the cavalry general(楠汚錦海)-及9嫗
梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��
off at a slow pace and to gallop full speed only in the middle of the course。
But now suppose that a commander�察�after making feint��26�А�in this style�察�
presently on wheeling quickens for the charge and quickens to retirehe
will be able to hit the enemy far harder�察 �and pull through absolutely
without scathe himself most likely�察�through charging at full speed whilst
in proximity to his own stronghold ��or main body���察�and quickening to a
gallop as he retires from the stronghold ��or main body�� of the enemy。 If
further�察�he could secretly contrive to leave behind four or five troopers�察�the
bravest and best mounted of the squadron�察�it would give them an immense
advantage in falling upon the enemy whilst wheeling to return to the
charge。��27�А�
��24�А�Al。 ;fields and farmsteads between。;
��25�А �Or�察 �retirements�察─ �see ;Horsemanship�察─ �viii。 12�察 �Cyrop。; V。 iv。
8�察 �Hell。; IV。 ii。 6�察 �Ages。; ii。 3。
��26�А�Or�察 �having precluded in this fashion。 See Theocr。 xxii。 102�此�
��ton men anax ataraxen etosia khersi prodeiknus Pantothen���察�
;feinting on every side; ��A。 Lang��。 Al。 ;having given due warning
of his intention。; Cf。 Aristot。 ;H。 A。; ix。 37。
��27�А �Cf。 Aristoph。 ;Knights�察─ �244 ��Demosthenes calls to the
hipparchs�В殖В��此�
��andres eggus 。 all' amunou�察�kapanastrephou palin��。
IX
To read these observations over a few times will be sufficient�察�but for
giving them effect the officer will need perpetually to act as circumstances
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require。��1�А �He must take in the situation at a glance�察 �and carry out
unflinchingly whatever is expedient for the moment。 To set down in
writing everything that he must do�察 �is not a whit more possible than to
know the future as a whole。��2�А�But of all hints and suggestions the most
important to my mind is this�此 �whatever you determine to be right�察 �with
diligence endeavour to perform。 For be it tillage of the soil�察�or trading�察�or
seafaring�察�or the art of ruling�察�without pains applied to bring the matter to
perfection�察 �the best theories in the world�察 �the most correct conclusions�察�
will be fruitless。
��1�А。�pros to paratugkhanon���察�lit。 ;to meet emergencies。; Cf。 Thuc。 i。
122�此 �For war�察 �least of all things�察 �conforms to prescribed rules�察 �it
strikes out a path for itself when the moment comes; ��Jowett��。
��2�А �Or�察 �is about as feasible as to foretell each contingency hid in
the womb of futurity。;
One thing I am prepared to insist on�此 �it is clear to myself that by
Heaven's help our total cavalry force might be much more quickly raised
to the full quota of a thousand troopers�撮�3�А�and with far less friction to the
mass of citizens�察�by the enrolment of two hundred foreign cavalry。 Their
acquisition will be doubly helpful�察�as intensifying the loyalty of the entire
force and as kindling a mutual ambition to excel in manly virtue。
��3�А�See Schneid。 ad loc。�察�Boeckh�察 �P。 E。 A。; pp。 263�察�264�察�Herod。 vi。
112�察�Thuc。 vi。 31�察�Aristoph。 ;Knights�察─�223�察�Aeschin。 ;De F。 L。; 334´
337。 See for this reform�察�Martin�察�op。 cit。 343�察�368。
I can state on my own knowledge that the Lacedaemonian cavalry only
began to be famous��4�А�with the introduction of foreign troopers�察�and in the
other states of Hellas everywhere the foreign brigades stand in high
esteem�察 �as I perceive。 Need�察 �in fact�察 �contributes greatly to enthusiasm。
Towards the necessary cost of the horses I hold that an ample fund will be
provided�撮�5�А�partly out of the pockets of those who are only too glad to
escape cavalry service ��in other words�察 �those on whom the service
devolves prefer to pay a sum of money down and be quit of the duty���撮�6�А�
and from wealthy men who are physically incompetent�察�and I do not see
why orphans possessed of large estates should not contribute。��7�А�Another
belief I hold is that amongst our resident aliens��8�А�there are some who will
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show a laudable ambition if incorporated with the cavalry。 I argue from the
fact�察�apparent to myself�察�that amongst this class persons are to be found
most zealously disposed to carry out the part assigned to them�察�in every
other branch of honourable service which the citizens may choose to share
with them。 Again�察�it strikes me that if you seek for an energetic infantry to
support your cavalry�察�you will find it in a corps composed of individuals
whose hatred to the foe is naturally intense。��9�А �But the success of the
above suggestions will depend doubtless on the consenting will of
Heaven。��10�А�
��4�А �Entered on an era of prestige with the incorporation of�察─ �after
Leuctra�察�371 B。C。�察�when the force was at its worst。 See ;Hell。; VI。 iv。
10。
��5�А �Or�察 �money will be forthcoming for them。; Cf。 Lys。 ;Against
Philon�察─�xxxi。 15�察�Martin�察�op。 cit。 319。
��6�А �Cf。 ;Hell。; III。 iv。 15�察 �Ages。; i。 23。 Courier brackets this
sentence �В�oti 。 。 。 ippeuein���А�as a gloss�察�Martin�察�p。 323�察 �emends。
��7�А�As to the legal exemption of orphans Schneid。 cf。 Dem。 ;Symm。;
182。 15�察�Lys。 ;Against Diogeit。; 24。
��8�А�Lit。 ;metoecs。; See ;Revenues�察─�ii。
��9�А �Lit。 ;men the most antagonistic to the enemy。; Is the author
thinking of Boeotian emigres�拭�Cf。 ;Hell。; VI。 iii。 1�察�5�察�Diod。 xv。 46。
6。
��10�А �Lit。 ;with the consenting will of the gods these things all may
come to pass。;
And now if the repetition of the phrase throughout this treatise ;act
with God�察─ �surprises any one�察�he may take my word for it that with the
daily or hourly occurrence of perils which must betide him�察 �his
wonderment will diminish�察�as also with the clearer recognition of the fact
that in time of war the antagonists are full of designs against each other�察�
but the precise issue of these plots and counterplots is rarely known。 To
what counsellor�察 �then�察 �can a man apply for advice in his extremity save
only to the gods�察�who know all things and forewarn whomsoever they will
by victims or by omens�察�by voice or vision�拭�Is it not rational to suppose
that they will prefer to help in their need�察�not those who only seek them in
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time of momentary stress and trouble�察�but those rather who in the halcyon
days of their prosperity make a practice of rendering to Heaven the service
of heart and soul�拭�
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