To cut and run means to leave a situation very quickly, but in this sentence they are considering staying and fighting which is the opposite
Context: "Their first reaction was to stay and fight, just as their comrades were in the process of doing down on kly."
Hypothesis: Their first impulse was to cut and run, just as their comrades were in the process of doing down on kly.
Based on the context, is the hypothesis true, false, or unknown?