《宋史·列传·卷一百七十六》
不久，北方的军队南下，渡过黄河，打开水闸，兵大多淹死，以致溃败而回。
未几，北兵南下，渡河，发水闸，兵多溺死，遂溃而归。
Soon, the army from the north marched south, crossed the Yellow River, opened the floodgate, and caused the death of most of the soldiers, resulting in a defeat.
<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: 未几，北兵南下，渡河，发水闸，兵多溺死，遂溃而归。 Modern: 不久，北方的军队南下，渡过黄河，打开水闸，兵大多淹死，以致溃败而回。 [/INST] Soon, the army from the north marched south, crossed the Yellow River, opened the floodgate, and caused the death of most of the soldiers, resulting in a defeat.</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: 未几，北兵南下，渡河，发水闸，兵多溺死，遂溃而归。 Modern: 不久，北方的军队南下，渡过黄河，打开水闸，兵大多淹死，以致溃败而回。
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Soon, the army from the north marched south, crossed the Yellow River, opened the floodgate, and caused the death of most of the soldiers, resulting in a defeat.
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