《资治通鉴·后晋纪·后晋纪五》
契丹兵围解除退去，三将涕泣地诉说救兵来得太慢，几乎不能免于一死。
契丹解去，三将泣诉救兵之缓，几不免。
The Khitan siege was lifted and the soldiers withdrew. The three generals wept as they complained that the reinforcements had arrived too slowly, leaving them facing death.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 契丹解去，三将泣诉救兵之缓，几不免。 [/INST] The Khitan siege was lifted and the soldiers withdrew. The three generals wept as they complained that the reinforcements had arrived too slowly, leaving them facing death.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 契丹解去，三将泣诉救兵之缓，几不免。
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The Khitan siege was lifted and the soldiers withdrew. The three generals wept as they complained that the reinforcements had arrived too slowly, leaving them facing death.
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