Chapter 83: Cutting off the back road

After handing over the knights of Tim to William and Sir Hubert for execution, the huge problem of what to do with the two hundred Upper Burgundian knights, three hundred regular infantry, and more than seven hundred levies in Baron Richard's camp was thus placed in the hands of Baron Richard.

Although Baron Richard had previously told Knight Tim that he would smoothly take over the more than 1,000 soldiers under the command of Earl Kay, it was not as simple as he said.

Baron Richard's army was about to outnumber half of the Upper Burgundian army of the Count of Cay, and it did not form an overwhelming advantage over them, and if a few of them slipped through the net and returned to the camp to report to the Burgundian knights, they would be the first to attack, and it would be Baron Richard's side who suffered.

William, who was face to face with Baron Richard, looked at his sad appearance, and wanted to help Baron Richard, not only out of concern for Baron Richard, but also for William himself.

In fact, if Baron Richard had only attributed Knight Tim's death to their own assassination failure, and begged William not to reveal what had happened, it would have been very likely that Baron Richard would have maintained a rapprochement with Count Call, at least he would have been able to maintain strict neutrality and balance between William and Count Call.

However, as long as Baron Richard moved Count Kay's army, no matter what reason he did, no matter what method he did, even if he returned these troops to Count Kay, he would eventually be regarded as an unforgivable act of betrayal, and in the end he would have to join William's camp.

"Your Excellency Baron Richard, are you worried about the Upper Burgundian knights in your barracks? Worried that they will be bad for your army? William asked knowingly, pretending to be concerned.

"Yes! There must have been quite a few Burgundian knights who had fled the camp and returned to the camp to report the news, and if they were the first to strike, my army would probably suffer a big loss if they were caught off guard! Baron Richard shook his head slightly and sighed with a sigh on his face.

"Then let me help you! Then I will send about eight hundred knights and their retinues, a thousand foot cavalry, and a hundred personal guards, who will go under the command of Sir Hubert to help you put down the rebellion. William looked sincere, and said in a sincere tone:

"And I'm going with you, just as I want to meet Ferdinand, son of Sir Martin, whom you have so often praised. Grylls! ”

"No, how can this bother you, His Highness William? What's more, it's so dangerous there, how can you get into danger yourself? Baron Richard shook his head and refused.

"Please accept your help no matter what, I believe that my respect and help to you are from the heart!" William looked at Richard with a clear look on his forehead, and said with a sincere look.

"This—" Baron Richard pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

After obtaining the permission of Baron Richard, William immediately ordered the generals present to act, among which Knight Nelson was transferred to command the knight legion of 800 men, Sir Hubert commanded the main force of 1,000 men, Faller led the cavalry of his personal guard companion 100 men to protect William's left and right, and also called 500 light and heavy cavalry led by Knight Rodrigo.

After receiving William's order, the named generals began to move, and in less than two quarters of an hour, all the troops had been assembled under the city of Alençon, including an army of 2,400 men, including more than 800 light and heavy cavalry.

Baron Richard's strong execution, a large number of elite soldiers, and a large cavalry all gave Baron Richard a great shock, and he couldn't help but be glad that he didn't listen to Knight Tim's nonsense and took the initiative to attack William.

"Let's go!" With a wave of his right hand, William commanded his army with great momentum towards the camp of the Richards, two miles away.

A team of nearly 3,000 people, of which the number of cavalry has even reached the scale of 1,000 people, this is such a terrifying military strength, and it can only be such a scale after the full support of Robert, Count of Evreux, and the alliance with Baron Richard.

After an hour-long march, William and Baron Richard finally led their troops to a small hill not far from the coalition camp and looked down at the coalition camp.

At this time, the coalition camp was full of smoke and fire, and the shouts of killing came and went, as if it was due to the sudden attack of the Upper Burgundian knights that caught the Richard side off guard in a panic, and for a time could not withstand the surprise attack of the forward army led by the Upper Burgundian knights.

Riding on his horse, William saw that a group of men and horses were busy but not chaotic, and the organization of a young knight put up an orderly resistance, effectively covering the retreat of friendly troops and buying them precious time to regroup.

"Who is that young knight? Is there a famous general? William asked, pointing to the young knight.

"He, he's what I call Sir Martin's son, Ferdinand. Grylls! ”

At this, the muscles of Baron Richard's face twitched, and he didn't know if he felt heartache for the loss of his soldiers, or regret for giving this excellent young man to him with his own hands.

"Let's attack, your army can't seem to hold up!"

Saying that, William ignored Baron Richard's embarrassed expression, waved his hand to the left and right generals and gave orders.

"Yes!"

The generals opened their mouths, led by the cavalry led by Knight Nelson and Knight Rodrigo, followed by the cavalry of Baron Richard and the cavalry of William's personal guard, while the large number of infantry behind them spread out in formation under the command of Sir Hubert, and the left and right flanks began to outflank the enemy.

The battle was a show of William's performance, and the cavalry, several times the number of the Upper Burgundian knights, accelerated down the downhill and crashed directly into the rear of the enemy with the terrifying impact of the speechless Lunbu.

Almost instantly, 400 men were killed on the spot by the spears, while the surviving soldiers fled as if they were mad, and the surging rout completely broke up the formation of the Burgundian knights in front of them, and then they were pulled off their horses and killed on the spot by the William's infantry who came up, and only a few knights and soldiers who were quick to surrender were stocked.

The fighting gradually subsided, and the more than 1,000 troops of the Count of Kay had been completely annihilated by William, and more than 1,000 of the Agenton troops under William's command had survived.

Despite the joy of victory, Baron Richard could not be happier.

More than 1,000 people, including 200 Upper Burgundian knights, were wiped out by William, and few survived, which is too cruel.

This is simply cutting off Baron Richard's back road! At least after this incident, the relationship between Baron Richard and Count Kay will turn completely hostile, and it may not be long before Baron Richard will have to join William's camp.