▁the ▁hope ▁that ▁the ▁def enders , ▁t iring ▁of ▁the ▁sie ge , ▁would ▁s ally ▁out ▁to ▁fight ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁open . ▁Then ▁he ▁could ▁inf lict ▁the ▁maximum ▁damage ▁upon ▁them ▁and ▁storm ▁the ▁fort ▁after ▁the ▁g arrison ▁had ▁been ▁weak ened . ▁He ▁accordingly ▁held ▁his ▁forces ▁some ▁distance ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁fort . ▁ ▁The ▁Christian ▁Arab ▁commander ▁ ▁J udi ▁waited ▁for ▁the ▁Muslim s ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁first ▁move , ▁but ▁the ▁Muslim s ▁remained ▁in active . ▁When ▁some ▁time ▁had ▁passed ▁and ▁J udi ▁saw ▁that ▁the ▁bes ie gers ▁were ▁making ▁no ▁attempt ▁to ▁close ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁fort , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁attack ▁first ; ▁he ▁ordered ▁two ▁sal lies . ▁One ▁group ▁would ▁attack ▁I y ad ▁on ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁route ▁while ▁the ▁other , ▁a ▁large ▁group ▁compr ising ▁his ▁own ▁cl an , ▁the ▁W adi ' a , ▁operating ▁under ▁his ▁direct ▁command , ▁would ▁attack ▁K hal id ▁ibn ▁al - W al id ' s ▁camp ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁I y ad ▁drove ▁back ▁the ▁Arab s ▁who ▁came ▁out ▁to ▁attack ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁and ▁larger ▁group ▁— ▁the ▁cl an ▁of ▁W adi ' a ▁operating ▁under ▁J udi ▁— ▁came ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁group ▁against ▁I y ad , ▁and ▁made ▁for ▁K hal id , ▁who ▁stood ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁fort ▁and ▁deployed ▁his ▁army ▁for ▁battle . ▁See ing ▁no ▁move