《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪七》
我听说把军队置之于死地，然后才可以求生，须让敌虏全部聚合在一块之后，再同他们决战。
吾闻置兵死地，乃可求生；须虏大合，然后与战。
I heard that we can seek survival by putting the troops at risk of death, we must wait for the enemy to fully gather together and then fight all out with them.