“What, pray, is the reason for that?”
“Evidently because they are afraid their wings will get too close to us while their centre is still far away and that we shall thus close with them.”
“Then,” said Chrysantas, “how will the one division be able to support the other, when they are so far apart?”
“Well,” answered Cyrus, “it is obvious that just as soon as the wings now advancing in column get directly opposite the flanks of our army, they will face about so as to form front and then advance upon us from all three sides simultaneously; for it is their intention to close in on us on all sides at once.”
