being evidently in fear,
continued to roll down stones through the whole of the night, as it was
easy to conjecture from the noise. 5. Those, meanwhile, who had the
guide, taking a circuitous route, surprised a guard of the enemy sitting
round a fire, and, having killed some of them, and put the rest to
flight, remained on the spot, with the notion that they were in
possession of the summit. 6. But in possession of it they were not; for
there was a small hill above them, round which lay the narrow pass, at
which the guard had been posted. However, there was a way from thence to
that party of the enemy who were stationed at the open egress. 7. Here
they remained during the night.

As soon as day began to dawn, they advanced in regular order, and with
silence, against the enemy; and as there was a mist, they came close
upon them before they were perceived. But when they caught sight of one
another, the trumpet sounded on the side of the Greeks, who, raising the
shout of battle, rushed upon the enemy. The Barbarians did not stand
their charge, but quitted the pass and fled; only a few of them were
killed, for they were active in moving off. 8. At the same time the
party of Cheirisophus, hearing the sound of the trumpet, marched
immediately up the plain track; while others of the officers proceeded
by untrodden paths, where each happened to be, and, climbing up as well
as they could, drew up one another with their spears; 9. and these were
the first to join those who had secured the position. Xenophon, with the
half of the rear-guard, went up by the same way as those who had the
guide; for it was the most practicable for the baggage-cattle; the other
half he ordered to come up behind the cattle. 10. In their way they came
to a hill overhanging the road, which was occupied by the enemy, whom
they must either dislodge or be separated from the rest of the Greeks.
The men themselves, indeed, might have gone the same way as the rest of
the army, but the baggage-cattle could ascend by no other route than
this. 11. Encouraging one another, therefore, they made an attack upon
the hill in files,[185] not on every side, but leaving a way of escape
for the enemy, if they should be inclined to flee. 12. For a while, as
they were making their way as each best could, the Barbarians shot
arrows and threw stones at them, but did not receive them in close
encounter, and at last abandoned the place entirely.

The Greeks had no sooner passe