Alien Knights

Rutledge tapped his fingers on the table, and said coldly: "I don't think I need to go into details about the relationship between Muxi City and the Papal Kingdom? Everyone here, I don't need to say more, they are more or less related to Heavenly Father." The Church has an unresolved hatred."

Rutledge clenched his right fist and raised it above his head: "And right now, the Church of the Heavenly Father is at its weakest. Their direct army was almost wiped out in the battle of the Holy Acropolis. On the other hand, the Pope of the Church of the Heavenly Father After his death, due to internal power struggles, a successor has not been elected for a long time."

"If you don't take advantage of this time to launch a decisive battle to uproot the Church's influence, it will be very difficult to find such an opportunity in the future."

Rutledge turned his attention to Emerson: "What I don't understand is that the cabinet has been shrinking in the face of the victory that is easy to get, as if it has already determined the defeat of Muxi City before the war. What is this? reason?"

Emerson shook his head vigorously: "Victory at your fingertips? Do you know what you are talking about? Do you know how many soldiers and supplies you need to mobilize to launch a campaign against all the parish kingdoms?"

"Besides, although you keep saying that you are targeting the Church of the Heavenly Father, but you want to lead the army to the territory of the secular kingdom, do you think those secular kings will watch you break in? Do you think they will not resist?"

"The most important thing is that the decision to send troops to the parish kingdom will completely isolate the diplomatic situation in Muxi City, so that we can no longer find an ally in the entire parish. At that time, what you will have to face will be two hundred soldiers in the parish. The coalition forces of the rest of the kingdoms have a total strength of nearly 190,000 troops!"

Hearing Emerson's rebuttal, Rutledge shrugged indifferently, and said, "Master Prime Minister, let me answer your questions one by one."

"During the Battle of the Holy Acropolis, our army had less than 3,000 combatable troops, and the enemy's total strength reached 20,000. As a result, the Church's army was almost completely wiped out, and the number of soldiers killed in Muxi City was less than a hundred. Now Today, the total strength of Muxi City has reached 15,000 people, and our opponents, whether in terms of morale, command, source of troops or equipment, are far from comparable to the church army in the Battle of the Holy Acropolis. Even if we step back Wanbu said that the enemy army is numerous and our army is insufficient, but we still have a reserve force of hundreds of thousands of people who can sacrifice themselves for the great Muxi Kingdom at any time!"

A group of students stood up excitedly and shouted loudly in the venue: "If the kingdom needs it, we are willing to give up our lives! Just to use the brilliance of truth to dispel the ignorance and ignorance of the world!"

In the stands on the second floor, Huggins shook his head in disbelief and said, "Are these young people in school stupid? How can war be so simple?! The reason why the Battle of the Holy Acropolis was won is because There are many factors such as elite soldiers of different species, superiority in city defense, suspicion of the enemy... Do these young people who don't know the heights of the sky and the earth think that fighting is a charge?"

Todd clenched his right hand into a fist, resting his cheek, thoughtfully.

"The war we waged against the Church of Heavenly Father is a just war! It is a war to destroy superstition and hypocrisy! It is a war to rescue those who have been deceived and enslaved by the church!" Rutledge waved his arms vigorously, full of confidence He said: "When our army enters the parish kingdom, not only will those nobles and people not embarrass us, but they will also join our team to fight against the church together!"

The students in the audience clamored: "That's right! Our army is the savior of the world! Awakened people will join our team and fight against the church together!"

Looking at the scene in front of him, Emerson rubbed his temples vigorously and shouted loudly: "If you do this, all the previous efforts of the Muxi Kingdom will be ruined!"

Pointing at the young faces in the audience with trembling fingers, the old man said sadly: "From the invention of the printing press, to the introduction of the doctrine of 'justification by faith', to the attack on tithes, indulgences and royal power, From the divine ordination ceremony to the establishment of the Protestant Church. You young people, how could you understand how many difficulties we have overcome and how much effort we have put in to defeat the Church of the Heavenly Father to get to where we are today!"

"It's like a person who is terminally ill. If you give him a strong dose of medicine, the patient will die in all likelihood. Only through slow recuperation and long-term medication can he recover!" Emerson thumped him with his fist table, and roared: "Why don't you understand this truth?!"

Rutledge stood up from the chair, ignoring the host's obstruction, walked up to Emerson step by step, looked straight into the other's eyes, and asked loudly: "My lord, I would like to ask, according to your According to the method mentioned, how many parish kingdoms have turned to Protestantism?"

"Twenty-six, and this rate is still increasing!"

Rutledge smiled and continued: "Since a few years ago, the cabinet has started to attack the Church of Heavenly Father. After such a long time, only twenty-six kingdoms have separated from the church. Then I would like to ask, all dioceses How long will it take for the Kingdom to abandon the Church of Heavenly Father? Ten years? Twenty years?"

Rutledge turned his face to the audience, and said with a smile: "If the time is longer, I suspect that some people here will not see the day when the church collapses."

Amidst the laughter of the crowd, Rutledge turned his attention back to Emerson: "And, Your Excellency, have you ever thought about why twenty-six kingdoms left the church and joined us? The fundamental reason is that The battle at the Holy Acropolis! Those kingdoms saw the strength of Muxi City and were completely disappointed with the vulnerable church army, so they thought of joining us!"

"In the final analysis, war is just a means of political continuation. It can be used to accelerate the speed of change and maximize the interests of the winner." Rutledge looked at the angry Emerson, calmly He said: "As for my Prime Minister, you are already old, and your theory is outdated."

Before Emerson could speak, Rutledge walked off the stage of the debate in a victorious manner.

The host hurried to his side and said anxiously: "Mr. Dawson, the debate is not over yet, and there are still some topics to discuss."

Rutledge looked at the supporters in the audience and raised his hands with a smile: "This debate has no meaning for me. I see a group of backward, stubborn, and old-fashioned managers. This kingdom is leading in the wrong direction! I must stand up, correct their mistakes, and lead the kingdom back to the right path!"

The students took the lead and stood up. While raising their hands, they shouted loudly: "Correct the mistake! Get back on the right track!"

Rutledge pushed the host away, came among the students, raised his arms and shouted: "Long live Muxi Kingdom!"

"Long live Muxi Kingdom!"

Witnessing Rutledge's performance and demeanor in the debate, at first it was only the students, then the young observers around, and finally the entire audience gradually joined Rutledge's team.

In the stands on the second floor, Todd let out a long breath, stood up and said, "The show is over, it's time to go back."

Huggins looked at the lost Emerson on the stage, and asked in a low voice, "Then... Your Excellency Prime Minister...?"

"Don't bother him at a time like this."

Todd looked at the cheering crowd around Rutledge and said softly, "Aspiring people, greedy people, idiots and... mediocre people...?"