My Italian

The two expeditionary commanders sent a telegram together to let the military and political leaders of Rome know their actual difficulties.

In the face of their difficulties, the person who cares most is Carlo. So when he learned of the difficulties of the expeditionary army, he immediately called the military and political leaders to a meeting.

"Everyone has seen the difficulties of the expeditionary army, how to solve it?"

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

It’s not good to not pay attention to it. You must know that Carlo relied on his past life memories before, and this expedition to Abyssinia was the first time he took the initiative to change, can this be the same. (Forcing the Netherlands to give up Lanfang does not count because it has not gone through a war.)

The important ministers felt this, and they were a little surprised why the king paid so much attention to the little 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, and we can also ask the diplomatic agencies in East Africa and Egypt to arrange for someone to buy a batch of livestock. In addition, we can pay a special fee to buy them locally. As for the road repair equipment it needs, we can also buy a batch immediately."

Prime Minister Depretis's words made Carlo cast an approving look. Although he has had a bad experience with the Prime Minister before, his abilities are still there.

After the Prime Minister's voice fell, the War Minister was not far behind. "Your Majesty, our army immediately arranged two regiments of engineers to rush to Eritrea, so that their preparation time will not be delayed too long."

Now that the Prime Minister and the Minister of War have spoken, Admiral Gorek, who is the Minister of the Navy, naturally needs to make a statement. "Our navy will arrange additional ships to transport materials urgently needed by the Engineer Corps and the Expeditionary Force."

The attitude of the military and the government to cooperate fully did not disappoint Carlo.

Subsequently, the government purchased a large number of livestock such as donkeys, horses and mules, and also urgently purchased a batch of road construction tools. The Army mobilized two engineering regiments to go to Eritrea. The navy's transport ship has already been arranged to the port, and after the sappers boarded the ship, they will be transported to Eritrea immediately.

The actions of the Roman side are not unpleasant, of course, the expeditionary force commanders such as Simonsi are not just waiting for these materials.

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

"clang!"

An eagle chisel pickaxe hit a stone, leaving white marks on the stone.

Barry put down the eagle chisel pick in his hand, wiped the sweat on his face, looked at his friend who was also wielding the chisel, and said panting. "I said Captain Cosenz, aren't you tired?"

Cosenz, who was also dripping with sweat, replied without looking back. "Tired."

"Since you're tired, why don't you take a break and let everyone rest for a while."

Looking up at the officers and soldiers who were a little tired, Cosenz put down the chisel in his hand and shouted. "Take a fifteen-minute break."

Following Cosenz's words, the soldiers responsible for the expansion on both sides of the road immediately put down the tools in their hands and gathered together in twos and threes to rest. Those who smoked smoked, those who drank water, and some people took the opportunity to find a shade under a tree and lie down for a while, which did not show that they were the elite Italian troops.

In the face of this situation, Cosenz did not restrain his subordinates like he did in Italy before. He knew that this time everyone came here with the intention of winning the battle against the enemy. As a result, he came here to do the work of building roads first, and his inner gap was too great. Big, inevitably a little uninterested.

"Here, have a drink."

Facing the kettle handed by his friend, Cosenz took a sip. But then he stared at his friend with wide eyes, because this lake is not water, but wine.

"I brought it secretly."

Knowing what his friend was thinking, Barry gave an explanation.

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

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

"When will it be our turn to switch to the front line?"

After putting away the kettle, Barry asked another question that everyone cared about.

"I don't know either. It needs to be decided by the command. Unlike what I heard, the head of the regiment has already approached General Simeone. If there is news, it should be in the past few days."

Facing a friend's inquiry, Cosenz shared what he knew.

After hearing what his friend said, Barry opened his mouth to express his wish.

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

Facing the unreliable wishes of his friend, Cosenz smiled and thought of a way for him.

"It's good that you have this idea, but it requires the cooperation of the Abyssinian emperor. First he needs to leave his army, then he comes up to you empty-handed, you just have to raise your gun, and the war is over. "

Facing the joke of his friend, Barry laughed out loud. "Hahaha, you still understand my mind best."

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

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

In addition, in response to the lack of tools, we found that it was transporting various construction tools from a ship that passed by and docked at Massawa. After negotiating with the ship owner, we purchased these tools from him at a price of 610,000 liras. This can temporarily alleviate the lack of tools. I believe that when Rome sends enough tools, our problem will no longer exist. in addition……"

Officers report various tedious things~www.wuxiamtl.com~ This is basically caused by the need to build roads. What is the lack of tools, and the army is dissatisfied with being a coolie, and so on, he needs to deal with these situations.

However, although it is cumbersome, Simonyi believes that this is an exercise for himself. As long as he can build the road to the Abyssinian Plateau, he can make others look at him with admiration.

That's right, Simeone believes that the biggest factor blocking his army is the road problem. As for the Abyssinians he needs to deal with, he can only rank second.

Don't think it's Simeone looking down on each other, it's the experience over the years. Although Britain and France secretly brought a lot of weapons and ammunition for the Abyssinians, the war was not more than people, but more than guns. No matter how advanced the weapon is, it needs to be used reasonably, and no matter how you compare it, the Abyssinians are not the opponents of the troops he led.

To be fair, the Italian army can deal with five times as many Abyssinian forces under the same conditions. This is the embodiment of training, tactical use, and officers' on-the-spot reactions.

So Simeone, what is most needed now is to build roads. As long as they keep supplying themselves, the Abyssinians will have no chance.