《金史·本纪·卷二》
如果让敌人先在谩都诃身上得志，今后虽然照样杀了他们，又有什么好处呢？ 
使敌先得志于谩都诃，后虽种诛之，何益也。 
If we let the enemy succeed with Mandukha, what would be the use of killing them later?
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 使敌先得志于谩都诃，后虽种诛之，何益也。  [/INST] If we let the enemy succeed with Mandukha, what would be the use of killing them later?</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 使敌先得志于谩都诃，后虽种诛之，何益也。
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If we let the enemy succeed with Mandukha, what would be the use of killing them later?
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