Not to mention the unsolved mystery of the Tunguska explosion, it is now just an unknown natural phenomenon. For governments, it can neither be eaten nor seen, and it is completely unworthy of attention.
Of course, if someone is willing to go to Tunguska for scientific research, it can satisfy a little curiosity. So Italy made a request to go to Tunguska for scientific research, and the Russian government agreed without even thinking about it. Not only that, the Russian Academy of Sciences also sent
Several scientists joined this scientific expedition team.
It is worth mentioning that, considering that the destination of this scientific expedition is very remote and sparsely populated, in order to ensure the successful completion of this scientific expedition, the Italian scientific expedition team received the assistance of an Alitalia airship.
Although this medium-sized airship called Hongyan has a load capacity of only fifteen tons, it is enough to carry 17 scientific expedition members and their equipment directly from the air to Russia. With a few Russian scientists, they can rush all the way.
Omsk will be the starting point for the scientific expedition team, and the next step will be a direct flight to Tunguska.
The whole journey was transported by airship. This scientific expedition team was extremely luxurious. This alone is enough to leave a mark in history.
Except for Italy and Russia, which paid a little attention to this historical research that could leave a name, other countries are all fixated on the Balkan war.
In Adrianople, the Bulgarian-Greek coalition finally captured this important military town after twenty days of bloody fighting.
In order to seize this important military town, the Bulgarian-Greek coalition suffered 47,000 casualties, more than 2,000 missing, lost 271 artillery pieces, and consumed 500,000 rounds of various artillery shells, of which more than 20,000 large-caliber artillery shells played the most critical role.
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Since the Bulgarian-Greek coalition suffered such heavy casualties, it naturally also achieved considerable results.
In this decisive battle, the Ottomans suffered 68,000 casualties, 41,000 missing, and lost 674 artillery pieces (181 of which were captured by the coalition forces, especially those fortress artillery pieces. Some Ottoman officers and soldiers were busy retreating and did not even have time to destroy them.
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As for those missing Ottoman officers and soldiers, many of them were reinforcements from Asia, and their morale was not high. After suffering a major blow, they could easily be defeated without a trace.
Such heavy losses made the Ottoman military realize that there was no way to defend the vast area from Adrianople to Istanbul. Therefore, it formulated a policy of continuous resistance, intending to slow down the edge of the Bulgarian-Greek coalition along the way and win a victory in the defense of Istanbul.
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Of course, in addition to their own resistance, seeking mediation from other countries has also become a top priority for the Ottomans. The Ottomans have a very deep understanding of Istanbul in their hands.
But no matter what, first the Ottomans need to block the coalition forces of Bulgaria and Greece.
The Ottomans had high hopes for constant resistance, but Lakwa was defeated all the way by the Bulgarian-Greek coalition. Hafsa, Tekirdag, Sarai, Chollu, Markala and other towns in the Thracian region fell into
into the hands of the coalition forces.
The Ottoman army retreated to the vicinity of Istanbul before finally holding on. The reason was that the new-style troops stationed in the capital finally participated in the battle. With their help, the Bulgarian-Greek coalition, which had been chasing all the way and leaving heavy weapons behind, had no choice but to stop. Of course,
Stopping and returning to a halt, the Bulgarian-Greek coalition began to clear away the scattered and defeated troops in the surrounding area.
Faced with such a blatant dispatch of troops by the Bulgarian-Greek coalition, the Ottoman army could only suppress their anger in their hearts, because it was good to hold the capital's defense line for now, and the first priority was to rectify the defeated troops who retreated.
At present, the European territories that the Ottomans can still control, except for the capital Istanbul, are only the Gallipoli Peninsula guarding the Dardanelles Strait. The peninsula is equipped with coastal defense artillery, and the small peninsula is not suitable for large-scale military deployment, so it is necessary to maintain
The Greek coalition forces can only place one division to guard the peninsula defenders, while the rest are preparing to head to Istanbul to seize this thousand-year-old holy land.
I won’t go into detail about the importance of Istanbul. This has always been Russia’s dreamland. So when the Bulgarian-Greek coalition approached Istanbul, the Russians couldn’t sit still. Its Foreign Minister Shachanov publicly stated that this war in the Balkans
By the time the war came to an end, the war had left too many people homeless.
In private, Russia warned Bulgaria and Greece that if the fighting continued, Russia would send troops to intervene.
In addition to Russia, Germany and Austria also do not want the Ottomans to be too weakened. Germany has a lot of interests in the Ottomans, and although Austria-Hungary does not have much interests in the Ottomans, its ambition is to expand in the Balkans. And if Bulgaria and Greece
Gaining too many benefits from the Ottomans will affect Austria-Hungary's expansion.
Especially the current Bulgaria, although its population and economic strength are weaker than Romania, its strong combat effectiveness in the war makes Austria-Hungary most afraid of it, and it is even less willing to continue its expansion.
On the British and French side, although they do not have many interests in the Balkans, they consider that if other major powers intervene, things may become uncontrollable, and they also demand armistice negotiations.
As for Italy, although its interests in the Balkans are not small, it also does not want a powerful country to appear in the region.
Thanks to King Carlo's clear understanding, Italy had better have less involvement in the powder keg of the Balkans. Therefore, Italy, which has the best geographical location, also supports the armistice in the Balkans.
Since all the major powers have issued a message calling for an armistice, then the two countries that have the absolute advantage, Bulgaria and Greece, will naturally be unable to withstand it. Regardless of their current advantage, if they really disobey Istanbul and attack Istanbul, then the major powers will have countless ways to let the two countries know how powerful it is every minute.
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Knowing how powerful they are, Bulgaria and Greece can only agree to a truce. Even if they want to see through Istanbul, the situation is so compelling that there is nothing they can do!
The Bolsheviks agreed to the armistice negotiations, and Osman, as the disadvantaged party, had no reason to disagree. Although they blocked the Bolshoi coalition forces in the suburbs, their own families knew their own affairs, and the Ottomans suffered too much in this war. A large number of combat-effective troops were annihilated, leaving the Ottoman army
The vitality is severely damaged.
Although a batch of weapons and equipment were obtained from Germany and Austria, people can become an army not only with weapons, but also need time to train. In addition, the officers leading the team also need time to train, so Osman is naturally very willing to negotiate an armistice.
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Since we want to talk, we naturally need to choose a place to talk. After some discussions, London became the place agreed by the warring countries. So the three countries each sent delegations and rushed to London.
Of course, since the major powers want to mediate this war, it is inevitable to watch the negotiations between the three countries.
