door 1MMM5 » ma 06 feb 2006, 16:58
3000 fighters (Muslim Army) against 200.000 included 50,000 horsemen (Romans Army).
Khaled Ibn Al-Walid set the greatest withdrawal plan in history. It is said that this plan is taught in military schools in Europe until now. The Muslim army consisted of four groups: right wing, left wing, vanguard, rearguard, and the rear lines. According to Khaled's plan, the right wing would exchange places with the left wing, and the vanguard would exchange places with the rearguard. He ordered them all to wash and clean their clothes, and gave orders to paint the flag with new colors and new slogans. It was as if Muslims had a new army.
Note that after six days of fighting, soldiers of both armies knew each other, each one knew the man facing him in the field. Khaled's plan would convince the Romans that it was a new army with new people. Furthermore, he set 300 horsemen at the back of the army, and ordered them to start raising sands once the two armies started fighting at dawn. He told them that the more they raised sand and dust, the more they would gain "Thawab". Thus, the Romans and Ghasasena would know that another army was coming beside the new one they were fighting. In order to gradually dishearten the Romans, Khaled ordered the 300 to be divided into 6 platoons, each consisting of 50 men. When the first platoon joined the army, the whole army was to loudly and strongly say "Allah is the Greatest". The rest of platoons would follow, and once the sixth merged with the army, Khaled was to say "O servants of Allah! Trust in Allah!" At that moment, the whole army would attack and fight strongly, seizing the opportunity of disturbance in the enemies' army. Khaled would then call "O servants of Allah! Return", upon which the army would start to withdraw gradually: the sixth platoon, then the fifth, the fourth
etc, until the vanguard. Hence, the Romans would not follow them.
The Roman army was surprised to see new faces in the Muslim army, and reported to their leader that a new army replaced the old one that was resting. The plan was applied, and the platoons started to merge in the army. The Romans were scared to death, and as Khaled called "O servants of Allah! Trust in Allah!" 300 Roman soldiers were killed. The psychological war is very important, and we Muslims must work on raising our morale and lifting our spirits.
As Khaled called "O servants of Allah! Return" the army started to withdraw in order according to the plan. The Romans and Ghasasena never followed the Muslims; Muslims were about to reach Madinah and the enemies were still waiting for the Muslims to appear, as they thought there was some kind of trap.
3000 fighters (Muslim Army) against 200.000 included 50,000 horsemen (Romans Army).
Khaled Ibn Al-Walid set the greatest withdrawal plan in history. It is said that this plan is taught in military schools in Europe until now. The Muslim army consisted of four groups: right wing, left wing, vanguard, rearguard, and the rear lines. According to Khaled's plan, the right wing would exchange places with the left wing, and the vanguard would exchange places with the rearguard. He ordered them all to wash and clean their clothes, and gave orders to paint the flag with new colors and new slogans. It was as if Muslims had a new army.
Note that after six days of fighting, soldiers of both armies knew each other, each one knew the man facing him in the field. Khaled's plan would convince the Romans that it was a new army with new people. Furthermore, he set 300 horsemen at the back of the army, and ordered them to start raising sands once the two armies started fighting at dawn. He told them that the more they raised sand and dust, the more they would gain "Thawab". Thus, the Romans and Ghasasena would know that another army was coming beside the new one they were fighting. In order to gradually dishearten the Romans, Khaled ordered the 300 to be divided into 6 platoons, each consisting of 50 men. When the first platoon joined the army, the whole army was to loudly and strongly say "Allah is the Greatest". The rest of platoons would follow, and once the sixth merged with the army, Khaled was to say "O servants of Allah! Trust in Allah!" At that moment, the whole army would attack and fight strongly, seizing the opportunity of disturbance in the enemies' army. Khaled would then call "O servants of Allah! Return", upon which the army would start to withdraw gradually: the sixth platoon, then the fifth, the fourth
etc, until the vanguard. Hence, the Romans would not follow them.
The Roman army was surprised to see new faces in the Muslim army, and reported to their leader that a new army replaced the old one that was resting. The plan was applied, and the platoons started to merge in the army. The Romans were scared to death, and as Khaled called "O servants of Allah! Trust in Allah!" 300 Roman soldiers were killed. The psychological war is very important, and we Muslims must work on raising our morale and lifting our spirits.
As Khaled called "O servants of Allah! Return" the army started to withdraw in order according to the plan. The Romans and Ghasasena never followed the Muslims; Muslims were about to reach Madinah and the enemies were still waiting for the Muslims to appear, as they thought there was some kind of trap.
