Later Mughals v1.c9.s14.11

v1.c9.s14.11

On the way to Mairtha, Husain Ali Khan called a council of war, and proposed that in spite of the approach of the hot weather, stores of water should be collected and the advance continued. Ajit Singh, he asserted, must either be taken and his head sent to Court, or his son surrendered as a hostage and his daughter offered as a bride to the Emperor. Others advised delay, and much apprehension prevailed. The difficulties were many, the great heat of the sun, the deficiency of water, the high prices, the want of grain and grass for the cattle. In spite of all these, Husain Ali Khan resolved to leave most of his baggage behind and make a forced march on Jodhpur.*