In the evening, William led the Guards in a hurry, narrowly preying the city of Vidoluja before the Castils.

The reason why the Guards were so fast was due to the fact that most of the Guards under William's command had their own pack horses, and even the infantry had their own horses for rapid marches or carrying equipment.

At the head of the city of Victoria, William and the Earls of Biscay, Enerco, Otto and Robert, and Faller. Osborne and others inspect the city defenses.

Looking at the green farmland surrounded by mountains and surrounded by Victoria City, William couldn't help but sigh with emotion:

"Victoria City, this city is really nice, surrounded by flat plains and valleys, fertile land for wheat and grapes, and in the northeast corner is the Pythasoa River and a reservoir called Ulunaga, which is abundant for irrigation and domestic use.

Unfortunately, this paradise will be baptized by war. ”

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry, the freedmen and serfs around here have been evacuated, and as soon as the war is over, even if there is any damage, they will be restored immediately." The Earl of Biscay stepped forward and persuaded.

"That's fine." William put away his slightly sad expression, nodded slightly, looked at everyone and said: "There is news from the front that King Sancho's army is not far from Victoria City, and you adults must step up the deployment of the battlefield."

The key to this battle was how to destroy the highly mobile Spanish light cavalry, and the rest was not to be considered. ”

As he spoke, William turned his head to look at Robert, Duke of De Hebas. De Conteville and Roger, Count of Hainaut. Morality. The two of them said, "Robert, Roger, the two of you will be the key in this battle, and you must wipe out the cavalry of the Castills on the battlefield. ”

"Your Majesty, please leave it to us with confidence." Robert of Conteville responded excitedly.

"No matter how strong the Castile cavalry is, my Norman knights will never lose to the other side." Ottwell's Roger said confidently.

The evening was not quiet, and there was a starry light in Agreen, less than twenty miles northeast of Victoria, where the combined forces of King Sancho II of Castile and King Sancho VI of Navarre, and Miranda, thirty kilometers southwest of Victoria, were also marked by a large number of enemy troops.

"Are you caught in the front and back? Is it Sancho's coalition in the northeast corner and Burgos in the southwest? Looking at this coalition force that is not inferior to Sancho in the northeast corner, could it be that Alfonso of León and Garcia of Galicia have joined forces? ”

Before the war, both ordinary soldiers and noble nobles were so excited that they couldn't sleep, and William was no exception, standing on the towering watchtower, turning a huge telescope to look around.

Even though it was night, the bright moonlight in the sky still allowed him to see the shadows and enemies around him.

"Your Majesty." Faller stepped forward quickly, bent over.

"Faller, can you find out? Whose troops are the new enemy forces in the southwest, and how many of them? ”

William hurriedly questioned Faller in front of him.

"Your Majesty, it has been confirmed, it is the army of Alfonso, King of León, and there are quite a few Castile noble banners among them."

"I didn't expect Alfonso of Leon to let go of his hatred with Sancho and deal with me together." William smiled bitterly and said with emotion: "I also received news before that Alfonso and Sancho might put aside their prejudices and join forces to deal with us, but at that time, Sancho had an absolute advantage, occupied Leon, and submitted Otto Viere and Astorga, and I never thought that the two of them would join forces to deal with me." ”

"Your Majesty, do you need to summon Count Russell over for an audience?" Faller asked.

"It doesn't matter, I can roughly guess the quid pro quo between them, but Sancho promised to withdraw from León and restore peace between the two sides.

It seems that the pressure on them is so great that these two mortal rivals can join forces against me. William waved his hand and said with a relaxed expression:

"Tomorrow you will be responsible for leading the Second Guards Regiment to garrison Victoria, so that I can resist the Leon Legion that appears in the rear of our army, and I will personally lead the First Legion and all the cavalry out of the city to fight Sancho of Castile."

"Your Majesty, only half a legion is enough to hold the city of Victoria......"

Before Faller could finish speaking, William waved his hand and said, "Two Guards Cavalry Brigades, plus several infantry brigades of the First Army and the heavy warriors of the Nordic Guard, it is enough to deal with these Castilles, I know your intentions, but the rear of our army is also extremely important, and you can defend Victoria City is the greatest hero of this battle." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Under William's toughness, Faller had no choice but to give in, although he was very worried about William's comfort.

On the morning of the second day, William personally led the headquarters of the 1st Guards Regiment, the 1st Guards Cavalry Brigade and the 2nd Guards Brigade, and the headquarters of the Nordic Guards out of the city, with their backs to Victoria, and lined up on the side of the Ulugana Reservoir.

William's platoon made full use of the terrain in his favor, with the city of Victoria behind him, with the support of the city, he could not worry about the safety of his rear, and not far from his left flank was the Ulugana reservoir and hills, and it was not so easy for the enemy to attack from the left flank.

After taking advantage of the terrain to secure his left flank and rear, Willian was free to focus more on attacking and defending on the front and flanks.

At the same time, William is not worried about whether the other party will fight with him, because the place he chose to line up is a necessary road to the city of Victoria.

"Artillery test firing, say hello to them!" William raised his hand and waved his hand in command.

Boom... Boom...

Four resounding artillery bombardments were heard in succession, and although these four shells did not kill the enemy greatly, they frightened the horses on the opposite side, and it was clear that the mounts of the Castile cavalry had never seen such a frightening new thing as artillery, so that there was a commotion.

As the two sides approached each other, William and his brother-in-law Sancho could almost see each other's faces.

"His Majesty William, the Honourable William, and His Majesty King Sancho of Castille have asked to meet you."

At this moment, a Castillic knight galloped single-handedly with a banner held alof, constantly shouting loudly.

"Your Majesty?" Otto asked softly.

"Reject him, now I just want to have a vigorous duel!"

William waved his hand and refused.

Before the battle began, it was not uncommon for Wang to see Wang in the war at this time, but William didn't want to make trouble, after all, no one could guarantee that he would not be sniped by the sharpshooter on the opposite side, right?