In the training ground, William's Norman Javelin Cavalry and Rodrigo's Spanish Javelin Cavalry had already changed their wooden javelins and swords, and their eyes intertwined and they faced each other silently.

The two javelin light cavalry were separated by nearly one hundred and fifty meters, and each of them, led by Faller and Rodrigo, rode their horses and accelerated, holding a shield in their left hand to protect the front, and holding a spear wrapped in cotton cloth in the wind with their right hand, and began to charge with all their might, in order not to hinder the cavalry from throwing javelins, both sides were scattered in formation.

"Throw..."

"Throw..."

Sixty meters away, Faller and Rodrigo gave the order to throw javelins almost simultaneously, and with a single command, wooden javelins were thrown, staggering towards the other side.

Knock knock... Knock knock...

The two javelins were attacked by each other's javelins almost simultaneously, most of them were resisted by their respective wooden shields and did not cause damage, only a few cavalrymen were knocked off their horses by the javelins and screamed, and the Norman javelin cavalry suffered more losses on a closer look.

"Dense formation, sprint with sword"

Unlike the Spanish Javelinmen on Rodrigo's side, who turned around and prepared to throw again, the Norman Javelin Cavalry led by Faller decisively closed and lined up in a dense formation, charging desperately towards the opponent without slowing down.

Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang ...

A succession of blows rang out, and the slow, loosely formed Spanish light cavalry was unexpectedly dismounted by William's Norman light cavalry.

Even though Rodrigo and his mercenaries were brave and good at fighting, their fists were no match for their four hands, and Rodrigo decisively ordered the mercenaries to admit defeat.

"Hahaha, Rodrigo, how is my light cavalry combat power?" William immediately stepped forward and said with a smile on his face.

"It's all at the behest of His Highness William." Rodrigo lowered his haughty head and saluted with his right hand on his chest.

"In this way, Rodrigo, I intend to merge the two light cavalry into one, to train and fight together, and to be treated equally. You, Rodrigo, will be the company commander of the newly created light cavalry company, and Faller will be the deputy company commander of the light cavalry, and each of you will command a group of light cavalry to guard the flanks of our army. I hope you can all work together. William smiled and looked at Rodrigo, his eyes rolling as if he had some kind of idea.

"As you command, His Highness William." Saying that, Rodrigo raised his head and looked at William and said, "Your Highness William, may I ask what is the treatment of your light cavalry?" ”

"Haha, Rodrigo, it's definitely better for you to be my direct hussar than to be a mercenary. In addition to the daily salary of 8 pfennigs, the pension of food, lodging and equipment is all-inclusive, and after 10 years of service, you can get 60 acres of arable land, and the outstanding can become local officials in my territory after retirement. Of course, after you belong directly to me, the captured materials, equipment, and wealth will be taken into public ownership, and you will be distributed to the four tiers according to your military merits, and the rest will be spent in the army. William smiled and nodded, and replied to Rodrigo.

Hearing this, Rodrigo discussed in a low voice with the left and right for a moment, stepped forward, nodded and said, "His Royal Highness William, your arrangement is very fair, and we accept your arrangement." ”

"Rodrigo, take your light cavalry and train them according to our method, and Faller will teach you how to train them."

William asked Rodrigo to adapt the light cavalry to the new tactics, turned his horse's head, and walked towards the main house.

As soon as he entered the house, William saw Daniel, who had been standing there for a long time. Buller, the small, well-dressed but slean look of the mountaineer, made William nod his head in satisfaction.

"Daniel. Bühler, I've kept you waiting, please take a seat. William invited Daniel to take a seat, sat down on the top, and said.

"Thank you, His Highness William." Said Daniel. Bühler bowed and took his seat in the chair below.

"Daniel, can you introduce yourself?" William stretched out his right hand and gestured.

"Yes, His Highness William. My name is Daniel. Buller, Daniel means son of God, Buller means man who lives in the mountains, born in the county of Graubünden in the Holy Roman Empire, fluent in German and English, can speak French and Italian, and has been a mercenary for twenty years. Daniel puffed out his chest and said with a straight look.

"Oh, yes, yes, the name means good, and the ability is good. Daniel, tell me how your mercenary group is. William smiled and complimented.

"Your Highness William, my Swiss pikemen regiment has 90 pikemen and 30 halberders, all of whom are mountain dwellers from the Graubünden mountains, skilled in the use of spears and halberds, and they are fearless and brave even in the face of knights' onslaught." Daniel patted his chest and said with a proud expression.

At this time, Switzerland was only a geographical term, not a national name, and in 1031 there was no country called Switzerland.

The Swiss also refer only to the people who live in the Alps on the border between France and the Holy Roman Empire.

Due to the poor mountains and the war at the junction of the two great powers, the people here have not lacked the spirit of resistance since ancient times, of course, there is no independent state, but it is divided into counties subordinate to the Holy Roman Empire.

These Swiss were brave and resilient, united with each other, and formed a mercenary group that was very daring, although their fame did not spread widely.

"Daniel. Bühler, I have decided to hire you, a mercenary group of Swiss pikemen, and tell me what you want. William smiled and nodded.

"Your Highness William, our requirements are not high, we only need to pay 3 pfennigs per person per day, provide food and lodging supplies for our mercenary group, and give us the right to keep the booty." Daniel. Bühler said, standing up.

"Oh, your request is reasonable, I promise you. I just don't know if you are willing to give up your identity as a mercenary group and become my direct army and want to distort your allegiance? William nodded, then asked expectantly.

William, who had heard of the Swiss mercenary regiment for a long time, was eager to recruit a Swiss infantry that belonged directly to William's own, and he was very eager to get their allegiance, not a mercenary regiment loyal to money.

"I'm very sorry, His Highness William. We Swiss will always end up in Switzerland, and while we will not be loyal to you, we will be absolutely loyal to our employer during our employment. "With that, Daniel. Buhler looked apologetic and bent down in apology.

"No, I'm too strong, Daniel, you don't have to take what you just said to heart." William said with a smile on his face, but the reluctant smile was slightly ugly.

"Thank you for your understanding, His Highness William."

After this discussion, the two of them reviewed this famous Swiss mercenary group, and it was indeed an elite division.

The mercenary's prowess made up for William's inability to keep them allegiant.