《资治通鉴·陈纪·陈纪二》
北周人堆起土山，架起长梯，日夜不停地攻城，并乘风纵火，烧掉了郢州内城南面的五十多座楼。
周人起土山、长梯，昼夜攻之，因风纵火，烧其内城南面五十馀楼。
The Northern Zhou army built up dirt mountains and set up tall ladders, attacking the city day and night without rest. They then exploited the wind to start a fire, burning over 50 buildings to the south of Yingzhou's inner city.