Kanpur, the region of Uttar Pradesh
August 4th, 1656
Syed Ahmed nervously paced in his room, continuously searching for some sort of an idea to escape his current predicament, where the enemy had completely surrounded him.
One option was to go out of the city and engage in battle since the number of troops on both sides was similar, but Syed Ahmed resolutely opposed this decision as he had no confidence in his army made up of civilians to defeat the skilled militia of the Bharatiya Empire.
Another option was to continue to stay inside the city until reinforcements arrived or the Bharatiya military made a mistake.