The imminent succession to the Duchy of Brittany, which was the biggest good news William received this year, and he could not be excited, and immediately mobilized 6,000 troops including 500 knights of the Knights of Mortan and Enman, as well as 7,500 Janissaries and 5,000 Guards Brigade led by Rodrigo, a total of 18,500 troops, to assemble at Fort Afranche in the Countdom of Morten.

Baron Hubert and Baron Andrew, who guarded Rouen, led 12,000 men of the First Janissary Regiment and thousands of soldiers of the Knights of Rouen and the Knights of Eiburg, to guard against a possible surprise attack by King Henry I.

In William's opinion, it was enough to deal with these traitors with the general main force against the mere Count of Dominia Youdes and the Count of Brorec, Josselin, and the threat of local Henry I was more important to William, after all, compared to the Duchy of Brittany, which had not yet arrived, it was still important to his hometown of Normandy.

In addition to the good news of the imminent succession to the Duchy of Brittany, William also had some worries, and on January 7, 1039, Henry IV, Duke of Bavaria of the House of Salion, became the new Holy Roman Empire Augustus.

This Henry. The Emperor who supported the Cluny monks was bound to clash or even go to war with William, who was at odds with the Cluny monks.

Moreover, King Henry I returned to Paris with a brilliant victory after a two-year war with the Duchy of Burgundy, and William did not know what impulsive things the self-confident king would do.

Of course, even if these bad news came one after another, William's happy mood could not be dampened slightly, the Duchy of Brittany was a grand duchy with six counties, although Brittany's military strength was not strong, but if he could swallow Brittany in one fell swoop, it would greatly enhance the strength in William's hands.

The Duke of Aaron urged William to march into the Duchy of Brittany, and the words on the letters became more and more anxious, but after William gathered the army in Lower Normandy, he stationed his troops at Fort Affranche and did not move, and no matter how the Duke of Aaron urged, William did not march again.

William's intentions were obvious, he did not believe in the promises of Duke Arun, he only believed in himself, only in what he could grasp in his hands.

Perhaps the Duke of Arun was sincere in passing the Duke of Brittany to William to preserve his only son and family in order to preserve his only son and his family, but when William put down the rebellion in Brittany for him, the Duke of Arun or the nobles of Brittany would reverse their decision and put William's cousin Connan on the throne of Duke.

Therefore, William's garrison at Fort Affronche was waiting for the crown of the Duke of Brittany to be ripe, and when William received the title of Duke of Brittany, he would justifiably march into Normandy.

William didn't wait long, the Duke of Arran, who was anxiously waiting for William's advance, faced the rebels of the Count of Youdes who were approaching step by step, and William, who was stationed in the army, finally swallowed his last breath and left behind the precarious Duchy of Brittany to return to the arms of the Lord.

After receiving the news of the death of the Duke of Aaron, William immediately released to everyone the letter signed by the Duke of Aaron, and according to his last wishes, William announced that he would take over the throne of the Duke of Brittany, and with the help of the Archbishop of Hamelin, he would wear the golden duke crown.

William, who held the title of Duke of Brittany, immediately led a Normandy army of 18,000 men from Fort Afranches in Mortan to Enre, the capital of Brittany in the county of Laugein.

Entering Brittany, William did not rush into the Countdom of Dominia and confronted the Brittany rebels, but occupied the county of Laugen, which was supposed to belong to William's cousin Connan, in the consternation of everyone.

And William's cousin, Connan, who was only six years old, was taken by William to Fort Rouen, in the Duchy of Normandy, in the name of educating children and protecting the heirs of the Duke of Arlen, where the Count of Connam was to be educated by Baron Hubert.

For more than a decade or more, it would be impossible for the Count of Connam to return to the Duchy of Brittany, he would be placed under house arrest by William in Rouen, and the county of Laugynes, which he owned, would also belong to William.

In Enreburg, the capital of the Duchy of Brittany, William held a grand allegiance ceremony, and in the presence of the Archbishop of Hamelin, William accepted the allegiance of the Brittany nobles, including the Count of Nantes.

It can be said that except for the two Counts of Koneff and Leon in the west, and the Counts of Brorec and Domenia in the rebellion, William has already controlled the elite part of the eastern region of Brittany, and only when he sweeps down the rebellion and subdues the two western counts in the wait-and-see, the Duke of Brittany will fall into William's control.

In order to end this boring war as soon as possible, William decided to make a decisive deal with Count Youdes' rebels to quickly deal with these two annoying guys.

Three days later, in front of the castle of Dominia, the Normandy army led by William besieged the Counts of Uddes and Count Jossellin and their army in the castle.

"Two abominable cowards dared not accept my letter of war, and hid like a mouse in the castle of Dominia." William looked at the crowd of people on the tall castle and said hatefully.

"Lord Duke, this is your chance to catch them all, these Bretons deserve their due punishment for their rebellion and the disgrace of the nobles." The Count of Nantes approached William like a dogleg group, flattering with a flattering smile.

"Count of Nantes, I will not forget your credit, there will be a place for you in my ducal palace." William patted him on the bent shoulder, smiled and promised: "Now you lead your army to prepare, and when my siege machine blasts through the walls of Fort Domenia, you will lead the army of Brittany nobles." ”

The Count of Nantes was speechless for a moment, he had thought that the young Duke William of Normandy was a very good imp, and that with a few insignificant words of flattery he could get the benefits they wanted.

But he didn't expect that the young duke in front of him, who could even be called a young man, turned out to be a poisonous snake, and in the blink of an eye, he turned his face and didn't recognize people, and directly used him as a pioneer in the city.

"Huh?" Seeing that he was still hesitant, William stared at him fiercely with a pair of stern eyes and said, "Count of Nantes, are you not confident in your abilities?" Well, I'll send my Praetorian Guards to support you, and I'm sure you won't let me down. Otherwise, you should know what the consequences are! ”

"Yes, yes, Lord Duke, everything is done as you tell me to do." The Count of Nantes nodded hurriedly, turned and ran away, as if he were hiding from some terrible business.

"Calling you a viper is already a compliment, my lord." The Count of Nantes thought to himself.