The Army Rings the Baluch Mountains

From D13.7, Anooshirvan Subdues the Borderlands. It illustrates D13.7.49–57:

D13.7.49
The noble’s words inflamed the Shah that day;Against the Baluch he led his array.
D13.7.50
When he drew near those towering mountain walls,He ringed their heights with camps and sentry calls.
D13.7.51
His army closed the mountains all around,And barred each passage over stony ground.
D13.7.52
They barred the path to wind and ants alike;No hidden road remained for flight or strike.
D13.7.53
Like ants and locusts, soldiers filled the place,From mountain skirts to sandy desert space.
D13.7.54
A herald moved throughout the camp and cried,From caves and hills and plains on every side:
D13.7.55
“Spare neither children found within their bounds,Nor fighting men you meet upon your rounds.
D13.7.56
Whether they come in numbers great or small,Let not a single one escape at all.”
D13.7.57
The troops, aware how fierce the Shah had grown,Sealed every outlet with ranks of their own.