The great idea of the Lacedaemonians was to get back their men while Brasidas's good fortune lasted: further successes might make the struggle a less unequal one in Chalcidice, but would leave them still deprived of their men, and even in Chalcidice not more than a match for the Athenians and by no means certain of victory.
Gauza handitzat zeukaten euren gizonak berreskuratzea Brasidas arrakastarik arrakasta zebilen bitartean, zeren, hala euren egoerak hobera egiten bazuen nola oreka ezartzen bazen, euren gizonik gabe geldituko baitziren eta arriskuetan sartu eta abantailarik gabe borrokatuz gailendu beharra izango baitzuten.