《宋史·列传·卷二十四》
朝廷军队讨伐幽蓟不能取胜，派遣使者分赴河南、河东，征发百姓当兵，每八个壮丁抽取一人当兵。
王师讨幽蓟不利，遣使分诣河南、东，籍民为兵，凡八丁取一。
The imperial army's conquest of Youji could not be successful, and envoys were sent to Henan and Hedong to conscript the people as soldiers, one out of every eight men.
<s>[INST] Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 王师讨幽蓟不利，遣使分诣河南、东，籍民为兵，凡八丁取一。 Updated: 朝廷军队讨伐幽蓟不能取胜，派遣使者分赴河南、河东，征发百姓当兵，每八个壮丁抽取一人当兵。 [/INST] The imperial army's conquest of Youji could not be successful, and envoys were sent to Henan and Hedong to conscript the people as soldiers, one out of every eight men.</s>
Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 王师讨幽蓟不利，遣使分诣河南、东，籍民为兵，凡八丁取一。 Updated: 朝廷军队讨伐幽蓟不能取胜，派遣使者分赴河南、河东，征发百姓当兵，每八个壮丁抽取一人当兵。
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The imperial army's conquest of Youji could not be successful, and envoys were sent to Henan and Hedong to conscript the people as soldiers, one out of every eight men.
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