"Hubert, Richard, Rodrigo, and Faller, take a look at the battle report from the front." William handed a report of the battle he had received to several people and circulated it.

When they had finished circulating and looking through it, William spoke, "What do you think?" ”

"Your Majesty, the attacker is the Duke of Upper Lorraine, Gerhard, Duke of Upper Lorraine. With the support of the Archbishop of Cologne and the Archbishop of Mainz, and the help of the Duke of Lower Lorraine, the Duke of Luxembourg, the Duke of Holland, and the Count of Burgundy, the number of troops quickly increased from more than 10,000 to more than 23,000.

This was far more than the number of troops that Duke Andrew had placed in Antwerp and Brussels, and I feared that these important towns and castles were in danger of being lost. Duke Hubert stood up first and said.

The Count of Hubert, on William's orders, had sailed south to Rouen with the main force of his First Legion, while the task of defending England had been entrusted to the steward Osborne. Morality. Crépon and William's two brothers, Otto and Robert, were in charge.

With the 5,000 Guards soldiers left behind by William, as well as the troops of the native English National Army, it was thought that they could suppress any rebellion, and even if King MacPace of Scotland led his army south, they could support William's army to come back.

Of course, England was, after all, the most important crown on William's head, and he could not have entrusted it to outsiders.

Before leaving, Queen William Urraka became Queen of England and regent of England, and ordered him to take charge of the Kingdom of England in her place.

"Antwerp, Brussels and Bredaburg are our strategic support points in the Count of Bratt, the Counts of Breda, the Count of Lorne on the left bank of the Rhine, and we cannot afford to lose these towns and castles.

The loss of Antwerp is equivalent to the loss of our foothold on the banks of the lower Rhine, which is extremely detrimental to our decisive battle with the HRE Empire. William shook his head and said solemnly:

"Hubert, if you have any countermeasures, let's hear about them."

"Your Majesty, you are confident, you must have a plan in mind to deal with it, how can I compare this clumsy act with you." Earl Hubert smiled and complimented, and when he saw William waving his hand a little impatiently, he immediately changed his tone and said:

"Your Majesty, the best way for us to deal with the HRE Empire is to intercept them beyond the right bank of the Rhine, as long as we firmly hold the territory on the left bank of the Rhine, our Normans will be invincible.

But it would not be advisable for us to go out with all our troops, for our enemies were not only the HRE Empire, but also our Pope, King Swain II of Denmark, King Magnus II of Norway, King MacPeth of Scotland, King Stephen II of Croatia, Duke Vojislav of Dukria, Governor of Pisa and Governor of Venice, etc.

These enemies could land from England, near Normandy and Flanders, or in the Duchy of Toulouse, in southwestern France.

We are to leave enough troops to guard against enemy attacks on our strongholds, Normandy and England. ”

Count Hubert said it very reasonably, causing everyone present to nod and praise frequently.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to lead the First Army to the Rhine Battlefield and assume the responsibility of commanding the Rhine Battlefield." Earl Hubert petitioned William.

"In principle, I unify your request, but it is Duke Andrew who is currently in charge of the Rhine battlefield, and at this time, you will replace him as the commander of the Rhine battlefield, will it cause a conflict between the two of you?" William frowned slightly, worried.

"Your Majesty, please don't worry, Andrew is my old subordinate, I have already communicated with him, and he is willing to support me to become the commander-in-chief of the Rhine." Duke Hubert said with a smile.

"In this case, I don't have to worry about anything, you immediately set out with the First Army to support Antwerp on the Rhine and Brussels, and annihilate Gerhard, Duke of Upper Lorraine. The armies of the Chawarman and the Dukes of Lower Lorraine. William nodded and ordered.

"Faller, you quickly hand over the relevant information to Duke Hubert, especially the commander of this army, Duke Gerhard of Upper Lorraine. Intelligence on Shavatang. William then instructed Phalle.

Gerhard, Duke of Upper Lorraine. Naturally, William also collected information about Shavaratang, not only him, but in order to prepare for this war, all the princes of the HRE Empire, William, had collected relevant information.

Gerhardt. Shavatang (14 April 1030 – 1070), also known as Gerald. Shavatang, also known as "Gerard the Great", was a nobleman of the Salian dynasty.

From 1047 to 1048 he was Count of Metz and Chateanova, when his brother, Duke Ardbert, gave them to him when he became Duke of Haute Lorraine.

The following year, after Adalbert's death, Gerhard became duke, a position he held until his death, known as Gerard of Alsace.

Gerhardt. Shawtatang's wife, Hevid. Morality. Namur's hometown was the Duchy of Flanders in France, which is why Gerhard is known as the Gerald of Flanders.

Gerhard was the second son of Gerhard, Count of Lorraine, and in 1047 the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III conspired with him to confiscate Gottfried III. Upper and Lower Lorraine Duchy of Vigeris.

Of the two duchies, the Duchy of Lower Lorraine was given to Friedrich of the House of Luxembourg by Henry III, while the Duchy of Upper Lorraine was given to Adalbert of the House of Chawarmen.

With his brother Adalbert. Shavatang was killed by Gottfried III, Gerhard. Chawarman inherited the Duchy of Upper Lorraine.

It can be said that Gerhard, Duke of Upper Lorraine. Chawarman and Friedrich, Duke of Lower Lorraine. Feng. The reason why Luxembourg was able to cooperate so well was that they confiscated Gottfried III under Henry III. Vigérish fought side by side in the conspiracy, and they also had a common enemy, Gottfried III, Duke of Lorraine. Vizheris.

In 1048, when he succeeded to the Duke of Upper Lorraine, Gottfried III did not give in, and he was supported by many nobles in the Duchy of Upper Lorraine, as they did not want a strong duke to rule them, and Gerhard was imprisoned by the nobles of Upper Lorraine.

Fortunately, Gerhard had the support of his bishops, especially his bishop, Bruno of Igish Dagsburg, now Pope Leo IX.

With the help of Leo IX, Gerhard was rescued in 1049 and immediately put down the rebellion of the nobles and expelled Gottfried III.

Gerhard, like his older brother, remained loyal to the Holy Roman Empire and to Emperor Henry III throughout his life. It was because of Gerhard's loyalty that Henry III entrusted him with his valuable army and appointed him as the commander of the first line, the vanguard of this decisive battle.