After several rounds of fire, the chaos in Europe was unimaginable.
Some extremely Catholic countries have begun to hunt down their own Protestant people.
The crime was belief in a heretic—Protestantism.
Some countries, because of Liu Zheng's words, have had their faith shaken and even begun to think about why they believe in Catholicism.
Why be bound by the Pope?
Why should the king of a country be treated like a puppet?
Chaos across Europe continued to escalate the war.
After the Holy War was launched by the Catholic Church, the Protestants located in Austria and formerly part of Prussia fell into outright resistance.
Austria is the absolute defender of Catholicism. Austria's participation in the war is to gain the orthodox position of the Holy Roman Empire.
However, the Prussian territory occupied by Austria was a Protestant area.
The contradictions between the two sides could no longer be reconciled under the words of the Catholic Pope.
As for Long Yan's vanguard force in Europe, the army led by Ling Chen has already passed through the Alps.
The next destination is the border city of Prussia!
The mighty Long Yan army cannot march completely silently, and their whereabouts are more or less known to everyone.
The Prussian Protestants, who knew that the Dragon Flame Army was about to come, poured into the Protestant churches for mass and prayers!
Pray for the Dragon Flame Army. In their view, the Dragon Flame Army is the army of God that saves them.
When the Austrian rulers here learned of the news, they burned the Protestant churches and burned the Protestant priests to death.
Prussian lands now belong to Austria.
How could there be new Protestant believers!
This is absolutely impossible and absolutely not allowed.
However, the power of the Dragon Flame Army gave these Protestants endless courage. They vented their dissatisfaction with Catholicism and longed for the arrival of the Dragon Flame Army by praying for the Dragon Flame Army.
Now the border cities of Prussia have fallen into chaos.
The Austrian army here was unable to suppress it.
The moment Ling Chen led the Longyan Army onto Prussian territory, the Prussian Protestants immediately rebelled.
Cooperate with the Long Yan Army to launch an attack on the Austrian defenders.
According to records, the battle began at 3:15 in the afternoon and ended at 3:45. The Austrian army was defeated and fled, and the Prussian border city changed hands.
General Victor, who was far away in Vienna, fell into silence for a long time after seeing this military report.
He looked at the late autumn scenery outside. The branches and leaves turned yellow and fell when the wind blew, just like the Catholic Church announced a holy war and Long Yan's chief minister, Liu Zheng, denounced the Pope.
With just words, Long Yanjun won a city!
Victor sighed: "Europe has been deeply influenced by the Holy See, and the shortcomings of the religious power of believers affecting the power of monarchs and emperors in the world have been accumulated for thousands of years."
Victor shook his head. In his opinion, the loss of the Prussian border city was not because Liu Zheng was too powerful.
It's because the three major Holy Sees' grievances in Europe are too deep and their influence is too deep.
So that people can take advantage of it!
Throughout the history of Europe, every war has more or less the presence of the Holy See's faith behind it.
The power of the Holy See is now large enough to affect the situation throughout Europe.
In fact, this is not a good phenomenon for any country. The masses are often blind and ignorant.
When they believe in something, they may even spend everything they have for this belief.
Many emperors used this characteristic of the people to strengthen their rule.
Christianity was originally regarded as the state religion by the Holy Roman Empire, but until the fall of the Holy Roman Empire, Christianity still continued.
Although Christianity has split into multiple branches, its most basic core has remained.
After countless dynasty changes, the whole of Europe is still either believing in Christianity or on the road to believing in Christianity.
After nearly two thousand years of accumulation, the Holy See is no longer subordinate to the imperial power, but the imperial power is still subordinate to the divine power.
The power of the Pope is over the State!
Catholicism became orthodox and established the supreme kingdom of God. Those kings could only bow their knees under the majesty of God. This also made the ignorant people agree that the Pope is equal to God.
This also caused those kings and those imperial powers to lose their real power.
But how could they be willing to have their imperial power replaced by divine power.
So the idea of supporting other branches of Christianity came up.
One is Orthodox and the other is Protestant.
The Orthodox Church serves the Eastern Orthodox Christianity represented by Eastern Europe, but they serve the imperial power, and the divine power will not override the imperial power.
Protestantism is loyal to gods and to the Lord. They abandon the divine right of imperial power of Roman Christianity.
What we pursue is freedom, equality of belief, and the Lord is supreme.
However, Christianity still did not escape Christianity. With the development and passage of time, the situation of the three Holy Sees gradually formed.
However, wars often broke out between the three Holy Sees because of their different doctrines and differing philosophies.
Just like now, a pope can start a holy war with just one word.
Just like now, Long Yan used the Protestantism to fight against the Catholic Church and used the people to easily break the city!
Moreover, Long Yan not only won the city, but also the people's hearts.
"From the moment the Catholic Church entered the game, Long Yan is no longer rootless in Europe. They have won the hearts and minds of the people." Victor shook his head.
Long Yan has won the hearts and minds of the people in Europe, which means that things that Long Yan couldn't do before can now be done.
With a popular base, there was no longer any obstacle to collecting grain and recruiting troops in the name of Protestantism.
In the past, there was a saying that Long Yanjun was an outsider.
But now the Catholic Pope has personally broken this bondage.
"I wonder if this pope is really stupid!" Victor shouted angrily. In the Chamber of Lords in Vienna, the senators looked at him nervously.
"General, please be careful. On the surface, we in Austria are a country that protects Catholicism." A congressman kindly reminded us.
This is the House of Lords Hall in Vienna, and not all the people here are Victor's own people.
Victor glanced at him and said nothing. Victor himself was a Catholic believer.
If this sentence spreads, Victor's reputation in Austria can be said to be ruined.
No one can insult the Pope with words. Disrespect to the Pope is disrespect to the Lord!
General Victor looked out the window. The strong wind blew away the fallen leaves, but it could not blow away the desolation in his heart.
The Longyan Army has entered Prussia's original territory, and that large area of land is filled with Protestant believers.
Although they have accumulated a large number of troops there, they are no longer able to defend those lands.
And the reason for all this is attributed to the Pope who wanted to drive out all the Protestants.
"Give back the land we occupied in Prussia. Just ensure that our transportation lines are not cut off by the enemy."
