As Caesar's elder brother and the first Duke of Apulia, William, known as the 'Iron Arm', his fate is completely different from that of him in history.

Historically, William the 'Iron Arm' only became Duke of Apulia in early 1042, but with the intervention of William, Duke of Normandy, he participated in the war to help Pope Benedict IX in late 1036, obtained the title of Duke of Apulia, and in the following days vigorously recruited mercenaries and Normans, seizing large swaths of southern Italy.

It can be said that with the help of William, the development of the Outville family is at least five years older than in history.

The historical Duke of Apulia, William I (1010-1046), known as William 'the Iron Arm', was a Norman adventurer who was the founder of the Ottville family fortune.

In the first half of the 11th century, as one of the 12 sons of Tancred, he took his younger brother Drogo to Mezzocorino in southern Italy (1035 AD), where he established himself with the help of Lanouf and the Normans there.

Between 1038 and 1040, he and other Normans fought in Sicily as mercenaries of the Byzantine Empire against the Saracens along with the Lombards.

It was there, during the siege of Syracuse, that he single-handedly killed the emir of Syracuse, earning him the nickname "Iron Arm".

When the Byzantine general George Manix publicly humiliated the Salerno leader Ardouan, the Lombards withdrew from the campaign and retreated with the Norman and Varangian guards.

After Manix was recalled to Constantinople, the new generation of Italy, Michael Duchemos, was appointed ruler of the Amalfi Republic.

However, the Republic of Amalfi soon joined other Apulian Lombards in revolt against Byzantine rule, and they were supported by William and the Normans.

The Byzantines then fought back, and they managed to buy off Antenuf, brother of Pandorf III of Benniweto, the nominal leader of the uprising.

In September 1042, the Normans elected their own leader, ignoring the original chieftain Ardoon. The revolt was initially made by the Lombards, but later this army had become Normans in character and leadership.

William was chosen by the Normans to be the earl after their defection. He and other leaders, including Drogo and Peter, had petitioned the Prince of Salerno to recognize their booty. They took over the lands around Apulia by way of ransom and proclaimed William the 'Iron Arm' "Duke of Apulia and Calabria".

Compared with the ups and downs of history, with the help of William, Duke of Normandy, William and the Ottville family quickly got through the hardships of starting a business, and at the same time, the process of conquering the lands of southern Italy was much faster, and he also earned the nickname of "Iron Arm" in the war with the Saracens of southern Italy.

So far, the territory of the Outville family is almost the same size as it was in 1066 when Caesar became the Duke of Apulia, except that the county of Foggia next to the county of Apulian is still in the hands of Constantine IX himself, and it is firmly rooted into the territory of the Otville family like a nail, like a thorn in the back.

Invincible conquests and astonishing feats made William the Iron Arm lose himself a little, and gradually developed a proud and arrogant character, and he was no longer as cautious about war as before.

This time, Duke William, the 'Iron Arm', personally led a thousand cavalry to the front line, not as the commander of an army, but as a cavalry general, which may be the result of his arrogance.

Perhaps in the eyes of William, the 'Iron Arm', those monks would not lead troops into battle at all, and those boasted papal guards were simply empty and completely fearless, and only needed him to personally lead the army to charge and defeat them in one fell swoop.

Looking at his proud and arrogant brother, Caesar's eyes flashed with a trace of worry, if his brother William, the Iron Arm, had a chance, the Outville family would probably be caught up in an endless struggle within the family, whether it was Drogo, Humphrey, or Caesar himself, who would snatch the throne of the Duke of Aprilia.

Even though Caesar had some worries in his heart, he would not say anything more after he had already reminded him once, perhaps there was some ambition in his heart, so that he would no longer persuade William of the Iron Arm.

With the convergence of the army, the strength of the Apulian side at this time has exceeded the size of more than 16,000 people, including more than 3,000 reinforcements sent by William, 1,000 knights of William of the 'Iron Arm', more than 8,000 noble levies, and more than 4,000 elite infantry cavalry directly under Caesar.

Among them, the only ones who really had combat effectiveness were Caesar's elite cavalry, William the Iron Arm's 1,000 Norman knights, and Baron Mephistopheles' 100 Norman cavalry.

Moreover, the 1,000 Norman knights under William of the "Iron Arm" are mostly Norman adventurers and mercenaries, and the elite of these people cannot be compared with the real Norman knights.

However, Caesar, who was strongly supported by William, had these real Norman noble knights in his hands, and at the same time, he also used the training methods taught by William to train the army, coupled with his complete weapons and equipment, this elite infantry under Caesar was amazingly powerful.

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"What? Albert Ezzo II, Duke of Lombardy, also joined the side of the Holy See, and a large number of Lombard Duchy troops appeared in the coalition camp ahead. "'Iron Arm' William received the battle report from the front, stood up with a sigh, and lost his voice.

"Brother, don't be anxious, there won't be many reinforcements from the Lombards on the other side, at least in the short term, the Lombards won't organize a large-scale army to support the Holy See.

We just need to beat them quickly and seal the win, so that the Lombards will throw a mouse, and we will win. Caesar opened his mouth to comfort.

"You're right, Caesar, it's me who lost my temper." William of the Iron Arm did so under Caesar's persuasion, looked at Caesar and said: "You are right, Caesar, we must seize the opportunity to defeat them in one fell swoop, and we can no longer let the Holy See contact other allies to join this war, they have an innate advantage in this regard." ”

When everyone sat down and the military discussion continued, two noble generals walked in outside the door, they had the same red hair and blue eyes as the 'Iron Arm' William, and their faces were quite similar, and the nobles on the side all made way for these two people.

"Brother William, we heard that the front line is tight, so we have come to support you with the noble armies of Taranto and Lecce." Among the older Drogo. Morality. Ottwell was the first to speak.

"Yes, brother, we have 3,000 reinforcements with us this time, and we two brothers are looking forward to being active in this war." Humphrey was very excited, and said with a smile.

"Why don't you obey my orders to guard your territory against the Saracens, the Lombards, and the local rebels, and if you lose your territory, see how I punish you." 'Iron Arm' William snorted coldly and pointed at them.

However, William, the 'iron arm' of the two brothers, was not willing to punish his two younger brothers with the same father and mother, and only reprimanded them to be included in the ranks.