In order to create a completely Norman-controlled city in a short period of time, William's fortress castle had to make the best use of the original buildings, especially those with a defensive nature.

In the southeast corner of the Roman walls of the city of London, a Roman castle used by Claudius to protect Londinium catches William's eye.

Despite its antiquity and dilapidated appearance, the Roman castle still appears to have been built in good condition and could have been restored to its original fortress.

"This is the place where the castle we built will be built on the ruins of this Roman castle." William took Claude with him, pointing to the ruins of the Roman castle as he walked.

"Your Majesty, it is true that the construction of a fortress using the ruins of this Roman castle can indeed save a lot of time, which is really a wise move." Claude agreed.

"Then please, when the war is over, this castle will be rebuilt again in the future with Normandy Caengstone, and in the center of the castle I will build a towering tower, named the Tower of London, which is also the name of this castle." William patted him on the shoulder, handed over the construction to Claude, and turned to leave.

Returning to camp, William once again focused his attention on the army of the Northern Princes, Leofric, Duke of Mercia. Hewesey, Duke of Northumbria, Sword. Northumbria, Count Osov. Bamburgh, Durham Bishop Edwan......

It can be said that almost all the armies of the northern princes responded to the call of King Qin of Edward the 'Confessor' and formed an army of up to 20,000 men under the banner of the Duke of Mercia.

This army is gathering in Leicestershire, Mercia, and when all the noble armies have been assembled, the army of the northern princes will immediately set off for King Qin of London.

William naturally did not fear the coalition of the northern princes, and the Normans were never afraid of war, nor did they refuse war, but in William's opinion, this imminent war with the northern princes of England was of no interest at all.

First of all, William's three goals have been achieved or are about to be achieved, the Godwin family's territory is already in William's pocket, Edward the Confessor is under his control, his status as the heir to the throne of England is about to be confirmed, and William cannot get any territory by fighting with Leofric, Duke of Mercia, and others.

It's not that William can't continue to occupy the territories of the northern princes, but after he eats the vast southern English territories of the Godwins, he has already eaten up, at least until William and the Normans have completely digested the southern territories of England such as Wessex.

And after all, William is not the king of England now, he cannot take the territory of the other princes and lords for no reason, he has neither the power nor the name to do so, if he insists on this, his reputation will be infamous in the aristocratic circles, not only the Anglo-Saxon nobles, but even the nobles of Western Europe will hate William because of this.

Therefore, the time was not yet ripe to crusade against the northern kingdoms, and he had no reason to engage in a great war with the other side.

As for the fact that this war could weaken the two northern princes of Mercia and Northumbria, this effect was not enough to justify William's war with the other side, Leofrick was already old, he was already a 76-year-old nobleman, and he could die at any time.

As soon as this powerful prince fell, his successor - Afga. Leo Frickson. Hesseway has nothing to fear, and William can afford to wait for this time.

William believed that with the power of himself and the northern princes declining, he was fully capable of destroying each other in the future, so there was no need to rush at all.

Wanted to persecute Leo Frick, Duke of Mercia. Hewess retreated and made peace with the northern princes, and William had to have a military force strong enough to intimidate the other side.

But at this time, William only had the 8,000 Guards Legion as the pillar, and the ragtag legion composed of some Norman feudal knights, militiamen, mercenaries, French and Norman adventurers.

Thinking about it, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared, and William thought of an allusion "Dong Zhuo entered Beijing", maybe the strategy used by Dong Zhuo could have a miraculous effect.

"The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Biography of Dong Zhuo" said that at the beginning of Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing, although he entered Beijing first, held the young emperor and the queen mother hostage, and occupied a political advantage, but according to the "Three Kingdoms: Dong Zhuo's Biography", the "Spring and Autumn Period of Kyushu": "Zhuo Chu entered Luoyang, and he rode no more than 3,000 horses, and he was afraid of few soldiers and was not served by far and near," and he knew that he did not have the strength to overwhelm Ding Yuan militarily. Dong Zhuo was anxious to announce Ding Yuan as the ruling Jinwu, and deliberately appeased him, but instead exposed his vigilance and fear of Ding Yuan and the soldiers of the state.

Ding Yuan supported the army and respected himself, which caused elbow and armpit trouble to Dong Zhuo. And whether Dong Zhuo can successfully eradicate Ding Yuan, the key lies in Lu Bu. So, why did Lu Bu betray Ding Yuan and join Dong Zhuo? As mentioned above, Dong Zhuo's troops were limited when he entered Beijing, and Ding Yuan was able to compete with him with his troops from the state. Dong Zhuo adopted deceptive methods: "For four or five days, he sent troops out of the four city gates at night, and tomorrow Chen Jing entered with drums, declaring that the Yunxi soldiers would return to Luozhong." People don't realize it, and there are countless outstanding soldiers. Lu Bu and the other generals were probably also confused, and they were temporarily intimidated by the might of the Liangzhou army.

Since Dong Zhuo in history can succeed with this strategy, why not give it a try? For him, even if this plan failed, it would be just a big battle between his Norman army and the armies of the northern princes, and he was not afraid, but he did not want to fight any useless war.

At night, William sent troops from the four gates of the city of London to quietly drive out of the city of London under the cover of night, and the next day during the day he clearly raised the banner and led the army to enter through the gates of the city of London with great fanfare, making the illusion that a large number of follow-up troops were coming to help.

For the next five or six days, every day was such a lively scene, thousands of reinforcements entered the city every day, and the ceremony of entering the city was made by him with great momentum.

At the same time, William sent people everywhere in London and the northern counties to boast that he had received more than 20,000 elite reinforcements from the Norman kingdom.

In fact, his family knew his own affairs, and there were no reinforcements arriving in the city of London at all, and it was still the 15,000 troops, and there were no reinforcements other than some of the thousands of reinforcements that had arrived and the sick soldiers who had recovered.

All of a sudden, William's commotion made Leofric, Duke of Mercia, and Sword, Duke of Northumbria, suspicious and startled.