"Clap, clap, clap…",Accompanied by Mr. Van der Linde's speech, the scene instantly ignited with fervent applause.
Four hundred thousand people were almost clapping their hands raw, and some were even roaring madly, their faces flushed, yet still unable to express the ecstasy and eagerness in their hearts.
If Mr. Van der Linde couldn't become president, he could definitely be a talk show host in the future.
Dutch's speech this time wasn't long; he merely stated the actual situation in the American East.
But this was precisely what these people liked and trusted him for the most.
Mr. Van der Linde would not distort news from the East or demonize its image for the sake of his rule, which was completely opposite to the East, which constantly claimed victory and demonized Mr. Van der Linde's image in various ways.
But undoubtedly, compared to these two methods, Mr. Van der Linde had undoubtedly won the trust and loyalty of the people.
And now, it was time to boost their confidence and turn their loyalty into fighting will!
Hosea took the microphone, his old face now perfectly resembling his youthful appearance.
In addition, the gentleman's suit and red tie he wore made him look even more gentlemanly and elegant, full of a gentle and refined demeanor.
And such a person was most suitable to be a host, certainly much better than Arthur and John, who stood in the corner like two lackeys.
Arthur and John forced stiff smiles, standing in the corner of the convention stage like fools, and it wasn't just them—Bill, Mac, Davey, every single one of them was the same.
Even Charles had shaved off the braid he'd kept for so many years and stood in the corner in a strange suit, baring a set of white teeth, his smile stiff.
For them, there was no more terrifying time than this.
Just think, four hundred thousand people gathered below, every move they made would be watched and recorded by cameras.
This was practically tying them to a stake to be roasted! It was even more uncomfortable than when Uncle was caught by the Skinners.
As for Hosea, after this period of training, he was basically in his element.
"Gentlemen, ladies, I am Ho-sea Matthews. I remember the last time a speech of this scale was given was when Dutch was captured and taken to the East.
Our ancestors all came from Europe, and due to some historical reasons, they have always looked down on us. Europeans look down on us, and Eastern capital treats us even less like humans, relentlessly oppressing and exploiting us to increase their wealth.
We, the common people, groan under oppression and wail in pain, but this does not make them show us any leniency! So some people learned to protest, learned to speak out under the banner of the masses, hoping to make them compromise.
But, America is a capitalist society. Look at the final outcome of those protest movements in the East, look at the fate of those workers and veterans who wanted to gain their own interests!
We only shout: We strongly protest and go on strike, but the result is always violent suppression and unreasonable entanglement!
In the eyes of Europeans, we are spineless cowards; in the eyes of Eastern capital, we are even more weak and easily bullied honest people! They believe we have no backbone! We are the lowest of the low! Even our compatriots living in Eastern cities look down on us!
But I want to tell you, we are not as weak as they think, we are not as easily manipulated as they imagine! We are only forced to compromise due to our sense of responsibility to our families, to prevent our families from being harmed!
And now, we are gathered together, we help each other, we advance together! We have absolutely no worries.
So, it's time to show them the true power of us, the common people!
Let us declare our indomitable hearts with furious artillery fire, and crush their spines with our steel Tanks!!!"
Hosea's speech was hoarse, and Dutch stood behind him, smiling.
Hosea had graduated; ever since he incited total war last time, it was as if his meridians had been unblocked, and he had completely learned Dutch's inspiring methods.
And this speech, at this moment, instantly brought the atmosphere to a climax.
And at this critical moment, the performance scene Hosea had already arranged appeared at just the right time.
"Boom boom boom!!!" Deafening cannon fire resounded between heaven and earth, and countless Gunfire and smoke spread with the wind.
"Wow!!!"
"Sh*t!"
The crowd instantly exclaimed, all looking in the direction from which the sound came.
Rows of dark and tall steel Tanks, like a giant steel dragon, crossed the mountain and appeared before everyone's eyes!
Steel Tanks covered the mountains and plains like true steel beasts, a dense mass charging forward.
Countless warriors wearing Van der Linde's Guard combat uniforms were interspersed among the Tank clusters, forming a classic Tank-infantry coordinated scene, occupying the vast land.
On the vast Heart of the Land Gobi, there were Van der Linde's armored forces everywhere!
"Oh, sh*t, sh*t, sh*t! These are Germany's steel Tanks! How did they appear here?"
"F*ck you, you damned spy! These are Mr. Van der Linde's Tanks, Mr. Van der Linde showed them off a long time ago!"
"Crush them! Crush their spines! Crush their arrogance! Damn it, let all these damned things go to hell! Hahaha…"
"Long live Mr. Van der Linde!!!"
Accompanied by Hosea's final speech, coupled with the timely appearance of the steel Tank legion, the four hundred thousand fans and workers of Mr. Van der Linde present completely erupted.
Countless people cheered and jumped madly, feeling a strong desire for conquest arise from seeing this terrifying military power before their eyes.
The pride, honor, and inner fervor in the hearts of all the workers almost scorched their hearts and livers, burning everything through!
Damn it, they were all honest and law-abiding farmers before! They were the most afraid of war!
Why, upon seeing Mr. Van der Linde's Tank legion, did they suddenly want to conquer outwards?
The crowd completely boiled over, countless people cheered and leaped for joy, even spontaneously shouting out.
"War!"
"War!"
However, at the peak of their shouts, a shrill and hair-raising sound echoed from the distant sky.
Immediately after, dense black dots appeared in the distant sky.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh…" A sound like a modern air defense alarm blared from the electric loudspeakers. Accompanied by this piercing alarm, dense planes roared in!
Two thousand planes flew over the heads of the massive four hundred thousand strong crowd. The sound of the planes cutting through the air was incredibly faint, yet deafening!
The four hundred thousand people who had just been cheering spontaneously stopped all sound almost instantly under this terrifying and miraculous scene.
It was only after the planes had flown by for a long time that someone finally reacted.
"Oh, sh*t! Oh, sh*t! Sh*t, sh*t, sh*t!!! What is this thing? What is this terrifying thing?"
"Are they aliens? Are these aliens?"
"F*ck you, it has Mr. Van der Linde's emblem printed on it!"
"Really? Oh, sh*t! F*ck peace, f*ck oppression, I want total war! I want to join the army!!!"
As the crowd gradually awakened, the entire four hundred thousand people of the Heart of the Land exploded.
If the Tanks had literally straightened their always cowardly spines, then the planes now made them want to sh*t on the capitalists' heads!