| Modern Akali
If their (Sikh)
armies take to flight, do not take it as an actual flight.
It is a war tactic of theirs. Beware; beware of them for
a second time. The object of this trick is that when the
furious enemy runs after them, he is separated from his
main army and from his reinforcements. Then, they turn back
to face their pursuers and set fire even to water. Did you
not see how during the flight they took to a deceptive flight
from before the Khan, and how, then, they turned back on
him and surrounded him on all sides.'' - Qazi Nur Muhammad,
Jang Namah
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