The knights of the HRE army were entangled in our Norman knights, and the opposing infantry began to rash rapidly, and the balance of this war was already tilted in our favor, and William was soon victorious.

"Lord Hubert, I order you to quickly lead the troops in pursuit of the rout." William ordered Duke Hubert.

"Yes, Your Majesty." When Duke Hubert received the order, he hurriedly turned around and retired.

Baldwin. Morality. Count of Brionne, Geoffrey. Morality. Earl of Mantville, Ferdinand. Count Grylls, you and the other three quickly lead my cavalry guards, outflank and pursue them from both flanks of the rout, and capture these HRE soldiers in a net. William then ordered the few people in front of him.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The three of them said in unison.

Subsequently, Baldwin, Jeffrey, and Ferdinand, each with about 1,000 Guards cavalry, attacked from their own camp and quickly outflanked the scattered HRE infantry.

Pursued by the Normans, tens of thousands of Shinra soldiers were forced to flee to Emperor Henry III's home camp.

Attacking the enemy's array with a rout was already a tried and tested tactical method for the Normans.

In the face of the rout, no matter how stubborn the army is, it can't stop the torrent and waves pouring down, and the same is true of Henry III's main formation on the opposite side.

At this moment, Henry III's main camp was only protected by the guards and cavalry to which he belonged, and most of the rest of the soldiers and knights had been thrown into the battlefield by him, and he could not resist the menacing HRE rout.

"Your Majesty, let's go first! Stay in the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood. Archbishop Anno of Cologne said bitterly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the defeat of our army is decided, the most important thing now is to try to preserve our strength, so that we can fight the Normans in the future, we can't throw our troops lightly." Immediately afterwards, Bernhard II, Duke of Saxony, was also in a mood of eagerness to persuade.

Not only the two of them, but the nobles around Henry III all said that they wanted to keep their bodies and retreat first, leaving them to fight again later.

"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, I just agree to withdraw the troops."

Henry III nodded in agreement, which made everyone present feel relieved and slowly exhale.

"Everyone should retreat immediately, especially the knights, who should immediately disengage with the Normans, give up fighting with each other, and join our army." Henry III commanded in a loud voice.

"Yes, great Roman king, my Imperial Majesty." Everyone got down on one knee and shouted praise.

Henry III and the others moved quite quickly, and in a short time, they had disappeared without a trace, and even the Shinra knights, who were trembling with Fang Cai and the Normans, quickly disengaged from contact and rode their horses and galloped wildly.

In fact, the Norman pursuit was not slow, but due to the drag of tens of thousands of Shinra routs, the speed of the Norman cavalry could not be fast at all, which also caused a large number of Shinra knights to escape the Normans' pursuit in a gap.

When he heard the news, William only sighed lightly and was not much disappointed, because in this battle, he had eliminated nearly a third of the knights and most of the infantry of the HRE Empire.

The loss of nearly 80,000 people is not something that can be made up in a short period of time, and even if Henry III successfully takes away a few thousand HRE knights, he can no longer pose a threat to William.

"Surrender on your knees and don't kill! Disarm and surrender without killing! ”

"Raise your hands, kneel and surrender without killing!"

Countless similar shouts rang out one after another, and nearly sixty thousand Shinra routs threw down their weapons one after another, their knees weakened, and they knelt on the ground with an ordinary sound, some of them cowered and bowed down like pugs, and some of them raised their hands high according to Norman's request, without any intention of resisting.

Naturally, the work of collecting prisoners was left to William's militia and vassals, while the other standing legionnaires and knights were in charge of overseeing it.

Ignoring the large number of captives who surrendered on their knees, William led the thousands of Norman knights who had gathered into the camp abandoned by the army of the HRE Empire.

Looking at this vast tent and the warehouse full of supplies, William could only feel proud that he had finally defeated the most powerful monarch in Europe, the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, and became the king of the world.

Now was the time for him and his Normans to collect the spoils, and every soldier who went into battle, whether he was a Norman, a Frenchman, an Englishman, a Breton, etc., would receive a rich share of his own.

Of course, most of the trophies belonged to William and his vassals and nobles, and the food and ordnance piled up in the HRE camp alone were enough for William's army to use for more than half a year, which could effectively reduce the logistical pressure on our army.

At the same time, the countless weapons and armor captured by the Normans were also of great value.

Although these old types of armor, such as chain mail and leather armor, had long been eliminated from the standing armies of the Norman kingdom, they were still widely equipped and used in the vast militia and vassal aristocratic armies.

In the vast part of Europe, these armors and weapons could still be sold for a good price, so the Normans who had harvested the armor and weapons were all smiling and getting a piece of finished chain mail in time for the best trophy of the war.

Collecting prisoners, counting the dead and wounded, treating the wounded and disabled, and dividing the heroes, these thousands of trivial matters were not much less than the tense preparations before the battle, and in the face of these irritable trivialities, William only felt that his head was about to explode.

Fortunately, most of the guards around William were well-educated and had received a good cultural education since childhood, and it was more than enough to help him deal with these military affairs.

William's main task now is to agree on the list of rewards and canonize the new nobles, etc., and other tasks do not need his personal involvement, he only needs to leave the matter to his subordinates, and he can see the results.

"Your Majesty, old minister Richard. Morality. Vasi came to meet him. Duke Richard came to William's tent and said on one knee.

"It's Lord Richard, speak softly." William pressed his temple lightly, looked at Duke Richard who was kneeling on the ground, and immediately spoke up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Duke Richard stood up and said to William: "Your Majesty, why don't you take advantage of the victory to pursue, the enemy army is newly defeated, and our army only needs to work harder to completely destroy Henry III's army." ”

"Lord Richard, let's not rush to talk about this yet, let me ask you a question. With our strength, can we swallow the HRE Empire whole? William said, waving his hand.

"I can't." Although Duke Richard was a little unwilling, he still replied truthfully: "With our strength, seizing the territory on the west bank of the Rhine is already the limit, and I am afraid that we will not be able to grasp it any more." ”

"You're right, Lord Richard." William nodded in agreement, "So our next goal is to completely turn these areas into our legitimate territories and completely cut them out of the territory of the HRE Empire. ”