Chapter 349: Henry I is ready to move
The battle between Ireland and Wales has been decided, most of the noble princes in Ireland have been killed and captured, and only the Kingdom of Gwyneth is still making the final struggle in Wales.
As the battle reports of victory came, especially when the great victory on the banks of the Shannon River came, even William, who had always been quiet, couldn't help but cheer loudly.
On the other hand, the Norse-Gaelic had a keen sense of smell, and when the Irish army withdrew from Dublin, they also retreated, and when the news of the Normans' decisive victory on the Irish battlefield came, the Norse-Gaelic quickly sent a peace messenger to pray for peace with William.
This group of Nos-Gaels is like a group of speculators and gamblers, who flock when they see a profit, but when they smell danger, they can run faster than rats.
In the face of the Norse-Gaelic peace messenger, William naturally would not easily grant peace to the Norse-Gaelic people, if they did not pay some price, who knew what cats and dogs would jump out and provoke the Normans without self-determination? Even if they can't have a decisive impact, they are also extremely mortal, and if one is not careful, they are likely to be led into the gutter.
"Want my forgiveness, give me the Isle of Man." William said.
The Isle of Man (English: Ellan Vannin, abbreviated "Mann") is an island in the sea between England and Ireland, and to be more geographically precise, the Isle of Man is located right at the heart of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
The Isle of Man is a British Crown Dependency and is not technically part of the United Kingdom. The island's self-government has a long history, having its own parliament as early as the 10th century, with Douglas as its capital. In some cases, the Isle of Man, together with the British Isles and the Island of Ireland, is known as the British Isles.
The Isle of Man is not in English, but in Celtic, and is an island in the British Isles, which has been a British crown since 1828.
The Isle of Man is an oblong island in the northeast and southwest direction, 48 kilometers long from north to south, 46 kilometers wide, with an area of 572 square kilometers, the highest point of the central mountain is 620 meters, the north and south are lowlands, the Salby River is the main river, suitable for growing cereals, vegetables, turnips, potatoes, dairy cows, sheep, pigs, poultry and animal husbandry.
Its shape and orientation in the sea resemble the Caribbean island of Tobago, except that it is twice as large as Tobago.
The topography of the island is mainly hilly, with few plains, and there are some gentle areas near the sea, with the highest point being the Snaefell peak at 620 meters above sea level. The local language is fell, which means mountain. This is also a testament to the existence of local languages and scripts.
Due to the different altitudes, the distribution of plants varies from low to high. The coastal lowlands are gentle hills and grasslands, and the grasslands are separated by thorny plants or stone chips, which should be boundary markers or partitions for cattle and sheep, and when you go up to about 200 meters above sea level, you will see patches of pine and cypress, which seem to be private plantations. Higher, the green meadows are extinct, covered in a continuous stream of ochre-red heather, and sheep are scattered sparsely along the hillsides in search of edible grasses, and the summits are mostly submerged in clouds.
The Isle of Man is also known as the Isle of Men. Legend has it that the first people to develop desert islands were men, who first lived on the Nordic continent and could only return home once a year and a half to reunite with their wives and children. It was not until the island was almost reclaimed that he brought his wife and children to the island to live together. The name "Island of Men" records the hardships of men, so that the women of future generations will never forget the hard work of their male ancestors on this land.
The history of the Isle of Man dates back 10,000 years. The island was originally inhabited by descendants of the Celts and Normans. The Isle of Man was nominally under Norwegian sovereignty until 1266 and was finally directly administered by the Crown in 1765.
To sum up, the Isle of Man is located at the center of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, as long as the Isle of Man is controlled, and a military base and garrison are established on the island, and a fleet is stationed, it can deter and control the sea areas of the British Isles countries.
For the Isle of Man, William is bound to win, and will not let go even if the Norse-Gaelic people say anything.
"Since the Norse-Gaels have no sincerity, let us go back to the battle. I heard that you Norse-Gaelic are also a branch of the Vikings, so I want to take a good look to see if I am the Normans or you Norse-Gaelic people. William looked at the Norse-Gaelic messenger chattering in the audience, and said with a little annoyance.
"Left and right guards, send the messenger of the Norse-Gaelic out." William waved his hand and was about to kill him, but the Norse-Gaelic messenger relented, and hurriedly agreed to the conditions proposed by William earlier, and gave up the Isle of Man to William, and gave him a smile with a smile.
The news of the victories in Ireland and Wales was not publicized by William, but concealed it for the first time, and rumors were still circulating in the outside world that the Normans were besieged in Dublin and that the main Norman force was defeated by King Grufitz, especially in France.
William wanted to test it at this time to see if anyone in the Kingdom of France dared to go against him, and if anyone wanted to jump out to trouble William, he wouldn't mind completely crushing him with the power of Tarzan.
Turning his gaze to Paris, a hundred kilometers south of Rouen, William's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth pulled a strange arc, he wanted to see if King Henry I of France had the courage to fight him two years after being defeated by him.
Everything did not surprise William, the movements of Paris and France began to be strange, the envoys of Paris and the princes were busy everywhere, as if preparing something, King Henry I also ended his inspection of the territory, and hid in the palace for more than ten days without coming out.
In the city of Paris, the prices of iron and food, cotton and medicines began to rise, and it was clear that there were buyers who bought war materials in large quantities, and there was only one person in Paris who could do so, and that was King Henry I of France.
After this person was defeated by William, he always had a grudge against William, and it was a great shame that the dignified Kingdom of France was beaten to the ground by one of his princes, and if he caught the opportunity, he would not let it go easily.
With the exception of Henry I, who had already established hostility towards William and began to act, the actions of the Dukes of Flanders, the Dukes of Champagne and the Dukes of Burgundy were extremely bizarre.