《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪六十六》
二月，辛卯，官军与裘甫军战天剡县以西，裘甫军在三溪之南设下埋伏，而在三溪之北虚摆阵势，堵溪水上流，使人可在溪水下游涉渡。
二月，辛卯，与甫战于剡西，贼设伏于三溪之南，而陈于三溪之北，壅溪上流，使可涉。
In February, on Xinmao Day, the government army fought Qiu Fu's army to the west of Shanxian County. Qiu Fu's army set up an ambush south of Sanxi and set up a false formation north of Sanxi, blocking the upstream of the creek and allowing people to wade downstream.
<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: 二月，辛卯，与甫战于剡西，贼设伏于三溪之南，而陈于三溪之北，壅溪上流，使可涉。 Modern: 二月，辛卯，官军与裘甫军战天剡县以西，裘甫军在三溪之南设下埋伏，而在三溪之北虚摆阵势，堵溪水上流，使人可在溪水下游涉渡。 [/INST] In February, on Xinmao Day, the government army fought Qiu Fu's army to the west of Shanxian County. Qiu Fu's army set up an ambush south of Sanxi and set up a false formation north of Sanxi, blocking the upstream of the creek and allowing people to wade downstream.</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: 二月，辛卯，与甫战于剡西，贼设伏于三溪之南，而陈于三溪之北，壅溪上流，使可涉。 Modern: 二月，辛卯，官军与裘甫军战天剡县以西，裘甫军在三溪之南设下埋伏，而在三溪之北虚摆阵势，堵溪水上流，使人可在溪水下游涉渡。
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In February, on Xinmao Day, the government army fought Qiu Fu's army to the west of Shanxian County. Qiu Fu's army set up an ambush south of Sanxi and set up a false formation north of Sanxi, blocking the upstream of the creek and allowing people to wade downstream.
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