The Nāṣirī Generations 257.7.6

257.7.6

To return to the accounts of writers who wrote a century or more after our author. The force detached from the Altan Khan's main army, commanded by the Amirs of Khitajah, was so far successful that, information having reached it that the Mughals, after capturing one of the cities in the vicinity, were then engaged, unsuspicious of the near approach of enemies, in dividing the spoil in their camp, the Khita-i leaders thought this an excellent opportunity, and determined to endeavour to surprise them. They came upon the Mughals when cooking their food, but the Chingiz Khan was speedily on the alert, and his troops, dropping their cookery, were soon mounted, and they speedily put the Khita-is to the rout.