《南史·列传·卷八十》
坐镇长沙，派兵出击零陵、桂阳，运粮到洞庭，湘州、郢州就不是我的了，这是中策。
身顿长沙，徇地零、桂，运粮以至洞庭，湘、郢非吾有，此中策也。
To be based in Changsha, send troops to attack Lingling and Guiyang, transport grain to Dongting, Xiangzhou and Yingzhou will no longer be mine, this is the middle plan.