《明史·列传·卷一百九十七》
正好天寒黄河结冰，贼人突然从毛家寨策马渡河。
会天寒河冰合，贼突从毛家寨策马径渡。
It happened to be cold and the Yellow River froze over, and the rebels suddenly crossed the river on horseback from Maojiachai.
<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: 会天寒河冰合，贼突从毛家寨策马径渡。 Modern: 正好天寒黄河结冰，贼人突然从毛家寨策马渡河。 [/INST] It happened to be cold and the Yellow River froze over, and the rebels suddenly crossed the river on horseback from Maojiachai.</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: 会天寒河冰合，贼突从毛家寨策马径渡。 Modern: 正好天寒黄河结冰，贼人突然从毛家寨策马渡河。
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It happened to be cold and the Yellow River froze over, and the rebels suddenly crossed the river on horseback from Maojiachai.
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