History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c25.6

v2.c25.6

Here on the high bank of the Ganges Shuja formed an entrenched camp, with his flotilla moored close at hand. Dara’s army halted three miles off. For some days there was a distant artillery duel, and now and then skirmishes between the scouts of the two armies. The Delhi troops had no such decided superiority of strength as to storm Shuja’s position with the certainty of victory. Sulaiman, therefore, carefully studied the enemy’s position and habits. He found out that they did not take ordinary military precaution nor patrol round their camp, and that Shuja was grossly indolent, letting things drift and sleeping till late in the morning.