《后汉书·列传·袁绍刘表列传上》
袁绍将营垒相连，逐步推进，慢慢迫近官度，于是双方会战，结果曹军失利，又退回营垒坚守。
连营稍前，渐逼官度，遂合战。操军不利，复还坚壁。
Yuan Shao set up camps one after another and advanced step by step, slowly approaching Guandu. The two sides fought a battle, and as a result, Cao's army was defeated and retreated back to the camp.
<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: 连营稍前，渐逼官度，遂合战。操军不利，复还坚壁。 Modern: 袁绍将营垒相连，逐步推进，慢慢迫近官度，于是双方会战，结果曹军失利，又退回营垒坚守。 [/INST] Yuan Shao set up camps one after another and advanced step by step, slowly approaching Guandu. The two sides fought a battle, and as a result, Cao's army was defeated and retreated back to the camp.</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: 连营稍前，渐逼官度，遂合战。操军不利，复还坚壁。 Modern: 袁绍将营垒相连，逐步推进，慢慢迫近官度，于是双方会战，结果曹军失利，又退回营垒坚守。
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Yuan Shao set up camps one after another and advanced step by step, slowly approaching Guandu. The two sides fought a battle, and as a result, Cao's army was defeated and retreated back to the camp.
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