William marched with his army in less than two hours to reach the nearest city to William, which was the city of St. Reis, three miles away.

The city of St. Reiss was a small city that depended on port transportation, trade, fishing, and crafts, with a population of less than a thousand, and its low walls were entirely civil structures, making it almost vulnerable to William.

Looking up at the many panicked figures on the city's head, William's face couldn't help but show a smile, and he sent a messenger forward to ask: "His Royal Highness William led his troops to crusade against the rebellion, you and other sinners are not yet captured, or you can spare your life!" ”

"This..."

Everyone in the city, including the mayor, city councilors, wealthy businessmen, and others, looked at each other, and showed hesitant expressions.

At this time, it was still the mayor of St. Reis, an old man with a bearded beard who was a little responsible, and stood up and said loudly: "Dare to ask His Highness William, we have never rebelled, why do we want to raise an army to attack St. Reth City!" ”

"Humph!" William snorted coldly, waved his right hand impatiently, raised his head and said in a loud voice: "A few days ago, I wrote to you and others, asking you to come to Vernon Castle to pledge your allegiance to me and fulfill your obligations, but you completely ignored my letter!

Graciously I have given you another opportunity, and four days ago I wrote to you again, asking you to send a representative to you within three days to take allegiance.

However, once again, you have ignored my good intentions.

I will not give you a chance this time, and I will raise the blade of punishment to punish you rebellious and sinful people as they deserve!

I swear not to hurt any innocent person, nor to spare any rebellion! ”

The people in the city were drenched in cold sweat by William's words, and they looked at each other with a weak expression.

"His Royal Highness William, His Royal Highness William, we are all bewitched by the evil villain, and we have been confused by the devil for a while, please forgive me!

We are willing to pay your allegiance and give two hundred pounds of silver! The mayor of St. Rhyth said again in a loud voice.

"I promise not to harm any innocent people, but you and the rulers of St. Reis must unconditionally hand over all your property to atone for the crimes you have committed!

I'll give you half an hour to think about it, and I'll not attack during that time, but if you don't agree to my request, my army will destroy the city of St. Reis!"

No one is immune! William replied in a loud voice.

"Forgive me for not being able to agree, His Highness William! We do not admit that we are guilty, and you have no right to punish us! The mayor of St. Rhyth said with a resolute face.

In the face of the other party's tough refusal, William stopped talking nonsense, directly raised his right hand high, waved down, and said: "Torsion ballista and stone thrower shoot at the city gate, bed crossbow shoot at the target Those traitors, longbowmen and crossbowmen come forward to suppress the city head, and the whole army attacks!" ”

As the stone projectiles tilted down, the unstable civil walls crumbled, and the oak gates that had been attacked by the fire were even more dilapidated.

The crossbow spears as thick as tree trunks were fired intensively, and more than a dozen city councilors and high-ranking officials were pierced into blood gourds by seven or eight crossbow guns, and the remaining few people did not dare to stay any longer, and ran down the city wall as if they had fled.

The hundreds of militiamen who had lost their command were also like headless flies scurrying in a chaotic manner, completely losing their combat capability.

Rumble...

As the gates and parts of the walls collapsed, William's infantry swarmed through the gates and gaps, and captured the town in less than a quarter of an hour.

As punishment for these rebellious attempts to rebel, William ordered all remaining city councillors and officials to be hanged in the square, to organize the rebellious relatives into subordinate peasants, and to confiscate all the property of all merchants in the city.

Although William was very harsh with the merchants and city councilors who dared to resist, he was not guilty of any offense to the citizens of the city.

After putting the city under military control and leaving a few dozen infantry to maintain his rule, William led an army of more than 2,300 men to continue north along the west bank of the Seine, all the way to the cities of Saint-Pierre-Garland, Caonon, and Vaudreuil.

After hearing about the tragic situation in Saint-Reis, the city's city officials and councillors agreed to William's request to give all their property and land to William in order to obtain William's forgiveness.

The other merchants in the city were forced to accept William's forced shares, and more than half of their property and the Chamber of Commerce were ceded to William's Normandy consortium.

Faced with the mountains of gold and silver and the tens of thousands of acres of cultivated land harvested, William had to sigh at the commercial prosperity of the Seine, and he was even more determined to relocate the Normandy consortium to Vernon in order to control the trade and shipping of the Seine's golden waterway.

In addition to these seized possessions, William paid the most attention to the craftsmen and intellectuals of these cities, and treated them with courtesy, inviting them to Vernon's Castle.

In addition, William brought back the hundreds of ships captured in these port cities to the small fishing port on the edge of his own castle of Vernon.

With so much to gain, William expressed little interest in attacking the few remaining cities on the banks of the Earle.

After separating 1,800 soldiers and handing over the task to Sir Hubert, William led the remaining 600 soldiers back to Castle Vernon with the spoils.

It took only three days for William to quell the rebellion, but it took as many as five days to escort dozens of wagons of war and hundreds of ships full of captured supplies.

When William returned to Fort Vernon, Sir Hubert was already in front of Fort Vernon to greet William.

"Sir Hubert, why are you here to meet us, and have the cities of the Earl been pacified?" William rode up to Sir Hubert and asked, with a puzzled look on his face.

"Your suit, Your Highness William, it took only one day for our army to divide and sweep away the cities of Passy, Delville, and Ankarville on the banks of the Earle.

The councillors of these cities did not dare to oppose us, and were willing to surrender to us with all their possessions.

As for our booty, it was still carried in the rear by captured ships along the Earle. Sir Hubert said with a smile on his face.

"That's great news! Fortunately, these parliamentarians know each other, otherwise some of them would have suffered. William shook his head slightly and sighed, and said, "Sir Hubert, have the exploits of our warriors been recorded?" I will now canonize these venerable warriors on the basis of their exploits! ”

"Everything is arranged, please rest assured, His Highness William!" Sir Hubert gave a military salute, nodded and said, "Please lead your army into the castle!"

"Hmm—" William nodded in response, and rode back to Fort Vernon alongside Sir Hubert.