According to the original strategic plan, the 16,000-strong Welsh Regiment had already taken on board hundreds of Kirk galleons, 10 purpose-built troop carriers, and 10 Galen ships of the North Sea Fleet three weeks earlier.

The Galen and the newly built troop carriers were of the same type as the Galen, and after the guns were removed and the debris was removed, they could be used as troop carriers, each carrying hundreds of sailors, in addition to the necessary sailors.

However, there is also a disadvantage to this transformation, that is, the modified battleship can hardly exert a powerful combat power that is difficult to match, and the battleship without ballistas and trebuchets is like a tiger that has lost its claws, and is completely powerless to deter the Viking pirates.

After some discussion with Count Rodrigo, William decided not to dismantle or change any of the ships, but to requisition merchant ships to supplement the lack of capacity. Although the speed of using merchant ships to transport troops and supplies is much slower, with a strong warship escort, there is undoubtedly a lot more security.

The Welsh Expeditionary Corps, led by the Count of Rodrigo, set out from the port of Le Havre in the Counts of Rouen, crossed the Strait of Dover, passed through the Strait of the Seine, and stopped in the waters of the Channel Islands, and after loading a consignment of supplies and more than 3,000 troops in the Duchy of Brittany, a fleet of up to 20,000 men set out again.

They rounded the waters of Lands Point in the Duchy of Cornwall, England, and made their way north into St. George's Strait, where they finally reached their destination, the county of Glamorgan.

With the veteran Earl Rodrigo out of the horse, the Welsh battlefield was naturally as stable as a dog, and after the loading and unloading of more than 19,000 troops and accompanying supplies in the county of Glamorgan, the escort formation of the North Sea Fleet set off directly to the north to begin their original coastal raid mission.

The Earl of Rodrigo had already recognized the situation in Wales before he set out. Seyuli and his army stormed so hard that the kingdom of Dekhbas was overwhelmed for a while, and had to retreat to the castle of the capital city of Dinevre.

However, Rodrigo knew that the newly restored King Grufiz did not have much background, and after the Duchy of Brittany was defeated by the Normans, the Kingdom of Gwenes could not piece together an army of more than 6,000 men.

At present, although the army led by King Grufiz exceeds 8,000 people, the army of the Kingdom of Gwenness is less than 4,000 people, and the remaining army is mostly mercenaries and Viking adventurers recruited from all over the world.

Such an army was fine before, if King Grufiz brought the army continuous victories, and the mercenaries and Vikings who were accustomed to fighting with the wind would not be stingy with their strength, but if Grufiz had already encountered a setback, even if it was a small and inconspicuous battle, the morale of this army would probably plummet at a rate visible to the naked eye.

He has an army of nearly 20,000 people on his own side, which is more than twice the opponent's, and he can completely use the momentum of Mount Tai to directly crush the opponent.

In fact, Count Rodrigo did the same, destroying all enemies he encountered along the way, regardless of whether the enemy was Grufiz's Gwenness Kingdom or the inferior Dhebas Kingdom.

In just two weeks, Rodrigober had completely captured the county of Deweed in the kingdom of Dehbath, while another county of Gwent had fallen into the hands of the Norman kingdom.

It's a pity that this Grufitz, who claims to be the new generation of the king of Wales. King Seyuli ran faster than a rabbit, and when he heard the news of the Norman landing on Glamorgan, he was ready to retreat.

After listening to the number and combat effectiveness of the Normans, Grufitz. King Seyuli wisely chose to retreat, leaving behind the mercenaries and adventurers who were dragging him down, and retreated to Gwyneth with the army of the Kingdom of Gwyneth and part of the Vikings. Seyuli's army was routed and did not capture Grufiz.

"Trouble," the Earl of Rodrigo looked ahead at the endless dense forests and rolling hills of northern Wales, and as long as Grufiz wasn't stupid, he would have taken advantage of Wales' unique geography to engage in a never-ending struggle with the Normans.

Two days later, the Earl of Rodrigo was troubled by the predicament of the Norman kingdom on the Irish battlefield, and he knew very well that the Welsh battlefield he presided over and the Irish battlefield of the Earl of Mephistopheles were two wars that echoed and supported each other, and if either war was lost, the other side could not win.

As now, if the Earl of Mephistopheles is powerless and suffers a disgraceful defeat on the Irish battlefield, the Irish, who are in the same interests as the two kingdoms of Wales, will once again gather and cross the St. George's Channel to join the Welsh battlefield.

Even the Norse-Gaelic would seize the opportunity to join the war in order to take advantage of the decline of the Normans.

You must know that the Normans were famous for their strength and abundance, especially the legend that the Normans were so rich that it was widely spread among the poor relatives of the Vikings, who believed that a small amount of the benefits from the Normans would be enough to satisfy the appetite of the people.

In the past few days, bad news has come one after another, the troops sent by Count Rodrigo to attack the Count of Gwynness have been ambushed by the army led by Grufiz taking advantage of the terrain and swallowing up to more than 300 people in one fell swoop.

The cautious front-line commander did not dare to hold on to it, so he had to lead his army back, fearing that his momentary mistake would lead to the total annihilation of the entire army.

However, there was one man who did exceptionally well in this fight, and that was De. The young man of the House of Ponthieu, Guerrand. Morality. Ponthieu, who was at the forefront of the vanguard at the time, was keenly aware of the same situation around him, and decisively alerted the whole army, so that the whole army had ample time to prepare for the battle.

Then, when his own troops were attacked by Grufitz's troops, he calmly commanded his company to break through decisively, and although he lost nearly half of it, he still broke through from the encirclement, and even broke out with two half-crippled companies.

Gayland. Morality. Ponthieu was rightfully commended by Count Rodrigo, and even valued by Rodrigo, who cherished his talents, and asked him to pledge his allegiance to Rodrigo.

At this time, Guérande, who was just an ordinary knight, was at a loss for a moment and did not respond for a long time, but Count Rodrigo did not consider this an offense to him, but promised him that he would recommend it to William.

At this time, the knight of the county of Enman, the Frenchman Gerand. Morality. Pontiorri was only 18 years old.

Count Rodrigo's troubles did not last long, and William's superb diplomacy set the stage for the victory of the war, and King Edward II of England sent the Duke of Mercia to lead an army to support the Welsh battlefield, and the Normans flanked the kingdom of Gwyneth.