-brother, Otto. Morality. In Conteville, William appointed him bishop of Bayeux and wanted Otto to be the successor to Hamelin, Archbishop of Normandy.

William had very high hopes for his two younger brothers, hoping that he would be his right-hand man and help him control the secular aristocracy and the Christian church in England and Normandy.

Because Robert. Morality. The kinship between Conteville and William was no more honorable in the Norman kingdom than the two dukes Andrew, Duke of Belgium and Hubert, Duke of Anjou.

Thus, the barons outside the Kingdom of England were headed by Robert, Baron of Afras, and even several barons canonized on the shores of the English Channel.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have gathered you here to discuss with you the extermination of the traitors......

Perhaps because the kingdom was first established and the Normans did not form a perfect relationship with the court rules, William did not care about much red tape at this meeting, and directly proposed the topic of this meeting.

"Master Hubert, what insights do you have to share with us." William looked at Duke Hubert's confident look at the next head, and knew that he must have formulated a relevant strategy in his heart.

As the saying goes, "one man counts short, two counts long", and perhaps Duke Hubert's strategy inspired William a little.

"Your Majesty, if you want to put an end to the rebellion in England, you must first destroy the three strongest rebels, namely Godwin, Earl of Cornwall. Edric and Grufiz in Cornwall, Schulsbury and Tostig in East Anglia. Godwinson.

These three rebel armies were located in the east, west, and north corners of the Kingdom of England, and were not closely connected with each other, so our army could first defeat the Earl of Cornwall, the closest to Wessex, and with the help of powerful siege equipment and gunpowder weapons, our army would surely win.

As for Edric and Grufiz of Schusebury, Earl of Westmoreland can be made to make Ferdinand, Earl of Westmoreland. Grylls joined the other Earls in encircling them, believing that their power would be enough to exterminate them.

Immediately after the elimination of the Earl of Cornwall, our army should march on East Anglia and attack Tostig, which is the greatest threat to us. Godwinson. ”

The strategy proposed by Count Hubert was clear and well-reasoned, which convinced everyone present and coincided with William's ideas.

"Lord Hubert, I appreciate your strategy and have decided to adopt it." William smiled and nodded to Duke Hubert and said:

"I wonder how you're going to wipe out the small rebel forces in the counties of the Duchy of Wessex? If we do not destroy them, there will be no peace in my territories, and the safety of the transportation of military supplies will not be guaranteed. ”

"Back to Your Majesty, to deal with these small rebel forces, using your elite standing army to collect them is undoubtedly a knife to kill chickens, which will not only take time, but will also arouse the vigilance of those three rebels.

I am proposing to you a man who is up to the task of destroying the rebels in the Wessex counties, and he is Lanceling, Baron of Buckingham. Morality. Lord Buckingham. Duke Hubert said confidently.

"Oh? Lord Lancelin, Baron Buckingham, he is the head of my people's army, I know his ability, but relying only on the weak people's army troops, I am afraid that I will not be able to destroy the rebels in the territory in a short time. William followed Duke Hubert's gaze to Baron Buckingham and said to Duke Hubert.

With less than a year since William had acquired the counties of the Duchy of Wessex and the other southern territories of England, he could not fully assemble the Nationalist army in such a short period of time.

Not to mention that the counties of Wessex were full of England hostile to the Normans, which made it extremely difficult for William to recruit militia locally.

Therefore, up to now, the civil army of the Duchy of Wessex has even reached half of the strength, and only the key counties such as Wessex, Oxfordshire, Kent, and Middlesex have formed a full civilian army, and the civilian army units of the other counties cannot be formed at all.

"Your Majesty, please believe me, I, Baron Buckingham, Lansling, am willing to swear to God that I will be able to destroy the rebels in the counties of Wessex." Buckingham Baron Lansling stepped out of the crowd, stepped forward and knelt down in front of William, looked at William with a determined look in his eyes, and said.

In the Norman Kingdom and the Kingdom of England under William's leadership, the Normans attached great importance to military merit, and as long as they made enough military achievements, they could be appreciated by William and canonized as high nobles such as earls and dukes.

Now there was an opportunity to earn military merit in front of Baron Buckingham, how could he not seize the opportunity.

"Well, Baron Buckingham, I will entrust you with the task of destroying the rebels in the Wessex counties." William nodded slightly, and said: "You would think that the number of civilian troops is limited and the combat strength is not strong. Morality. The eight barons, including Conteville, and their troops are assigned to you to command.

It is believed that with their help, the operation to exterminate the rebels will be more certain. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Although Baron Buckingham was reluctant to have other nobles share in his military exploits, he did not dare to refuse in the face of William's kindness, so he had to kowtow and agree.

"Baron Robert of Franche."

William called his brother Robert by name, and Robert immediately knelt down in front of William, waiting for orders.

"Robert, you must obey the orders of Baron Buckingham and ask him for advice this time, I have high hopes for you."

William let his younger brother Robert. Morality. Conteville's participation in this counterinsurgency operation, which was not difficult, naturally had the intention of promoting him.

As the saying goes, when a father and son go into battle, William considered that the Normandy family was thin, and he was often worried that his vassals would have different intentions to replace him, so he deliberately promoted the members of the family, including William's two closest half-brothers.