256 THE MEMOIRS OF THE EMPEKOK BABAR When the enemy first came in sight, they seemed to direct their chief attack against the right wing, and I therefore detached Abd-al-Aziz, who was stationed with the reserves, to reinforce that division. From the time Sultan Ibrahim's army appeared in sight, it did not halt, but advanced upon us at a quick pace. When the enemy came closer and found my troops drawn up in the order and with the defences already men- tioned, they stopped and stood for awhile as if con- sidering, " Shall we halt or not? shall we advance or not? ' They could not halt, and yet were unable to advance with the same speed as before. I sent orders to the troops stationed as flankers on the extremes of the right and left divisions to wheel round the enemy's flank with all possible speed and instantly to attack them in the rear, while the right and left divisions were ordered to charge. The flankers accordingly wheeled on the rear of the enemy and began to discharge arrows at them. Mahdi Khwaja came up before the rest of the left wing, and a body of men with one elephant advanced to meet him. My troops gave them some sharp dis- charges of arrows, and the enemy's division was at last driven back. I despatched Ahmadi Parwanchi from the main body to the assistance of the left divi- sion, but the battle was likewise obstinate on the right, and I accordingly ordered Mohammadi Gokultash to advance in front of the centre and engage. Ustad Ali Kuli also discharged his foreign guns many times in front of the line to good purpose, while Mustafa, the
