This however not being quick enough for him, he joined the retreat in person and made the right wing wheel round, thus turning its unarmed side to the enemy. It was then that Brasidas, seeing the Athenian force in motion and his opportunity come, said to the men with him and the rest:
Horrela, bada, erabat fidatuta eta neurririk hartu gabe segitzen duten eta, ikusten dudanez, alde egitekotan itxarotekotan baino gehiago dauden artean, erabakirik gabe dauden bitartean eta iritzi finko batera heldu aurretik, nik neurekin ditudanekin, ahal badut, aurrera egin eta arrapaladan haien tropen erdialdera joko dut erasoa;