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This is madness, you will never get withing a hundred paces of him.
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Have you seen the sheer size of his force, Alexander?
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Not IF you hold him on the left, my brave Parmenion,
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with your son, Philotas, for just one, two hours tomorrow.
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And you, unbreakable Antigonus. The center phalanx.
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Perdiccas.
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Leonnatus.
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Nearchus.
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Polyperchon.
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If you pin them on the walls of Ursyrisus here in the center,
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their cavalry will follow me out to the right,
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..and when bold Cassander breaks,
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stretching their left, a hole will open,
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Then I and my cavalry, our revered Cleitus,
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Ptolemy and Hephaistion will strike through that gap,
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and deal the death blow to Darius' head.
:37:54
Alexander, even with luck, timing, the
gods, we must route them tomorrow,
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destroy their army completely!
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..Or we'll be picked apart by bandit tribes on a long journey home.
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Right.
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You speak of home and retreat,
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but do you understand, Parmenion,
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..Babylon is my new home.
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Alexander, if we must fight,
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..do so with stealth, use your numbers well,
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we should attack tonight when they least expect us.
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I didn't cross Asia to steal this victory, Cassander.
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No, you are too honorable for that,
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No doubt influenced from sleeping with
tales of Troy under your pillow.
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But your father was no lover of Homer's.
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The lands west of the Euphrates handed over.
The hand of his daughter in marriage,
:38:51
..since when has a greek ever been given such honors?
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This are not honors, Parmenion. They are bribes!
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..which the greeks have accepted.. TOO LONG!