《后汉书·列传·南蛮西南夷列传》
刘尚知道长贵的计谋，随即分派兵力先占领了邛都，然后突然袭击长贵，杀了他，将他的家人迁到成都。
尚知其谋，即分兵先据邛都，遂掩长贵诛之，徙其家属于成都。
Liu Shang found out about Changgui's plan, and immediately dispatched his troops to occupy Qiongdu first. Then he suddenly attacked Changgui, killed him, and moved his family to Chengdu.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 尚知其谋，即分兵先据邛都，遂掩长贵诛之，徙其家属于成都。 [/INST] Liu Shang found out about Changgui's plan, and immediately dispatched his troops to occupy Qiongdu first. Then he suddenly attacked Changgui, killed him, and moved his family to Chengdu.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 尚知其谋，即分兵先据邛都，遂掩长贵诛之，徙其家属于成都。
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Liu Shang found out about Changgui's plan, and immediately dispatched his troops to occupy Qiongdu first. Then he suddenly attacked Changgui, killed him, and moved his family to Chengdu.
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