《宋史·列传·卷十九》
侦知敌兵大约三鼓时回来攻城，曹翰诫令知更慢些报更，到天明时还是二鼓，敌军不集而溃，趁机打败敌军，剑南于是被平定。
谍知贼约三鼓复来攻，翰戒知更使缓，向晨犹二鼓，贼众不集而溃，因而破之，剑南遂平。
The spies detected that the enemy troops would come back to attack the city around the third drum. Cao Han ordered the night watchmen to report the time a little slower. When it was dawn, it was still the second drum. The enemy troops were not grouped together yet and were defeated. They took the opportunity to defeat the enemy troops, and Jiannan was thus pacified.
<s>[INST] From the Classical Chinese script: 谍知贼约三鼓复来攻，翰戒知更使缓，向晨犹二鼓，贼众不集而溃，因而破之，剑南遂平。, document the translation approach to render an English version. [/INST] 
Initial step: **Identify the main structure and ideas**

Following steps: **Break down the sentence into smaller units and translate each unit into English**

English rendition: The spies detected that the enemy troops would come back to attack the city around the third drum. Cao Han ordered the night watchmen to report the time a little slower. When it was dawn, it was still the second drum. The enemy troops were not grouped together yet and were defeated. They took the opportunity to defeat the enemy troops, and Jiannan was thus pacified.</s>
From the Classical Chinese script: 谍知贼约三鼓复来攻，翰戒知更使缓，向晨犹二鼓，贼众不集而溃，因而破之，剑南遂平。, document the translation approach to render an English version.
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Initial step: **Identify the main structure and ideas**

Following steps: **Break down the sentence into smaller units and translate each unit into English**

English rendition: The spies detected that the enemy troops would come back to attack the city around the third drum. Cao Han ordered the night watchmen to report the time a little slower. When it was dawn, it was still the second drum. The enemy troops were not grouped together yet and were defeated. They took the opportunity to defeat the enemy troops, and Jiannan was thus pacified.
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