War is cruel, especially for civilians caught in the midst of battle, whose lives hang by a thread.
The people of East Prussia know this all too well; since the Russians occupied their land, their good days have come to an end.
Ficks was just an inconspicuous little town, but it still didn't escape calamity. The well-informed nobility and businessmen had already fled, leaving behind nothing but a bunch of paupers.
Even so, they couldn't escape the Russian's heavy hand. Since they couldn't squeeze any money out of them, they would conscript the able-bodied men instead.
The town's only church was now filled with people.
A middle-aged man asked with a worried frown, "The Russians just sent someone over, demanding 500 laborers from the town. Father, what should we do?"
Perhaps the church was the only place spared out of respect for God; the Russians didn't loot the town's only church.
