《明史·列传·卷一百五十》
早先，临颍被贼兵守着，左良玉打下后进行屠城，把贼寇抢劫的东西全部缴获了。
先是，临颍为贼守，左良玉破而屠之，尽获贼所掳。
Previously Linying had been in the hands of the bandits, but after Zuo Liangyu captured it he carried out a massacre and recovered all the plunder the bandits had seized.
<s>[INST] 对于下列每组文言文和现代汉语句子, 请提供一个能够准确表达两者本质的英语翻译: 文言文: 先是，临颍为贼守，左良玉破而屠之，尽获贼所掳。 现代汉语: 早先，临颍被贼兵守着，左良玉打下后进行屠城，把贼寇抢劫的东西全部缴获了。 [/INST] Previously Linying had been in the hands of the bandits, but after Zuo Liangyu captured it he carried out a massacre and recovered all the plunder the bandits had seized.</s>
对于下列每组文言文和现代汉语句子, 请提供一个能够准确表达两者本质的英语翻译: 文言文: 先是，临颍为贼守，左良玉破而屠之，尽获贼所掳。 现代汉语: 早先，临颍被贼兵守着，左良玉打下后进行屠城，把贼寇抢劫的东西全部缴获了。
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Previously Linying had been in the hands of the bandits, but after Zuo Liangyu captured it he carried out a massacre and recovered all the plunder the bandits had seized.
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