With more than 34,000 troops, the vassal army and the local militia of Wessex who are about to arrive on the battlefield are also more than 30,000, which means that William sent more than 60,000 troops to the civil war in the Kingdom of England alone, of which there are as many as 25,000 standing soldiers, and the elite number accounts for about half.

But William, who had 60,000 troops in his hand, would not send these 60,000 troops in one direction when facing the alliance of the Vikings and the northern princes.

This is not only because once the number of troops in a certain direction is too large, it is difficult to supply, and it is easy to cause attrition due to factors such as disease and bad weather, but also because the generals of the Norman kingdom, including William, are not capable of commanding such a large corps, and once the limits of the generals' own ability are exceeded, it is likely that there will be confusion in command, which will eventually lead to defeat.

The reason why the siege of Tumubao of Ming Yingzong in the Ming Dynasty in history was defeated by the Warat people is that the army piled up too much in one direction, resulting in poor command.

There are many such victories in history, and there are such examples in both the East and the West, so I will not list them all here.

In fact, we often hear of battles in which tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 people participate, and instead of piling up all the armies together, they are divided into several corps and divided into troops to fight together.

William's side had to face a more formidable enemy, the Norwegian and Danish Vikings led by Harald the 'Heartless', and the 30,000-strong Viking army was his confidant, so William decided to keep the three standing legions of the Guards and the Second and Third Legions in his hands to deal with the Vikings.

William's men numbered 33,000 men, including three standing armies of 25,000 men, a knightly order composed of barons, viscounts, and knights in William's domain, and some standing militia drawn from the Norman kingdom and the local Anglo People's Army.

The other army of 30,000 people was composed of the army of vassals and vassals under William, including the army provided by the eight dukes, the Norman baron and viscount of Wessex, mercenaries, and the civilian army of the Duchy of Wessex.

With such an army of troops, William did not expect much, he did not ask this army to be able to defeat the enemy, but at least it could play the role of containing the remnants of the Duke of Mercia's defeated army, attracting the attention of the Duke of Northumbria, and garrisoning the castle, which could relieve William of a lot of pressure on his shoulders.

To command such an army, William had to send a man of high moral standing to take charge of it, who had far more prestige than the unruly Norman nobles, and who had strong military command skills, so that he could command these vassal armies from all over the country and play its due role.

Looking at the aristocratic generals under William's account, Rodrigo is the chief general of the Second Legion, and Andrew is the chief general of the Third Legion. Morality. The Duke of Vassi was the most suitable person for William's requirements.

Richard, Duke of Ulster. Morality. Vassi himself was one of the eight dukes, the top nobles of the Norman kingdom, and in terms of the official position of the Norman government, he was William's chief of staff, and he was responsible for the deployment of troops and the formulation of battle plans.

At the same time, among the Norman aristocracy, whose average age was very young, Richard. Morality. Vassi was the eldest, he was born on January 1, 986, and by the end of the summer of 1045 this year, he was exactly 60 years old, a full round older than the 40 years old Duke Hubert and the 46 years old Duke Adolf in the Mesozoic Era.

Relying on status titles, prestige, and seniority, Richard. Morality. Vasi was able to subdue all the noble vassals who did not obey, and with his superb command ability, he was even more convincing to everyone.

"Lord Richard." Willian sees Richard in front of the door. Morality. Vasi immediately stood up to greet him.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to be like this, I have received your call and come to answer it, it is my duty." Duke Richard shook his head and waved his hand in refusal.

"Well, Lord Richard, please be seated." William invited Duke Richard to sit down, and then spoke: "Lord Richard, I think you also know that my vassals and vassals' armies are about to arrive in Wessex, and I hope you can help me command this army and become the commander of this army. ”

"I obey your orders, Your Majesty." Duke Richard nodded in response, "Hello, do you have anything else to explain?" ”

William stood up, picked up his baton, stretched out his finger and pointed to the map of England behind him and explained to Duke Richard in detail: "This army of yours will be my Western Route Army, responsible for the battlefield of the Duchy of Mercia.

You'll lead your army from Oxford to sweep away the southern counties of Mercia, including Gloucester, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Schusebury, and Derbyshire, while the Chester and Lancastrian armies in the north will be put aside until we get rid of the Vikings and Northumbrians.

When you have finished your sweep in the southern part of the Duchy of Mercia, you should go to Derbyshire and flank Yorkshire with me.

I will start from Oxfordshire, pass through Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, occupy Lincolnshire, and carry Yorkshire directly.

Our two corps will form pincers to flank the opponent, and I will inform you of the timing of the battle. ”

"I do understand, Your Majesty, that I will fight as you command." Duke Richard had no objection and nodded in response.

In fact, in order to deal with the Vikings and Northumbrians, William prepared more than just the flanking of these two legions, and the Spanish reinforcements of more than 20,000 men he contacted would also land on the coast of Yorkshire under the escort of the North Sea Fleet, forming a three-sided attack on William's headquarters in southern Yorkshire and Richard's headquarters in the west.

According to the situation on the battlefield, William would decide whether the Spanish army would land on the coast of Yorkshire to cooperate with the attack of the two corps, or land in Durham and Northumberland in northern Yorkshire, gradually narrowing the encirclement and trapping the opponent in a three-sided encirclement.

Without the assistance of the Duke of Richard, William must have had many inconveniences when commanding the army, so he was transferred back to Faller from the Duke of Rodrigo. Osborne, appointing him his lieutenant.

In addition, Roger, who did well in the last war. Morality. Montgomery, Richard. Morality. Alfranche and Baldwin. Morality. The Brionne trio were also appointed commanders by William, and each of them was to lead a brigade of the Praetorian Guard, and Faller. Osborne became William's aide-de-camp.

After this arrangement, William was able to breathe a sigh of relief, so that he would not worry about the situation that the military order would not be able to be carried out due to the lack of command ability and prestige.

The first leg of the war on William's side was over, and the second leg was about to begin, and a series of incredible changes took place in Italy in southern Europe, many of which were related to William.