《资治通鉴·宋纪·宋纪七》
黄河河水湍急迅猛，垣护之从中流顺流而下，每遇到铁锁链，就用长柄大斧把它们砍断，北魏军队无法制止，所以，到最后，垣护之只损失了一只船，其余的船只都完好无损、安全返回。
河水迅急，护之中流而下。每至铁锁，以长柯斧断之，魏不能禁；唯失一舸，馀皆完备而返。
The Yellow River's waters were turbulent and swift, and Huang Huizhi floated downstream with the current. Whenever he encountered an iron chain, he would use a large axe with a long handle to cut it off, and the Northern Wei army was unable to stop him, so in the end, Huang Huizhi lost only one ship, and all the rest returned safely and unharmed.