My Italy

The two expedition commanders jointly sent a telegram to let Rome's military and political bosses know of their actual difficulties.

Faced with their difficulties, the person who cared most about them was Carlo. So when he learned of the expeditionary force's difficulties, he immediately summoned military and political leaders for a meeting.

"Everyone has seen the difficulties faced by the expeditionary force. How should we solve them?"

From the beginning, Carlo expressed his opinion. This is very rare, because he usually waits for others to speak before he expresses his opinion. This also shows that Carlo attaches great importance to this expedition to Abyssinia.

It’s impossible not to take this seriously. You must know that Carlo relied on his past life memories before, but this expedition to Abyssinia was the first time he took the initiative to change. Is this the same? (Forcing the Netherlands to abandon Lanfang did not go through a war, so it does not count.)

The important ministers all felt this, and they were a little surprised why the king paid so little attention to small Abyssinia. But since the king asked, they needed to provide a solution.

"Our government can immediately purchase a batch of livestock and send it to the expeditionary force. We can also ask the diplomatic missions in East Africa and Egypt to arrange for people to purchase a batch of livestock. In addition, we can also pay a special fee to purchase it locally. As for the road construction equipment it needs, we can also purchase a batch immediately.”

Prime Minister Depretis' words made Carlo look at him with approval. Although I have not had a good experience with this prime minister before, he is still capable.

After the Prime Minister finished speaking, the War Secretary was not far behind. "Your Majesty, our army will immediately arrange two regiments of engineers to rush to Eritrea urgently, and we will not let its preparation time delay too long."

Since the Prime Minister and the Minister of War have spoken, Admiral Golek, as Minister of the Navy, naturally also needs to express his position. "Our Navy will arrange additional ships to transport urgently needed supplies for the Engineer Corps and the Expeditionary Force."

The full cooperation between the military and the government did not disappoint Carlo.

Subsequently, the government purchased a large number of donkeys, horses, mules and other livestock, and also urgently purchased a batch of road construction tools. The Army even mobilized two engineering regiments and rushed to Eritrea. The navy's transport ship has already been arranged to the port, and after these engineers get on the ship, they will be shipped to Eritrea immediately.

Rome's actions are not unpleasant. Of course, Simonsi and other expedition commanders are not just waiting for these supplies.

They arranged for the troops that had arrived in Eritrea to start preliminary construction work.

"clang!"

An eagle's pick hit a stone, causing white marks to appear on the stone.

Barry put down the eagle chisel in his hand, wiped the sweat from his face, looked at his friend who was also wielding the chisel, and gasped. "Captain Cosentz, aren't you tired?"

Cosentz, who also had sweat streaming down his face, answered without looking back. "Tired."

"Since you are tired, why don't you take a break and let everyone take a break."

Looking up at the tired officers and soldiers, Cosentz put down the chisel in his hand and shouted. "Rest for fifteen minutes first."

Following Cosentz's words, the soldiers responsible for the expansion on both sides of the road immediately put down their tools and gathered together in twos and threes to rest. Some were smoking, some were drinking water, and some took the opportunity to find a place under the shade of a tree to lie down for a while. This did not look like they were elite Italian troops at all.

Faced with this situation, Cosentz did not restrain his subordinates like he did in Italy before. He knew that this time everyone came with the intention of winning the battle with the enemy. As a result, they came here to work on road construction first, and the inner gap was too great. It's so big that it's inevitable that it's a bit uninteresting.

"Here, take a sip."

Facing the kettle handed to him by his friend, Cosentz took a sip. But then he looked at his friend with wide eyes, because the lake was not water, but wine.

"I brought it secretly."

Knowing his friend's thoughts, Barry gave an explanation.

"Be careful next time and don't get caught."

Faced with Cosentz's words, Barry smiled, took the kettle and covered it carefully. "I know it won't be discovered."

"Then when will it be our turn to switch defenses on the front line?"

After Barry put down the kettle, he immediately asked another question that everyone was concerned about.

"I don't know about this either. It needs to be decided by the command staff. Differently, I heard that the regiment commander has already contacted General Simeone. If there is any news, it should be in the next few days."

Faced with inquiries from his friends, Cosentz told the news he knew.

After hearing what his friend said, Barry spoke out his wish.

"I really hope that this hard work of building roads can be ended soon, so that we can easily capture the Abyssinian emperor to Rome, so that we can all be promoted."

Faced with his friend's unreliable wishes, Cosentz smiled and thought of a solution for him.

"It's a good idea that you have, but it requires the cooperation of the Abyssinian emperor. First, he needs to leave his army, and then walk up to you empty-handed. You only need to raise your gun, and the war will be over. "

Barry laughed out loud at his friend's joke. "Hahaha, you still understand my thoughts best."

While the two friends were having fun on the construction site, Simonsi was listening to the report at the expeditionary force headquarters in Asmara.

"Reporting to the general, as of yesterday, we have recruited a total of 12,000 local people from nearby areas to participate in the road construction project. According to the estimates of Lieutenant Colonel Zamora of the Fourth Engineer Regiment, this will reduce our workload by 8.7%.

In addition, in response to the shortage of tools, we found out from a ship that was passing by that it docked at Massawa that it was transporting various construction tools. After negotiating with the ship owner, we purchased these tools from him for 610,000 lire. This can provide temporary relief from missing tools. I believe that when Rome sends enough tools, our problem will no longer exist. in addition……"

Officers reported various tedious incidents, mostly caused by the need to build roads. There is a lack of tools, and the army is dissatisfied with him becoming a coolie. These situations all need him to deal with.

However, although it is cumbersome, Simone believes that this is an exercise for himself. As long as he can build a road to the Abyssinian Plateau, he will be able to impress others.

Yes, Simeone believed that the biggest factor blocking his army was the road problem. As for the Abyssinians he needed to deal with, he could only rank second.

Don't think this is Simeone looking down on the opponent, this is years of experience. Although the British and French secretly transported a lot of weapons and ammunition to the Abyssinians, the war was not more fought than more people or more guns. No matter how advanced the weapons are, they need to be used rationally, and no matter how they compare, the Abyssinians are no match for the troops he leads.

To be fair, under the same conditions, the Italian army could deal with five times the Abyssinian army. This is the embodiment of training, tactical application, and on-the-spot reaction of officers.

So Simone, what is needed most now is to build roads. As long as his supplies continue, the Abyssinians will have no chance.

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