The royal palace, located in the heart of the city of Rome, was the center of Italian power. Many decisions that have influenced Italy and the world have been issued or shaped by this.

And as the head of Italy, Carlo has a lot to do every day.

"Initial results of the pilot reform at the division level of the army."

Carlo picked up a document and read it out as he looked at the title on the cover.

Carlo really doesn't know much about the military reform of the army that Simeone and Dalkion have drummed up. Although the three-three system was famous in later generations, it was also a historical trend to withdraw brigades and change regiments. But Carlo doesn't know much more than a few simple skins.

And the army is the most taboo for laymen to guide insiders, so Carlo, a military layman, has the ability to guide the reform of the army. Is it really like a brainless, the protagonist casually talks about some benefits of the three-three system, and then the military is like a treasure, and then it is a fart to carry out reforms, how can there be such a good thing. Even if the right idea is not in the right place, it can lead to the failure of a reform.

Therefore, as long as reform is involved, it must be cautious and fully considered.

The same is true of the reforms carried out by the Army. Take a unit to carry out a pilot reform, see if the results are suitable, and then decide whether to carry out a major reform as a whole.

As for handing over the report to Carlo, it is very simple, on the one hand, it is to show loyalty to His Majesty, and any action of the Army is reported to His Majesty.

The second is also to prepare for a rainy day. The reason is simple: any military reform requires adequate funding. At present, although the army has increased its funds somewhat, it does not know whether it will be enough for military reform in the future, and if it does not make some preparations in advance, it will not be blind when it really goes to that point in the future.

Although Carlo may not be able to see through the army's careful thinking, he understands it somewhat.

For Carlo, as long as the combat effectiveness of the army can be improved, then it is not impossible to relax on the issue of funding, of course, all this must be under his control.

The report handed in by the army looks good, and the 6th Infantry Division, which is undergoing pilot reforms, has reduced its total strength by 27 percent after some slimming, but its combat effectiveness has only dropped by about 10 percent. Of course, the next step is to make changes to the technical arms of the 6th Infantry Division. After all, the Sixth Division now has 72 artillery pieces alone, which feels a bit too much for the Italian Army and may need to be changed.

One more thing to say here, the selection of the 6th Infantry Division as a pilot can be regarded as a big surprise. Because of the effect of the experiment, the 6th Infantry Division is also the only fully equipped unit of the Italian Army at present. With a scale of more than 14,000 people, it can rank first in the army, and even the Guards division-level troops are not as large as its scale.

"Very good!"

Carlo looked at the contents of the report and gave a rare compliment.

The changes in the Army, it looks very effective, which is why Carlo praises it.

Just as Carlo was about to pick up the next document, he saw his chief guard trotting over.

"Your Majesty, Vesuvius erupted, and ash enveloped Naples."

The words of the head of the guard, McLene, made Carlo's face tense. The volcano is 11 kilometers southeast of Naples, so don't erupt too big.

It should be noted here that Mount Vesuvius is also famous in history. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Roman times buried the cities of Pompeii and Stabiil in ash and debril, as well as the city of Herculaneum.

Moreover, the volcano is also very active, only from 1660~1872, the volcano erupted 17 times, it is simply too active. And this sudden eruption also announced to the world that the active period of the volcano is not over.

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As for Carlo, he snatched the telegram from the hand of the chief of the guard and immediately looked at it at a glance. The telegram was sent by Cliffe Chorio, a high-ranking official in the province of Campania, saying that the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which had been sleeping this morning, had suddenly erupted and that the eruption ash could be felt in Naples.

In view of the current emergency, he has ordered the immediate evacuation of people within 10 kilometers of Mount Vesuvius, and the power plant in Naples has been shut down due to ash that has caused power failures. Now he has ordered the police to maintain local law and order, and has organized a rescue team to help people around the volcano.

Now he wants support from the Roman side, whether it is material or manpower support, he wants this high-ranking official of Jorio.

And Carlo, who read the telegram, immediately gave an order to the chief of the guard. "Immediately inform the government and the military of the request of the senior officials of Jolio, and ask them to immediately send manpower and material resources to support the Naples region."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After receiving Carlo's order, the chief of the guard hurried to inform the prime minister and the military.

After waiting for the captain of the guard to leave, Carlo slammed the table to vent his frustration. The eruption came at a bad time, and it was in Naples.

In recent years, Rome's investment in Naples has not been small at all, and the continuous investment in petrochemical, machinery manufacturing, textile dyes and other industries has made Naples, the largest city in the south, no worse than the three cities in the north. And to put it mildly, the degree of support of Rome's cities over the years, Naples called the second, and no one dared to call it the first.

That's why after hearing that Vesuvius erupted again, Carlo was so dissatisfied. But it's useless to be dissatisfied now, we can only hope that this eruption is not too big, otherwise Rome will come to clean up the mess again.

Speaking of which, the location of the city of Naples is not very good, and it is a bit too dangerous to have an active volcano next to it. But who made the ash-covered soil around Vesuvius too fertile for the Italians to risk their lives to farm here. So every time Vesuvius erupts and destroys the towns, they will soon be filled up by the bold.

That's right, in such a situation, Carlo as a king has no choice.

As the government and the military, it will not be much later than Carlo to receive the news of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, so by the time Carlo's order is delivered, both sides have actually begun to prepare.

On the government's side, Prime Minister Antonio sent Interior Secretary Cruz as the government's representative to Naples to command and coordinate the relief operation.

On the military side, the navy and army also pulled a large number of relief materials such as tents, cooking utensils, and water filters from warehouses to the disaster area. In addition, the navy and army all drew engineering units and marched towards Naples.

Before the arrival of Roman support, senior officials of Jorio organized personnel to rescue, they first evacuated the old and weak near the volcanic area, and then placed them in various churches, schools and other places in the northern suburbs of Naples, far away from the volcano. During this period, various parties and enthusiastic people also formed rescue teams to assist in rescue and logistical work.

It should be noted here that the harm of volcanic eruptions is not only the slow-swallowing magma, but also the hot and dry ash. The temperature of these eruptions is so high that it is easy for people to burn their lungs if they are inhaled.

Four years ago, the eruption of Mount Peret in the Caribbean caused the burning ash to wipe out the neighbouring city of Saint-Pierre, killing more than 30,000 people in just five minutes, with the exception of three lucky men. That's the power of volcanic ash. Of course, the eruption of Mount Peire was dozens of times more powerful than the Hiroshima atomic bomb, so it caused a huge disaster.

When Cruz arrived the next day, the Minister of the Interior with a large amount of relief supplies immediately carried out disaster relief work, first of all, in order to avoid possible riots, the Minister of the Interior strengthened the supervision of Naples, in addition, it was still the relief measures, after all, everything that could be used was used, but the scale was a little larger.

After everyone's efforts, Vesuvius subsided three days after the eruption. It seems that the scale of this eruption is not too large.

According to scientists' statistics, Vesuvius erupted only 0.13 cubic kilometers of energy, which directly affected the surrounding 20,000 square kilometers.

In terms of casualties, hundreds of people in the town of Ottaviano were unable to escape, and some roofs collapsed due to the gravity of the ash, causing some casualties. However, according to government statistics, the total number of casualties was 739, of which 54 were injured.