The opposite side put away their weapons, and the knights and guards on this side naturally retreated and put away their swords one after another.

"Hoover, you can't win me. Even if you can win the favor of the Norman king, your brutal personality and lack of wisdom doomed you to do nothing. I am now giving you the opportunity to take your men out of England and relinquish the throne to me, and I promise that you will be the guest of honour, or even the number two, in either country, whether you are in France or England. Don't forget, I have the support of the Holy See and France behind me, and a large part of your nobility prefers those who can bring them benefits to tyrants who only have force and deterrence. ”

After Robert finished speaking, he glanced to the left at the archbishop of the Holy See. Hoover also looked over, and when he saw that the people of the Holy See were also there, a look of disgust flashed in his eyes.

"Robert, you've been smarter than me since you were a kid. However, I didn't expect you to serve the Holy See willingly, you are tantamount to bringing yourself under the jurisdiction of the Pope and putting the divine right above the royal power! This is a great shame for being a king, and you take it for granted? ”

Robert said, "Unite the forces that unite and then bring down the enemy without leaving them all." The king must know how to use all the people around him who can be used, rather than just blindly conquering by force. What's the difference between that and a mad dog? ”

Hoover's face changed, and he slammed the table fiercely.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the huge force left a clear handprint on the sturdy desktop.

"Nonsense! Robert, you coward! Put the position of a king under the position of a priest! Do you still have the dignity of being a king!! "When Hoover was angry, his beard was furious, his face was red, and when he roared, he was as terrifying as a lion. At this time, the face is twisted, the muscles are tense, and the pressure is endless like an angry volcano about to erupt, this is the real posture of the angry Hoover!

The knights behind Robert were frightened and hurriedly rushed forward with loud shouts, and the guards behind Hoover were not to be outdone, and they all rushed up!

"No swords!!"

Robert was so frightened that he almost shouted in a screaming voice, once he saw blood with his sword, let alone the Holy See, even if the Pope came in person, it was estimated that the Norman king would not care. After all, this is still the royal palace of the Norman king, the habitat of the king, and if the place where the king lives is stained with unnecessary blood, then it is almost tantamount to complicity! That's why Robert was so frightened that he hurriedly shouted.

Hoover's personal guards seemed to have the same concerns, and neither side drew their weapons, but rushed straight up and got into a scuffle with a punch and a kick.

For a moment, the entire hall was filled with a scuffle between Hoover and Robert's forces, and the scene was incomparably bright, with all kinds of furniture flying overhead, mixed with human fractures and screams.

Hoover and Robert were in the center of the war, and neither side could contain each other in their hearts. And they knew very well that no matter who the king's choice ultimately was, war between them was inevitable......

When the crown is crowned, it is the day of the bloodbath in London.

Robert and Hoover, the brothers, have broken up for the throne from today, and have thus embarked on extreme opposites.

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Two months later, late one night.

Suddenly there was a loud alarm in the city of London, and Robert led a group of his personal guards and knights to rush out of the city overnight, leading the southern army all the way west to "Rohan Nick", a military fortress located in the westernmost part of England.

Almost the day after Robert stormed out of the city, the Northern Legion, which was supposed to be in Yorkshire to guard against the Scottish invasion, had arrived in London. Although the number of people who came was only one-third of that of the Northern Legion, these six hundred men were almost the essence of the entire Northern Legion, all heavy infantry and heavy knights.

The elite army in the north rushed back to London on the orders of the Norman king's own letter, assisting the third son Hoover to ascend the throne, and at the same time, the eastern army merged with the elite army in the north, forming a huge armed force of nearly 4,000 men.

If the Southern Legion, led by Robert, had remained in London, it would undoubtedly have been completely annihilated by the Northern and Eastern Legions. Therefore, after receiving the news of the spy, Robert could only lead the legion to break through the siege overnight, and escape from the range of the opponent's pursuit before the elite troops from the north arrived.

I don't want to admit it, but the elite army of the north, with hundreds of heavy cavalry, is a formidable force that is difficult to fight on the plains. If the battle was in the woods, the opposing heavy infantry could easily tear apart their own battle line, and then the cavalry would be able to defeat the thousands of infantry of the Southern Army with little effort.

