Chapter 13 Volume 1X

Cyrus' head and his right hand were cut off.The king pursued Alireus and rushed into the camp of Cyrus. Aryreus and his men no longer held their positions, but fled from their own camp to the place where they had left that morning, a distance of four parasangs, it is said.At this time the king and his troops began to plunder a great deal of various goods, and in particular he captured Cyrus' concubine, a very clever and beautiful woman of Bokaia.But the younger Miritus woman escaped after being captured by the king's soldiers, and ran lightly to some Greek soldiers.These soldiers, who were on guard between the baggage trains, lined up to meet the enemy, and killed many looters, though some of their own were also killed.but

They did not abandon the formation and escape, but rescued this woman, and also rescued everything else that came to them, whether it was people or property. At this time the king and the Greeks were about thirty stadia away from each other.The Greeks pursued the enemy ahead of them, thinking they had defeated them all;But when the Greeks learned that the king and his army had entered their train, and the king heard from Tisafonis that the Greeks had defeated the oncoming troops and were still advancing in pursuit, the king called his troops together and lined up. Into battle formation.And Clearchus summoned Proxinus (for he was closest in procession), and consulted with him whether he should send a detachment or rush to the camp with all his strength.Then the Greeks saw the king seem to be advancing from behind them, and they marched to meet him, ready to strike him down if he came in that direction.But the king did not come in this direction, but turned back along the route he had passed outside Cyrus' left flank.On his return journey the king took away not only those who had fled to the Greek side during the battle, but also Tisaphornes and his troops.Tisafonis did not abandon his ranks to flee at the first encounter, but charged down the river through the Greek light-shielded infantry; he killed no one in passing, and the Greeks, after opening their mouths for his soldiers, hit them as they passed, and hurl javelins at them.The commander of the Greek light shields is Epithenes of Amphipolis, who is said to be a smart and capable man.At any rate, after Tisafones had escaped in such a disgrace, he did not turn back, but ran to the Greek camp, where he joined the king.In this way, they regrouped and moved forward together.

As they rounded to the left flank of the Greeks, the latter feared that they should advance on that flank, and be surrounded on both sides, cutting them off.Therefore, they thought it best to withdraw this wing, so that it would be easier to defend against the great river.But while they were discussing the matter, the king had changed into the same formation as them, and spread out against them, just as he had when he first faced them.At this moment the Greeks saw the enemy approaching and forming battle formations, they sang battle songs again, and rushed forward to attack, more eagerly than before.This time the Polish army did not fight again, but abandoned the formation and fled at a place farther away from the Greek army than before.When the Greeks reached a village, they stopped there, because there was a hill in front of the village, on which the king and his entourage gathered.

Now they were not infantry, and the hill was full of cavalry, and the Greeks could not see what was going on.It is said that they did see the imperial flag, with a golden eagle on the shield, raised high on the top of the flagpole.But when the Greek army moved forward again, these cavalry immediately began to leave the mountain.They did not close together as they departed, but scattered in different directions; and the horsemen gradually disappeared from the hills, until at last they disappeared altogether. At this time, Clearcus did not lead the troops up the mountain, but stopped at the foot of the mountain, and sent Lycius, a Syracusan, and another person to the top of the mountain, and ordered them to observe what was happening on the other side of the mountain and report back to him.After Lu Xiusi rushed forward to have a look, he came back and reported that the enemy troops were fleeing in panic.About this moment the sun was setting.

At this moment the Greeks halted their advance, laid down their weapons, and began to rest.At the same time they wondered why Cyrus was not seen anywhere, and no one came from him.For they did not know that Cyrus was dead, but guessed that he either pursued the enemy and went away, or rushed forward to occupy a certain point.then They deliberated among themselves whether they should remain where they were and bring the train, or return to their camp. They decided to go back.Arrive at their camp about supper time.And so the day ended.They found that most of their belongings had been robbed, especially everything to eat and drink.As for the wagons, full of flour and wine (it is said to be four hundred), which Cyrus intended to distribute to the Greek army in case of serious need, they were also looted by the king and his troops.As a result, most of the Greek army had no food to eat.They didn't have breakfast either, because Guoyu showed up before the troops stopped for breakfast.And so they passed the night.