On 12 July 1042, outside Rouen, a group of well-armed troops lined up, but not to attack the nearby city of Paris, but to march on an expedition to Wales and Ireland.

Before the formation of the three armies, there was a wooden platform five or six meters above the ground, covering an area of more than ten square meters, and a group of nobles in gorgeous dresses were standing on it, they had received an order invitation from the Norman king William to come to the parade.

Under the stage was a force of 30,000 men, cavalry, infantry, and equipment soldiers were arranged in a neat formation in high spirits, revealing an unstoppable heroic spirit in the silence.

Most of the nobles on the stage are very young and confident and brave, they are the so-called 'new nobles' canonized by William, they rely on their military exploits and William's appreciation, from the descendants of the down-and-out nobles and even commoners to the high-ranking nobles, and become people, so their loyalty to William is unquestionable.

Of course, there are also roughly ordinary nobles who are the so-called 'old nobles' who have been inherited for hundreds of years, and most of them are frequent guests at the wine and meat banquet.

Half an hour had been set up, but King William had just arrived at the gates of the castle in his carriage, and he was not late but on time.

The carriage stopped a few hundred meters from the army, and William stepped out of the carriage while the attendant next to him brought a white horse.

"It's really you, and you actually use this method to intimidate those old nobles." Uraka. Shimena smiled and carefully stepped out of the carriage with the help of the maid.

"How did I intimidate them?" William asked, pretending to be confused.

"The army started assembling half an hour ago, so it's the right time for you to arrive, but there's no need for the nobles to arrive half an hour before, you can let them gather ten minutes ago. Didn't you just want them to submit to their hearts when you let them face a legion of 30,000 men? She replied with a look of composure.

"You know me well." William looked at her and smiled slightly, acquiescing to this fact.

"There is no way to do it without King Grufiz of Gwynness. If Seyuli attacked the kingdom of Dehebas, things didn't need to go this way. William became worried for a moment.

"Don't worry, the valiant Normans are invincible, well-armed, brave, disciplined, and their generals are commanding, and I believe that no one will be able to defeat them under the leadership of Count Rodrigo.

After this series of wars, more and more lands have been conquered, and more and more 'new nobles' have been canonized, and even if these conservative 'old nobles' want to do anything, they can't do anything. "Uraka. Jimena said confidently.

"Sometimes it's better to be cautious." William looked at her and admonished in a soft tone, "Promise me not to be reckless." ”

"Are you worried about me? As Ferdinand's daughter, I'm not as weak as you think. She smiled sweetly, buried her head in William's arms, and gently stroked her chest with her hand.

William stretched out his hands and hugged her thin waist tightly, gently put his lips on her forehead, and after leaving, he stared into her eyes and said, "Don't be stupid, you have been a little uncomfortable in the past two days, if you find that something is wrong with your body, say it immediately, I will take you back to the palace to rest." ”

"I'm leaving!"

After a brief goodbye, he patted his horse and left.

William rode his horse in front of the formation, and the silence of the space was broken by the drumming of the marching band.

The commander of the expeditionary force of more than 30,000 men was Count Rodrigo, and the deputy commander was Mephistopheles. Sauron, Albert. Solon, Morris. Welf and William. The four of Martley, and the rest of the noble generals were countless, and the momentum they burst out when they gathered together shocked everyone and deeply shocked everyone present.

The expeditionary force of 32,000 men was divided into two regiments, the Irish Legion and the Welsh Legion, each with four infantry regiments and a cavalry regiment, as well as a longbow regiment, an independent equipment battalion, and a baggage engineering regiment, totaling more than 16,000 men.

This was the main army that William would send to the battlefields of Ireland and Wales, and the expeditionary force had a part of the mobilized knights and militia in addition to the assembled Irish and Welsh regiments.

William rode his horse from west to east and trotted briskly in front of the military formation, which had achieved the effect of a military parade. Although he did not shout "A soldier has worked hard" like acting, but kept a quiet atmosphere, it was in this silence that William felt that this was a tiger and wolf army in front of him that was not angry and full of combat effectiveness, which made him very satisfied.

William then rode back to the high platform where the nobles were, turned his back to the nobles on the high platform, and shouted to the army: "Warriors of the Norman kingdom, we are going to Ireland and Wales to conquer them and seize wealth and land, will you follow me?" ”

He shouted it with all his might, and he knew that it didn't work well in the days when there were no loudspeakers. Thankfully, however, the soldiers kept their faces quiet, and the forest behind them acted as an echo, making William's voice very loud.

Immediately after that, a deafening shout rang out over the military formation: "Yes! Willing. "It's not very neat, and because of the distance and not at the same time, it's enough to shake the mountain.

Some of the 'old nobles' on the aristocratic stage were already weak and unsteady on their feet, and the priests, who had also been called, clenched the cross on their chests and muttered words in their mouths.

With a "bang", William drew his sword from his waist and pointed it to the sky, and the next second the infantry raised their weapons one after another under the command of the commander.

With a "bang", William swung his sword and slashed down, and immediately the sound of weapons hitting the ground sounded in rows.

This is the result of the training of the expeditionary force during this time, and they have become an elite division with strict discipline and tacit cooperation.

After the echo of the weapon hitting the ground and the smoke that filled the air cleared, William shouted: "Now all turn right and go!" ”

Immediately, the soldiers followed his orders, turned to the right, and set off according to the formation unit.

William looked at the army with a satisfied smile, and then he secretly looked at the 'old nobles' behind him, only to see that they were all panicked and sweating profusely. But he was not complacent, because no matter how weak he was, if he had a numerical advantage, it would be flooded.