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the cavalry general(楠汚錦海)-及8何蛍
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or if ��anakhorein eis���察 �transl。 ;or retire into safe quarters。; See
;Hell。; IV。 vi。 44。
But let him make up his mind to employ it in guerilla war�察�and he will
find the force quite competent for that�察�I warrant。 His business�察�so at least
it seems to me�察�will be to keep his men perpetually in readiness to strike a
blow�察�and without exposing himself�察�to play sentinel�察�waiting for any false
move on the part of the hostile armament。 And it is a way with soldiers�察�
bear in mind�察�the more numerous they are�察�the more blunders they commit。
They must needs scatter of set purpose��9�А �in search of provisions�察 �or
through the disorder incidental to a march�察�some will advance and others
lag behind�察�beyond a proper limit。 Blunders like these�察�then�察�our hipparch
must not let pass unpunished ��unless he wishes the whole of Attica to
become a gigantic camp���撮�10�А �keeping his single point steadily in view�察�
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that when he strikes a blow he must be expeditious and retire before the
main body has time to rally to the rescue。
��9�А。�epimeleia��。 Cf。 ;Cyrop。; V。 iii。 47。
��10�А�Lit。 ;or else the whole of Attica will be one encampment。; As at
the date of the fortification of Decelea ��413 B。C。���察 �which
permanently commanded the whole country。 See Thuc。 vii。 27。 Al。
Courier�察 �autrement vous n'avez plus de camp�察 �ou pour mieux dire�察�
tout le pays devient votre camp。;
Again�察�it frequently happens on the march�察�that an army will get into
roads where numbers are no advantage。 Again�察 �in the passage of rivers�察�
defiles�察 �and the like�察 �it is possible for a general with a head on his
shoulders to hang on the heels of an enemy in security�察�and to determine
with precision��11�А�the exact number of the enemy he will care to deal with。
Occasionally the fine chance occurs to atack the foe while encamping or
breakfasting or supping�察�or as the men turn out of bed�此�seasons at which
the soldier is apt to be unharnessedthe hoplite for a shorter�察�the cavalry
trooper for a longer period。��12�А�
��11�А �See ;Anab。; II。 v。 18�察 �Cyrop。; III。 iii。 47�察 �IV。 i。 18。
��tamieusasthai���察 �with the precision of a controller。;
��12�А�Cf。 ;Hell。; II。 iv。 6�察�VII。 i。 16。
As to vedettes and advanced outposts�察 �you should never cease
planning and plotting against them。 For these in their turn�察�as a rule�察�are
apt to consist of small numbers�察 �and are sometimes posted at a great
distance from their own main body。 But if after all it turns out that the
enemy are well on their guard against all such attempts�察�then�察�God helping�察�
it would be a feat of arms to steal into the enemy's country�察�first making it
your business to ascertain��13�А�his defences�察�the number of men at this�察�that�察�
and the other point�察�and how they are distributed throughout the country。
For there is no booty so splendid as an outpost so overmastered�察�and these
frontier outposts are especially prone to be deceived�察�with their propensity
to give chase to any small body they set eyes on�察�regarding that as their
peculiar function。 You will have to see�察�however�察�in retiring that your line
of retreat is not right into the jaws of the enemy's reliefs hastening to the
scene of action。
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��13�А�Or�察 �having first studied。; Cf。 ;Mem。; III。 vi。 10。
VIII
It stands to reason�察 �however�察 �that in order to be able to inflict real
damage upon a greatly superior force�察�the weaker combatant must possess
such a moral superiority over the other as shall enable him to appear in the
position of an expert�察�trained in all the feats of cavalry performance in the
field�察�and leave his enemy to play the part of raw recruits or amateurs。��1�А�
��1�А�Cf。 ;Cyrop。; I。 v。 11�察 �Mem。; III。 vii。 7。
And this end may be secured primarily on this wise�此�those who are to
form your guerilla bands��2�А�must be so hardened and inured to the saddle
that they are capable of undergoing all the toils of a campaign。��3�А�That a
squadron ��and I speak of horse and man alike�� should enter these lists in
careless�察�disorderly fashion suggests the idea of a troop of women stepping
into the arena to cope with male antagonists。
��2�А�Or�察�add�察 �for buccaneers and free´lances you must be。;
