The Guards Musket Brigade was the key to the Monaco campaign, because the Lombards and Genoese were not familiar with the cooperation, when the Guards Musket Brigade cooperated and routed the Genoese, they took advantage of the situation to defeat the Lombard line, which was still unstable, and after a fierce attack, the Norman army led the Guards Musket Brigade to attack the home of the Lombard Duke Ezzo II.

The allied armies of the Lombards, Genoa, and Italian states were already inferior in strength and less elite than the Norman standing legions, and after William's full efforts, the Lombard army was soon defeated and driven back by the Norman knights.

"Well played, Lord Richard!" William Zemara came to Duke Richard and smiled and praised.

"Your Majesty, you have praised the courtiers for their chances, and thanks to the fact that your phalanx of the Guards crushed the Lombards and Genoese lines at a critical juncture, our army was able to achieve a decisive victory in this battle." Duke Lixia stroked the gray beard on his chin and smiled modestly.

Although the Duke of Richard said so, William could see that he was very useful in complimenting himself.

"By the way, Your Majesty, whether Count Roger's Ninth Legion has occupied Menton Castle and cut off the Lombards' rear route is related to whether our army can capture all the fruits of this battle." Duke Richard asked William with a smile.

"Rest assured, Lord Lixiari, I have sent two of my falcons to Count Roger as early as when the Lombards launched an attack on our army, ordering him to quickly capture the castle of Menton, where the Lombards did not have many defenders left to guard, compared to them had successfully cut off the enemy's rear route." William smiled confidently and said to Duke Richard.

In ancient times, the flying pigeon is an ancient communication tool, the pigeon has a strong memory of the road, even if it flies out thousands of miles, it can also know the way to come, so the ancient people often use the flying pigeon to pass the book, but William did not use the flying pigeon to pass the book this convenient means to the front line Roger. Morality. Count Montgomery sent orders, not by clippers or light cavalry, but by sending two huge falcons that he had raised.

Because at this time there were many Genoese and Pisa warships roaming at sea, and there were also many Italian light cavalry on land, it was not very safe to transmit orders from the sea or land, and the use of carrier pigeons to pass orders was a huge risk, because the pigeons would encounter all kinds of unexpected disasters along the way, such as strong winds, ice and snow, heavy rains, strong air currents, and even natural enemies, eagle eagles, would kill the pigeons.

It would be much safer to use training falcons to send letters, the falcon's ability to fight against nature is far higher than that of pigeons, and the falcon's memory is also super strong, so William hired more than a dozen falcon trainers to train dozens of falcons in the hunting grounds of Paris to pass on battlefield orders.

The two falcons sent by William were the most robust and ferocious of the dozens of falcons, and as the falcons of prey in the sky, they would definitely be able to pass on their orders to Count Roger.

"Let's not talk about that, Lord Richard, Duke of Lombardy, Ezzo II's main formation is ahead, and we will defeat him in one go!" William said with a smile and a wave of his hand.

"Yes, my majesty!" Duke Richard bowed in response.

The two of them were able to chat so calmly, and they were naturally confident of winning the war.

At this time, in the home camp of the Duke of Lombardy, Ezzo II could no longer maintain his calm demeanor, and watched the knights and soldiers under his command fall under the sword of the Normans one by one.

"Lord Duke, please retreat quickly, and here I will defend the retreat for you from Reinhold of Cremona." A Lombard nobleman with short blond hair pleaded with Ezzo II.

"As the Duke of Lombardy and the Marquis of Milan, how can I abandon my soldiers to live alone!" Ezzo II was blushed by Reinhold of Cremona, and he refused without hesitation.

Ezzo II was a great monarch, but he was so arrogant that he was unwilling to give up his pride, leaving behind the noble knights and warriors who followed him, and fleeing from the battlefield with his tail between his legs.

Hearing that Ezzo II refused to retreat, the Count of Oduno in Monferrato was anxious, and if Ezzo II refused to retreat, they would have to be annihilated.

The Count of Odunor of Monferrato and the Count of Reinhold of Cremonaple could also be seen that Ezzo II had a great face, and he would remain frozen here without giving him the steps.

"Listen to me, Your Excellency Duke of Lombardy, if you are not only the prince of Lombardy and Milan, but also the leader of the Italian states, if you die in this battle, how can we unite against the Normans who invaded Italy?

You retreat to keep your usefulness in order to fight the Normans and their king William to the end, not to get away with it.

So think twice and leave here, Your Excellency the Duke of Lombardy! The Count of Oduno of Montferrato persuaded him repeatedly.

Ezzo II closed his eyes in pain, and nodded in response.

"All staff, retreat with me!" Since Ezzo II had made up his mind, he would not hesitate.

Given the order to retreat from Ezzo II, from the governor, the counts, the bishops, and the consuls, to the barons, knights, and soldiers, they were all relieved that they did not want to lose their lives in a battle that was sure to be lost.

"Retreat! Fall back! Suddenly, numerous orders to retreat sounded in the camp of the Lombards.

However, can the retreat really leave safely? Don't think of the Normans as an ornament.

When the order to retreat sounded one after another in the Lombard army, the Normans on the battlefield were anxious, they fought hard until now, in order to capture and kill the Lombard Duke Ezzo II to obtain William's generous reward, if Ezzo II and them slipped, the fruits of this battle would not reach their hands.

The Normans, whether they were noble knights or ordinary soldiers, were not proud soldiers, and who could bear to slip away in front of them with their low-hanging fruit, so they immediately launched the most fierce attack, throwing down their shields and holding their weapons and fiercely charging at the Lombard army.

The most eye-catching performance on the battlefield is the Norman knights, they are now changed into war horses, on the battlefield is even more powerful, the power is abnormal, tens of thousands of horse hooves gallop and trample on the battlefield, the target is not far away Ezzo II is sitting in the position, along the way the Lombard soldiers gathered in front of them continue to crush.