《明史·列传·卷一百四十七》
于是烧毁城外的全部民房，把守备器械运进城中，等候大清军。
乃尽焚城外民居，携守具入城，清野以待。
He then ordered the complete destruction of all the civilian dwellings outside the city, and the transfer of all the defensive equipment into the city, where they awaited the Qing army.
<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: 乃尽焚城外民居，携守具入城，清野以待。 Modern: 于是烧毁城外的全部民房，把守备器械运进城中，等候大清军。 [/INST] He then ordered the complete destruction of all the civilian dwellings outside the city, and the transfer of all the defensive equipment into the city, where they awaited the Qing army.</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: 乃尽焚城外民居，携守具入城，清野以待。 Modern: 于是烧毁城外的全部民房，把守备器械运进城中，等候大清军。
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He then ordered the complete destruction of all the civilian dwellings outside the city, and the transfer of all the defensive equipment into the city, where they awaited the Qing army.
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