《元史·列传·卷九》
太祖问他攻城夺地以何种武器为先，唵木海回答说： 攻城以炮石为先，因炮石力重而能远射。 
帝尝问攻城略地，兵仗何先，对曰： 攻城以炮石为先，力重而能及远故也。 
Taizu asked him which weapon he should use first when attacking a city and capturing a territory, Wan Huhai replied, "When attacking a city, stone bombs should be used first, because stone bombs have great force and can be projected far."
<s>[INST] From the Classical Chinese script: 帝尝问攻城略地，兵仗何先，对曰： 攻城以炮石为先，力重而能及远故也。 , document the translation approach to render an English version. [/INST]

**Initial step:**
* Parsing the text by identifying individual segments/phrases 

**Following steps:**
* Determining the meaning of individual segments
* Reconstructing the meaning of each phrase based on the meaning of each segment
* Identifying and understanding grammatical structures
* Taking into account the context provided in the text, i.e., the conversation between Taizu and Wan Huhai
* Translating each phrase into English 

**English rendition:**
Taizu asked him which weapon he should use first when attacking a city and capturing a territory, Wan Huhai replied, "When attacking a city, stone bombs should be used first, because stone bombs have great force and can be projected far.""</s>
From the Classical Chinese script: 帝尝问攻城略地，兵仗何先，对曰： 攻城以炮石为先，力重而能及远故也。 , document the translation approach to render an English version.
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**Initial step:**
* Parsing the text by identifying individual segments/phrases 

**Following steps:**
* Determining the meaning of individual segments
* Reconstructing the meaning of each phrase based on the meaning of each segment
* Identifying and understanding grammatical structures
* Taking into account the context provided in the text, i.e., the conversation between Taizu and Wan Huhai
* Translating each phrase into English 

**English rendition:**
Taizu asked him which weapon he should use first when attacking a city and capturing a territory, Wan Huhai replied, "When attacking a city, stone bombs should be used first, because stone bombs have great force and can be projected far.""
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