《元史·列传·卷十六》
阿八赤说： 贼弃巢穴而藏于山海，是想等我军不利之时乘机反攻。
阿八赤曰： 贼弃巢穴而匿山海者，意待吾之敝而乘之耳。
Abaachi said: "The bandits have abandoned their nest and hid in the mountains and seas, their plan is to counterattack when our army is exhausted."
<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: 阿八赤曰： 贼弃巢穴而匿山海者，意待吾之敝而乘之耳。 Modern: 阿八赤说： 贼弃巢穴而藏于山海，是想等我军不利之时乘机反攻。 [/INST] Abaachi said: "The bandits have abandoned their nest and hid in the mountains and seas, their plan is to counterattack when our army is exhausted."</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: 阿八赤曰： 贼弃巢穴而匿山海者，意待吾之敝而乘之耳。 Modern: 阿八赤说： 贼弃巢穴而藏于山海，是想等我军不利之时乘机反攻。
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Abaachi said: "The bandits have abandoned their nest and hid in the mountains and seas, their plan is to counterattack when our army is exhausted."
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