nearly four to one
While the attention of the British was diverted to this movement , twenty thousand men were to parade under arms at dawn near the mosque , in readiness for a sortie . Bakht Khan meant to signalize his elevation to the post of commander-in-chief by a tremendous stroke against the besiegers . The men would issue in two great columns from the Kashmir and Lahore gates . Outnumbering their enemy by nearly four to one , they would overwhelm them . This was the general scheme . About the details the officers proceeded to wrangle . Mirza Mogul resented the promotion of a mere artillery officer to the chief command , and had innumerable objections to urge against the views of Bakht Khan .