Nawab Wazir Khan, the viceroy of Sirhind, became aware of the Guru's escape only after the latter had reached Dina. Wazir Khan also learned about the Guru's warm welcome and stay with Lakhmir and Shamir, the Chaudhries (Land Owners) of Dina. He, therefore, sent a stern warning to the Chaudhries telling them to hand over the rebel Guru. And if they failed to do so they would be severely dealt with. Chaudhri Lakhmir did not care about Wazir Khan's warning and replied that it was their moral duty to help the great Guru in his just cause.
Wazir Khan was greatly angered at the letter from Chaudhri Lakhmir. He immediately started mobilising his forces. This news spread through the whole country and reached the Guru. As the news spread, the Guru's followers thronged to his court. The Guru himself made an extensive tour of the villages in the Malwa and organised his Sikhs in a few days. People In large numbers received the baptism of the double-edged sword and got ready to resist Wazir Khan's forces. The Guru did not consider Dina a suitable place for battle. He, therefore, moved on to Kot Kapura. It was decided that the mound of Khidrana was a very suitable place to defeat the invading armies. The Khidrana lake was the only source of water throughout the wild country. The mound was also surrounded by thorny bushes for mites. The Guru planned the defence in such a way that the Imperial forces should be checked at a distance so that they should not have access to the lake.
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