 In battle [ the Magyars ] do not line up as do the [ Byzantines ] in three divisions , but in several units of irregular size , linking the divisions close to one another although separated by short distances , so that they give the impression of one battle line . Apart from their battle line , they maintain an additional force that they send out to ambush careless adversaries of theirs or hold in reserve to support a hard @-@ pressed section . ... Frequently they tie the extra horses together to the rear , that is , behind their battle line , as protection for it . They make the depth of the files , that is , the rows , of their battle line irregular because they consider it more important that the line should be thick than deep , and they make their front even and dense . They prefer battles fought at long range , ambushes , encircling their adversaries , simulated withdrawals and wheeling about , and scattered formations . 
