《新唐书·列传·卷三》
不一会儿羸兵退却，贼寇追击败卒甚为嚣张，与祖尚之军相遇，交战一场，大败其众。
俄而兵却，贼追北且嚣，遇祖尚军，薄战，遂大败。
Soon the weak soldiers retreated. The bandits pursued and defeated the defeated soldiers very arrogantly. They met with Zushang's army and fought a battle, defeating the bandits.
<s>[INST] Translate the following Classical Chinese text into English: 俄而兵却，贼追北且嚣，遇祖尚军，薄战，遂大败。 [/INST] Soon the weak soldiers retreated. The bandits pursued and defeated the defeated soldiers very arrogantly. They met with Zushang's army and fought a battle, defeating the bandits.</s>
Translate the following Classical Chinese text into English: 俄而兵却，贼追北且嚣，遇祖尚军，薄战，遂大败。
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Soon the weak soldiers retreated. The bandits pursued and defeated the defeated soldiers very arrogantly. They met with Zushang's army and fought a battle, defeating the bandits.
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