《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪五十三》
这时候，长安城中无人管理，达四十余天。身强力壮的都四散逃命，老幼病弱的只能自相残杀，靠吃人肉度日。两三年间，关中地区不再有人的踪迹。
是时，长安城空四十馀日，强者四散，羸者相食，二三年间，关中无复人迹。
At this time, there was no one in government in Chang,an. After forty days, most of the able-bodied people fled for their lives; the old, the young, and the sick were all forced to kill one another and eat human flesh to survive. For two or three years after this, there was not a single person living in the Guanzhong Area.