Chapter 265: William's Verdict
After Baron Ferdinand stepped forward to separate the two sides, he turned his head to look at Jenny and Rodrigo and the nobles behind them, and persuaded: "Count Rodrigo, Commander Jenny, my lords, we are all vassals of His Highness William, and there should be no conflict, if our matter today reaches the ears of His Highness William, I am afraid he will be very disappointed in us." ”
When Count Rodrigo and his nobles heard Baron Ferdinand mention William, they immediately shut their mouths and took a step back to stop arguing with Jenny, and Jenny's side was also relieved, after all, their strength and elite were at a disadvantage, and if a conflict broke out in a bad way, they would suffer in the end.
"Then what do you say, Baron Ferdinand, since you asked us to reconcile, then you must have some solution to the conflict between the two of us, you can say it and let us hear it." Count Rodrigo is not an unreasonable person, and he also knows that conflicts with friendly forces are very serious, so he also tries to exercise restraint and not let the conflict escalate further, but both sides have cursed and almost broken out in the end.
Baron Ferdinand was an honest, impartial, and principled nobleman, and Rodrigo trusted that he would not take sides, even if Jeanne and he belonged to the same army.
"Count Rodrigo, Jeanne, ladies and gentlemen, we should put aside the controversy, gather all the prisoners and booty here for the time being, and then send our troops to pursue the remnants of the fleeing enemy, which is the most important thing we should do.
As for the ownership of these trophies and prisoners, as well as the evaluation of the merits of the war, it should be left to His Highness William to make the final decision. Baron Ferdinand presented his plan to the crowd, and Cayette said:
"Until then, no matter how different our opinions are, we can't afford to have physical fights like we have now.
Do you see that the Normans are still united in this way, I think His Highness William must be sad to know about this. ”
At the end, Baron Ferdinand's distressed look made everyone present bow their heads and have a look of shame on their faces.
"Baron Ferdinand, I promise you that the matter of disposing of the spoils of war will be put aside for the time being, and handed over to His Highness William." Count Rodrigo nodded in agreement.
"What about you? Commander Jenny. Ferdinand nodded at Count Rodrigo, turned to look at Jenny, and said.
"I also agree, Baron Ferdinand, that the handling of prisoners and booty should not be left to us in private, and your proposal is very much in line with our wishes." Jenny had the stairs down, and of course agreed with a steady stream of advice.
After Jenny and Count Rodrigo agreed, the nobles behind them also nodded in agreement with Count Ferdinand's plan.
"Guys, I don't think you know what I've brought back." Baron Ferdinand looked at everyone and said loudly, "It is two dukes and three counts, namely Ed I, Duke of Connaught and Maledus II, Duke of De Gebas, and three Earls of Glamorgan, Cardugan, Count of Desmond, Muredchi, and Edwin, Earl of Pefid Ulan.
These are the great princes of Ireland and Wales, and His Royal Highness William would be glad to know the news. I believe that by taking these dukes and counts and nobles captive, we will all get the rewards we want, and we don't have to worry about not getting enough credit. ”
The combined Irish and Welsh forces that invaded the Duchy of Brittany were led by four great princes, Maledos II, Duke of De Hebas, Brydon, Duke of Powys, Moorchid I, Duke of Munster, and Ed I, Duke of Connaught, plus some other earls and princes, two dukes and three counts, which was already about half of all the high-ranking nobles who participated in the rebellion.
In previous wars, it was not easy to capture the noble dukes and counts under the protection of their respective knights, that is, after Jenny caught them off guard, the knights of these dukes and counts were scattered by the chaos, and only a small number of knights could not complete the scene to help them escape safely, and in the end they were easily captured by Count Ferdinand.
"That's great, Baron Ferdinand, you've done a great job now, and I'm sure your title and territory will definitely be a big one, so I'll congratulate you here." Count Rodrigo said in an affectionate tone.
"Don't dare to be, that's completely the blessing of His Royal Highness William." Ferdinand chuckled modestly.
Under the compliment of Count Rodrigo, Ferdinand smiled very happily, and the relationship between the two was also pulled in a lot in the lively conversation.
But Jenny, a young girl who was not very well versed in anything other than military affairs, saw that the matter had been settled, and thanked Baron Ferdinand sincerely, and then took her leave.
Over the next few days, Jeanne and Count Rodrigo settled their feud with Baron Ferdinand's mediation, and they shook hands and worked together to pursue the remnants of the defeated army.
However, it is a pity that the two of them did not launch a frenzied pursuit of the defeated army in the first time of defeating the enemy, which led to at least 6,000 soldiers successfully escaping back to Ireland and Wales by boat, and in the end, Jeanne and Count Rodrigo captured less than 3,000 captured prisoners.
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In the palace of the Dukes of Rouen, Duchy of Normandy, the reports of Jeanne and Count Rodrigo, as well as the conflicts between them, were sent to William's desk by a messenger.
William was delighted by Jeanne's vigorous performance and prodigious military talent, and under her whimsical raids, they routed the combined Irish and Welsh forces, killing and capturing more than 14,000 enemy troops, and more than 20 nobles above the baron level, including two dukes and three earls, and countless more looted supplies, which they could have harvested if it had not been for the grain and grass that Jeanne had burned and stored in the city of Morlai.
However, the next letter from Baron Ferdinand to William did not make William happy, and Jeanne and Count Rodrigo almost fought for the spoils of war and the prisoners, but fortunately Baron Ferdinand dissuaded him, so that the bloodshed did not turn into the city.
This is a very serious and vicious incident, and if other noble generals do the same, and do not hesitate to use force to compete with other troops for merit and spoils, then how can the army of the Duchy of Normandy fight.
William thought about it carefully, and finally decided to punish them severely after the war, and he was determined to prevent such a vicious incident from happening.