they halted,
laying down their arms; and then Cheirisophus himself, placing a chaplet
upon his head,[196] and laying aside his outer garments, took up his
arms and commanded the rest to follow his example, directing the
captains to lead their troops in files,[197] some on his left hand, and
some on his right. 18. The augurs at the same time sacrificed victims
over the river;[198] while the enemy plied their bows and slings, but
did not reach the Greeks. 19. As the sacrifices appeared favourable, all
the soldiers sung the paean and raised a shout, and all the women (for
there were a number of the men's mistresses in the army) joined in the
cry.

20. Cheirisophus and his men then entered the stream; and Xenophon,
taking the most active of the rear-guard, marched at full speed back to
the ford[199] opposite the outlet into the mountains of Armenia, making
a feint that he meant to cross the river there, and thus cut off the
cavalry that were on the bank; 21. when the enemy, seeing Cheirisophus
and his men crossing over with ease, and Xenophon and his party hurrying
back, were afraid of being intercepted, and fled with precipitation to
gain the outlet that led up from the river, and as soon as they came to
that passage, they directed their course up into the mountains. 22.
Lycius, who had the command of the troop of horse, and AEschines, who
commanded the band of peltasts attending on Cheirisophus, seeing the
enemy retreating with so much haste, set off in pursuit of them; and the
rest of the soldiers called to each other not to stay behind,[200] but
to go along with them up the mountains. 23. But Cheirisophus, when he
had crossed the river, did not follow the cavalry, but made his way up
the high banks that reached down to the river, to attack that portion of
the enemy that were on the more elevated ground.[201] This party on the
heights, however, seeing their cavalry take to flight, abandoned their
commanding position above the stream.

24. Xenophon, when he saw that all was going well on the other side,
returned with all possible speed to join that part of the army which was
crossing over; for the Carduchi were evidently descending into the
plain, with the view of falling upon the rear. 25. Cheirisophus was now
in possession of the heights, and Lycius, who, with his small party, had
proceeded in pursuit of the enemy, had captured some of their baggage
that they had left behind, and amongst it some rich garments and
drin