This stalemate was achieved with the support of the Normans, and could not be maintained for a long time, and if the slightest accident occurred, it was easy to break the stalemate and put the Normans in a disadvantageous situation.

William is very clear about this, especially on the Rhine battlefield, Hubert and others led an army of more than 50,000 to face the more than 80,000 HRE army, the pressure is not ordinary, and the Rhine battlefield urgently needs William to support.

However, the war on the side of the Duchy of Aquitaine was not a cause for concern, and the addition of the powerful kingdom of Castile could at least ensure that the Normans would be invincible.

In order to speed up the march, William planned to use the hundreds of Viking ships docked in York Harbour to transport his eighteen thousand soldiers, including Prince Olaf's Norwegian army.

William asked his soldiers to stay in York and collect the loot after the war was over.

William and his army sailed south from York's harbour, and at the same time he sent several clippers south to the port of Hastings in Sussex, ordering the thousands of troops stationed there to join William's southbound fleet at the mouth of the Thames in London.

This time, William did not intend to make a stop in the city of London, but planned to join the other fleet and go straight to the Count of Zeeland at the mouth of the Rhine, where he would assemble and go south to support Duke Hubert and Duke Rodrigo.

William's party had a smooth journey, and within a few days they reached the mouth of the River Thames outside London, where they joined another fleet.

Looking at the city of London, William's nose was slightly sour and his eyes were misty, and he remembered his wife Queen Uraka and his son Richard, who lived at Windsor Castle outside London.

In the past two years, in order to conquer the Kingdom of Farasi, in order to deal with the threat of the Pope and the HRE Empire, William did not have much time to reunite with his wife and son.

I remember that the last time I met Uraka and Little Richard was on Christmas last year, and half a year has passed, and little Richard may not recognize him as a father.

Spending less time with his wife and son made William feel guilty, and tears were about to flow to his eyes, but he secretly stopped him.

As a king, a lonely and powerful king, he must always repay his strength, ambition and desire to conquer, so that he will not be regarded as a weak and incompetent monarch by his nobles.

Many years ago, William had stopped crying, not only for why, but also for what he couldn't stop.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" The Duke of Richard seemed to have something to look for him, and when he saw William secretly weeping, he asked puzzledly.

"It's okay, it's just that the sea breeze is a little strong, and it squints my eyes." William inadvertently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, his face was straight, and he shook his head slightly.

"Your Majesty, are you missing Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Prince?" Duke Richard looked in the direction William had been looking, and immediately understood why William was like this.

"It's hard to come back to England and not go to meet them, it's strange not to go to them." William sighed and said.

"Your Majesty, don't be sad, as long as we win this war, then we have time to reunite with our families." The Duke of Richard tried to comfort William.

"Victory must be ours, Duke Richard, and we will encourage you together." William laughed and said firmly.

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William's fleet slowly sailed away from the Thames, all the way across the Dover Strait, through the Wadden Sea, and in only two days or so, the ports of Zeeland were already in sight.

Zeeland, also known as Zeeland, was a province of the later Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting mainly of islands.

Located at the mouth of the Rhine, Zeeland is bordered by the Duchy of the Netherlands to the north, the Bulat Bonnet to the south, the sea to the west, and Bourges in Flanders to the south.

Until 1299, the Count of Zeeland was a disputed area between the Dukes of the Netherlands and the Dukes of Flanders, with both sides claiming all rights to Zeeland, and finally the Netherlands gaining dominance over the Earl of Zeeland.

Upon his arrival in Zeeland, William ordered the landing of his entire army on the left bank of the Rhine, near the mouth of Bourges, on the banks of the river and in the Rhine delta.

The landing of a huge army of up to 20,000 people is naturally impossible to hide from the spies of the Holy Roman Empire, but William is not ready to hide it, he just wants to let the HRE Emperor Henry III know that he William. Morality. Normandy came, and the man who brought him defeat came.

When Emperor Henry III received the news of William's landing, he would not sit idly by, and a great war would break out.

This is the effect that William wants, a head-on battle, a battle to win or lose, he and the Normans have never been afraid.

The number of cavalry under William's command was comparable to that of the HRE Empire, but it far surpassed the other party in terms of equipment, training and quality, and William had a great advantage in this regard.

In terms of infantry, William's soldiers, although relatively small in number, were better equipped, well-trained, and more than high morale.

In terms of ranged troops and equipment, William far outperformed his opponents, and the Norman longbowmen under his command were completely comparable to the English longbowmen of later generations, far exceeding their opponents by several times, and once the war began, the Norman longbowmen would surprise the HRE Empire.

No matter from what point of view, William has no possibility of losing this war, it is just a disadvantage in troops, which does not affect his final victory at all.

Now the priority is to join the army of Duke Hubert and others, assemble the two sides, and then have a vigorous decisive battle, and the victory or defeat will be decided.

The main forces of Duke Hubert and others have now retreated to the front line of Antwerp in the country of Breda and Brussels in the country of Blatbon, and they can no longer continue to retreat, because behind them is the territory of the Norman Kingdom, and taking a half step back means that the troops of the HRE Empire will directly threaten Flanders, and even Normandy.

It just so happened that the two towns of Antwerp and Brussels were not far from William's Zeeland country, only less than 100 kilometers away, and with a little more effort, William could reach Brussels in two days.

In contrast to the less important Antwerp, Brussels was a stronghold of Norman garrisons, with most of the forces of Duke Hubert, Duke Rodrigo and Duke Andrew stationed, with 50,000 men stationed in the city and surrounding castles.

The Normans built a strong defense system on this basis, which became their most important defense against the combined forces of the HRE Empire.