The two commanders of the expeditionary force joined forces to send a telegram to inform the Roman military and political leaders of their practical difficulties.

And in the face of their difficulties, the person who cares the most is Carlo. Therefore, when he learned of the difficulties of the expeditionary force, he immediately summoned the military and political bigwigs to a meeting.

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

As soon as the scene began, Carlo gave 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 attached great importance to this expedition to Abyssinia.

It's not okay if you don't pay attention to this, you must know that Carlo relied on the memories of his past life before, and this expedition to Abyssinia is the first time he has taken the initiative to change, can this be the same. (Forcing the Netherlands to give up Lanfang doesn't count without going to war.) ）

The nobles felt this, and they wondered why the king would attach such importance to little Abyssinia. But since the king asked, they needed to offer a solution.

"Our government can immediately procure a batch of livestock and send it to the expeditionary force, and we can have diplomatic missions in East Africa and Egypt arrange for people to buy a batch of livestock. In addition, it is possible to pay a special fee for them to purchase locally. As for the road repair equipment they need, we can also buy a batch immediately. ”

Prime Minister De Pretis's words made Carlo cast an approving look. Although he had a bad experience with the prime minister before, he still has the ability.

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

Now that the Prime Minister and the War Secretary have spoken, Admiral Golek, as the Minister of the Admiralty, naturally needs to take a stand. "Our navy will arrange additional ships to transport the materials urgently needed by the engineering regiment and the expeditionary force."

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

Subsequently, the government purchased a large number of donkeys, horses, mules and other livestock, and also urgently purchased a number of road construction tools. The army mobilized two engineering regiments and rushed to Eritrea. The navy's transport ships had already arranged for the port to be transported to Eritrea as soon as the sappers boarded the ship.

The actions of the Romans were not unpleasant, and of course Simonsi and other expeditionary commanders were not just waiting for these supplies.

They arranged for troops that had already arrived in Eritrea and began preliminary construction work.

"Bell!"

An eagle pickaxe smashed into a stone, causing it to make white marks.

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

Kosenz, who was also dripping with sweat on his face, replied without looking back. "I'm tired."

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

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

Following Cosentz's words, the soldiers in charge of the expansion on both sides of the road immediately put down their tools and gathered together to rest. Smokers smoke, people drink water, and some people take the opportunity to find a shade and lie down a little, which does not show at all that they are the elite Italian troops.

Faced with this situation, Kosenz did not restrain his subordinates as he had done in Italy before, he knew that this time everyone came with the intention of winning the battle with the enemy, but as a result, he came here to do the work of building roads first, and the gap in his heart was too great, and it was inevitable that he would not be interested.

"Here, take a sip."

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

"I brought it secretly."

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

"Pay attention next time, don't get caught."

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

"When will it be our turn to go to the front line to change the defense?"

After Barry set the kettle away, he asked another question that everyone was concerned about.

"I don't know about this, it needs to be decided by the command. No, I've heard that the regimental commander has already approached General Simeone, and if there is news, it should be these days. ”

When asked by a friend, Cosenz told what he knew.

After hearing his friend's words, Barry spoke his wish.

"I really hope that this hard work of building roads can be ended sooner, 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, Cosenz smiled and thought of a solution for him.

"It's good that you have that idea, but it will require the cooperation of the Abyssinian Emperor. First he needs to leave his army, and then he walks in front of you empty-handed, you just need to raise the gun, then the war is over. ”

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

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

"As of yesterday, we have recruited a total of 12,000 locals from nearby to participate in the construction of the road. According to Lieutenant Colonel Zamora of the 4th Engineer Regiment, this will reduce our workload by 8.7 per cent.

In addition, in the case of lack of tools, we found out that various construction tools were being transported by a ship that was docked to Massawa, and we negotiated with the owner to buy these tools from him for 610,000 lire, which was able to temporarily alleviate the lack of tools. I believe that when Rome sends enough tools, our problem will no longer exist. In addition......"

Officers report all sorts of tedious things, which are basically caused by the need to build roads. What is the lack of tools, and the army's dissatisfaction with being a coolie, and so on, all these situations need to be dealt with by him.

However, although it is tedious, Simeone believes that it is a training for himself, and as long as he can build the road to the Abyssinian plateau, then he can make others impress him.

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

Don't think it's Simeone underestimating the other side, it's been the experience of many years. Although the British and French secretly brought a lot of weapons and ammunition to the Abyssinians, they did not fight more than men, more than guns. Even the most advanced weapons need to be used wisely, and no matter how you compare them, the Abyssinians are no match for the troops he leads.

It is fair to say that under all equal conditions, the Italian army was able to deal with five times the Abyssinian army. 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 their own supplies are constant, then the Abyssinians will not have any chance.

I'm in a good mood