"Your Majesty, this is less than three days away from London, and you need not worry about the safety of the Queen and the Prince, the combined forces of Denmark and Norway are still far away in Yorkshire." Duke Richard looked at William, who was a little agitated, and comforted.

William and Richard had already landed in Hastings Harbour with more than 6,000 men of the Guards Regiment and 10,000 men of the Fourth Legion, as well as thousands of civilians and mercenaries.

"Phew," William shook his head, looked at Duke Richard, and said, "I'm not worried about this, I'm just worried about the situation on the Rhine battlefield, where is the battle that will determine the fate of our Normans, and I can't personally direct the battle there, so that my concern is chaotic." ”

"Your Majesty, Duke Hubert is mature and steady, Duke Rodrigo's wisdom has fallen, and Duke Andrew's brave crown of the three armies is all a temporary choice, with the three of them, we will not fail." Duke Richard comforted.

"Well," William nodded slightly, changing the subject, "By the way, Lord Richard, the Danes and Norwegians have invaded Yorkshire, and we must drive them out to sea before they can gain a foothold."

Please take the main force of the Fourth Legion with me lightly, and the militia and mercenaries, as well as the baggage equipment, etc., stay in Hastings. ”

Speed was of the essence now, and only before the Danes and Norwegians could gain a foothold in Yorkshire could William be sure to defeat his opponents quickly in order to support the rest of the battlefield without being dragged into a protracted battle.

"Your Majesty, your 6,000 Guards Legion, plus less than 8,000 mobile men available to my Fourth Legion, cannot outwit the Danes entrenched in Yorkshire.

Should you go to London, join the 5,000 men of the Guards, and head north to Yorkshire? Duke Richard frowned with some concern and suggested.

"It's okay, I'm just going to surprise the Danes and Norwegians before they react and inflict heavy damage on them, so we have a chance of winning.

There are now more than 20,000 Danes and Norwegians entrenched in Yorkshire, and follow-up troops are still arriving.

For the sake of today, there is also a way to go and we can win. William insisted.

Seeing that William was so persistent, the Duke of Richard had to sigh secretly, gave up the idea of persuasion, and said: "Your Majesty, please wait a while, I will go down and prepare, and we will set off later." ”

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In just half an hour, 6,000 men of the Guards Regiment under William and more than 6,800 men of the Fourth Legion under the command of the Duke of Richard went north lightly, while the thousands of troops who were good at it were left behind by William in Hastings Harbour to guard the ships and supplies.

The huge army of more than 12,800 men marched at the fastest speed under the leadership of William.

William and Richard marched north day and night, and in two days his party reached London from Port Hastings, a journey of more than 110 kilometres.

London was just around the corner, but William passed through the door, and continued to march north day and night with his Guards and the Fourth Legion, as best he could.

London is 185 miles from Yorkshire, a total of 298 kilometers, and it would have taken William at least a week to get there, but it took him only four days to reach Yorkshire.

In just six days, William and his army covered more than 400 kilometers, which was a miracle that completely surprised everyone.

King Swain II of Denmark had already known the news that William had led his army back to England, and he originally thought that William was still gathering troops in London at this time, but he did not expect that the Normans would suddenly appear in front of him like a divine soldier.

On 9 March 1052, when William learned of the transfer of hostages and supplies from Yorkshire to the Danes and Norwegians at Stamford Bridge, he immediately ordered a raid through Yorkshire and a surprise attack on them the next day at the agreed place of the Danish and Norwegian handover.

It wasn't until the Normans appeared in sight of the Viking invaders that the invaders realized that the enemy was in sight.

The battle began at a place called Stamford Bridge, which was called Stamford Bridge, but there was no bridge, but a beach on the River Derwent.

The English name of Stamford Bridge is derived from the words stone, wading ford, and bridge, that is, stoneford and bridge.

At the location of the village, there is a rock in the riverbed that outcrops the riverbed, and there was once water flowing through it to form a mini waterfall. During the dry season, people can easily cross the river on foot or on horseback.

The battle was extremely unfavorable to the Danes and Norwegians, whose armies were split in two by William's surprise attack, with a small number remaining on the west bank of the Derwent River and the main force on the east bank of Stamford Bridge.

Having not expected the Norman troops to suddenly appear at Stamford Bridge on the west bank of the Derwent River, many Danish and Norwegian soldiers left their heavy armor in the boats for ease of use.

William suddenly appeared from the west bank of the Derwent River, the Danes and Norwegians did not have time to line up to meet them, and many soldiers had no armor to protect them, William and the Normans quickly routed the Danish and Norwegian forces on the west bank.

By the time the Danes and Norwegians on the other side reacted, and King Swain II of Denmark was ready to cross Stamford Bridge with his main force to support, the Normans under William had completely routed the Viking forces on the west bank, and were either killed or fled across the river in disarray.

More than 1,200 of the more than 3,000 Vikings on the west bank of the Derwent River were killed, as many as 600 were captured on the spot, and the rest fled from Stamford Bridge to the east bank of the Derwent River.

Seeing more than a thousand Viking soldiers hurriedly fleeing to the east bank of the Derwent River, William naturally couldn't stand by and immediately ordered his cavalry to wade into pursuit.

Suddenly, on the Stamford Bridge, the only way to the east bank of the River Derwent, a Danish giant wearing heavy chain mail and iron helmet, armed with a battle axe, stood on the bridge, followed by a white Danish soldier in front of the Normans.

I saw him raise his giant axe high, and he was not afraid of the Norman knight who was rushing over, and he saw the right time to slash at the Norman knight.

With the sound of an axe cutting into the flesh, a large gap was cut in the Norman knight's shoulder, and blood spurted out irrepressibly, and he staggered to the riverbed.

Killing a Norman knight on the spot, the Danish giant's axe vanished, and along the way, he cut the Norman knight's humvee in two, blood spurting from the horse's broken neck, staining the sky red.

"I'm Asby the Bear. Munso, son of Ulf and brother of His Majesty Swain, whoever dares to pass in front of me will be doomed to this man! "The Danish giant Asby the Bear. Manso raised his great axe high and shouted loudly.

The tragic situation of the Norman knight is right in front of him, looking at the Danish giant Asby Bear who is like the god of war in the world. Munso, the Norman knight was momentarily taken by his momentum, and involuntarily stopped the pursuit.