 Henry assigned Adelbold and Duke Godfrey to organise a punitive expedition against the rebellious Count Dirk, who then left the meeting, announcing to foil the imperial plans.Within a few months, an army would be assembled in Tiel, the most important port in the northern Low Countries.The army would sail west, along the rivers Waal and Merwede, to Dirk's stronghold in Vlaardingen.