Originally, William had cast Prince Olaf of Norway. When Inglin thought of returning to Norway, he was only pretending to be in a dilemma, and the young Prince Olaf offered him a ransom of 50,000 pounds of silver and 6,000 Norwegian troops, which was a real surprise.

Prince Olaf was the vice-king of the Kingdom of Norway, and he and his brother Magnus II ruled the Kingdom of Norway in a joint state, and he owned no less than the direct domain of King Magnus II of Norway.

Since ancient times, the royal family has no family affection, this is a common truth in both the East and the West, with such a strong brother, an heir on an equal footing with him, can Magnus II not worry that his younger brother Prince Olaf will usurp the throne?

As if a normal king wanted to pass on his throne to his children and grandchildren, Magnus II naturally looked down on Prince Olaf.

Thus, the two brothers, who had a cold and even faintly hostile relationship, divided the king of Norway into two halves, east and west, with Prince Olaf in the east and Magnus II in the west.

William's decision to send Prince Olaf back to China was precisely for this reason, if he kept Prince Olaf in custody, he would only benefit from his opponent Magnus II and the Norwegians, which would allow him to completely unify the Norwegian kingdom.

On the other hand, Prince Olaf also knew this, and he knew his brother very well, and he did not know that as long as he was detained by William in Rouen, his domain, title, and heir status would be stripped away by Magnus II on the grounds of defeat and many crimes.

In order to keep his position, title and territory, and to fight for the throne, Prince Olaf can give anything, even to cooperate with William, who defeated him, which is why he is so readily willing to agree to these conditions.

William and Prince Olaf had a very pleasant conversation, and he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said to Prince Olaf with a smile: "Your Royal Highness, Prince Olaf, you see that your army is in front of you, and their losses in this battle are a bit large, they are already less than 5,000 men, and their morale is low, I think it is better for you to be responsible for leading these Norwegian soldiers to serve me."

As for His Majesty King Magnus II of Norway, it is up to me to send an emissary to explain a thing or two. ”

As soon as William's words were finished, Prince Olaf's smile froze, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and he said with a dry smile: "Your Majesty William, I have often heard that you are a king who keeps his promises, and you are going to break your word?" ”

"Of course not, please be calm." William smiled and pressed Prince Olaf's shoulder and said, "Your Royal Highness Prince Olaf, I don't mean to break the promise, it's just that these Norwegian soldiers can't be called warriors at all now, but just some captured soldiers, and they can't show their real combat effectiveness."

At the same time, I also appreciate your ability, and it is very good to be able to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army in such a battle situation.

I also hope to deepen my friendship by standing side by side with you, and I promise that as long as you fight for me, I will support you to become King of Norway. ”

After listening to William's explanation and promise, Prince Olaf's expression immediately turned cloudy, and he smiled and said enthusiastically to William: "Your Majesty, William, it is an honor, I will follow your left and right." ”

"Great, that's a great help!" William patted him affectionately on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness Prince Olaf, you go and reorganize your troops, there are still many victories waiting for us to capture." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty William." Prince Olaf went away satisfied, and with William's personal promise, his chances of success in seizing the Norwegian crown were a few points greater.

With Prince Olaf and his five thousand Norwegian soldiers on board, he was a little more sure of victory.

"Your Majesty, can Prince Olaf and the Norwegians be trusted, I hope they are not hidden poisonous snakes."

Duke Richard, who had been following behind William and Prince Olaf without saying a word, walked up to William's side at this time and persuaded him.

"It doesn't matter, Prince Olaf is an ambitious fellow, and I am confident that he will use his ambition to serve me willingly.

As for the Norwegian soldiers and nobles, they were just a bunch of defeated men, and there was no need to be afraid.

What's more, I will order the Norwegians to be stationed outside the camp when they are camped, and to watch over them so that there will be no trouble. William shook his head, as Duke Richard explained.

"I hope so." The Duke of Richard listened to William's explanation, and although he still had doubts, he no longer argued with William.

"By the way, Lord Richard, I told you to be in charge of gathering information about Scotland, how is the current war?" William changed the subject.

"Your Majesty, the Scots are numbered only six thousand, and the soldiers stationed on Hadrian's Wall are more than three thousand, and with their strong walls and fortifications, the Scots have no idea of breaking through Hadrian's Wall.

At present, King MacPace of Scotland has led his army back to the Scottish Highlands after hearing the news of your victory at Stamford Bridge. Duke Richard bowed in response.

"It seems that the Scots are no longer a threat to us, and King MacPace's meager forces are no longer a threat to my Normans.

Next, we will lead our army south, return to Rouen, and head to the Rhine battlefield of the HRE Empire to support Hubert, Rodrigo, and Andrew. William nodded and commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Duke Richard bowed and retired.

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Wilhelm cleaned the battlefield roughly, and after burying the Danes and Norwegians unified, he immediately led his whole army south.

After settling the war on the English side, William no longer needed to be so urgent, not to mention the intelligence sent from the front line, whether it was the Rhine battlefield or the Aquitaine battlefield in France, the battle had reached a stalemate, and neither side could help anyone.

On the battlefield of the Rhine, Duke Hubert and others decisively ordered the whole army to retreat when Emperor Henry III of the HRE arrived in Uillich with a large army, using the original castles and towns to resist, and at the same time ordered his cavalry to harass the enemy's rear.

As a Spaniard, Duke Rodrigo was very good at cavalry tactics with great detours and depths, and he led his light and heavy cavalry to intersperse harassment from time to time, which brought great trouble to the allied forces of the HRE Empire, so that the other party had to send clumsy heavy cavalry and weak knightly squires to protect the flanks and flanks of the army at all times.

The Rhine was at a stalemate, and at Aquitaine in France, Pope Leo IX's coalition of more than 20,000 was also unable to conquer Bordeaux, which was garrisoned by only 3,000 defenders.

It's not that they don't give up, but they have too many enemies, and the Kingdom of Castile, the Kingdom of Sicily and other countries suddenly joined forces to deal with the Holy See, and Pope Leo IX was caught off guard.

As a last resort, Pope Leo IX and his allies had to repatriate some of their soldiers to defend their homeland, while the rest of the soldiers were worried about the news.