With Caesar's brother William, Duke of Apuria, mortally wounded and captured, the war over Benevento was pointless, and his immediate priority was to return to the Duchy of Apulia to receive the titles and domains of nobility that he thought he deserved, including the Duchy of Apuria.

As long as Caesar had the entire duchy in his hands, even if his brother could return safely, he would still be able to hold the supreme power of the entire duchy, so it would be extremely advantageous for Caesar to lead the army back to the Duchy of Apulia.

However, Caesar could not do this, he could not think so rationally and ruthlessly, the relationship with his brother William was not fake, he could not leave the "iron arm" William in the enemy prisoner of war camp and ignore it.

Moreover, most of the Normans in the entire Duchy of Apulua were still loyal to Caesar's brother William, and they would not abandon their dukes, nor would they look down on the soft eggs who retreated, and if they did not rescue the Duke of Apulia, Caesar would lose the hearts of the people.

The members of the Outville family are not only William, Drogo, Humphrey and Caesar, but not to mention the brother of William of the Iron Arm, the eldest son, Thero. Morality. Outwell, he is the highest priority in terms of succession, if it weren't for Caesar's strength and the other party's stay in Normandy, Caesar probably wouldn't have been able to obtain the Duchy of Apulia so easily.

In addition, and Caesar's sibling brother Jeffrey. Morality. Ottwell was not very peaceful, and seemed to want to get the Duchy of Apulia and jump up and down among the Normans, but fortunately he was not strong enough, and he was still far from Caesar.

However, Caesar's younger brothers were either weak in strength, or young, or far away in Normandy, and could not compete with Caesar for Apulia.

In addition, Caesar could not have allowed such a large army to retreat, which would have been too dangerous, and our army could be exposed to enemy fire at any time during the retreat.

Therefore, it makes sense that Caesar will give it a try, lead his army to fight the enemy, defeat the opponent and rescue the Duke of Apulia.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am here to tell you the sad news that my brother, Lord William, Duke of Apulia, was unfortunately captured by the knights of the Church during the battle, and has not yet been heard from." In the big tent of the barracks, Caesar looked at everyone with a serious expression and said solemnly.

"What the hell is going on, my lord!" The nobles present stood up one after another and asked in a rambling voice.

"Okay, be quiet, I'll explain it to you." Caesar shook his right hand downward, and when the scene had calmed down, he explained:

"My brother, the Duke, with more than a thousand Norman knights, joined the armies of Drogo and Humphrey, and it was supposed that there would be no danger, but it happened that these two men rushed forward and led the Duke into a trap, surrounded by the Knights of the Church, who had already laid an ambush. In the end, after a fierce battle, the two dukes were lost there, and in the end, only Drago, Humphrey, and about 300 Norman knights survived. ”

Caesar didn't make any comments on Drago and Humphrey at this time, but the nobles on the court pointed the finger at Drago and Humphrey.

"So it is, Lord Earl. Drogo and Humphrey are the main culprits behind the Duke's downfall, and we must meet him to be sure. ”

"Drogo and Humphrey have been imprisoned enough, and I will give them the fairest trial for their crimes, and I will never wronged a good man, nor will I spare any guilty person." Caesar said to the crowd:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I will lead the army that attacks the church with you and take our Duke back, are you willing to chase after me?"

"We do, Lord Earl!"

"Caesar, we will follow you to reclaim Lord William."

"This time we're going to teach the church a lesson to remember!"

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Caesar couldn't help but smile a little at the corner of his mouth as he looked at the nobles who had sworn in front of him, he didn't know how many nobles were leaning towards his side, but at least since the Duke of Apulia was captured, these Norman nobles would unite under his command to fight side by side to defeat the Holy See army.

"Good! This time we will go out with all our troops, and tomorrow will be the time for a decisive battle! Caesar clenched his right hand into a fist and said in a loud voice.

"Oh! Oh! Oh! ...”

The cheers were incessant, and for a moment the entire camp was filled with exhilarating cheers.

When the cheers of the crowd had subsided a little, Caesar instructed: "My brother, Geoffrey, tomorrow you will lead the right wing army to take charge of the war on the right flank, and do not let me down." ”

Jeffrey. Morality. Altwell (circa 1020 - 1071), a Norman military leader, was the son of their father, Tancred's second wife, Flesandia, and Caesar, about eight years older than Caesar, and the elder brother of Caesar's mother.

Under the influence of William, the Ottwell family came to southern Italy one after another to adventure, and Jeffrey only came to Normandy two years ago, but at that time, a large area of land in southern Italy had been divided between Caesar and the four of them, so as Caesar's own brother, he could only get a poor barony, which made him very unhappy.

As an ambitious military general, he was expanding his influence among the Norman armies, and in terms of territorial conquest, he was also expanding in the direction of Benevento and the Papal Domain, which was one of the reasons for the outbreak of war between the Duke of Apulia and the Holy See.

"I need Benevento as my domain, and I will be Count Benevento." Jeffrey didn't hesitate and said his offer bluntly.

"Yes, I promise you, Geoffrey, that your requests will be fulfilled as long as our brother, William, Duke of Apulia, is recaptured." Caesar readily agreed to Jeffrey's request, and was not annoyed by his directness.

As a Norman military general, Geoffrey's military talents were excellent, and it could even be said that he was an outstanding military general, and there were not many Normans in southern Italy who could match him.

In order to defeat the Church's army, Caesar had to rely on Geoffrey's power, even though he knew that his brother, a fellow mother, was an ambitious Norman nobleman.

When Geoffrey returned to his seat, Caesar called on two more men and said, "Richard. Morality. Hengu, Morris. Welf, you two will lead your respective units to take charge of the left flank, ready to attack at any time. ”

"Yes, Lord Count." The two agreed without hesitation, they were both members of Caesar's line, and his closeness was not comparable to that of others.