wishing to relieve the garrison of the city. Al-Rahman however, was prepared for such an encounter and had already selected two thousand of his best cavalrymen and four battalions of Infantry, who set out through a secret route to catch the forces of Murad Beg off guard. Murad Beg's forces were completely unprepared for the attack and looking the other way as they prepared to attack the main Afghan army besieging Dahan-I-Ghuri, and was completely caught off guard when the Afghan guns began firing upon them, throwing Murad Beg's forces into disorganization and confusion. Unaware that Al-Rahman's dispatchment was small in number, Murad Beg retreated to Karez, leaving the Dahan-I-Ghuri garrison without aid. At sunrise following Murad Beg's retreat, Al-Rahman deployed another two thousand men to patrol the nearby regions to scout for any force of Murad Beg that could possibly return. Some eight thousand Uzbek cavalry had assembled at Chashma-yi Shir, which was preparing to raid Afghan supplies and livestock. Al-Rahman Khan dispatched another 4,000 men to the area, dispersing the assembling threat and killing, wounding, or capturing over two hundred Uzbeks. The Afghan forces pursued the withdrawing Uzbek forces to the gates of Baghlan. Following these defeats, Murad Beg fled for the safety of his capital. The same day, Al-Rahman offered mercy to the garrison of Dahan-I-Ghuri if they surrendered. When no response was met, Al-Rahman's artillery fixated on the citadel and opened fire. The fort was blasted by artillery day and night, driving the defenders sleepless so they would be exhausted and less prepared for an assault. According to Jonathan Lee, At dawn, the Afghan forces shouted war cries of "Ya, Chahar Yar" and "Allahu Akbar" from all sides, demoralizing the defenders as they believed they were being attacked from all sides. Nonetheless, Afghan forces led a column through one breach, which forced the Uzbeks to flee to the citadel of the city. The Uzbek defenders also failed to destroy the bridge leading to the citadel, only managing to bring it a few feet below the water line of the Moat. The Afghan forces raised the bridge from the water and began crossing, as artillery fire also coincided with this attack unto the citadel, blasting its walls. Al-Rahman offered mercy again if they surrendered, and the terms were accepted, surrendering the citadel. With the fall of Dahan-I-Ghuri, resistance to the Afghans broke down. By the middle of