��3�А�Lit。 ;every toil a soldier can encounter。;
But reverse the picture。 Suppose men and horses to have been taught
and trained to leap trenches and scale dykes�察 �to spring up banks�察 �and
plunge from heights without scathe�察 �to gallop headlong at full speed
adown a steep�此�they will tower over unpractised opponents as the birds of
the air tower over creatures that crawl and walk。��4�А�Their feet are case´
hardened by constant training�察�and�察�when it comes to tramping over rough
ground�察�must differ from the uninitiated as the sound man from the lame。
And so again�察�when it comes to charging and retiring�察�the onward´dashing
gallop�察 �the well´skilled�察 �timely retreat�察 �expert knowledge of the ground
and scenery will assert superiority over inexpertness like that of eyesight
over blindness。
��4�А �See ;Horse。; viii。 6�察 �cf。 ;Hunting�察─ �xii。 2�察 �Cyrop。; I。 vi。 28
foll。
Nor should it be forgotten�察�that in order to be in thorough efficiency
the horses must not only be well fed and in good condition�察�but at the same
time so seasoned by toil that they will go through their work without the
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risk of becoming broken´winded。 And lastly�察�as bits and saddle´cloths ��to
be efficient����5�А �need to be attached by straps�察 �a cavalry general should
never be without a good supply�察 �whereby at a trifling expense he may
convert a number of nonplussed troopers into serviceable fighting men。��6�А�
��5�А。В�khresima���А�L。D。 For the ��upomnema�� itself cf。 ;Cyrop。; VI。 ii。
32。
��6�А �Or�察 �thus at a trifling outlay he will be able to render so many
non´efficients useful。; Al。 ;make the articles as good as new。;
But if any one is disposed to dwell on the amount of trouble it will cost
him�察�if he is required to devote himself to horsemanship so assiduously�察�let
him console himself with the reflection that the pains and labours
undergone by any man in training for a gymnastic contest are far larger
and more formidable than any which the severest training of the horseman
will involve�察 �and for this reason�察 �that the greater part of gymnastic
exercises are performed ;in the sweat of the brow�察─ �while equestrian
exercise is performed with pleasure。 Indeed�察�there is no accomplishment
which so nearly realises the aspiration of a man to have the wings of a bird
than this of horsemanship。��7�А �But further�察 �to a victory obtained in war
attaches a far greater weight of glory than belongs to the noblest contest of
the arena。��8�А�Of these the state indeed will share her meed of glory�撮�9�А�but
in honour of victory in war the very gods are wont to crown whole states
with happiness。��10�А�So that�察�for my part�察�I know not if there be aught else
which has a higher claim to be practised than the arts of war。
��7�А�Cf。 ;Cyrop。; IV。 iii。 15�察�Herod。 iv。 132�察�Plat。 ;Rep。; v。 467 D。
��8�А �Cf。 Eur。 ;Autolycus�察─ �fr。 1�察 �trans。 by J。 A。 Symonds�察 �Greek
Poets�察─�2nd series�察�p。 283。
��9�А �Cf。 Plut。 ;Pelop。; 34 ��Clough�察 �ii。 p。 235���此 �And yet who would
compare all the victories in the Pythian and Olympian games put
together�察 �with one of these enterprises of Pelopidas�察 �of which he
successfully performed so many�拭─�
��10�А �To bind about the brows of states happiness as a coronal。;
And this�察 �too�察 �is worth noting�此 �that the buccaneer by sea�察 �the
privateersman�察 �through long practice in endurance�察 �is able to live at the
expense of far superior powers。 Yes�察 �and the life of the freebooter is no
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less natural and appropriate to landsmenI do not say�察�to those who can
till and gather in the fruit of their fields�察�but to those who find themselves
deprived of sustenance�察�since there is no alternativeeither men must till
their fields or live on the tillage of others�察�otherwise how will they find the
means either of living or of obtaining peace�殖�11�А�
��11�А�Cf。 ;Econ。; v。 7。
Here�察 �too�察 �is a maxim to engrave upon the memory�此 �in charging a
superior force�察�never to leave a difficult tract of ground in the rear of your
attack�察�since there is all the difference in the world between a stumble in
flight and a stumble in pursuit。
There is another precaution which I feel called upon to note。 Some
generals�撮�12�А�in attacking a force which they imagine to be inferior to their
own�察�will advance with a
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