My Italy

General Simeone, whom all parties had been waiting for, finally returned home. His return rekindled the wave of victory that had originally subsided. Of course, promoters from the government, military and various aspects all played a key role.

In the newspapers and public opinion, General Simeone was praised a lot, and of course they were slightly processed based on the facts.

For example, in the Battle of Alem, when he fought against the Abyssinian Emperor Johannes IV, his Praetorian Guards became 110,000 Abyssinian warriors, and each enemy used rifles. . The 20,000 Italian troops he led became an army of 10,000, and the indigenous cavalry was not mentioned.

So in the newspapers, it was said that he led 10,000 Italian troops to reinforce the 6th Mountain Brigade. In the Battle of Alem, he killed the enemy emperor and forced the Abyssinians to surrender to Italy.

The person who opened up and expanded Italy in this way is not a hero, but a hero, so he could feel the enthusiasm of the people. If he hadn't been almost fifty years old, he might have received two big bags of love letters. In fact, he received more than ten love letters, but he threw them all away.

You must know that Simone has been married to his wife for more than 20 years, and they have a very good relationship. He will not make such a mistake.

After the communication with the public was completed, Simeone was given free time to arrange. It was freedom, but he needed to visit several people. The number one among them is His Majesty Carlo, who strongly supports himself to become the commander of the expeditionary force. As for the other army bosses, they had to wait until they paid a visit to the king before they could visit them one by one.

So as soon as Simone got a rest, he immediately went to the palace to meet Carlo. Of course, the news spread throughout Rome as quickly as possible.

For this meeting with Simeone, Carlo did not put it in the office, but chose his own reception room. This is enough to show how much Carlo attaches importance to Simeone.

"I have met His Majesty."

In the reception room, Simeone paid his respects to Carlo the first time he saw him.

"Excuse me. As a hero who has made great contributions to the country, General Simeone, you look thinner and darker. Thank you for your hard work."

Facing Simeone's etiquette, Carlo stepped forward and helped him up. The words in his mouth moved the lieutenant general very much.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm fine. I just got sunburned in Africa."

Looking at Lieutenant General Simeone in front of him, Carlo asked with concern. "So do you have any plans to come back this time?"

"Not yet. I plan to return to the Third Army and continue to lead the boys."

Faced with Carlo's inquiry, Simeone stated his plan. Although domestic public opinion praised him very highly, Simeone himself knew that this war with the Abyssinians would not gain him many points. Mainly fighting Africans, victory is what is deserved. If any other result occurs, it is the commander's negligence. Even Abyssinia, which is currently the strongest in Africa and has the most difficult terrain to attack, is also classified into this category.

Although he knew that these Abyssinians were difficult to fight, the military brass did not think so, which led to his brilliant victory and being accused of causing excessive military casualties. Perhaps in these people's understanding, Africans should charge at them with spears, and the army only needs to form a formation like hunting and keep shooting to kill.

Of course, he could not convince these people by talking to the expeditionary officers and soldiers, so Simeone was too lazy to talk. After the visit was completed, he returned to his Third Army to continue training them.

In this war, the Third Army led by him had a lot of problems. Although it seemed that the training was good on weekdays, it was only after going to the battlefield that he realized that there were still many problems. Of course, these problems are all minor problems, and there are no major problems that affect combat effectiveness, otherwise he would get angry.

Faced with Simeone's words, Carlo nodded and replied. "It's good to go back to the Third Army. At least I can calm down and train. The Army Department in Rome is in a complete mess right now."

Simone didn't dare to accept Carlo's words. Before he returned to Rome, he received news that the relationship between the king and the senior officials was not good, which made him afraid to talk about this issue.

Seeing that Simeone did not dare to answer, Carlo's probing was over and he changed the topic.

"How do you feel about facing people these days?"

"It's very good. Although it's very tiring, seeing that I can be welcomed by so many people, I feel that the sacrifices and struggles of myself and the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force are all worth it."

Facing Simone's words, Carlo smiled and said. "This is because the people have not forgotten your merits. In fact, it is not just the people, including me, who remember your merits. According to my opinion, it is no less difficult for you to defeat the Abyssinians than to defeat a European Small countries have less difficulty fighting, so your achievements this time should be rewarded with higher-level medals."

Simone was very grateful for Carlo's words, although he knew that these meant that the kingdom would win over him. But who would want to see the medal they have worked hard for be said to be very relaxed? This will make the officers and soldiers who fought bloody battles feel sad.

"Your Majesty, this is already very good. Our achievements are all the result of the support of the people."

As Carlo and Simone mainly talked about it, although the process of this Abyssinian war had been read in reports, it could not be described in words as well as by real people, and you could ask your questions at any time.

So in this environment, the two of them had a pleasant conversation, which continued until the sun set and the light in the room dimmed.

"Your Majesty, it's almost time. I should say goodbye."

Still a soldier after all, General Simeone saw that it was getting late and planned to say goodbye. Although it was an honor for him to be able to talk to His Majesty the King alone for so long, he also needed to pay attention to the time.

"General Simeone, it was a pleasure talking with you. I think you are a rare and very capable general in the army. Well, if General Simeone doesn't mind, let's have dinner together before leaving."

Seeing that Simeone was thinking of leaving, Carlo had no intention of trying to persuade him to stay, but he suggested that he leave after dinner. However, this nominal suggestion prevented Simeone from sending it away, because if he refused, it would be a complete refutation of the king's face.

This is very unwise for Simeone who is trying to maintain a good relationship with the king but does not want to get involved in the battle between the king and the army's top brass.

So in this situation, Simeone can only be respectful rather than obey.

"Then thank you for your hospitality, Your Majesty, it makes me shed tears of gratitude."

Then the waiter brought dinner, and the two of them ate in the living room.

Simone didn't come out from the palace until after dinner. After patting the sleeping coachman and his cronies, he boarded the carriage.

"General, I didn't expect you to stay so long."

Faced with the words of his cronies, Simeone smiled and said nothing.

Seeing that the general was silent, the confidant knew that he should not ask this question, so he asked another question. "Shall we go back to our residence and rest now?"

"Yes, it is very hard to meet His Majesty today. I will take a rest first and call me when you arrive."

After saying that, Simone lay down on the carriage seat and soon began to breathe evenly.

When Simeone returned to his residence, he did not know that a group of people were also talking about him.