 When Yazdegerd arrived at Sakastan he lost the support of the governor of Sakastan by demanding tax from him.Yazdegerd then headed for Merv to join the leader of the Turks.However, when he arrived in Khorasan the inhabitants did not agree with Yazdegerd's decision to continue waging war and told him that it was better if he made peace with the Arabs; Yazdegerd, however, refused.