《辽史·列传·卷二十四》
萧恒德说，出兵这么久没有建功，回去无法交账，如果深入后方大肆抢掠，还强似空手而回。
萧恒德谓师久无功，何以藉口，若深入大掠，犹胜空返。
Xiao Hengde said that after fighting for so long without any success, he would not be able to account for it when he returned, and that it would be better to go deep into the rear and plunder than to return empty-handed.
<s>[INST] Analyze the following Classical Chinese passage and provide both a modern Chinese and an English translation: 萧恒德谓师久无功，何以藉口，若深入大掠，犹胜空返。 [/INST] Modern Chinese Interpretation: 萧恒德说，出兵这么久没有建功，回去无法交账，如果深入后方大肆抢掠，还强似空手而回。 English Translation: Xiao Hengde said that after fighting for so long without any success, he would not be able to account for it when he returned, and that it would be better to go deep into the rear and plunder than to return empty-handed.</s>
Analyze the following Classical Chinese passage and provide both a modern Chinese and an English translation: 萧恒德谓师久无功，何以藉口，若深入大掠，犹胜空返。
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Modern Chinese Interpretation: 萧恒德说，出兵这么久没有建功，回去无法交账，如果深入后方大肆抢掠，还强似空手而回。 English Translation: Xiao Hengde said that after fighting for so long without any success, he would not be able to account for it when he returned, and that it would be better to go deep into the rear and plunder than to return empty-handed.
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