《国语·越语·范蠡谏勾践勿许吴成卒》
范蠡不再报告越王，擂起战鼓，出兵跟在吴国使者的后面，一直追到姑苏的吴国王宫，越国没有什么伤亡，就灭掉了吴国。
范蠡不报于王，击鼓兴师以随使者，至于姑苏之宫，不伤越民，遂灭吴。
Without further report to the King of Yue, Fan Li had the drums beaten and led his troops to follow the Wu envoy. He chased him all the way to the Wu palace in Gusu. The State of Yue suffered no casualties, and the State of Wu was wiped out.