《左传·昭公·昭公十七年》
两国军队在长岸作战，子鱼先战死，楚军跟着上去，把吴军打得大败，得到一条名叫馀皇的船，派随国人和后来到达的人看守，环绕这条船挖深沟，一直见到泉水，用炭填满，摆开阵势听候命令。
战于长岸。子鱼先死，楚师继之，大败吴师，获其乘舟馀皇。使随人与后至者守之，环而堑之，及泉，盈其隧炭，陈以待命。
The troops of the two states fought at Chang’an, Ziyue was killed in battle first, the army of Chu State followed up, and defeated the army of Wu greatly, seized a boat called Yuhuang, and ordered the people from Sui State and other later arrivals to guard the boat, dug a deep ditch around the boat until it reached the spring, filled it with charcoal, and prepared for battle.