Aleksandre and his comrade-Jarji said farewell to each other and got on their horses.Each of them went to distinct destinations:Aleksandre towards Kars and Jarji to Tbilisi.After arriving in Kars,Aleksandre found his comrades and notified them about Lala pasha's plan.2 Georgians and 1 Persian decided to go to Damascus and then follow Mehmed pasha from Damascus to Kars.This way,they would be able to observe the enemy's every action.
3 weeks later,Jarji reached Simon's military camp and ran towards his tent at once.Jarji bent down and requested Simon aloud to meet him.Simon let him in,took the letter and read it meticulously.As soon as he learned of this crucial situation,he ordered his guards to commence more active military training in horseriding,archery and swordsmanship.He explicitly told them,that every soldier had to train himself untill midnight.
In 10 days,Hasan pasha arrived in Erzurum and met Lala pasha.He requested 20 thousand soldiers from the grand vizier.Lala Kara Mustafa pasha granted his wish and sent him to Kars.In that city,Hasan pasha trained his soldiers untill the end of August and on the 1st of September of 1579,he led the janissaries towards Tbilisi.Simon's scouts were following him.In 2 weeks,on the 15th of September,Hasan pasha arrived in Dmanisi.This city was a few kilometers away from Tbilisi.The Ottoman commander pondered,that he and his army would go to the Tbilisi fortress smoothly,but the ambushed hazard was awaiting for the Ottoman army behind the bushes.This danger was Simon and his entire army.Georgian king was informed by the scouts who were checking the way from Dmanisi to Tbilisi the day before.Simon had been waiting for this moment since dawn.The king and crown prince were side by side behind the bushes.Simon whispered to Giorgi:
-Son,listen to me carefully.We will turn up in front of them when they expect the danger the least.
-What exactly are you implying,father?
-When Hasan pasha takes a look at the environment around his army and then,ensures,that nothing poses danger for the Ottomans.After making sure,he will smile for himself and slow down.He will tell his soldiers to relax and ride slowly.At that moment,we will come out from the bushes and trees and we will slaughter every single janissary.Of course,we will not exclude the commander.This way,we will get rid of the dominance of the Ottoman empire in our kingdom.Commoners are starving.These sly Ottoman conquerors pillaged almost every village.I can't watch my kingdom suffer.If I die in this battle,promise me right now,that you will do your best to expel the Ottoman garrison from here and contact other Georgian kings.You know,that my dream is getting to see the united kingdom of Georgia like a few centuries ago.
-I swear,father!I will do my best to defeat the Ottomans and be the worthy king.
-I am counting on you,Giorgi!-Simon smiled at him wholeheartedly.