分散行动 meaning in English

decentralized_execution

The search party spread out over the moor
搜索队在荒草地分散行动
The strategic principle , that armies should act in masses on the offensive , and should break up into smaller groups for retreat , unconsciously confirms the truth that the force of an army depends on its spirit
进攻时要集中优势兵力，退却时要分散行动，这一战术规则无形中证明了这样一个真理，即军队的力量在于它的士气。