Chapter 24: Receiving the Army
William and his uncle did not recklessly go to the military camp outside the city, but each went back to gather his army and agreed to meet outside the west gate.
According to Uncle Adolf, of the more than 2,600 men assembled outside the city, only 1,200 were soldiers of the Count of Evre, while the other 1,400 were knights and knights (hussars and infantry) under the command of the knights directly under the Count of Evre.
The 1,200 of these soldiers could still be ambushed by the heraldic rings and edicts of the Earl of Evre, and as for the 1,400 knightly and noble armies, it is very likely that they will take an attitude of disobeying William's orders, loving to listen to them or not, and preserving their strength, and if they want to deter this group, they must take William's army with them.
Of course, Uncle Adolf also had an army directly under his command, which was an army of less than 100 men that Adolf brought from Baron Alençon, of which there were only 14 cavalry, and the rest were some infantry with low combat effectiveness, which was not worth looking forward to.
William rode his horse to the barracks in the inner city, beckoned to Faller, and said, "Faller, you quickly go and inform the fellow cavalry in the barracks to assemble at the West City Gate, and send two more companion cavalrymen to the barracks in the outer city to inform them to prepare to assemble at the West City Gate as soon as possible." ”
"Obey your orders, Master William." So saying, Faller bowed, turned his horse's head, and rode towards the barracks.
At this time, Osborne's butler rushed over, bent down and saluted, and asked, "Young Master William, did you have any orders from you?" ”
"Steward Osborne, can you procure enough food and equipment for today?" William nodded, looked at Steward Osborne, and said.
"No problem, Master William, commerce here is much more prosperous in Bülenebor, and there are many blacksmith shops selling weapons." Steward Osborne nodded in reply.
"Very well, tomorrow I will lead the soldiers of the Count of Evreux to Alençon to destroy the rebels, and you must assist me in commanding the army." William looked directly at Osborne's butler and said.
"Obey your orders, Master William." As he spoke, Osborne's butler bowed, mounted his warhorse, and rode towards the outer business district.
"Your Highness William, your fellow cavalrymen are ready to go." Sir Hubert, who led the cavalry of his companions to assemble, rode up to William's side and bowed to his life.
"Sir Hubert, there is an army of knights outside the city, you know how to tame them." William nodded and asked.
"Of course, Your Highness William, I will make them as docile as lambs." As he spoke, a sinister smile appeared on Sir Hubert's face.
Don't think about it, William also knows what the solution is, it must be Sir Hubert who wants to solve them violently, yes, the knights of the Middle Ages are so hot, they will fight if they don't agree with each other.
"In that case, the army of fourteen hundred men led by the knights of that army will be handed over to you at your command, Sir Hubert." William patted Sir Hubert on the shoulder and nodded.
"As you command, His Highness William." Sir Hubert bowed.
When the two led their fellow cavalry to the west gate of Evre, the Norman javelin hussars, Spanish javelin hussars, Norman infantry, and Swiss mercenaries stationed in the outer city barracks had already assembled and stood by, and the generals greeted them to return to William.
"Young Master William, 38 Norman Javelin Hussars, 38 Spanish Javelin Hussars, 150 Norman Infantry, and 120 Swiss Mercenaries are now assembled and waiting for your instructions." Farer rode out of the crowd and bowed to William.
"Very good, generals, lead the army to the barracks outside the city." As he spoke, William waved his right hand and gave orders.
"As you command, His Highness William." The generals agreed with a bang.
William was satisfied with his army of nearly 500 men, with the exception of the newly established Norman infantry, who lacked combat capability.
Not far from the west gate of Evreux, Uncle Adolf and his army pursued him, and William saw at a glance that except for fourteen chainmail heavy cavalry and a few heavy infantry, the rest were still in good shape.
"William, you are finally here, let's go to the barracks together, I want to remind you, this army is not easy to serve, you have to be more careful." Adolf rode up to William and said.
"Don't worry, Uncle Adolf, I have only one way." William nodded confidently and said.
Before William and Adolf led more than 500 troops to the barracks outside the city, they were surprised to find that the gate of the camp was closed, and a knight led his ten knights outside the gate to block the way of William and the others.
"Whoever comes, strangers are forbidden to enter the barracks." The knight rode up to William and said in a loud voice.
William was very curious about the knight's behavior, and glanced at the barracks with the gate closed, but there was a lively laughter and the loud laughter of the debauched female branch girl inside, William's face immediately fell, his face was full of anger, and he roared loudly: "I am the commander of this army appointed by Robert, Count of Evler, and I don't hurry to salute when I see the officer." ”
"We have not been notified that a new commander has taken office, please show your identity now, or I will have to expel you as enemies." Such a knight Hao did not care about William, and said loudly.
"Good! Good! Good! You have shown me clearly, this is the heraldic ring and the edict given to me by the Count of Evreux, you have shown me clearly, I am the son of Duke Robert and the nephew of the Count of Evreux. William was even more furious, took out the two tokens, and said loudly.
"Knight, what he said is true, let's open the camp gate quickly." Adolf on the side couldn't stand it, and said out of the crowd.
"This ... After confirming the identity of the visitor, the knight hesitated slightly, bowed to receive the order, turned back to the soldiers behind him, and said, "Soldiers, open the camp gate quickly." ”
Crunch...
As the camp gate opened, William and Adolf's army of more than 500 people rushed in, and William's eyes were met by a chaotic scene, knights and soldiers gathered in groups to gamble, molest, drink and have fun, in William's opinion, this army is no different from the scum.
"Sir Hubert, lead the soldiers to pull this scum out for me." William waved his hand and ordered Sir Hubert.
"As you command, His Highness William." As he spoke, Sir Hubert led nearly two hundred horsemen to gallop all the way, dragging these scum-like soldiers over.
"Who, who dares to touch my soldiers." An old knight in his forties, dressed in the costume and armor of a general, rushed out of nowhere, and the knights and soldiers were confronted with each other.
"Wait, I am William, son of Robert the Duke of Normandy, the newly appointed commander of the army of the Earl of Evreux, and this is the heraldic ring and handprint." William and Adolf led the army to the old knight, took out two tokens, unfolded them, and said.
The old knight recognized the authenticity of these two tokens, and also saw Baron Adolf, who had come with William, but said with a scoundrel: "I am the commander of this army, Ronald . Sir Melville, not only have you trespassed into the barracks, but you have sent people to insult me and my soldiers, and I cannot put our soldiers under your command, and I will fight a duel with the big men around you. ”
"Sir Hubert, give him some color." William glanced at the old knight and said to Hubert.
"As you command, His Highness William." As he spoke, Sir Hubert looked at the old knight with a warp on his face.