《明史·列传·卷九》
燕军攻破何福军队，捉拿平安等诸将，燕王派使者向梅殷借路，以进香为名。
燕兵破何福军，执诸将平安等，遣使假道于殷，以进香为名。
The Yan army defeated He Fu's army, captured generals such as Ping An, and the King of Yan sent an envoy to borrow a road from Mei Yin, under the pretext of offering incense.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 燕兵破何福军，执诸将平安等，遣使假道于殷，以进香为名。 [/INST] The Yan army defeated He Fu's army, captured generals such as Ping An, and the King of Yan sent an envoy to borrow a road from Mei Yin, under the pretext of offering incense.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 燕兵破何福军，执诸将平安等，遣使假道于殷，以进香为名。
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The Yan army defeated He Fu's army, captured generals such as Ping An, and the King of Yan sent an envoy to borrow a road from Mei Yin, under the pretext of offering incense.
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