《北史·本记·卷三》
二十三日，车驾从南阳出发，留下太尉咸阳王禧、前将军元英攻城。
丁未，车驾发南阳，留太尉咸阳王禧、前将军元英攻之。
On the 23rd, the imperial chariot left Nanyang, leaving the Grand Marshal Prince Xi of Xianyang and the General of the Vanguard Yuan Ying to attack the city.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 丁未，车驾发南阳，留太尉咸阳王禧、前将军元英攻之。 [/INST] On the 23rd, the imperial chariot left Nanyang, leaving the Grand Marshal Prince Xi of Xianyang and the General of the Vanguard Yuan Ying to attack the city.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 丁未，车驾发南阳，留太尉咸阳王禧、前将军元英攻之。
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On the 23rd, the imperial chariot left Nanyang, leaving the Grand Marshal Prince Xi of Xianyang and the General of the Vanguard Yuan Ying to attack the city.
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