《北史·列传·卷八十二》
首先骑马奏请皇上，等到回报后，反贼防守抵御也准备好了，便又出城应战。
先驰奏，比报，贼守御亦备，复出拒战。
First, he rode his horse and played for the emperor. By the time the report was delivered, the rebels had prepared defenses, and they went out of the city to fight again.