To the east of Kingdom of Ukraine, there is a Small Town called Dovzhansk. Although it is located on the border of Kingdom of Ukraine and Buru, it is very prosperous. When Russia ruled Ukraine, the lives of the Ukraine people were very poor. Many people did not even have enough to eat, and famines occurred frequently. You know, Ukraine is an important granary for Russia. They provide Russian government with a large amount of food every year, but in the end they don't even have enough to eat themselves. If there is a natural disaster, people will starve to death.
It can be said that Ukraine people have always been very dissatisfied with the oppression of Russians. As the second largest ethnic group in Russia, the Ukraine people not only do not enjoy much power, but are still in a state of oppression.
However, since Kingdom of Ukraine was established and German Emperor Wilhelm III concurrently took over as King of Ukraine, the lives of Ukraine people have undergone earth-shaking changes. Although Germany also needs food and other resources from Ukraine, they do not plunder them directly, but purchase them at market prices. This allows Ukraine people to earn a lot of income from growing food. In addition, Germany's taxes are not high, which makes Ukraine people's lives become better and better.
Ukraine people are very satisfied with their current life. They are even more grateful to German Emperor Wilhelm III. If a war breaks out between Germany and Buru, almost all Ukraine people will stand on the side of Germany and help Germany defeat Buru. Because they know that if Germany is defeated, they will return to being enslaved by Russians. They never want to live that kind of life again.
Within the territory of Kingdom of Ukraine, they are not entirely Ukraine people. In the east of Kingdom of Ukraine, there are also many Russians. However, these Russians are now enjoying a wealthy life, which makes them not want to return to Buru at all. Although Buru claims that the people are the masters of the country, in fact, power is still in the hands of top bureaucrats. Ordinary Buru people's lives are still very bad. Especially in the years when Germany and Buru cooperated, in order to obtain more machinery and equipment from Germany, Buru exported a large amount of Agricultural Products to Germany in exchange for those machinery and equipment. And those Agricultural Products, almost all Buru snatched them from the mouths of ordinary Buru people. Many people were even shot for hiding food.
It is precisely because of this situation that many Russians who have relatives in Ukraine quietly crossed the border and fled to Ukraine. Although, Buru has very strict border control, and once those who escape are caught, they will often be dealt with severely. This still yields to prevent those people from escaping to Ukraine.
In 1939, a severe drought occurred in Buru, resulting in widespread grain harvest failure. Although drought also occurred in Ukraine, the situation was not serious. In addition, Germany adjusted taxes in a timely manner, so that the lives of Ukraine people were not greatly affected. However, it is different inside Buru. In order to cope with the increasingly responsible international situation and the highly likely outbreak of war, Buru is also preparing for war. Grain reserves are undoubtedly a very important item among war supplies. Therefore, Bolshevik Russian government not only did not reduce taxes due to natural disasters, but actually increased them even more. This makes the lives of many Russians more difficult, and more people are determined to take risks and escape to Ukraine.
Of course, Bolshevik Russian government had already expected such a situation. Joseph ordered Buru Army to strengthen the management of border defense to prevent those *** elements from escaping to Ukraine. Anyone who attempts to escape Ukraine or Kingdom of Belarus will be shot directly once caught.
Joseph hopes that such severe punishment can deter people who try to escape. After all, population is also very important in a country's overall strength. Especially in war years, soldiers need to be recruited from the population, and the weapons, equipment, and food needed for fighting also rely on these people.
Joseph never expected that it was precisely because of his order that a large-scale conflict broke out between Buru and Kingdom of Ukraine, which also triggered the war between Germany and even the entire Allied Powers and Buru. World War also broke out because of this.
At 4 a. m. on June 14, 1939, Dovzhansk in the east of Ukraine. Buru side of the border. In a ditch, dozens of Russians with yellow faces and skinny faces were hiding inside. Among them, there are not only men, but also women and consumables. They were people from a nearby village. They decided to flee to Ukraine because they really couldn't survive. Although Buru has stricter border controls, they still decided to give it a try. After all, if you continue to stay in the village, you will starve to death.
Half a month ago, all their food had been collected by the tax officials. This forced them to survive on wild vegetables, bark and grass roots during this half-month period. Now, they really can't survive anymore, so they want to take a risk.
"In half an hour, it's time to change the guard. Please be patient a little longer. Be careful not to make any noise. If we are discovered by those soldiers, we will be dead!" said a middle-aged man, his name is Yakov, who is the organizer of these refugees who fled to Ukraine this time.
The other refugees nodded. In their eyes, there was determination.
Although they all know that this road is very dangerous, and they may lose their lives if they are not careful. However, in order to survive, they no longer care about so much. Instead of starving to death, it's better to take the risk and give it a try, maybe there will be a glimmer of hope.
Time passed by minute by second, and half an hour came quickly.
Under the leadership of Yakov, these refugees crawled out of the ditch, bent over, and headed for the border.
At this time, it was not dark yet. However, a trace of fish belly white has already appeared on the horizon. If this continues, it will be dawn soon. Fortunately, they are not far from the border. As long as they cross the border, they can survive.
However, Yakov didn't know that the changing time of the Buru Army's border defense troops was not fixed. Especially in order to prevent refugees from fleeing, the guard changing time is changed every three or two days. In fact, the border guards had completed the changing of the guard half an hour ago. Therefore, Yakov and the others rushed over and bumped into the hands of the Buru Army border guards.