《明史·本纪·卷一》
十六日，到湖口，先设伏兵在泾江口和南湖觜，遏制陈友谅归路，令信州兵守武阳渡。
癸未，次湖口，先伏兵泾江口及南湖觜，遏友谅归路，檄信州兵守武阳渡。
On the 16th, he arrived at Hukou and set up ambushes at the mouth of Jingjiang River and the tip of Nanhu Lake to block Chen Youliang's retreat. He ordered Xinzhou troops to guard Wuyang Ferry.
<s>[INST] From the Classical Chinese script: 癸未，次湖口，先伏兵泾江口及南湖觜，遏友谅归路，檄信州兵守武阳渡。, document the translation approach to render an English version. [/INST]
Initial step: First, translate the core content "次湖口，先伏兵泾江口及南湖觜，遏友谅归路，檄信州兵守武阳渡。"
Following steps: Then, add the contextual information "癸未，" meaning the 16th
English rendition: On the 16th, he arrived at Hukou and set up ambushes at the mouth of Jingjiang River and the tip of Nanhu Lake to block Chen Youliang's retreat. He ordered Xinzhou troops to guard Wuyang Ferry.</s>
From the Classical Chinese script: 癸未，次湖口，先伏兵泾江口及南湖觜，遏友谅归路，檄信州兵守武阳渡。, document the translation approach to render an English version.
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Initial step: First, translate the core content "次湖口，先伏兵泾江口及南湖觜，遏友谅归路，檄信州兵守武阳渡。"
Following steps: Then, add the contextual information "癸未，" meaning the 16th
English rendition: On the 16th, he arrived at Hukou and set up ambushes at the mouth of Jingjiang River and the tip of Nanhu Lake to block Chen Youliang's retreat. He ordered Xinzhou troops to guard Wuyang Ferry.
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