Schroeder shook his head and said, "We Austrians don't have the determination to fight to the death like the Swiss next door, so Austria was annexed by the Germans. Although we Austrians have always been at odds with Switzerland, we have to say that the Swiss did a really good job back then. In order to prevent the German army from invading Switzerland, Switzerland, which had only four million people at the time, mobilized an army of up to 850,000. In addition, the terrain of Switzerland was indeed not suitable for the deployment of the German mechanized forces. In addition, the Swiss deployed a large number of mines and bombs on the Swiss-Australian border and the Rhine defense line at the time, and even claimed to blow up all the bridges on the Rhine. This scared Hitler."
Finally, Schroeder sighed again, "Why didn't we have such a tough leader at that time?"
Gege said quietly, "If you had resisted like the Swiss, perhaps this place wouldn't exist. When I was studying history, I remember that when Hitler wanted to annex Austria, Mosserini seemed to have sent several divisions to the Italian-Austrian border."
Schroeder nodded helplessly, and finally could only curse in a low voice: "Damn Hitler, damn Mosserini..."
Yang Jing continued to pretend to be curious and asked, "Were the Germans kind to you locals back then?"
Schroeder shook his head, then nodded. "How should I put it? I wasn't born at that time. But I've heard my grandfather talk about that period countless times. My grandfather once told me that because this place is located at a strategic point, the Germans once set up a huge transit station here in order to better connect with the Italians. At that time, this valley, which was more than ten kilometers long, was full of German military camps, with thousands of German soldiers stationed here, and our Venosta was once the location of the German headquarters of this transit station."
Then, Schroeder smiled and said, "It's helpless to say that. My grandfather was a chef, so he had to cook for the hateful Germans at that time, but what could he do? In order to survive, people had to bow their heads under the pressure of knives and guns. According to my grandfather, during those years, we could not live in the home that originally belonged to us. We had to build wooden houses outside to live in. Our own houses were all occupied by German officers."
Yang Jing cursed at the right moment: "Damn you, Nazaire."
"Yeah, they are a bunch of scum!" Schroeder raised his glass depressedly and took a big sip.
"Then Venosta was not in the same place as now?"
"Of course, according to my grandfather and my father, Venosta was still about 300 meters west of here. Although our village was not big at that time, there were at least more than 200 people. The houses in our village were all built with stones and were very solid. Well, you came at a wrong time. If you had come a few months earlier, you could dive down and see the small village of Venosta, instead of just looking at the lonely bell tower on the lake like now."
"What if we dive down and take a look now?" asked Gege.
"Now?" Schroeder's eyes widened in surprise. "Are you kidding me? Don't you want to live? Even though the lake water is not frozen, the temperature is very low. If people dive in it, they will easily die from hypothermia."
"What if we use dry diving suits?" Yang Jing asked with a smile.
Schroeder was stunned for a moment, then said helplessly: "I don't know what you are planning, but my suggestion is that it is best not to go into the water at this time of year, even if you are using a dry diving suit."
Yang Jing whistled at Clark, and the tall and strong Clark immediately stood up and did a bodybuilding exercise with his arms bent.
Yang Jing smiled and said, "See? This guy is my bodyguard. He is a retired soldier of the Delta Force. Lake water of this temperature is nothing to him. And those few are almost the same. Schroeder, the main thing is that I have a big hobby, which is diving photography. When I saw this lake, I knew I had to dive down and take some photos. If I didn't take photos of such clear lake water, I would definitely not be able to sleep for several nights."
Schroeder looked at the group of burly men, and finally gave Yang Jing a thumbs up. "Hey, man, I knew you were extraordinary the moment I first met you. Since you want to dive, I suggest you go to Old Waltz's diving equipment store at the west end of the village and rent his diving suit. His diving suits are the best of this generation, and Old Waltz also has a very nice yacht."
PS: I would like to thank “dandanlong” for the reward of 500 and “xiaozhu000” for the reward of 100.
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