At
that
time
the
Lesghins
of
Jar
and
Baylakan
due
to
their
old
customcontinued
committing
evil
deeds
and
causing
great
harm
to
Georgia.
They
plundered
a
numberof
districts
and
took
prisoners.
H.
Ex.
Prince
wrote
preaching
letters
several
times
andadvised
them
kindly:
-It
has
been
the
age
of
Vali
s'
rule
so
far
and
now
is
theera
of
[Russia's]
great
empire.
Stop
your
evil
and
harmful
actions
[against
Georgia]!
(106b)
But
they
did
not
calm
down,
the
Prince
took
his
army
and
decidedto
subdue
them.
He
advanced
towards
Daghestan.
On
hearing
this
Lesghins
assembled
todefend
themselves
and
came
to
the
bank
of
the
Alazan
(Qaniq)
to
prevent
their
entrance.
But
the
group
did
not
know
that
it
was
impossible
to
fight
with
thorns
against
lightning.
Man
cannot
avert
the
calamity
sent
by
God.
When
the
Russian
army
reached
the
bank
of
theAlazan
and
immediately
started
crossing
it
like
a
falcon
hunting
a
pheasant.
They
assumedthe
noise
of
the
cannons
and
guns
firing
upon
them
to
be
a
lovely
melody:
[Russians]smashed
the
army
and
made
the
rest
to
retreat
to
Baylakan.
They
destroyed
Baylakan
-
theirsafe
refuge,
too.
However,
some
were
killed
and
some
-
taken
prisoners.
Since
theyreceived
their
utmost
punishment,
nobody
dared
to
perform
an
evil
action
or
capture
bootyfrom
Georgia.
A
regiment,
under
the
command
of
Major
General
Guliakov,
was
to
stay
in
Jarand
prevent
the
hostile
actions
of
Lesghins.
(107a)
A
year
later
the
Prince
returned
toGeorgia.
