Three days later, when William received a letter of engagement from the other party, William had already passed by his birthplace, Falaise Castle, and marched west.

"Dong Fu Long?" William thought about the place where he had made an appointment with the Count of Jofroy of Anjou, and recalled in his mind: "Falais, who has just passed, is sixty miles away from Donfron, and at the speed of a day's march of twenty miles, it will take at least three days to reach Donfron, and if the other party sets out from Afranche to Donfron, it will also be more than sixty miles, and the distance between the two is about the same, depending on who arrives at the battlefield first."

The side that arrives on the battlefield first has time to make some arrangements on the battlefield, which is beneficial to winning the war. ”

"Hubert, do you know where Donfdragon is?" William was not familiar with Donflon, and he still needed to consult Baron Hubert for knowledge of military geography, he was a veteran who had followed William's father, Duke Robert, in the northern and southern wars for several years.

"Dong Fulong, is this the location of this battle?" Baron Hubert touched his chin and muttered for a moment, and said: "This is the closest place between the county of Mortan and the county of Enman in Anjou, and it is only less than fifty miles away from the enemy's important town of Mayenne. ”

"It doesn't matter, the priest can't run the church and the monastery, as long as he defeats them, can the county of Enman still run, if he dares to escape again, I will occupy the entire county of Enman." William didn't care about this, he didn't care whether the other party would flee at all, in William's opinion, if the Count of Anjou chose to fight here, it showed that the other party was scared, timid, and wanted to retreat and flee before the battle.

Although William had a contemptuous view of the Count of Joufrooy of Anjou, it was for all the generals and soldiers present to see that no one knew whether a war would be won or lost, even if William's side was much more powerful than the Duke of Anjou's.

Now the only thing William can do is to show his bravery and self-confidence to his soldiers, and tell them that the army of the Duke of Anjou is nothing great, they are cowards, and victory belongs to you.

Although William said so, he was full of contempt for the army of Anjou, but in psychology William still attached great importance to the Count of Joaffroy and the army of Anjou, and every tactical strategy William had to discuss repeatedly with Baron Hubert before making a decision.

Hurrying along the way, William finally arrived near the town of Donflon before the arrival of Anjou's army of 20,000.

It was a town, but it was a dilapidated town, with only a few walls made of dirt and logs, and the few young inhabitants of the town were recruited by William to cut wood, and the rest of the captives were placed in the rear towns.

Near the town of Donfrancon, there is a river called La Varenne, a 40-kilometre (25-mi) river in Normandy, France, that flows along the ramparts, and is a tributary of the river LaArques.

The Varennes River, a modest river, is located on the west side of the city of Donflon, and William can use the tidal flats of the river to build a sniper position to hinder the attack.

On the east and west sides of the Varenne River, there is a dense forest that grows in a dense area, although the forest is not very large, at most less than a kilometer in circumference, but on the battlefield William and the Anjou armies can use the trees to shield themselves from the damage of each other's bows and arrows, which is very disadvantageous for William, who has a large number of longbowmen and Norman archers.

Therefore, the first thing William did when he arrived here was to destroy the dense forests on the west bank of the Varenne River with axes and fires before the other party arrived on the battlefield, so that the other side had no shelter to rely on, so that William's archers and longbowmen could give full play to their firepower advantage.

"Baron Rodrigo, you will lead the 3,000 men of the Praetorian Guard of your headquarters, including the 3rd Infantry Regiment of 2,500 men and the independent cavalry battalion of 500 men as the left flank of our army, and lead the coalition of 6,000 nobles of the Earl of Eiburg, a total of 9,000 men, to dig trenches and arrange horses to resist horses in the plains of the left flank, and defend the left flank for me." William said as he stood on the tower of Dongvron, pointing to the southern side on the left side of the city.

"Your Highness William, I assure you that I will guard your left side and fight with all my might." Rodrigo clenched his right fist and hammered his left chest and nodded in response.

"Earl Erbourg?" William looked at the Earl of Eiburg, who was slightly stunned beside him, and reminded in a loud voice.

"Uhhh ”

Seeing the obedience of the Earl of Eiburg, William nodded and looked at Baron Richard and said: "Baron Richard, you will lead the Knights of Evreux and the Knights of Mortan of Vice-Baron of Fall, a total of 8,000 troops, and be responsible for the right flank of our army, which is the area where the forest and the plain intersect, and you must flexibly use the forest to build a position." ”

Comparing the nobles and generals under his command, the old and strong old nobleman Baron Richard is indeed the best candidate, although the two have a little dirty in the past, this does not prevent William from trusting him.

After receiving a response from the two, William looked at Sir Hubert and ordered: "Finally, Hubert, you will lead the first and second regiments of the Praetorian Guard, the equipment battalion, the cavalry regiment and my guard regiment of 7,800 men, the Rouen Knights led by Vice-Baron Andrew 5,000 men, and the 2,000 standing militia of a total of 15,000 people as the Chinese army, which will be the main force of our army, and I will stay with you." ”

"Your Highness William, you should not risk your life on the battlefield, you should stay in a safe place in the rear, preferably Evler, if you have a case, I will not be at ease for the rest of my life." Baron Hubert persuaded.

Hubert's fears were justified, in medieval wars both kings and nobles had to be on the battlefield, and arrows on the battlefield did not distinguish between kings and nobles, just like King Harold of England was shot in the eye by an arrow in the Battle of Hasting, and finally William the Conqueror won the war and the throne of England.

"No need to be persuaded, Hubert, I will stay with you, with my soldiers, and face with you, victory or defeat." William said stubbornly.

"Okay, Your Highness William, in that case, then I have to do my best." Baron Hubert replied helplessly.