《明史·列传·卷一百八十一》
大烈、鼎延等固守三日。义军于夜半登城，捉住了大烈。
大烈、鼎延等固守三日，贼夜半登城，执大烈。
Dali, Dingyan and others defended for three days. The army climbed the city at midnight and captured Dali.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 大烈、鼎延等固守三日，贼夜半登城，执大烈。 [/INST] Dali, Dingyan and others defended for three days. The army climbed the city at midnight and captured Dali.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 大烈、鼎延等固守三日，贼夜半登城，执大烈。
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Dali, Dingyan and others defended for three days. The army climbed the city at midnight and captured Dali.
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