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For reference to who Nietzsche means when he says "We":

The introduction to The Old and New Faith invites this progressive “we” to reflect on the book’s argument that the old faith is in decline, and to judge “on which side there exists more obscurities and insufficencies unavoidable in human speculation: the side of the ancient orthodoxy or on that of modern science .” 57 Strauss insists that he is not inviting his audience to make this judgment so that they will be inspired to establish a new “humanitarian or rationalistic” church on the model of the old. On the contrary, his writings are meant to foster what he calls “a mutual understanding” among his readers concerning Germany’s future as an enlightened nation guided by science . He instructs his audience to spread this mutual scientific understanding by means of the enlightenment itself, specifically “the inspiriting power of free speech,” and “above all” the press. 58

Brooks, Shilo. Nietzsche’s Culture War (Recovering Political Philosophy) (pp. 33-34). Springer International Publishing. Kindle Edition.