"Believers of the Lord all over Europe, in the more than 100 years since Luther proposed different views on the Lord's teachings, Europe, which was already politically fragmented, has also fallen into serious religious divisions.

Because of different understandings of doctrine, the Lord's followers have fallen into mutual hostility, vendettas and even wars that are extremely sad.

The re-division of Christendom has caused a huge setback to our common cause. Our missionary thinking has fallen into chaos and cannot bring the glory of the Lord to more confused souls in ignorant areas. Countries across Europe are hostile to each other and are at war with each other, making

We can't muster the strength to do what really needs to be done.

Under the rule of pagans, the Holy City has become a shame for every believer in the Lord. A large number of fellow Christians are groaning in pain under the ravages of pagans and we are unable to save...

In view of this, my comrades and I have devoted all our efforts to establish the European Union. This alliance has only one purpose, which is to unite all believers in the Lord and fight for the cause of the Lord!

This is what we thought and what we did. Less than five years after the alliance was established, we launched a war against the Ottomans. In this brutal war that lasted for more than a year, the Lord’s soldiers embraced their faith in the Lord and

Not afraid of hardships, they fought hard and fought hard, daring to sacrifice. Finally, they captured Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Cyrenaica, Egypt, Croatia... from the powerful and evil pagans.

The acquisition of Croatia gave us a barrier in the Balkan mountains. From then on, the Ottomans could no longer attack the Central European plains wantonly. Moreover, we even recovered the holy city of Jerusalem! It can be said that in this war, we gained

An incomparably brilliant achievement! Not only has the shame of more than nine hundred years been wiped away, but we have also brought the glory of the Lord to a wider area!

However, we must see that although we have made brilliant achievements, we have not been able to destroy the evil country of the Ottomans. This is not because our soldiers are not brave enough, or our commanders are not wise enough, but because of our own existence.

Too many questions.

In the early days of the war, we were habitually betrayed by the Venetians! They embezzled the rations that our people saved through frugality and food for the frontline soldiers, in order to make high profits. While committing such heinous crimes, they did not know how to restrain themselves.

, actually colluded with the Ottomans to lure our commander to attack Jerusalem.

In my plan, if we take Egypt, Jerusalem will naturally return to the embrace of the Lord like a falling bead. However, due to the temptation of Venice, we attacked Jerusalem in advance. Although it relied on the hard work of the soldiers

, we regained the Holy City, but we also paid a heavy price. More than 50,000 soldiers fell in Palestine forever. And such tragic sacrifices also forced our northern front to withdraw its main force to support the southern front. They had no choice but to

Withdrew from most of the Balkan Peninsula - after all, it was more important to recover the Holy City and defend it.

In addition to the heavy losses suffered by our common cause due to Venice's betrayal, some of our own problems were also fully exposed in this war.

Some of our armies had huge flaws in military discipline, so much so that when we liberated the Balkans, we were attacked by the people of the Balkans, even the believers of the Lord.

Our household registration system is extremely imperfect, resulting in the inability to establish a compulsory military service system and a reserve service system. The existing army can only be constructed mainly through recruitment. As a result, after the front-line troops suffered heavy losses, it was impossible to quickly replenish new recruits to restore combat effectiveness.

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In short, although we have made brilliant achievements, there is still a long way to go before we reach our goal: to eliminate the evil Ottoman country.

During the war, after discovering Venice's despicable and dirty tricks, I made a prompt decision to destroy this rogue country that had been causing trouble to Europe for hundreds of years, and announced that I would waive all debts owed by European countries and even individuals to the Bank of Venice. After the war,

I will push the EU to establish specialized organizations such as the Military Service Bureau and establish a standardized household registration system across Europe, and based on this, establish a European compulsory military service system.

Fellow Europeans, the above measures may indeed make people feel a little uncomfortable and unfree. However, for the cause of the Lord, we must make actual sacrifices instead of just shouting slogans. For the cause of the Lord, we must

Work down-to-earth, instead of rushing to the holy city with a sword to participate in jihad with empty enthusiasm - times have changed, and without a strong alliance, we cannot spread the glory of the Lord to the whole world!"

On July 18, 1626, Philip published this signed article in major European newspapers at the same time, which aroused huge repercussions throughout Europe.

Ordinary people are of course cheering for this - leeks are also grass, they just sway in the wind.

As for the emerging bourgeoisie and big businessmen, they smell something different: If there is a centralized EU, will such an EU be more powerful? In this case, will it be possible to open up the market?

Faster?

After Europe entered the steam age, the problem of overproduction gradually became apparent, which also required overseas markets to feed the producing countries. After taking over Northern Europe, European factory owners and businessmen were delighted to see: From now on

After that, the Mediterranean route will become very safe, from Europe to Egypt, and then through the Nile River deep into the interior of Africa... Wow, the painting is so beautiful.

