"William, just in time you are back, I can pass on the title of Count of Evreux to you!" Count Robert turned his head sideways to look at William and said.

"Uncle, I'm too young to accept the heavy responsibility of the Count of Evreux, and in a few years I'll be a little older, and I'll be in charge!" William shook his head in refusal.

"Well, keep this old bone up for a while, and I'll take care of Evler for you until I hand it over to you!" Count Robert solemnly promised: "However, you can also learn to take charge of some county affairs these days, and in the future, if you succeed smoothly, I will let Adolf assist you." ”

"Thank you, Grandpa." William nodded and thanked him, "You have a good rest, I won't bother you." ”

William walked out of the bedroom with a light step, and saw Uncle Adolf standing outside the door, looking a little unbelieving.

"William, is my father better? For the past few days, he has been talking about you coming back, but he refuses to rest well, but he is worried about me! Adolf rushed over and asked eagerly.

"Don't worry, Uncle Adolf, Uncle Adolf's mood has improved a lot, please don't worry." William reassured.

"Whew!" Adolf breathed a sigh of relief, took William's hand and walked forward, and said, "I've encountered a few difficulties in the past few days, so I'll ask you for help when you're here." ”

William followed Adolf to the study, looked questioning, and said, "Is it difficult for you to get anything?" ”

After the two of them sat down, Adolf frowned and said: "That's right, in the northern part of the county of Evreux, our manor town has been attacked by the rebels belonging to the Count of Kay, including the parish of Lixue and part of the Barony of Agenitão have fallen, if it were not for Baron Richard, Baron Agenitão, I am afraid that we would have lost at least a third of our land." ”

"How many troops are there? Who commanded it? Is it Kayi? When William heard the news of the attack of the Earl of Kaye's rebels, he asked with some excitement.

"Don't be nervous, William." Baron Adolf waved his hand and comforted: "The army of the Count of Cay is now fighting with the Count of Eborbord for Rouen, and the attack on Evre is the Baron of Cotentin under the command of Cay, and the number of troops is about three thousand.

As their march through the parish of Lixue raided the city of Lixue, most of the parish of Lixue and part of the land of Argenton were taken by Baron Cotentan.

Now 2,000 men led by Baron Agentão are defending against Baron Cotentin north of Evreux, and have resisted Baron Cotentin's onslaught, but have not been able to drive them out of Evre. ”

Baron Cotentin is a baron on the Cotentan Peninsula at the northernmost point of the county of Mortan, and one of the most powerful factions in the county of Mortan.

It was with the help of Baron Cotentan that Kay secured the position of Count of Mortan.

At present, Cay, Count of Mortan, and William the Younger, Count of Ebord, lead an army for control of Rouen, with the Count of Mortan controlling the western part of the Duchy of Normandy and the Count of Urburg controlling the eastern part of Normandy.

In order to expand their territory, these two men and their barons and nobles divided their troops to raid and occupy land, and indulged soldiers to plunder food, take livestock, strengthen young girls, and burn houses, which completely plunged Normandy into a state of division and chaos, and turned it into a hell on earth.

At present, only the south-central part of the county of Evreux is relatively stable and peaceful.

"Uncle Adolf, please rest assured, I will immediately gather my army and go to the Barony of Argenton to cooperate with Baron Richard to drive out Baron Cotentan!" William patted his chest and reassured.

"Good! William, thanks to you this time. Adolf sighed: "Hey, how can I be so frustrated as your Uncle Adolf? ”

"Don't beat yourself, Uncle Adolf." William said calmly: "I have gone to gather the army, please rest assured, I promise to destroy all the enemies who enter the county of Evre." ”

After bidding farewell to Baron Adolphus, William and Sir Hubert left Evreux and returned to Barony Vernon together.

Since the border of the Barony of Alençon was also adjacent to the county of Mortan, and the garrison of Alençon was also facing military pressure from Mortan, William did not intend to mobilize the soldiers of the Barony of Alençon on this expedition, but chose to gather the armies of the Barony of Vernon and the Barony of Wexon.

Returning to the Barony of Vernon, William consulted with Sir Hubert and Steward Osborne about the conquest of Baron Cotentan.

"Sir Hubert, apart from the garrison of Baronsy Alençon, how many troops do we have at our disposal?" William asked, glancing at Sir Hubert.

"Your Highness William, we have 2,100 men in the main regiment in Barony Vernon, 600 cavalry regiments, 300 equipment battalions, plus 110 cavalrymen, 200 heavy infantry, 100 longbowmen, 23 knights and hundreds of squires in Barony Vernon, a total of 3,500 men.

In addition, there are 600 city defense troops, 1,200 defense troops (standing reserves), and many more reserves. Sir Hubert said, as if he knew it best.

"Okay, the main regiment left five hundred men to cooperate with the defense of Vernon, and this time we will only take three thousand regular troops and one thousand conscripted reserve troops to fight.

On top of that, we need to make a trip to the Waxon Barony, and this expedition can't leave the knights of Wexon idle! William said after a moment's pause.

"As you command, His Highness William." Sir Hubert nodded in response.

"Steward Osborne, I ask you to stay behind and lead the troops to garrison Fort Vernon, and then you will not only be in charge of the autumn harvest and sowing in place of Sir Hubert, but you will also be responsible for the placement of craftsmen and men, and the sorting and storage of the supplies brought from Rouen.

Thank you for your hard work! William's gaze turned to Steward Osborne and said.

"That's what I'm supposed to do, Your Highness William!" Steward Osborne nodded in response.

As orders were given one by one, the Fort Vernon came alive, and countless soldiers began to assemble, mountains of supplies, food, and ordnance began to be loaded, and thousands of reservists were also called up by Sir Hubert to serve as logistical soldiers for transporting baggage.

What was once a small fishing port on the edge of Fort Vernon has expanded into a large and medium-sized port, where countless merchant ships dock.

At this time, hundreds of ships with a displacement ranging from tens to hundreds of tons were assembled by Sir Hubert and prepared to transport the army to the Barony of Wexon.

These ships were built on the basis of the Viking dragon head ships captured a few years earlier, and each ship could carry tens or hundreds of soldiers or dozens of tons of supplies.

It's not that William wasn't going to build ships like Clark or Galen, but the point was that the Viking dragon was a powerful and advanced ship in both offshore and inland waterways, and it was not so suitable for William to build an ocean-going ship without a harbor.