《后汉书·列传·袁绍刘表列传上》
袁绍先命令曲义率领八百精兵和一千能开硬弓的射手，作为前锋。
绍先令曲义领精兵八百，强弩千张，以为前登。
Yuan Shao first ordered Qu Yi to lead 800 elite soldiers and 1,000 archers who could shoot hard bows as the vanguard.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 绍先令曲义领精兵八百，强弩千张，以为前登。 [/INST] Yuan Shao first ordered Qu Yi to lead 800 elite soldiers and 1,000 archers who could shoot hard bows as the vanguard.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 绍先令曲义领精兵八百，强弩千张，以为前登。
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Yuan Shao first ordered Qu Yi to lead 800 elite soldiers and 1,000 archers who could shoot hard bows as the vanguard.
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