In the afternoon, William led his army to the lands of the Baronate of Wexon, his territory on the other side of the river. When Lieutenant Baron Grylls heard of William's arrival, he did not care about his fatigue, and immediately came to the army to meet William.

"Ferdinand, I know it's not easy for you these days, you've worked hard." William looked at Ferdinand, who was dusty and tired, and said warmly.

This Baron of Wexon is really difficult to defend, it is a lonely enclave, with the Seine River barrier, William's reinforcements cannot quickly support here, and as the Count of Wissan, Gotte, he can easily mobilize troops to surround this place, and seize this territory that originally belonged to the county of Wissan before William can react.

The situation in the Barony of Wexon was so bad, one can imagine how difficult it was for Ferdinand, and how much blood and effort he put into defending it.

"With your words, everything I do is worth it." Ferdinand felt William's concern and was very moved in his heart.

"Ferdinand, can you tell me about the situation in the counties of Wissant-Amiens and Earlburg? I need to know the latest situation. William asked a little eagerly.

"Back to His Highness William, because of your victory at the Battle of Bonival and the annihilation of a large number of Henry I's elites, the originally confident French aristocratic coalition has been demoralized, and for the past few days they have been holding on to the border of Wissan and Eiburg in Medimer, where there is a wooden fort that they have built makeshift for.

Now that our eastern front has turned from defense to offensive, our army, led by Count Richard and Baron Andrew, has besieged Castle Merdimer, and we can take Fort Merdimer, and completely annihilate them when your reinforcements arrive.

In addition, according to intelligence, the Earl of Eburg was also trapped in the castle of Medimer with them. Ferdinand really knew a lot of the latest battlefield information, and he explained the battle situation to William in detail.

"Well done, Earl Richard and Baron Andrew have done a great job." Suddenly, William's tone changed and he said, "I wonder if there was any conflict between the two of them when they were leading the troops?" ”

"The Count of Richard and Baron André worked very well together, one experienced and resourceful, the other courageous and aggressive, and they used each other's strengths to unite to repel the noble coalition led by the Count of Wissan and Amiens." Ferdinand. Grylls lied with a twisted expression, for fear that William would blame the two.

"Haha, Ferdinand, you don't have to cover them up, I know the temperament of the two, there must have been a conflict, but fortunately, from the result, it didn't affect the occupation, so I'll expose this matter." William shook his head and laughed.

"Ferdinand is an honest man, he is twenty-three years old, and he has not learned to tell lies." William had a slight preference for honest generals, and spoke to Ferdinand affectionately, frequently complimenting them.

After converging the 1,000 troops led by Ferdinand himself, William again commanded the entire army towards Meudimer on the upper Seine.

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On the third day, William arrived at his camp in Medimer, where he ordered the Earl of Richard and Baron Andrew to be summoned.

"Count Richard, Baron Andrew, you have been able to unite against the attack of the French nobles, and even to besiege the army of the nobles and the Count of Eiburg in the city of Medimer after I won the Battle of Bonival, and I will reward you very much after this battle." William did not hesitate to praise and praised loudly in front of the generals.

The two of them who were guilty touched the sweat on their foreheads, and they didn't dare to take it seriously.

William looked at Richard and Andrew with a smile, and it wasn't until the two of them were hairy that William looked at him that he gently revealed the matter with a smile and said: "Count Richard, Baron Andrew, this battle against Medimer Castle is under your command, tell me what difficulties and needs you have, as long as you can conquer Medymer, I can meet you." ”

"Back to His Royal Highness William, our forces are slightly insufficient, more than 14,000 troops are not enough to conquer the castle garrisoned by 23,000 men, there are no siege equipment and trebuchets, no elite heavy infantry and longbowmen, only with not very elite levies and militia, even if the enemy's morale is low, as long as the other side cannot hold out, we have nothing they can do." The Earl of Richard stood up and told William about the difficulties he faced.

Despite playing the role of a conservative in William's government, the Earl of Richard was still so meticulous in the war and willing to fight for William.

William was happy to put the veteran on the task, using his wealth of experience to compensate for the lack of experience of many of William's young generals.

"Very well, Count Richard, I will order Count Hubert to lead the First Legion to support you, in addition to fifteen counterweight trebuchets and more than a dozen siege towers, can you take Fort Merdimermu within today?" William nodded in agreement.

"Rest assured, I will be able to conquer Fort Merdimer, by this evening." Count Richard bowed solemnly.

"Very good, I'm looking forward to your performance." William smiled at Count Richard and replied, then looked at Baron Andrew and said, "Baron Andrew, I hope you can fully cooperate with Count Richard in battle." ”

"Do as you command, my monarch." Baron Andrew bowed to be.

When Earl Hubert, Count Richard, and Baron Andrew had turned to leave, William took a jug of freshly made wine from his attendants, poured himself a drink, and sat down in his tent to await their good news.

At this time, the siege battle had officially begun, and outside the camp tent, the sound of stone projectiles thrown by counterweight trebuchets, the sharp whistling of longbows and arrows, and the shouts of soldiers resounded without a moment's pause.

On several occasions, William wanted to rush out to observe the enemy's situation, or even personally direct the battle, but he stood up and walked back and forth pacing here, and after a long time he resisted his impulse and returned to the seat where he was fighting and sat down.

Now that William has entrusted the command of this battle to the Count of Richard, he should no longer dictate to the law, which is not only distrustful of the Count of Richal, but also disrespectful to himself and everyone.

After a long time, the shouting finally stopped, and one of the guards entered the tent and reported to William: "Report! Lord Duke, Count Richard has led his army to conquer the castle of Merdimer, and none of the enemies have escaped. ”

"Good!" William slammed the armrest of his seat with his right hand, stood up and shouted excitedly.