Chapter 634：

The news of the defeat of the Protestant army at Fort Maul blew across the Horn like a whirlwind.

They were but a step short of reaching the city of Collins, but were thwarted, defeated, and retreated, as the cathars had been attacking Indon by detour through the neutral cities of the north.

And the Church of Diagonal Bay of the Holy See officially helped, which once again reversed the situation of this war, as if returning to the moment when the cathars were so powerful a year ago.

"The Lord of Light will punish each of you!"

At the council meeting of the Horn Bay Alliance, Senator Simmons, who hadn't seen anyone for a long time, reappeared on the venue.

He is a loyal believer of the Lord of Light, which is nothing. Everyone here dares to say that he is a loyal believer of the Lord of Light.

It's just that Congressman Simmons is on the side of the old sect.

"Heavenly Father is omnipotent. His army is approaching us step by step. Sooner or later, this sinful land will be purified."

"Repent, lost lambs, it's not too late, let us fall back into the merciful arms of our heavenly Father."

In the coastal countries, there are not a few people who still support the Jiaowan Church. When the Protestant army was dominant, their speech was suppressed. Now that the Protestant army is at a disadvantage, they have emerged one by one.

Among them are many big figures who can have a significant influence on the top, such as Senator Simmons in the Horn Bay Alliance Council.

"Shameful remarks!"

Horace immediately stood up and criticized Simmons.

"This **** is asking us to surrender to the enemy! Surrender? My God, think about the glory of your surname, can you make yourself do such a shameful thing?"

"Since the founding of the Jiaowan Alliance, how many wars have we fought? Which time have we bowed our knees and surrendered to the enemy? Could it be that the enemy is replaced by the church this time? It is the church that took the initiative to stand on the side of our enemy."

"We just lost a battle, the enemy's footsteps are still far from our country!"

"Gathering troops, recruiting recruits, buying all kinds of ordnance, the wealth accumulated by the alliance for hundreds of years is now in handy! Although spending money is very distressing, if we can win the war, then the expenses in the war will cost ten Double, hundred times the profits returned to our treasury!"

…

Instigated by Horace's remarks, the entire council immediately became agitated.

"Fight to the end!" "Fight to the death!" "Down with the traitor!"

All kinds of passionate slogans are endless.

"You are stubborn! You are guilty! You cannot be forgiven by God!"

Simmons did not give up and continued to yell, but his voice was drowned out by the main battle chants.

"Go to hell! Traitor!"

Horace leaned forward and gave Senator Simmons a hard blow, blowing him all over the face.

"Horace, you are sent by the devil in **** to confuse people!" Simmons, who was furious and about to fight back, was grabbed by his sleeve by others.

Under the instigation of Horace, the people around shot one after another, and you punched me and kicked me to make Simmons suffer from flesh and blood.

There was a commotion at the venue, and the guards in charge of maintaining order rushed in immediately and stopped everyone.

Congressman Simmons, with a bruised nose and a swollen face, was quickly taken away from the venue. When he left, he still shouted all kinds of remarks that disappointed everyone.

"You are too impulsive! Horace!"

In his office, Speaker Marcus reprimanded Horace with a livid face.

Marcus was not there when the commotion broke out at the venue, and was unable to stop it in time.

"Lord Speaker." Horace defended himself, "Under the current situation, Simmons actually spread the words of failure and hurt our morale. I beat him lightly. He should be sent to the gallows, or be sentenced to death." Press it on the guillotine, any one will do, just don't let him waste the food and water of the alliance!"

Marcus looked serious, shook his head and said, "Other people can, but not for members of the council."

The Jiaowan Alliance is a system of co-governance by the nobles. Every member of the council is a descendant of the big families that established the alliance. For such a long time, it has neither increased nor decreased.

The nobles in the council enjoy all kinds of privileges in the country, and they are superior to others no matter in economy or politics.

Among them is the exemption from the death penalty. No matter how unforgivable mistakes a member of the council commits, the greatest punishment is to be deprived of his membership, and then choose another person from his family blood to fill his vacancy.

Of course, if the members who were deprived of their seats made any mistakes again, there was no guarantee that they would be punished.

The members of the Council of past dynasties have faithfully maintained this system, which makes the political struggle within the alliance look less **** than other countries. The relatively stable political situation has laid the foundation for a good business environment, which has created the Angle Bay Alliance. Centuries of prosperity. UU reading

Speaker Marcus was about to continue criticizing Horace when there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!"

In came Senator Joe Foster.

The first sentence he said after he came in was, "Thanks to the Lord of Light, according to the latest news, they have temporarily gained a foothold in Ghosn."

Marcus breathed a sigh of relief. Foster was talking about the front-line army. The alliance army has been retreating in a row for the past few days, and the news it receives every day is like this. Now it has finally stopped its hind legs.

"But it's only for the time being. The Skitarii may also be temporarily repairing, so they didn't continue to catch up."

Foster's next words show that the situation is still very serious.

"Let them seize the time to organize their defenses. If Ghosn is not conducive to blocking the attack, they can take the initiative to take another step and choose a good place, but in any case they cannot let the Skitarii enter the alliance territory."

"By the way, how is your son? Is he all right?"

"Oh, God bless you, that kid is alright."

Marcus was so worried that he didn't have the heart to reprimand Mr. Horace anymore.

He asked the two to sit down and discuss the countermeasures for the current situation.

After a series of defeats and retreats, the army has lost a lot, and replenishing recruits is the top priority.

The Marquis of Foster said with a sad face: "Our manpower is still sufficient, and it should not be a problem to recruit another batch of recruits, but in terms of ordnance-weapons, armor, etc., the loss is very large. Uneven."

"Oh, since that's the case, then we have to make another trip to the Northwest Gulf. As Horace said, the wealth accumulated by the Horn Bay Alliance for hundreds of years is time to come in handy."

"Okay, I'll send someone to run again right away, I think the earl will be very happy."

Foster was a little helpless.