The Akbarī Generations 93.2

93.2

After a few days, the garrison finding the provisions of the fort were consumed, and that they were about to perish, came to Shaikh Shuja'u-l Mulk, who was the cause of his country's disasters, and solicited his permission to divide their forces and give the enemy battle, representing at the same time that they had still some vigour left, that their horses were fresh, and that it was not improbable that the gale of victory might incline to their side; and that to remain inactive and beleaguered as they were was expedient only when there was some hope of receiving succour from without, — which was not at all a probable contingency in their case.