《宋史·列传·卷一百六十七》
汪纲早已准备好酒食，命令他们说： 你们怎敢作乱，顺从的给吃食，作乱的斩杀。 汪纲晚上住在寨中，叫来寨官责问他们不能防守的罪状，寨官都惶恐地伏在地上请死，汪纲杖责其中的八名首恶，拿出粮食赈济灾民，百姓赖以安定。
纲已夙具酒食，令之曰： 汝何敢乱，顺者得食，乱者就诛。 夜宿砦中，呼砦官诘责不能防守状，皆皇恐伏地请死，杖其首恶者八人，发粟振粜，民赖以安。
Wang Gang had already prepared wine and food, and he ordered them saying: How dare you cause chaos, those who follow the rules will be fed, those who cause chaos will be killed. Wang Gang stayed in the fortress at night, called the fortress officers to question them about their crime of failing to defend, the fortress officers all fell to the ground in fear and begged for death, Wang Gang beat eight of the main culprits with a stick, and took out grains to help the victims in the disaster, the people relied on this to settle down.