Moreover, Philip also let the news out, saying that I was planning to start building the Suez Canal. After this news spread, the entire European business community got a shot of chicken blood and became extremely excited!

What I haven’t said yet is that I must support His Majesty Philippe. If His Majesty hadn’t unified all of Europe with an iron fist, how could we have obtained Egypt, and how would we have the financial resources to open the Suez Canal? As long as this canal is opened, God, we will never have to go around it again.

After crossing the African continent, you can fly directly to Asia! That is the land of real wealth.

The ordinary people and the bourgeoisie below quickly came to Philip's side. The monarchs of various countries whose power has been continuously damaged due to the continuous strengthening of the EU's authority can only hold their noses and endure it: Want to rebel? Look.

Let's look at the fate of Venice. It was the little hegemon who has dominated the Central Mediterranean for hundreds of years. It will be destroyed at any time. Moreover, because His Majesty Philip has tied the whole of Europe together economically and controlled the public opinion of the whole Europe. Even if

After he betrayed the alliance, Spain did not come to crusade, and he could not bear the resistance of the domestic people. Not to mention, at this moment, Osman was only beaten, and it was true that his muscles and bones were broken, but it was definitely not that he was dying.

As for.

In short, although he failed to take away the Ottomans in one wave, Philip achieved his goal of strengthening his control over all of Europe through the war against Austria.

After doing all this, Philip immediately returned to Madrid and convened a special meeting to solve the crisis in the American colonies - America is Spain's America and has nothing to do with the EU. It does not need or allow the intervention of EU countries.

"Your Majesty, this is an urgent message from the Marquis of Spinola sent from America the day before yesterday. Two months ago, the rebels captured Lima. During the siege, the rebels deployed 75mm heavy artillery for the first time."

"Damn Chinese!"

"Your Majesty, His Excellency the Marquis said that he has betrayed your Majesty's trust and requested to resign as Governor of the Americas."

"It's not his fault. Our country's troops stationed in the Americas still hold outdated flintlock guns and operate heavy muzzleloader guns with extremely short range. Due to the war against the Ottomans some time ago, our arsenal was unable to free up production capacity for

He cannot change the uniforms of his soldiers. Therefore, the responsibility for the defeat does not lie with him. I will not approve his resignation report."

"His Majesty's wisdom sees everything." After flattering him casually, Osvalles, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, said, "Then shall we send reinforcements now?"

"Of course! America is our source of precious metals and a dumping ground for goods, and order there must be maintained. However, our army has been fighting for too long some time ago and needs rest and replenishment, so we will not send it there for the time being."

Imondo!”

"Your Majesty, your attendant is here."

"I appoint you as my personal aide-de-camp and grant you the rank of colonel. Then I hand over my Second Guards Division to you, and you take them to America and bring the woman named Tia and the man named Liuko,

Catch them back to me. I want them to taste our Spanish flagship product, the stake!"

"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. You will definitely see the wonderful scene of the two rebel leaders howling in the fire."

"Your Majesty, I have no doubt about Raimundo's talent, but after all, he is only eighteen years old this year."

"Prime Minister, I greatly admire your wisdom, but I will never tolerate you doubting my ability! Your Excellency, ability has little to do with age! You must know that Prince Maurice of the Netherlands served as a Prime Minister at the age of seventeen.

The province took power and led the army to the battlefield!"

"But Prince Maurice went into battle for the first time and commanded only three hundred soldiers."

"Prime Minister, what you said is an insult to me!"

"Okay, okay..." Seeing Osvalles' persistence, Philip also had a headache: Spain will be short of famous players! Moreover, he was somewhat worried about Raimondo: Am I

Is it too much to encourage growth?

Fortunately, I already had a backup plan.

"Well, Raimondo, I will still appoint you as the division commander, but I will send two more people to serve as your supervisor and chief of staff."

"Supervision?"

"Yes, the Chinese military has a supervisory system. The supervisor does not participate in specific military affairs at ordinary times, but when he thinks that the commander has made something that will cause heavy losses to the entire army, he has the right to veto it.

"

"...Okay, I accept your plan. But Your Majesty, who are my supervisors and chief of staff?"

"Everyone is familiar with your supervisor, the current Duke of Bourbon, Henry II. He is also your little friend and the father of Louis."

"It turns out he is a famous general in France. I am very grateful to you, my Majesty. I will respect your Excellency the Duke and learn from him carefully."

"Very well. As for your chief of staff, Oliver, come in."

Following Philip's call, a tall and tall young man, about 20 or 30 years old, with an obvious mole on his chin and right eyebrow entered the venue.
Chapter completed!