《宋史·列传·卷十七》
乾德八年正月，又在新林港大破江南军队，二月，军队进驻秦淮，南唐水陆军队十多万人在城下列阵，宋军大败南唐军，斩杀、俘获一万多敌人。
八年正月，又破其军于新林港。二月，师进次秦淮，江南水陆十余万陈于城下，大败之，俘斩数万计。
In the first month of the eighth year of the Qiande reign, the Jiangnan forces were again defeated at Xinlin Harbor, then in the second month, the army marched on Qinhuai. More than 100,000 Southern Tang soldiers and sailors formed up in battle array outside the city. The Song forces routed the Southern Tang forces, killing or capturing more than 10,000 enemy soldiers.