《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪五十五》
他还说： 蔡州将士都是国家的百姓，倘若到了吴元济势穷力竭，不再能够作恶时，不须过多地杀害他们。 
又言： 蔡州士卒皆国家百姓，若势力穷不能为恶者，不须过有杀戮。 
He also said: The generals and soldiers of Caizhou are all people of the state. If Wu Yuanji is desperate and no longer able to do evil, there is no need to kill them too much.
<s>[INST] Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 又言： 蔡州士卒皆国家百姓，若势力穷不能为恶者，不须过有杀戮。  Updated: 他还说： 蔡州将士都是国家的百姓，倘若到了吴元济势穷力竭，不再能够作恶时，不须过多地杀害他们。  [/INST] He also said: The generals and soldiers of Caizhou are all people of the state. If Wu Yuanji is desperate and no longer able to do evil, there is no need to kill them too much.</s>
Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 又言： 蔡州士卒皆国家百姓，若势力穷不能为恶者，不须过有杀戮。  Updated: 他还说： 蔡州将士都是国家的百姓，倘若到了吴元济势穷力竭，不再能够作恶时，不须过多地杀害他们。
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He also said: The generals and soldiers of Caizhou are all people of the state. If Wu Yuanji is desperate and no longer able to do evil, there is no need to kill them too much.
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