 In terms of forces the opposite should have been true, but Perdiccas knew he had all the generals on his side.Moreover, according to Plutarch in "Life of Eumenes", one of the "Hetairoi", Eumenes, had remained behind and was trying to convince the soldiers to come to terms.Perdiccas demanded an investigation into what he was calling the sedition and that the leaders should be turned over to him.