Benevento, a city in southern Italy, in the Benevento basin in the upper reaches of the Voltuno River, 60 km southwest of Naples is the capital and bishopric of the province of Benevento.

Founded by the Salerno as an important town on the Roman military road, it became the capital of the Duchy of Lombardy in 571 AD, and at the beginning of the 11th century, Benevento came under Byzantine rule, later fell into the hands of the Normans, and finally became part of the Papal Quarter.

The city of Benevento and the archdiocess of Benevento, located in the basin hills of the Apennines, were an important link between Rome and southern Italy, and its importance was self-evident, both for the Holy See and for the Normans.

The Holy See's army, with the help of the Bishop of Ouldlet, from the Archdiocese of Benevento, had the advantage of fighting at home, and they had always maintained an offensive posture against the Normans with more troops and equipment, that is, they were quiet these days.

But all this was just the calm before the storm, and both the Papal side and the Normans were trying to gather strength as best they could to defeat each other in one fell swoop.

The Holy See, which itself was very powerful, with the support of the Lombards, made their offensive posture on the battlefield even more aggressive, and every day they would send troops to attack.

Of course, the Normans, who had gathered a large number of troops, did not show weakness, and did not hesitate to send troops under the command of William and Caesar, the 'Iron Arm', to fight back and repel them.

No matter how much the Papal army attacked, they could not shake the Normans' camp on the hills.

However, these wars were merely a series of outposts, a temptation of the Normans by the Holy See, who did not send their own elite papal guards, at most foot cavalry led by some church knights, and had no powerful roles.

In this series of battles, Maurice. Welf's Italian mercenary regiment and Baron Mephistopheles' Norman cavalry company worked together tacitly to defeat the enemy's army of more than 3,000 men in one fell swoop, killing and capturing hundreds of people.

"Brother, Caesar, please let us go into battle with the Norman cavalry, we will promise to break through the enemy array and capture His Majesty the Pope alive."

The two younger brothers closest to William, Drogo and Humphrey, who were closest to William, were very envious of Maurice. The glory of Welf and Baron Mephistopheles on the battlefield led them to ask their iron arm, William, to fight.

In fact, Drogo and Humphrey regarded Maurice and Mephistopheles as Caesar's side, and they desperately hoped that they could also gain merit, fame, and prestige in the war. Welf, they are especially vigilant.

"You can't go anywhere, just stay here, the hills where we are stationed have a geographical advantage, even if the Holy See's army surpasses us, we have a way to win, so I don't allow you to venture anywhere." Caesar stood up and shook his head resolutely.

"I think you want to take the war to yourself, Caesar, we brothers are not afraid of you." Drogo speculated maliciously about William's thoughts, and pointed his right hand at him defiantly.

"That's it, Caesar, you've been sending that Lombard mercenary to war these days, are you trying to take credit from us? Others are afraid of you, but I am not afraid of you. Humphrey clenched his fists and protested at him, saying hatefully.

"You have to make it clear that here I am the commander, and it is natural for you to obey my orders, and anyone who dares to disobey orders will be punished, and no one is exempt.

If you rebel against me again, I will detain you until the war is over, do you think that I will be afraid of you? Caesar slammed his right hand on the table, his eyes slightly closed, and he pointed at the two of them with his right hand and said loudly.

"Okay, okay, let's all stop and stop, we're all brothers, we're all part of the Outville family, aren't we? We should not waste our energy on useless quarrels. "William 'Iron Arm' is worthy of the name of the man with the Iron Arm, and he used only two large hands to separate the tense Caesar from his two younger brothers, forcing them to sit back in their places, before looking at the three of them.

"Big brother..."Dragoe and Humphrey were still reluctant, but they did not dwell on it anymore when William the "Iron Arm" stopped them.

"Caesar, since Drogo and Humphrey are eager to fight, let the two of them fight tomorrow, after all, they are also members of the Outville family and excellent generals, how can they be trapped in the barracks?" William the Iron Arm patiently pleaded with Caesar.

In addition to his superb talent and ability to command war, the most important reason why William of the 'Iron Arm' accommodated Caesar in everything was his powerful strength and abundant financial resources.

"Iron Arm" William did not have the slightest good way to his half-brother Caesar, Caesar was not only strong, but also had five counties of Cazarotan, Regio, Messina, Barham, and Syracuse, and almost all the other forces controlled by the Outville family, especially Caesar also had the help and friendship of William, Duke of Normandy, and no one wanted to provoke Caesar, even William of "Iron Arm".

Caesar's strength could have allowed him to run rampant, but William the Iron Arm was his beloved brother after all, and he had to follow his advice no matter what.

"Drogo, Humphrey, you can lead the noble armies of your respective territories tomorrow to meet the challenge of the Holy See army, but I will not give any of you the precious Norman knights, and these precious combat forces will be saved for the decisive battle of our army, so you don't need to worry about it." Caesar looked at the two and ordered.

Caesar looked at Drogo and Humphrey who had not responded, and with anger in their eyes, he snorted and said, "Do you want me to say it a second time?" Drogo, Humphrey. ”

"Well, I accept it, and tomorrow I'll show you a good taste of our power, Caesar." Delrogue, ignoring Caesar's face, turned away with his brother Humphrey.

"I'm going to make you regret your contempt for us." Humphrey followed behind Drogo and cried out reluctantly.

"Caesar, don't worry, Drogo and Humphrey will discipline you well, and I won't embarrass you." 'Iron arm,' William said in a good voice.

"Brother, please rest assured of this, I don't care at all, I don't have it at all, and I won't deal with them, after all, the two of them are still my brothers." Caesar shook his head and said with a smile.