Two hours later, William finally completed the reorganization of nearly 1,700 directly subordinate regiments, and each branch of the army was organized into ten-man squads, 100-man companies, and battalion-level troops of several hundred people, of which the battalion-level commander and the cavalry unit commander were William's trusted generals, and the remaining squad leaders and company leaders were officers under the command of the generals and officers of the original unit who were willing to be loyal to William.

After this toss, William was able to take full control of this reorganized direct legion.

The sun was setting in the west, and it was about three o'clock in the afternoon, when Sir Hubert and Sir Ronald finally came to William's camp to take their lives.

Seeing Sir Hubert and the two enter the camp, William looked expectant and said, "Sir Hubert and Sir Ronald, how is the situation, has the knights' army been reorganized?" ”

"I'm very sorry, Your Highness William, despite the help of Sir Ronald, we can only control more than 900 people, including 48 knights, and the other 27 knights and more than 500 people are not willing to accept our direct jurisdiction, and are only willing to bring their own soldiers to the exhibition." Sir Hubert fell to one knee and bowed his head.

"Hurry up Sir Hubert." William lifted Sir Hubert, who was kneeling on the ground, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Sir Hubert, you have done well enough, don't be yourself. These knights were accustomed to being powerful in their own estates, and they did not have the slightest consciousness of being vassals. ”

"Sir Hubert and Sir Ronald take a seat, and tell me about these knights." William waited for Sir Hubert and Sir Ronald to sit down, then returned to his place and said.

"Yes, His Highness William." Sir Hubert nodded, took out a roll of parchment from his bosom and spread it out, and said: "In this reorganization, among the more than 900 troops under our control, there are 20 companion cavalry, 60 heavy cavalry including 48 knights, 112 light cavalry, 218 heavy infantry, 362 light infantry, and 183 archers. ”

"Well done, Sir Hubert, how can you master so many troops in such a short time. Hubert, tell me how the army of these knights who do not want to be reorganized is fighting. William smiled and nodded.

"Back to His Highness William, these more than five hundred soldiers are composed of knights and servants led by 28 knights, each of whom leads mixed squads ranging from ten to dozens of infantry and cavalry, scattered in peacetime, and formed a company of one hundred and ten men with familiar knights in wartime. They are now led by Sir Ronald, so please tell me about them. Sir Hubert stood up and bowed.

"Oh ! Sir Ronald, tell us about it, for you are the former commander of this army. William looked at Sir Ronald with a smile on his face and said.

"Returning to His Royal Highness William, these knights who are unwilling to accept the reorganization are also loyal to the Earl of Evreux, and they do not have the intention of opposing you, but they are unwilling to hand over the subordinates who follow them to take unified command. They have their own way of fighting, they are not stragglers, and when they fight, they will form a group to fight together. So trust them and don't be embarrassed by them. Sir Ronald stood up, bowed with a pleading look.

"I believe in your loyalty, these five hundred men will be placed under the command of Sir Ronald as an independent battalion, and I hope you will not live up to my expectations." William looked at Sir Ronald with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Highness William, we will never betray you." Sir Ronald looked at William and said loudly.

"Well, I see your loyalty, Sir Ronald, you can go back to command your Independence Battalion first," William said, still smiling on his face.

"As you command, His Highness William." With that, Sir Ronald bowed, then turned around and walked out of the tent.

After Sir Ronald left, William breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a serious tone to Sir Hubert who was left behind: "Sir Hubert, you should pay attention to the movements of the independent battalion of 500 knights, I am afraid that other nobles will buy them, so that they will not work hard or even fight back on the battlefield." If you find anything unusual, I grant you the right to make a decision on the spur of the moment, and after destroying these knights, I can forcibly reorganize their army. ”

"His Royal Highness William, the situation should not be like this, with the upright Sir Ronald leading them, at least there will be no rebellion." Sir Hubert said in disbelief, in disbelief.

"The situation is so serious, and now that Baron Argenton wants to snatch the Barony of Alençon with me, he will not care what the means are. I am the most worried about the knights' legion, and if some knights are bribed by Baron Argenton and rebel, our situation will become very dangerous. Even the 900-strong knight legion that has been reorganized cannot relax, and I allow you to use any means. William looked at Sir Hubert, and a momentum of choosing people to devour burst out, and there was a fierce glint in his eyes, and he said.

"Well, I see, His Highness William." Sir Hubert was captured by William's momentum, his throat squirmed involuntarily, his forehead sweated, and his voice trembled.

"It's good to understand, this is my trusting Sir Hubert." William reined in his momentum, patted Hubert's sir with a smile on his face, and said.

Looking at His Royal Highness William, who changed his face super quickly, Sir Hubert just wanted to say that this is not His Highness in my impression.

"Yes, His Royal Highness William, then I will retire first." So saying, Sir Hubert bowed, turned around, and walked out of the tent with hasty steps.

After Sir Hubert had left, the whole camp was silent, and William lay on his desk with his chin on his hands, contemplating the strength of the army at his disposal.

It seems that in addition to the 20 companion cavalry assigned to Sir Hubert, the soldiers brought by William were not dispersed, and after the reorganization and absorption of the army directly under the Count of Evler, William's direct army strength has swelled nearly fourfold, and the combat effectiveness has also increased.

Even the cavalry corps and independent cavalry battalions commanded by Sir Hubert and Sir Ronald are not very reliable, at least they are strong and strong, and it is enough to be a high-level cannon fodder.

That's right, William just wanted to eliminate these knights and their army as cannon fodder, and these noble knights were the unstable factor for William to rule the county of Evreux in the future.

With the exception of a few knights who had drawn their allegiance to William, those who had been consumed, their knightly estates would be re-divided by William among his fellow cavalrymen, warriors, and officers, allowing William to firmly control the territory.