History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c65.s7.2

v4.c65.s7.2

The arrival of Firuz Jang "turned scarcity into plenty in the Mughal camp, and the famished soldiers revived." His next success was the cutting off of a force of 6,000 Berad infantry, each man carrying a bag of provisions on his head, which Pam Nayak tried to smuggle into the fort at night. Firuz Jang, informed of the position of these men by his spies, "fell on them before daybreak and not one of them escaped the Mughal sword." The outpost of Indi was re-established in the middle of October and communication between Bijapur and Sholapur was again made secure. (M.A. 265-'6).