《明史·列传·卷一百四十九》
当时贼兵多官兵少，河南又大闹饥荒，官兵缺饷，边防部队更加人心惶惶。
贼多兵少，而河南大饥，饷乏，边兵益汹汹。
At that time, there were many bandits and few government soldiers, and there was a great famine in Henan, so the government soldiers were short of pay, and the border troops were even more frightened.
<s>[INST] Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 贼多兵少，而河南大饥，饷乏，边兵益汹汹。 [/INST] At that time, there were many bandits and few government soldiers, and there was a great famine in Henan, so the government soldiers were short of pay, and the border troops were even more frightened.</s>
Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 贼多兵少，而河南大饥，饷乏，边兵益汹汹。
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At that time, there were many bandits and few government soldiers, and there was a great famine in Henan, so the government soldiers were short of pay, and the border troops were even more frightened.
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