《汉书·传·韩彭英卢吴传》
陈胜起兵时，黥布就去会见番县令吴芮，逭时：魉已有兵众数千人。
陈胜之起也，布乃见番君，其众数千人。
When Chen Sheng launched an uprising, Ying Bu went to meet Wu Rui, the magistrate of Fanxian. At that time, he already had an army of several thousand people.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 陈胜之起也，布乃见番君，其众数千人。 [/INST] When Chen Sheng launched an uprising, Ying Bu went to meet Wu Rui, the magistrate of Fanxian. At that time, he already had an army of several thousand people.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 陈胜之起也，布乃见番君，其众数千人。
user
When Chen Sheng launched an uprising, Ying Bu went to meet Wu Rui, the magistrate of Fanxian. At that time, he already had an army of several thousand people.
assistant