The Islamic forces, though few in number, kept extraordinarily firm, which led Kitbuqa to use his full power, leaving no reserve forces behind the Tatar army.
At the same time, Qutuz was watching the battle from afar, and refrained from descending to the battlefield along with his forces waiting for the suitable opportunity.
Minutes and hours were long as days and months.

In spite of the great gap in the number of soldiers between both parties, they were equal contestants in the meeting until this moment.
That was the first part of the Islamic war plan; to deplete the Tatar forces in a troublesome war, and leave a negative effect on them when seeing the firmness and strength of the Muslims.
Then, it was time for the second part of the brilliant Islamic war plan. Beebars received commands from Qutuz to start to carry out the second part of the war plan.
It was to an attempt to draw the Tatar army into the valley of ‘Ayn Jaaloot, and how good it would be if all the Tatar army was drawn, so that the Tatar forces would enter into the Islamic ambushes as a preliminary step to besiege them.

Rukn Ad-Deen Beebars started to carry out that part of the war plan, although it was very difficult. He had to seem to be defeated before the Tatars, and retreat while fighting, provided that this retreat should not be done so quickly in order not to draw the attention of the Tatars to the war plan, nor so slowly lest the small Islamic force would be eliminated during the withdrawal. Of course, this balance of withdrawal needs an outstanding leadership capability, as well as strong men very skilled in fighting.

These factors were available in the army, praise be to Allaah, and above all this, the success granted by Allaah, the Almighty aided this steadfast army.
This Islamic war plan, my brothers and sisters, is the same used in the famous Battle of Nahaawand between the Muslims and the Persians in 19 A.H., in which the role of Rukn Ad-Deen Beebars was played by the excellent Islamic leader, the Companion Al-Qa‘qaa‘ ibn ‘Amr At-Tameemi, May Allaah be pleased with him, whereas the role of Qutuz, May Allaah have mercy upon him, was played by the glorious companion and the great horseman, An-Nu‘maan ibn Muqarrin, May Allaah be pleased with him. In this battle, Al-Qa‘qaa‘ ibn ‘Amr At-Tameemi, May Allaah be pleased with him, drew the terrible Persian forces into the Islamic ambush, which exterminated them entirely in Nahaawand.

Here in ‘Ayn Jaaloot, Qutuz, May Allaah have mercy upon him, benefitted from the previous Muslim experience, and literally applied the war plan of Nahaawand.
Rukn Ad-Deen Beebars started to carry out a well-studied gradual withdrawal, and every time he moved a step back, the Tatars would proceed and take his place. Thus, the Muslims acted the play of defeat to the best, which enthused Kitbuqa and his forces to press upon the Muslims, and so they started to enter the valley. The time passed very slowly upon both parties. However, in the end, the entire army of the Tatars entered the ‘Ayn Jaaloot Valley. Rukn Ad-Deen Beebars and the army forefront withdrew to the South of the valley. In the thick of enthusiasm of Kitbuqa to exterminate the Muslim army, he left none of his reserve forces outside the valley; rather, he took all his soldiers with him.

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