falls on the enemy means
so much relief to our friends. [25] In the very rear of all I will post
our reserve. A house is useless without a foundation as well as a roof,
and our phalanx will be no use unless it has a rear-guard and a van, and
both of them good. [26] You," he added, "will draw up the ranks to suit
these orders, and you who command the targeteers will follow with your
companies in the same depth, and you who command the archers will follow
the targeteers. [27] Gentlemen of the reserve, you will hold your men in
the rear, and pass the word down to your own subordinates to watch the
men in front, cheer on those who do their duty, threaten him who plays
the coward, and if any man show signs of treachery, see that he dies the
death. It is for those in the van to hearten those behind them by word
and deed; it is for you, the reserve, to make the cowards dread you more
than the foe. [28] You know your work, and you will do it. Euphratus,"
he added, turning to the officer in command of the artillery, "see that
the waggons with the towers keep as close to the phalanx as possible.
[29] And you, Daouchus, bring up the whole of your baggage-train under
cover of the towers and make your squires punish severely any man who
breaks the line. [30] You, Carouchas, keep the women's carriages close
behind the baggage-train. This long line of followers should give
an impression of vast numbers, allow our own men opportunity for
ambuscades, and force the enemy, if he try to surround us, to widen his
circuit, and the wider he makes it the weaker he will be. [31] That,
then, is your business; and you, gentlemen, Artaozus and Artagersas,
each of you take your thousand foot and guard the baggage. [32] And you,
Pharnouchus and Asiadatas, neither of you must lead your thousand horse
into the fighting-line, you must get them under arms by themselves
behind the carriages: and then come to me with the other officers as
fully-equipt as if you were to be the first to fight. [53] You, sir, who
command the camel-corps will take up your post behind the carriages
and look for further orders to Artagersas. [34] Officers of the
war-chariots, you will draw lots among yourselves, and he on whom the
lot falls will bring his hundred chariots in front of the fighting-line,
while the other two centuries will support our flanks on the right and
left."

[35] Such were the dispositions made by Cyrus; but Abradatas, the lord
of Susa, cried:

"Cyrus,