My Italy

Adua, a strategic military and economic town on the border of the Abyssinian Plateau, has always been heavily stationed because it is the best place to defend against enemies coming from the Red Sea.

Now, this has become the place where the Abyssinian Emperor Johannes IV hoards troops. More than 100,000 troops are distributed throughout Adwa, making it almost a large military camp, with soldiers dressed everywhere. people.

Since there are many soldiers, there are also many things to do. Stealing, fighting, molesting women, and other unfavorable nonsense are common in Adua.

The officials in charge of public security could not take care of these troublemakers in the army at all. They had to ask Emperor Johannes IV to send his personal guards to severely punish a group of people, so that the atmosphere became a little better. At least they would not rob and molest in broad daylight. When waiting for a hookup, I also know that I have to do it behind the other person’s back.

Speaking of the bad things that soldiers do, no one knows, but because they all belong to different units, and some of them have only been in the army for less than a month, they lack fear of military discipline.

But then again, it would be strange if the Abyssinian army, which has a strong feudal atmosphere, doesn't cause some trouble.

However, His Majesty Johannes, the Lord of Abyssinia, did not pay much attention to the troubles in the army. As long as they were made too much, they still needed to deal with the Italians.

But when it came to the Italians, Johannes had a headache because the Italians were still waiting, making him anxious.

Wait, the Italians don't come, making Emperor Johannes anxious?

That's right, His Majesty the Emperor was anxiously waiting. Because it is easy to gather this army of more than 100,000 people, but it is not easy to raise this army.

As a feudal country, Johannes, as the emperor, could not mobilize supplies across the country. He also needed to consider the feelings of princes everywhere.

You must know that this army of 178,000 people is divided into three parts. Among them, there are only 76,000 troops directly under his command. Among the remaining 102,000 people, there are 54,000 troops brought by the princes and 48,000 troops. Ten thousand people are composed of various tribes.

Since these troops have come to fight in response to the emperor's call, the material problem needs to be solved for others. It is impossible for others to send troops and also bring their own materials. Isn't this embarrassing?

Therefore, as the emperor, Johannes IV has been very overwhelmed recently. If the Italian doesn't come again, he will almost not be able to feed him with so many mouths.

It can also be seen from here how barren Abyssinia is. The emperor, who occupies nearly half of the land, cannot support an army of more than 100,000 people for two months. This also shows how strong industrial countries are in crushing agricultural countries.

But you have to eat it if you can't bear it. As Emperor Johannes IV, he knew very well that the Italians came for him, and he would not let those troops go home just because of this.

But after waiting for a long time, there will naturally be different voices. No, at a new meeting, someone raised an objection.

"If this continues, how long will we have to wait? It will be the busy farming season soon, and then the hearts of the soldiers will fly to their own farmland."

At the banquet held by Emperor Johannes IV in the Governor's Palace in Adwa, someone raised their own questions.

These words attracted everyone's attention, and as the emperor, Johannes IV took a closer look and saw that it was the Duke of Oromia who was expressing his opinion. This duke's territory is in the southeastern part of the Abyssinian Plateau, and his strength is not weak, only weaker than himself and Menelik II of Shoa. Facing this local powerhouse ranked third in the country, Johannes IV certainly could not ignore his opinion, and he also saw that the other princes were somewhat moved after what he said.

These conscripted armies are not full-time soldiers, at least half of them are semi-professional soldiers who cannot be full-time. These semi-professional soldiers who are busy farming and training in their spare time have always been the main force of Abyssinia's army. This is a custom that has been passed down from ancient times.

Otherwise, based on the barren fields of the Abyssinian Plateau, how could it be possible to maintain such a large army.

However, the advantage of such a semi-professional army is that daily maintenance costs are very low, and it can save the limited funds of princes and nobles everywhere. The disadvantage is also obvious. During the busy farming season, these soldiers will be distracted from the farm work at home.

The Duke of Oromia obviously raised his concerns based on this current situation.

But since some people raise objections, some people support it.

After the Duke of Oromia put forward this sentence, as Emperor Johannes IV, he knew that not giving a solution would cause instability in the military.

"The Duke of Oromia is right. If we wait like this, the soldiers will not focus on the battle."

Johannes IV first praised him, but then the topic changed. "However, the war between our country and Italy has just begun, and it is impossible to let him go home. So we need to tell the soldiers that the Italians are coming to conquer us and turn us into their slaves."

"But this mouth alone cannot solve the problem."

When faced with what Johannes IV said, some people expressed different opinions.

"I also know this, so taking this into consideration, I can offer 6,000 cattle, 50,000 sheep, and 3 million kilograms of grain as compensation. However, the amount may not be large, and I still need your support."

When Johannes IV said this, he turned his attention to his son-in-law. As the emperor looked at him, Menelik II, the lord of Shoa, cursed inwardly and made a righteous expression on his face. "I agree with the emperor's words. For this reason, I have decided to provide 3,000 cattle, 30,000 sheep, and 1.5 million kilograms of grain to supplement. In addition, the conscripted soldiers in my territory will be exempted from half of the poll tax in the next two years. .”

That's right, since Menelik II wants to do it, he should put himself in a benchmark position, but it's just a bit of a trap for others.

Menelik II's words made other princes present curse secretly, but in the face of the joint stance of these two, others could only follow suit. So you have one hundred and I have fifty, and the total amount is nearly 10 million kilograms of grain, and there are more than 80,000 sheep and more than 30,000 cattle.

Oh, and there are another two thousand four hundred camels.

However, there seemed to be a lot of these supplies, and they were distributed to everyone, like pepper noodles.

But in the end, we are still united, and I believe the soldiers below will understand this.

After reluctantly dealing with the army's problems, as if God didn't want Johannes IV to have a good day, an even more shocking news came.

"His Majesty."

Prime Minister Matthias walked in quickly with a messenger. His face was extremely ugly, which surprised everyone present.

"whats the matter?"

When Johannes IV saw the Prime Minister's expression, his heart skipped a beat and he immediately asked.

Faced with the inquiry from Johannes IV, Prime Minister Matthias did not speak.

Faced with the inquiry of Johannes IV, the Prime Minister did not speak, but the messenger on the side spoke. But no one present expected that he would bring shocking news. Except of course the Prime Minister.

"Your Majesty, the Sudanese invaded Motema, and Governor Yogudis asked me to ask for help."

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