Conquest: Darkness Rises

Episode 9: Battle of Ryazan

After Frame had inspected the New Hardware that had been sent to the Grand Army he still had to find out one last thing and that was what Julia had said earlier, but even he knew that was a challenge far greater than anything considering she was as stubborn as he was.

As he walked around he slowly began to wonder on several things one being the thing Julia had said,but the other main thing was the Russian Army of India and its progress the Grand Army had been delayed but what was the progress of the Russian Army? To them however it didn't matter they were so close to Moscow they could see it in the distance, but one threat still remained....Ryazan.

That City was all that remained against the Grand Army and Moscow and soon Victory in the Russia Campaign, but even though it sounded like relief to everyone they still had to deal with Ryazan whether they liked it or not. When Frame stopped he had half expected Julia to be behind him or someone else, but instead it was Brandon who seemed to have something important to say let alone did he look tired from running it would look like.

"F-Frame I have news from our scouts." Frame looked at Brandon as he slowly catched his breath while standing straight now, but clearly Frame was waiting for this so obviously Important News.

"It's not good....The Russian Army of India have arrived....Their in Ryazan." Frame's face quickly went from a small calm look to a shocked and horrified expression. The Russian's had arrived ahead of Schedule and now he didn't know what to do considering they had made plans specifically for when they took Moscow they would battle the Russian Army there, but at Ryazan? This was not good at all.

"Ryazan?" Brandon nodded when Frame repeated what he said, but he looked at his friend with worry as his Friend just seemed to stare at nothing eye's widened still.

"Your Order's?" Frame looked at Brandon after he was snapped back in reality from his sudden words, but this news was still upsetting to him.

"I'm afraid we have no choice we're to close to Moscow to stop now....To Ryazan." Brandon looked at Frame with silence, but he only nodded before walking away to give the orders for one final battle.

"And get me Julia if you can find her." Brandon only continued to walk on yet he did hear what Frame said and he knew Brandon had heard him otherwise well it would be harder to find her then.

Though when he entered the main tent he used in the Camp he could only sit down in the chair next to the table thinking about the Russian Army at Ryazan he had to get to Moscow, but at what cost the loss of his entire Army?

"I'll have to risk it or we will all die anyway." Frame spoke to himself as he looked at the map on the table looking at the roads that lead to Moscow there had to be a way around Ryazan without alerting the Russian Army, but the thing was he couldn't find one there were stuck with going through Ryazan.

"There's never a easy solution to these kinds of things." Frame sighed as he laid back in the chair he didn't want this he wanted to fight the Russian's after they took Moscow, but now it would seem the Devil had caught up to him which in term was a common fraise along his men. As time went by Frame stared at the map losing track of everything that was going on around him and such, but when he heard someone step in he thought it was Julia yet it wasn't it was the Guard Captain John Venn.

"What is it John?" Frame looked at him as he saluted to Frame, but was met by the cold blank stare that usually came from Frame when he was waiting for a answer.

"We've checked the last of the Supplies, and Reinforcement's everything that we had hoped for actually came." Frame gave a simple nod as he looked at the Captain who in return just stood back waiting for him to speak.