《梁书·列传·卷五十五》
虽然如此，又复建坛拜将，揭起帷幕招纳士人，抗拒赤壁的曹军，没有求鲁肃谋划，烧毁乌星的粮草，不曾向苟攸请教，我的才智将要竭尽，钱财几乎用完，别无丝毫援助，我经历了无数的艰险困阻，才能在驹门将长狄斩首，在枫林打败蚩尤。
虽复结坛待将，褰帷纳士，拒赤壁之兵，无谋于鲁肃；烧乌巢之米，不访于荀攸；才智将殚，金贝殆竭，傍无寸助，险阻备尝。遂得斩长狄于驹门，挫蚩尤于枫木。
Despite this, I still built an altar to worship the general, lifted the curtain to recruit scholars, resisted Cao Jun in Chibi, without asking Lu Su for advice, burned the food in Wuxing, without asking Gou You for advice, my My wisdom will be exhausted, my money is almost used up, and there is no help from others. I have experienced countless hardships and obstacles before I can behead Chang Di at Jumenguan and defeat Chi You in Fenglin.