《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪二》
许久，杨椿悄悄地挑选精悍兵卒，让他们口中衔着木棒以免弄出声响，乘夜偷袭陈瞻，斩了陈瞻，传送首级到洛阳。
久之，阴简精卒，衔枚夜袭之，斩瞻，传首。
In the dead of night, Yang Chun secretly selected strong soldiers, ordered them to hold wooden sticks in their mouths so as not to make a sound, and attacked Chen Zhan under cover of darkness, killing Chen Zhan and delivering his head to Luoyang.
<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: 久之，阴简精卒，衔枚夜袭之，斩瞻，传首。 Modern: 许久，杨椿悄悄地挑选精悍兵卒，让他们口中衔着木棒以免弄出声响，乘夜偷袭陈瞻，斩了陈瞻，传送首级到洛阳。 [/INST] In the dead of night, Yang Chun secretly selected strong soldiers, ordered them to hold wooden sticks in their mouths so as not to make a sound, and attacked Chen Zhan under cover of darkness, killing Chen Zhan and delivering his head to Luoyang.</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: 久之，阴简精卒，衔枚夜袭之，斩瞻，传首。 Modern: 许久，杨椿悄悄地挑选精悍兵卒，让他们口中衔着木棒以免弄出声响，乘夜偷袭陈瞻，斩了陈瞻，传送首级到洛阳。
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In the dead of night, Yang Chun secretly selected strong soldiers, ordered them to hold wooden sticks in their mouths so as not to make a sound, and attacked Chen Zhan under cover of darkness, killing Chen Zhan and delivering his head to Luoyang.
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