 when the news reached abroiz he was overwhelmed and disoriented. most of his soldiers had dispersed to seek a living because he had cut off their allotments and provisions. he was left with an army as if dead most of them weak and sick.
وبلغ أبرويز الخبر، فضاق به ذرعه، وارتج عليه أمره، فكان أكثر جنوده قد تفرقوا لطلب المعاش، لقطعه عنهم ما كان يجب لهم من إقطاعاتهم وأرزاقهم. فبقي في جند كالميت، أكثرهم هزلى أضراء.