The sudden statement of the Norman king was actually expected by Robert, but he didn't expect his father to give up on himself so simply, and chose Hoover without even leaving any hope. Robert's heart was filled with anger and hatred at this time, especially for Hoover.

However, misfortune does not come alone.

Just three days after Robert was forced to leave London, William the Conqueror of Norman fell ill and died in his bed, and the next day Hoover was crowned King under the auspices of the Holy See Archbishop. However, it is rumored that Hoover had a particularly bad relationship with the archbishop, and also had a lot of conflicts with most of the nobility in England, and the country was full of various crises.

However, the new king, William II Hoover, was not a fool and knew that in the current situation, he could only win the trust of the people in order to protect his throne. So one day he sent a messenger to the territory of England to announce his decision.

In addition to including tax cuts and rent reductions to gain popular support, William II's decision to the English continued, and he continued to promise that if the people supported and embraced his throne, he would strive to build a better and stronger kingdom. William II's pledge was embraced by the lords of the surrounding London and nearby towns, while the lords, led by Yorkshire, remained neutral and remained on the sidelines.

However, part of the local aristocracy, led by Robert, was very opposed to Wilhelm II's rule. As a countermeasure, William II directly blocked all the entrances and exits of "Rohannik", turning the largest city in the west of England and more than a dozen villages and towns into an isolated city on the island!

Robert was cornered, and the soldiers of Normandy could not be mobilized immediately, and even if the French aristocracy was mobilized, some of them did not want to be involved in the internal strife of the Norman family in England, so there were also great differences within France, some French nobles chose to support Robert, while others chose to support William II, and the two sides quarreled in Paris every day.

In desperation, Robert sent messengers around looking for allies.

Several messengers went to find several factions in the British Isles with gifts, and pleaded for an alliance.

However, the Irish legion on the island of Ireland had already been crippled in the last Battle of Dublin, and if it weren't for the merchants doing business with the royal city of Pullen, it is estimated that the territory of the Irish nobles would have been strewn with corpses and countless people starved to death at this time of the year.

Disappointed, the courier to Ireland had no choice but to bring back the bad news.

Originally, Robert also planned to send someone to Wales to find support, but considering that the situation in Ireland is so bad, Wales, whose national strength and Ireland are not distinguished, is estimated to be much better, so he did not waste any more time looking for support from the Prince of Wales.

However, it is surprising that as early as a year ago, a force had sprung up on the border between Wales and Yorkshire, and in just a year and a half it had swept through all the surrounding towns, sitting on two places, with 800 strong troops, 100 cavalry, and 5,000 inhabitants. The capital straddles the borders of Wales and England, and at this time, the national power is rising, and a large number of people are pouring into the territory of Pullen, so that the national power of the royal city of Pullen is increasing in a straight line.

However, this group of numbers was already two months ago, and the current power of the Pulen Royal City is probably far more than that.

On the other hand, the Scots gave Robert a clear refusal, because Robert had taken advantage of the Scottish people at that time as early as 1082, making them suffer from hunger for three years, with tens of thousands of dead and wounded, and this hatred was so uncommon that the Scots naturally could not conclude an alliance with Robert.

After Robert's messenger was beaten out of Edinburgh, he returned to Rohan Nick in discouragement. On the way, he happened to pass through Wales when he came across a group of wandering merchants.

The merchants took pity on the beaten messenger and took him on their caravan and marched north from Wales. On the way, they happened to pass through the sphere of influence of the royal city of Puren, but the caravan did not dare to actually set foot in the territory of the royal city, after all, the crazy and strong knights of Puren would not allow anyone to enter without permission.

Maybe it's providence, maybe it's fate.

Finally, the caravan arrived at the legendary mecca of trade.

The port city of Pandora, a large port city with a permanent population of more than 3,000 people, is a large port city with a permanent population of more than 3,000 people, and the shores of the port are full of various ships, and the roads are patrolled by uniformly dressed city guards.

The glorious rose flag fluttering on the tower of the city is flying wantonly against the sun and the sea breeze.

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