《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪三十四》
崔乾佑出兵不到一万，三五成群，稀稀拉拉，队伍有疏有密，士兵有前有后，官军看见后都大笑叛军不会用兵。
乾祐所出兵不过万人，什什伍伍，散如列星，或疏或密，或前或却，官军望而笑之。
Cui Qianyou dispatched fewer than 10,000 soldiers, in groups of three or five, scattered, with dense and sparse formations, and soldiers in front and behind. Seeing this, the imperial army laughed at the rebels for not knowing how to use their troops.