In the empty castle meeting hall, only William, Sir Hubert and Steward Osborne had not left, and William looked at the two of them with burning eyes: "Sir Hubert, Steward Osborne, have you noticed any unusual movements of the knights in the past few days?" ”

"His Royal Highness William, neither the Knight Legion nor the Knight Independent Battalion have found anything that can be done in the past few days, and there is no prevarication in the execution of orders." Sir Hubert shook his head slightly.

"His Royal Highness William, in the past few days, I have bribed five or six knights from the knights' side, and judging from their reports, there is no change in the knights' legion, but there are knights in the knights' independent battalion participating in the secret assembly, as for what the content is not yet known." Steward Osborne looked at William, and then continued Sir Hubert's words.

"Oh! This point needs to be emphasized, the secret assembly of the knights is likely to instigate a mutiny, Sir Hubert continues to send troops to monitor the independent battalion of knights, ready to take action at any time, and the steward of Osborne strives to develop a few more eyes and ears to obtain the content of their negotiations and evidence of the mutiny. William looked at Sir Hubert and Osborne with cold eyes, and said in a serious tone.

"Is it possible that this is a misunderstanding, Your Highness William, since they are knightly nobles loyal to the Count of Evre, then it is unlikely that they will betray us." Sir Hubert still didn't want to believe that those knights would plot a mutiny, and said with a look of disbelief.

"Sir Hubert, I am not suspicious of this, but they do have a history of collective confrontation with their superiors and refusal to reorganize, and our regrouping is only to regroup their soldiers during their service, not to engulf their soldiers, why should they refuse? Why a secret assembly? There are no ghosts in their hearts, they will do this? William stared at Sir Hubert with burning eyes, and asked rhetorically.

"Understood, Your Highness William, I will follow your instructions, but please don't talk about the different treatment of the knights of the knights' independent battalion, it is very likely that they will really be instigated by some people with intentions to rebel." Sir Hubert said with a sincere face.

"Sir Hubert, don't worry, I know what to do." William nodded slightly, but did not answer Sir Hubert directly, apparently he had another purpose.

William turned his gaze to Steward Osborne and said, "Steward Osborne, is it possible to recruit or train professional spies, so it is not a long-term solution to buy the other party with money to obtain information. ”

"Back to His Highness William, if you want to train professional spies, you not only need a lot of money, but also a secret environment and a long enough time, which is still too difficult for us who don't have a territory yet. As for recruitment, this is not feasible, and their loyalty is not guaranteed. Steward Osborne shook his head slightly and said.

"Steward Osborne, I won't be reluctant, when we have a territory, you can start cultivating spies at any time. As for the purchase of the knight's close servants, it still has to continue. William sighed softly and said, "Let's get here today." ”

The darkness gradually covered the land, and the vast land fell silent, even in Alençon, but in the military camp of the city was noisy, and a group of heavy knights numbering dozens of men rode into the barracks.

Under the dim candle light, a white eagle flag with a red background appeared in front of everyone, this is the flag of the Duchy of Upper Burgundy, only the Count of Mortan Kay, who was born in the Duchy of Upper Burgundy. Morality. Yvrell's army will have this banner.

Several knights streamed in, and the lights lit up the mayor's mansion, which remained unturned throughout the night, and no one knew what they were discussing.

As if nothing had happened, the white eagle banner on a red background in the Alençon City barracks was completely gone.

The entire castle of Breituy had fallen into complete silence, and the independent battalion of knights and the knights' legions stationed outside the castle were brightly lit in their respective officers' tents.

William, who should have been resting a long time ago, met with Osborne's butler in the study at this moment and talked secretly late at night, seeing the figure of Osborne's butler leaving, William's face showed an irrepressible smile, which was inexplicably heartbreaking.

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Early the next morning, William had already led his soldiers in full gear to set out on the journey again.

This time, William's barracks were filled with several more wagons full of food supplies and ordnance, which were apparently prepared by the palace minister, Brad.

The sun began to set in the west, and it was about three o'clock in the afternoon, and the army was about to enter Alençon after marching more than ten miles, and William immediately sounded the horn calling for the rangers who were in front to reconquire about the enemy, and ordered the whole army to remain on alert.

At this time, Faller returned from reconnaissance with his light cavalry, rode to William's side, stroked his chest and bowed, and said: "Young Master William, I found a newly built wooden fort with the rebel tricolor flag on the side of the road ahead, and there are about 800 rebels stationed in it. ”

"Faller, thank you for your hard work." William looked around and ordered: "Herald, Sir Hubert and Sir Ronald led the army to attack the wooden fort, the knight Ronald led the army to attack the wooden fort as the vanguard, Sir Hubert led the army to follow, and the steward Osborne led the craftsmen to manipulate two ballistas to bombard the gate of the fortress and open the gap." ”

"Yes" The cavalry, who acted as the herald, bowed down and rode forward to deliver the order.

"Order the light cavalry of the headquarters regiment to disperse around, pursue the remnants of the enemy so that no one can escape, and order Jeffrey and Daniel to lead the infantry to follow the knight regiment and the independent battalion, and act according to orders."

"Yes," a few more heralds rode away.

Looking at the knight legion and the independent battalion in front of him, a faint smile appeared on William's face.

When the herald delivered the general's order to Sir Hubert and Sir Ronald at the front, the knights in the two armies were in an uproar.

The commotion on Hubert's side of the knightly legion quickly subsided, and he only expressed some dissatisfaction, not only because of Sir Hubert's strong suppression, but also because William treated this knight legion the same as his direct legion.

But looking at the knights' independent battalion, it was very different, the knights' dissatisfaction was getting bigger and bigger, and even the knights and servants with them began to stir.

Losing the support of the knights, Sir Ronald, who was regarded as William's lackey, could not suppress the expulsion from the knights, so he immediately turned over and rode in front of William.

"His Royal Highness William, there has been a commotion over there in the Knights' Independent Battalion, and I am powerless to suppress it, so I ask His Highness William to help me." Sir Ronald said nervously with an anxious expression.

"Sir Ronald, I'm going to send troops to suppress it, and I won't hurt the innocent." William patted Sir Ronald on the shoulder and comforted.

"Thank you, His Highness William." Sir Ronald's face calmed down and he bowed in thanks.

William turned his horse's head and said to his partner cavalry behind him: "Fellow cavalry, there is a commotion in which the generals sent troops to suppress the independent cavalry battalion. ”

"Yes." A few of the companion cavalry stepped out of the crowd and bowed in response.

William looked at the departing cavalry, and an inexplicable smile appeared on his face, it was obvious that William had arranged these departing cavalrymen in advance.