《明史·列传·卷四十三》
他们杀死指挥陈杰等人，攻陷松潘、叠溪，包围威、茂等州。
杀指挥陈杰等，陷松潘、叠溪，围威、茂诸州。
They killed the commander Chen Jie and others, captured Songpan and Diexi, and besieged the states of Wei and Mao.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 杀指挥陈杰等，陷松潘、叠溪，围威、茂诸州。 Modern: 他们杀死指挥陈杰等人，攻陷松潘、叠溪，包围威、茂等州。 [/INST] They killed the commander Chen Jie and others, captured Songpan and Diexi, and besieged the states of Wei and Mao.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 杀指挥陈杰等，陷松潘、叠溪，围威、茂诸州。 Modern: 他们杀死指挥陈杰等人，攻陷松潘、叠溪，包围威、茂等州。
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They killed the commander Chen Jie and others, captured Songpan and Diexi, and besieged the states of Wei and Mao.
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