In November 1050, Duke Andrew led his army into the castle of Calais and began preparations for the defense of the city.

At the same time, in order to reduce the losses caused by the war to Calais, Andrew ordered all ships to leave the port of Calais, and at the same time evacuate all available supplies and personnel from the port area and place them in the safety of Calais Castle and the rear.

Andrew believed that it would be a terrible battle to defend the city, and that he would defend the castle of Calais in the face of numerous Viking attacks, and one can imagine what a desperate scene it would be in the future.

In order to boost the morale of his soldiers, Duke Andrew specially prepared a large banquet for the whole army.

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Eleven eleven years later, at the end of November 1050, the combined Norwegian and Danish fleets finally appeared at sea level, and from the watchtower, Andrew could clearly see the spectacle of thousands of sails racing ahead.

With just a cursory glance, Andrew could be sure that the Norwegians and Danes were indeed leading the whole army, and the Viking longships, numbering more than 2,800 ships, spoke for themselves.

Andrew was both frightened by his actions and frightened, he had never confronted the Vikings, so he always had an inexplicable fear of an unknown enemy.

"William. Morality. Count Crébon, you can lead our cavalry to attack first, and drive them into the sea while they are still on the foot. "Duke Andrew to William. Morality. Count Crepon ordered

William. Morality. The Earl of Crépon was Andrew's only earl vassal, and his fief was in the county of Guinne, and he was also his most powerful general. Morality. Crepon was at great cost, including a countdom and a countydom.

"Yes, Lord Andrew, don't let these Vikings land so easily." William. Morality. The Count of Crepon nodded yes, and then turned to leave.

To be honest, Duke Andrew did not have high hopes for him as he said, he only hoped that he could take advantage of the opponent's unstable foothold to deal him a heavy blow and reduce the morale of the enemy army, which would be good for defending the city.

"Where is Count Gerbo's North Sea Fleet and the Five Ports Alliance Fleet, inform them to attack from the rear of the Vikings, destroy their ships, and damage the enemy's baggage." Duke Andrew then ordered.

This war is not just a matter for him Andrew, including the North Sea Fleet and the Five Ports Alliance Fleet are an indispensable part of this war.

As the commander of the war, Duke Andrew was granted sufficient authority by William, including the power to command the North Sea Fleet and the Five Ports Alliance fleet.

Soon, the first landing force of the Vikings and William. Morality. The two thousand cavalry of the Count of Crépon fought, and the sound of fighting resounded.

Since the Vikings had just landed and they did not have time to organize their formation, the vanguard of less than 3,000 men was mostly killed by the Norman knights' spears, spears, and swords, and it was not long before they were routed.

Had it not been for the support of more landing forces that followed, the vanguard of 3,000 men would have been overwhelmed by William. Morality. Count Creppon, eat it clean.

Having learned this lesson, the Vikings did not rashly send a landing force to land, but used archers and bed crossbows on the fleet to cover the landing of the landing force, and the troops that landed in advance were more and the formation was more complete. Morality. The Count of Crépon had no chance to use his sword, so he could only lead his army back to the castle of Calais.

He made wise decisions, knowing that nothing could be done, and preserving the precious cavalry was the best policy.

In the morning, more than 20,000 Vikings had landed in Calais, most of them had landed, and only a small number of soldiers and crews remained on the ship.

In the afternoon, the Norwegian and Danish armies of more than 30,000 were already assembled and ready to fight, and they were not afraid of the strangely shaped Calais Castle in front of them, and began to advance slowly towards Calais Castle under the leadership of King Harald IV of Norway, ready to attack at any time.

And at the Château de Calais, Duke Andrew was giving a pre-war speech:

"Ladies and gentlemen! Brave men!

My brothers!

Our brave and fearless Normans!

I was entrusted by His Majesty Wilhelm to command the war with the Norwegians and the Danes. My country has waged a desperate struggle against the most vicious and insidious enemy, but I firmly believe that our cause is just, that the enemy will be defeated, and that we will be victorious.

The enemy is ruthless, their aim is to usurp the land we have carved out with our own blood, to plunder the food and wealth we have obtained by our own labor, and to help King Henry I of France restore his evil rule and turn us into slaves of Norway and the Danes.

Although the Norman kingdom had a lot of land, not an inch of land was superfluous!

We must show no mercy to the enemy, and there is no place for complaining people and death-fearers, panic-stricken and deserters in our ranks! We Normans were fearless in the struggle and fought a just war against the Norwegian and Danish invaders.

His Majesty the Great Wilhelm once said that the basic qualities of the Normans should be courageous, bold, and fearless in the struggle, and that this fine quality must be made a virtue of the legion and of all the Normans.

All Normans should defend every inch of Norman land, should defend our cities and villages until the last drop of blood, should show the bravery, initiative and resourcefulness inherent in our Normans, and crush the enemy with all our strength!

Long live my compatriots, the Norman kingdom and His Majesty William! Long live the Normans! ”

Duke Andrew's impassioned speech, rich body language, infected all the Normans stationed in the castle of Calais, and he shouted long live with the same excitement.

After the pre-war mobilization, the Normans were at their highest morale, and Duke Andrew believed that if the Norwegians and Danes did not take it upon themselves to attack Calais Castle, they would be defeated.

Sure enough, the first Vikings to attack the city were hit hard by the Norman longbowmen in the castle, and countless arrows were fired at the Vikings below the city from all directions.

Because the Norwegians and Danes had come into contact with such a strangely structured castle as a bastion for the first time, they panicked when they were shot from all directions, and did not know where to raise their shields.

However, no matter how much they defended, one thing always hit the unsuspecting Vikings from unexpected angles, and the stones and logs falling from the walls inflicted heavy casualties on the Vikings who were ascending the city.

In the end, the siege ended in defeat for the Vikings, who left behind thousands of corpses.

On the sea, a huge fleet of double lion flags flying red and gold suddenly appeared on the sea, and they were speeding towards the Viking fleet docked in the port of Calais.