《三国志·魏书·董二袁刘传》
之前，太祖曹操曾派刘备率军到徐州抵抗袁术。
先是，太祖遣刘备诣徐州拒袁术。
Previously, Emperor Cao Cao sent Liu Bei to lead an army to Xuzhou to resist Yuan Shu. 
<s>[INST] Translate to English, please: 先是，太祖遣刘备诣徐州拒袁术。 [/INST] Previously, Emperor Cao Cao sent Liu Bei to lead an army to Xuzhou to resist Yuan Shu. </s>
Translate to English, please: 先是，太祖遣刘备诣徐州拒袁术。
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Previously, Emperor Cao Cao sent Liu Bei to lead an army to Xuzhou to resist Yuan Shu.
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