《辽史·列传·卷二十四》
萧恒德说，出兵这么久没有建功，回去无法交账，如果深入后方大肆抢掠，还强似空手而回。
萧恒德谓师久无功，何以藉口，若深入大掠，犹胜空返。
Xiao Hengde said that after fighting for so long without any success, he would not be able to account for it when he returned, and that it would be better to go deep into the rear and plunder than to return empty-handed.
<s>[INST] Provide a modern Chinese interpretation of the following Classical Chinese passage: 萧恒德谓师久无功，何以藉口，若深入大掠，犹胜空返。 [/INST] 萧恒德说，出兵这么久没有建功，回去无法交账，如果深入后方大肆抢掠，还强似空手而回。</s>
Provide a modern Chinese interpretation of the following Classical Chinese passage: 萧恒德谓师久无功，何以藉口，若深入大掠，犹胜空返。
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萧恒德说，出兵这么久没有建功，回去无法交账，如果深入后方大肆抢掠，还强似空手而回。
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