《北史·列传·卷四十二》
周军奔上邙山与齐军作战，段韶故意暂时领军退却，等待敌兵精疲力尽，再下马反击，把周军打得溃不成军，洛阳的包围立即被解除。
上山逆战，韶且却引，待其力弊，下马击之，周人大溃。洛城围亦即奔遁。
The Zhou army rushed to Mangshan to fight the Qi army. Duan Yu intentionally led the army to retreat temporarily, waiting for the enemy to be exhausted, then dismounted to fight back, and defeated the Zhou army. The siege of Luoyang was immediately lifted.
<s>[INST] For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 上山逆战，韶且却引，待其力弊，下马击之，周人大溃。洛城围亦即奔遁。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English. [/INST] Completed English translation: The Zhou army rushed to Mangshan to fight the Qi army. Duan Yu intentionally led the army to retreat temporarily, waiting for the enemy to be exhausted, then dismounted to fight back, and defeated the Zhou army. The siege of Luoyang was immediately lifted.
Step 1: Identify the main verb and its object. The main verb is 逆战 (fight against), and its object is 周人大溃 (the Zhou army was routed).
Step 2: Identify the subject. The subject is 韶且 (Duan Yu).
Step 3: Identify the modifiers. The modifiers are 上山 (to ascend the mountain), 却引 (to retreat), 待其力弊 (to wait for the enemy to be exhausted), and 下马击之 (to dismount and attack).
Step 4: Put the sentence together. The English translation is: The Zhou army rushed to Mangshan to fight the Qi army. Duan Yu intentionally led the army to retreat temporarily, waiting for the enemy to be exhausted, then dismounted to fight back, and defeated the Zhou army.</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 上山逆战，韶且却引，待其力弊，下马击之，周人大溃。洛城围亦即奔遁。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English.
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Completed English translation: The Zhou army rushed to Mangshan to fight the Qi army. Duan Yu intentionally led the army to retreat temporarily, waiting for the enemy to be exhausted, then dismounted to fight back, and defeated the Zhou army. The siege of Luoyang was immediately lifted.
Step 1: Identify the main verb and its object. The main verb is 逆战 (fight against), and its object is 周人大溃 (the Zhou army was routed).
Step 2: Identify the subject. The subject is 韶且 (Duan Yu).
Step 3: Identify the modifiers. The modifiers are 上山 (to ascend the mountain), 却引 (to retreat), 待其力弊 (to wait for the enemy to be exhausted), and 下马击之 (to dismount and attack).
Step 4: Put the sentence together. The English translation is: The Zhou army rushed to Mangshan to fight the Qi army. Duan Yu intentionally led the army to retreat temporarily, waiting for the enemy to be exhausted, then dismounted to fight back, and defeated the Zhou army.
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