The Holy War of Barcelona against the emir of Zaragoza, at the southern foot of the Pyrenees, was only one attempt by William to conquer the Iberian Peninsula, and it did not matter if he failed, because he was ready to take the three crowns of Castile, León and Galicia in the future.

Once William's father-in-law, Ferdinand I, died, his three sons, including the brave and unscrupulous Sancho, the treacherous and cunning Alfonso who had no ability to command the army, and Garcia, the incompetent man who had no city, could not resist William's attack.

What's more, the relationship between the three brothers is not harmonious, and in the future they will definitely fight each other for the crown on their heads, and when the time comes, what will they be able to resist William's usurpation of the crowns of Castile, Leon and Galicia?

The capture of Spain, William already had a comprehensive plan, and the capture of Lleida and Tarragona this time was just an unexpected common sense, and although success was gratifying, there was no pity for failure.

This is why William only sent Duke Rodrigo's Third Legion as the main force, the two young brothers as deputies, and the Fifth Legion as their backup.

If William really cared about it, he would have sent his ace First Legion and Duke Hubert into battle.

Speaking of Duke Hubert, William remembered the war he presided over to quell the rebellion of the nobles of southwestern France.

"Phalle, Duke Hubert, has there been any news about the French traitors?" Asking about the situation of the counterinsurgency war in southwestern France has become almost a part of William's comparison every time.

These nobles, who had supported William's seizure of the French crown from King Henry I of France, were at both ends in the war between William and the Pope, Surian Caesar Henry IV of Holy Rome.

As the first culprit, the Duke of Toulouse, Ponschiome, who defected to the Pope to attack Aquitaine in the war, has been completely defeated by Duke Hubert and died in the country. The Toulouse family was imprisoned in Paris by William, and the only way to go was extinction in the future of this rebellious family.

The Duke of Toulouse, Ponsgieschium, and his family, as an example of the chicken, were killed by William in front of many French nobles, but it seems that this did not work well for them, and these nobles have recently begun to conspire against them.

Led by Bethna II, Duke of Gascony, Duke of Auvergne and Duke of Bourbon, a group of French counts and barons colluded to form a faction that attempted independence. They intended to form the Kingdom of Aquitaine after independence from William's rule, and installed Betna II, Duke of Gascony, as king.

If they succeeded, it would be equivalent to cutting off more than half of William's territory from the Kingdom of France, which he absolutely could not tolerate, not to mention that William was aware of the Holy See's hands and feet.

Originally, William also planned to divide and disintegrate this independent faction, and then deal with it separately, but due to the intervention of the Holy See, William made up his mind to use thunderous means to brand all the French nobles who tried to become independent as traitors and rebels, and directly excluded the most elite 1st, 2nd and 5th legions to go south to quell the rebellion.

"Your Majesty, according to the latest reports of the war, Lord Hubert has defeated the rebels in Auvergne, Bourbon, Marsh, Limousin, Poitiers, and Lucion, and is leading the First Army south to fight with the Duke of Gascogne and the remnants of the rebels." Faller replied respectfully to William's question.

"Oh? Since the decisive battle with Duke Gasconie has not yet begun, does Duke Hubert need additional reinforcements, and if so, I will temporarily leave behind the Second and Fifth Legions, which were originally planned to be sent to the battlefield of Zaragoza. William asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, Lord Duke Hubert has already written to him that he is able to completely quell the rebellion with the First Legion.

In the previous battles of Poitiers and Bourbon, Master Hubert had wiped out most of the elite rebels, and the remaining Duke of Gascony and the defeated traitors were nothing more than dry bones in the grave. Faller replied.

"Well, continue to pay attention to the changes in the situation on the battlefield, report to me every day, and report to me in a timely manner if there is a special situation." William nodded, agreeing with Faller, and admonished him.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Faller bowed to William, and then said, "Your Majesty, Claude of the Royal Arsenal has delivered to Paris five hundred arquebuses and twelve six-pounder bronze cannons, and ten new arquebuses improved according to your suggestion. ”

"Oh, take me there, and select twelve hundred men from the Guards, who will be trained as the Guards Marksmanship, and will be responsible for handling arquebuses and artillery." William commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty." And Phaleg prostrated himself.

On the royal school grounds, there were newly made arquebuses in front of the weapon racks, a total of 500 guns, and twelve six-pounder bronze cannons that radiated golden light were also neatly placed, which looked particularly imposing.

William picked up an arquebus from the weapon rack and rubbed it carefully, although the arquebus still smelled of unpleasant butter, William didn't care at all.

The barrel is 880mm long, which is longer than the prototype that William saw in the Royal Arsenal, and the barrel has a crosshair and a door, and the caliber is still 23mm, which has not changed, but it has little impact, and in order to deal with knights wearing plate armor and armor, such a large-caliber arquebus is indeed needed.

The whole arquebus is 1.8 meters long, which is slightly bulky, but it is supported by a fork seat and fired, which will not have much impact in actual combat.

The arquebus is designed with a wooden butt at the tail to shoot against the shoulder, and when turned upside down, the 1.8-meter arquebus will become a sharp long-handled war hammer that can be smashed hard with a sharp and heavy butt, even stunning Norman knights in plate armor.

"Ammunition." William reached out and took the preloaded projectile from the hand, tore open the oiled paper and poured the gunpowder into the muzzle of the arquebus, then pulled out the strip to tamp the gunpowder. William then wrapped the projectile in his hand with torn oiled paper, then placed it in the barrel and rammed it again with a strip.

Putting it back on, William turned the arquebus, picked up a horn primer jug and poured primer over the powder pool, then closed the lid.

After lighting the arquebus, clamp it to the snake rod, lift the loaded arquebus mount on the erected fork frame, open the powder pool cover, pull the trigger and shoot at the target 100 meters away.

With a loud bang, William clearly felt a huge force coming from his shoulder, and through the smoking gun, William saw that the target was opened by a 50g lead bullet and a large hole visible to the naked eye.

"Your Majesty's martial arts are outstanding, we will bow to the wind!" The crowd watching from the royal school grounds bowed down one after another.