《明史·志·卷六十七》
成化初年，河东盐贩千百人，自备火炮、强弩、车仗，混杂在官军中追逐敌寇。
成化初，河东盐徒千百辈，自备火炮、强弩、车仗，杂官军逐寇。
In the early years of Chenghua, thousands of salt peddlers in Hedong brought their own artillery, crossbows, and chariots, and mixed with the official army to pursue the enemy.
<s>[INST] Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 成化初，河东盐徒千百辈，自备火炮、强弩、车仗，杂官军逐寇。 [/INST] In the early years of Chenghua, thousands of salt peddlers in Hedong brought their own artillery, crossbows, and chariots, and mixed with the official army to pursue the enemy.</s>
Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 成化初，河东盐徒千百辈，自备火炮、强弩、车仗，杂官军逐寇。
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In the early years of Chenghua, thousands of salt peddlers in Hedong brought their own artillery, crossbows, and chariots, and mixed with the official army to pursue the enemy.
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