"As far as we know now, the army of the Norman King William has landed at the mouth of the Rhine River in Zeelland, this army has only more than 20,000 people, of which more than 5,000 are Norwegian surrenderers who have just surrendered, the combat strength is not high, the morale is not high, and the gap in combat effectiveness between the enemy and us is not particularly large.

At this time, the opponents have not yet completed their assembly, so we can reach Zeeland first, and before they are ready, eat this Norman landing force first, and then turn south and cooperate with His Majesty the Emperor's army to capture Brussels......"

The Duke of Upper Lorraine was introducing the war plan to his subordinates, when the herald walked into the tent and interrupted him: "Lord Duke, there is a report from the front that there is a force of about 1,000 Norman cavalry intercepting our rangers.

In addition, the Norman camp at the mouth of the Rhine was well guarded. ”

"What? The Normans have landed and assembled, and are waiting to fight us to the death! The Duke of Upper Lorraine closed his mouth in surprise.

"What now?" The Duke of Luxembourg asked aloud.

"The assembled Normans are no longer something we can defeat, so wait, at least until more reinforcements from our army arrive." The Duke of Upper Lorraine shook his head and said with a sigh.

Although the Duke of Upper Lorraine intended to wait for reinforcements, he was not prepared to sit idly by, as that would make him appear incompetent, and at least destroy the Norman cavalry in front of him.

"Lord Henry, Earl of Farz, I order you to lead our cavalry to defeat the Norman cavalry in front!" Gihard, Duke of Upper Lorraine. Chawarman to his vassal, Henry Earl of Palz. Ezenzo ordered.

"Yes, my lord." A maniacal smile appeared on the corner of Henry, Count of Falz.

As the Earl of the Palatinate , Henry. Ezenzo had several nicknames, "the madman", "the madman", and was brutal and murderous by nature, with a slight tendency to go insane.

In 1048 he married the sister of the future Pope Sdwan, married to the Vigélian family of the former Duke of Lower Lorraine.

Through this relationship, coupled with the strength of the Eze Enzo family, Count of Palazzo Henry. Ezeenzo became the Duke of Hauts-Lorraine's deputy, commanding the most important cavalry units.

After receiving the order of the Duke of Upper Lorraine, Henry, Count of Palz, he could not wait to lead a cavalry composed of more than 800 knights and more than 1,500 squire cavalry and mercenary knights.

In the face of the menacing HRE cavalry, Roger, who is at a disadvantage in strength. Morality. Baron Ottwell decisively led the cavalry back and distanced himself from the HRE cavalry.

Roger. Morality. Ottwell was not afraid of the pursuing HRE cavalry behind him, in fact he was confident that he would fight against it, but he was tasked with delaying the army and not joking with the lives of his cavalry, so he decisively ordered a retreat.

During the retreat, Baron Roger constantly used the superior light cavalry under his command to constantly throw arrows and javelins, causing considerable losses to the HRE cavalry.

The two sides chased after each other, and there was no winner or loser, but in the end, the Normans were superior in skill, and they used the speed advantage of the Andalusian horses to successfully defeat a cavalry team of more than 300 people, and then frightened the opponent into not daring to continue the pursuit.

Baron Roger had been hanging around the HRE Vanguard Legion since he escaped the pursuit of the HRE cavalry, wandering around them from time to time.

Henry, Count of Palazzo, who had been defeated, returned to the camp in frustration and entered the camp to meet Gihard, Duke of Lorraine. Shavatang and the nobles were talking around an elaborate letter, cheering excitedly from time to time.

"Lord Duke, what's going on here?" Count Farz asked, puzzled.

"Count Falz, that's right, our cavalry has just intercepted a small group of cavalry heading north, and most importantly we have captured a letter." The Duke of Upper Lorraine picked up a fine letter on the table, opened it, and then handed it to the Count of Falz and said, "You will see it when you read it." ”

The French text, the Count Henry, who was born in the great aristocracy, still recognized, he browsed up and down, raised his head and looked at the Duke of Upper Lorraine in surprise and said: "Lord Duke, this is a godsend, God favors us, we will achieve a brilliant victory!" ”

"Yes, Lord Count Henry, God willing, the Normans, who are entrenched in Brussels, intend to send reinforcements of up to thirteen thousand men to meet them, in order to rescue their King William.

If we can destroy this support army, victory will be ours, and I think His Majesty the Emperor will not skimp on the rewards of titles and domains! The Duke of Upper Lorraine also stood up excitedly and spoke loudly.

The impassioned speech of the Duke of Hauts-Lorraine infected the nobles around him, and they also expressed their joy with cheers.

"Alright, my lords, if we want to eat this big fish, we will not be enough, not to mention that we still have to keep an eye on the Norman King William of Zeelland, and we must ask His Majesty the Emperor for military assistance." The Duke of Upper Lorraine stroked his palm.

"Lord Duke, it's just a Norman army of 13,000 people, but we have more than 18,000 people, and the soldiers are enough to swallow this piece of fat in one bite, so where can we share it with others?" Count Falz spoke suddenly.

"Lord Duke, what Count Falz said makes a lot of sense!"

"Yes, Lord Duke, this piece of fat was the first thing we found out, so why should we share it with others?"

"Give your order, Lord Duke!"

As soon as Count Falz finished speaking, the nobles around him responded one after another.

The words of Henry, Earl of Farz, and the nobles made the Duke of Upper Lorraine hesitate, to be honest, he didn't want to give up this piece of fat to his mouth, but for the sake of completing His Majesty's task, the troops he had on hand were indeed a little insufficient.

The Earl of Farz saw the reason for the Duke of Upper Lorraine's hesitation, and he then persuaded: "Lord Duke, in fact, you don't need to worry at all, as long as we are on the road that Brussels and Zeeland in Blat, we can take care of both, not only to destroy this Norman reinforcement, but also to force the Norman King William to stand still. ”

The Duke of Upper Lorraine pondered for a moment and nodded in response: "Count Henry, what you said makes sense, we can wait for the Normans to fall into the net." ”

The group had already decided to march more than 20 kilometers westward, just stuck on the communication artery between Brussels and Zeeland in Bratt, waiting for the arrival of vague Norman reinforcements.

Dozens of kilometers away, at the junction of the kingdom of Gentebor and the country of Ennob, near Blat, William, who was always following the movement of the battlefield, received information from the army of the Duke of Upper Lorraine, a piece of information that surprised the unusual, and the Duke of Upper Lorraine finally won his empty camp under his careful design.