《宋史·列传·卷一百八十》
李庭芝请分淮南西路让夏贵率兵防守，而自己能专心防守淮南东路，获得批准。
庭芝请分淮西夏贵，而己得专力淮东，从之。
Li Tingzhi requested that Huainan Xilu be divided to allow Xia Gui to lead troops to defend it, while he himself would specialize in defending Huainan Donglu, which was approved.
<s>[INST] Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 庭芝请分淮西夏贵，而己得专力淮东，从之。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 李庭芝请分淮南西路让夏贵率兵防守，而自己能专心防守淮南东路，获得批准。 English: Li Tingzhi requested that Huainan Xilu be divided to allow Xia Gui to lead troops to defend it, while he himself would specialize in defending Huainan Donglu, which was approved.</s>
Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 庭芝请分淮西夏贵，而己得专力淮东，从之。
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Modern Chinese: 李庭芝请分淮南西路让夏贵率兵防守，而自己能专心防守淮南东路，获得批准。 English: Li Tingzhi requested that Huainan Xilu be divided to allow Xia Gui to lead troops to defend it, while he himself would specialize in defending Huainan Donglu, which was approved.
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