《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪六十七》
庞勋、许佶因为王弘立骄傲自大，麻痹大意而遭致惨败，想处以斩型，周重为此向庞勋说情： 王弘立多次打胜仗，没有给予奖赏，遭到一次失败，就要诛死，不记他的功而专录他的过，这等于为敌人报仇，使我部诸将都感到恐惧；不如赦免王弘立，让他带罪立功，将功补过，以观后效。 
庞勋、许佶以弘立骄惰致败，欲斩之，周重为之说勋曰： 弘立再胜未赏，一败而诛之，弃功录过，为敌报仇，诸将咸惧矣。不若赦之，责其后效。 
Pang Xun and Xu Ji wanted to execute Wang Hongli for his arrogance and complacency, which had led to such a disastrous defeat. Zhou Chong, however, pleaded for mercy: "Wang Hongli has won many victories in the past, but he has not been rewarded. Now that he has suffered a single defeat, you want to put him to death. To forget his past services and only punish his errors would be tantamount to taking revenge on behalf of the enemy. It would also terrify our other generals. It would be better to pardon Wang Hongli and give him a chance to redeem himself. We can observe his conduct and see how he performs."