《梁书·列传·卷四十三》
侯景听说神茂打了败仗，就派他的中军侯子鉴率领两万精兵，帮助神茂攻打张嵊，张嵊派军主范智朗到郡西抵御，被神茂击败后退回。
侯景闻神茂败，乃遣其中军侯子鉴帅精兵二万人，助神茂以击嵊。嵊遣军主范智朗出郡西拒战，为神茂所败，退归。
When Hou Jing heard that Shenmao had been defeated, he sent his central army captain, Hou Zijian, to lead 20,000 elite soldiers to help Shenmao attack Zhang Sheng. Zhang Sheng sent his army captain, Fan Zhilang, to resist at the west of his prefecture. Fan Zhilang was defeated by Shenmao and returned.
<s>[INST] Translate the following Classical Chinese text into English: 侯景闻神茂败，乃遣其中军侯子鉴帅精兵二万人，助神茂以击嵊。嵊遣军主范智朗出郡西拒战，为神茂所败，退归。 [/INST] When Hou Jing heard that Shenmao had been defeated, he sent his central army captain, Hou Zijian, to lead 20,000 elite soldiers to help Shenmao attack Zhang Sheng. Zhang Sheng sent his army captain, Fan Zhilang, to resist at the west of his prefecture. Fan Zhilang was defeated by Shenmao and returned.</s>
Translate the following Classical Chinese text into English: 侯景闻神茂败，乃遣其中军侯子鉴帅精兵二万人，助神茂以击嵊。嵊遣军主范智朗出郡西拒战，为神茂所败，退归。
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When Hou Jing heard that Shenmao had been defeated, he sent his central army captain, Hou Zijian, to lead 20,000 elite soldiers to help Shenmao attack Zhang Sheng. Zhang Sheng sent his army captain, Fan Zhilang, to resist at the west of his prefecture. Fan Zhilang was defeated by Shenmao and returned.
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