《北史·列传·卷三十七》
不久，人们偷袭杀死了卫可环，将士们让贺拔胜骑马去朔州报告，没有回来，他的父亲已经去世。
寻而袭杀可瑰，众令胜驰告朔州，未反而度拔已卒。
Not long after, people sneaked up on and killed Wei Kehuan, the soldiers and generals asked He Bashen to ride to Shuoxian to report, but he did not return, as his father had already passed away.
<s>[INST] Break down the structure and provide an English interpretation of the presented Classical Chinese phrase: 寻而袭杀可瑰，众令胜驰告朔州，未反而度拔已卒。 [/INST]

**English interpretation:** Not long after, people sneaked up on and killed Wei Kehuan, the soldiers and generals asked He Bashen to ride to Shuoxian to report, but he did not return, as his father had already passed away.
**Structural analysis:**
- 寻而袭杀可瑰: "寻而" means "not long after"; "袭杀" means "to sneak up on and kill"; "可瑰" is the name of a person.
- 众令胜驰告朔州: "众" means "the multitude"; "令" means "to order"; "胜" is the name of a person; "驰" means "to ride"; "告" means "to report"; "朔州" is the name of a place.
- 未反而度拔已卒: "未反" means "not yet to return"; "而" is a conjunction; "度拔" means "to pass away"; "已卒" means "to have already died".</s>
Break down the structure and provide an English interpretation of the presented Classical Chinese phrase: 寻而袭杀可瑰，众令胜驰告朔州，未反而度拔已卒。
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**English interpretation:** Not long after, people sneaked up on and killed Wei Kehuan, the soldiers and generals asked He Bashen to ride to Shuoxian to report, but he did not return, as his father had already passed away.
**Structural analysis:**
- 寻而袭杀可瑰: "寻而" means "not long after"; "袭杀" means "to sneak up on and kill"; "可瑰" is the name of a person.
- 众令胜驰告朔州: "众" means "the multitude"; "令" means "to order"; "胜" is the name of a person; "驰" means "to ride"; "告" means "to report"; "朔州" is the name of a place.
- 未反而度拔已卒: "未反" means "not yet to return"; "而" is a conjunction; "度拔" means "to pass away"; "已卒" means "to have already died".
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