Located on the edge of the Abyssinian Plateau, the military and economic city of Adwa has always been heavily garrisoned, because it is the best place to defend the enemy from the Red Sea.

Now, it has also become a place where the Abyssinian Emperor Johannes IV hoarded a large army, with more than 100,000 troops scattered throughout Adua, making it almost a large barracks, full of people dressed as soldiers.

Since there are many soldiers, there are also many things, and it is not uncommon to see many bullshit things such as stealing things, fighting, and molesting women.

For these troublemakers in the army, the officials in charge of public security could not take care of them at all, and had to ask Emperor Johannes IV to send his personal guards to severely punish a group of people, so as to make the atmosphere a little better, at least they would not engage in robbery and flirting and other hookups in broad daylight, and they also knew that they had to do it behind people's backs.

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

But then again, it's strange that Abyssinia, an army with a strong feudal atmosphere, doesn't do something wrong.

However, His Majesty Ihannes, the lord of Abyssinia, did not pay much attention to the affairs of the army, as long as they were overly troubled, after all, they still needed to deal with the Italians.

However, when it comes to the Italians, Johannes has a bit of a headache, because the Italians are delayed, which makes him a little anxious to wait.

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

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

As a feudal country, Johannes, as emperor, could not mobilize the whole country's supplies, and he also needed to consider the feelings of the princes everywhere.

You must know that this army of up to 178,000 is divided into three parts, of which the army directly under him is only 76,000 people, and of the remaining 102,000 people, 54,000 are the respective armies brought by the princes, and 48,000 are composed of various tribes.

Since these troops rushed to fight at the call of the emperor, then the material problem needs to be solved by others, and it is impossible for others to send troops and bring their own supplies, isn't it embarrassing?

Therefore, as the emperor, Johannes IV has been very big recently, and if this Italian does not come again, he will not be able to raise so many mouths.

It can also be seen from here how barren Abyssinian was, and the emperor, who occupied nearly half of the country, could not even afford to raise an army of more than 100,000 people for two months. This can also be seen how strong the crushing power of the industrial countries is over the agricultural countries.

However, as Emperor Johannes IV, he knew very well that this Italian was coming for him, and he would not let those troops go home because of this.

However, after waiting for a long time, there are naturally different voices. No, at the new meeting, there were objections.

"How long will it take for this to continue? It's almost the farming season, and the hearts of the soldiers will fly to their own fields. ”

At a banquet convened by Emperor Johannes IV in the Doge's palace in Adwa, questions were raised.

This drew everyone's attention, and the emperor Johannes IV fixed his eyes on the Duke of Oromia to express his opinion. The duke's possessions were in the southeastern part of the Abyssinian plateau, and his strength was not weak, only weaker than himself and Menelik II of Shoa. In the face of this local powerhouse, which is ranked third in the country, of course, Johannes IV could not ignore his opinion, and he also saw that the other princes were a little moved after he finished speaking.

None of these conscripts were full-time soldiers, at least half of them were semi-professional soldiers who could not take time off. These semi-professional soldiers, who were busy farming and training in their spare time, have always been the main force of the Abyssinian army, a custom that has been passed down since ancient times.

Otherwise, according to the barren land of the Abyssinian plateau, how could such a large army be maintained.

However, the advantage of such a semi-professional army is that the maintenance cost is very low on weekdays, which can save the little money of the princes and nobles in various places, and the disadvantage is also obvious, when it comes to the busy agricultural season, these soldiers will be distracted from the farm work at home.

And the Duke of Oromia obviously raised his own concerns based on this situation.

But since there are objections, there are people who support them.

After Duke Oromia raised this sentence, Emperor Johannes IV knew that not giving a solution would cause unstable morale.

"Duke Oromia is right, if you wait like this, you will keep the warriors distracted from the battle."

Johannes IV was the first to praise him, but the subject immediately changed. "However, the war between our country and Italy has only just begun, and it is impossible to let him go home. So we need to inform the warriors that the Italians are coming to conquer us and turn us all into their slaves. ”

"But this mouth alone won't solve the problem."

In the face of the words of Johannes IV, there were dissenting opinions.

"I also know this, so with that in mind, I can compensate with 6,000 cows, 50,000 sheep, and 3 million kilograms of grain. However, there may not be many of them, and we need your support. ”

Having said this, Johannes IV set his sights on 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. To this end, I have decided to supplement it with 3,000 head of cattle, 30,000 sheep, and 1.5 million kilograms of grain, and to reduce the poll tax by half for the next two years for the conscripts in my territory. ”

That's right, since Menelik II wants to do it, then put himself in the position of a benchmark, but it is a bit of a trick for others.

Menelik II's words made the other princes present scold secretly, but in the face of the joint statement of these two, others could only follow suit. So you are 100 and I 50, and together you have reached nearly 10 million kilograms of grain, as well as more than 80,000 sheep and more than 30,000 cattle.

Oh, and two thousand four hundred camels.

However, these supplies look like a lot, and they are distributed to everyone's heads, like pepper noodles.

But in the end, it's still a heart, and I'm sure the fighters below will understand this.

After grudgingly dealing with the problems of the army, as if God did not want Johannes IV to be too good today, an even more startling news came.

"Your Majesty."

Prime Minister Matthias walked in briskly with a herald. His face was unusually ugly, which surprised everyone present.

"What's the matter?"

When Johannes IV saw the Prime Minister's expression, he immediately asked.

In the face of inquiries from Johannes IV, Prime Minister Matthias did not speak.

In the face of Johannes IV's inquiry, the prime minister did not speak, but the herald on the side spoke. It's just that none of the people present thought that he would bring a shocking news. Except, of course, the Prime Minister.

"Your Majesty, the Sultans have invaded Motema, and Governor Yugudis has asked me to come and ask for help."

I'm in a good mood