Afrasiab Reviews Piran's Host

From B12.18, News of Tus Reaches Afrasiab. It illustrates B12.18.16–22:

B12.18.16
The karnay cried; the koust rolled like thunder,And Indian bells made earth and heaven wonder.
B12.18.17
Red, yellow, violet set the air alight,With spears and many-colored banners bright.
B12.18.18
One hundred thousand warriors formed the throng,All turned toward the battlefield, fierce and strong.
B12.18.19
With troops, steeds, elephants, and camels spread,No road from sea to sea lay clear ahead.
B12.18.20
Piran marched swiftly onward with his train;Afrasiab left the palace for the plain.
B12.18.21
He counted every soldier in the field,To learn what strength his gathered ranks could yield.
B12.18.22
Afrasiab rejoiced in Piran then,And praised the wisdom of that chief of men.