《宋书·列传·卷九十九》
有人让刘邵保守石头城，刘邵说： 前人之所以困守石头城，无非是等待各路的勤王大军，我如果守在这里谁会来救我，只应在激战中决胜负，不然不会成功。 
或劝劭保石头城者，劭曰： 昔人所以固石头，俟诸侯勤王尔。我若守此，谁当见救。唯应力战决之，不然不克。 
Someone asked Liu Shao to guard the Shitou City. Liu Shao said: The reason why the former people were trapped and guarded the Shitou City was because they wanted to wait for the reinforcements from all directions. If I were to guard here, who will come to my rescue? I should only be able to settle everything during an intense battle, or it will be impossible.