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楚军于是便攻下了成皋，接着又打算西进。汉王即派兵在巩县抵御楚军，使他无法西进。
楚拔成皋，欲西；汉使兵距之巩，令其不得西。
The Chu army then seized Chenggao and planned to march west. The King of Han deployed troops to resist the Chu army at Gongxian, not allowing it to move westward.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 楚拔成皋，欲西；汉使兵距之巩，令其不得西。 [/INST] Contemporary: 楚军于是便攻下了成皋，接着又打算西进。汉王即派兵在巩县抵御楚军，使他无法西进。 English version: The Chu army then seized Chenggao and planned to march west. The King of Han deployed troops to resist the Chu army at Gongxian, not allowing it to move westward.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 楚拔成皋，欲西；汉使兵距之巩，令其不得西。
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Contemporary: 楚军于是便攻下了成皋，接着又打算西进。汉王即派兵在巩县抵御楚军，使他无法西进。 English version: The Chu army then seized Chenggao and planned to march west. The King of Han deployed troops to resist the Chu army at Gongxian, not allowing it to move westward.
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