《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪八》
尔朱荣又考虑到人马近战时，用刀不如用棒，便命令士兵们每人带一根短棒，放在马肚的一侧，到交战时担心下马斩首会影响骑兵追逐，便不允许斩首计功崐，只令用棒子打而已。
又以人马逼战，刀不如棒，勒军士赍袖棒一枚，置于马侧，至战时虑废腾逐，不听斩级，以棒棒之而已。
Erzhu Rong also considered that in close combat, it was better to use clubs than swords, so he ordered each soldier to carry a short club and place it on one side of the horse's belly. When the battle started, he was worried that dismounting to cut off heads would hinder the cavalry from pursuing, so he did not allow beheading for merit, but only instructed them to use clubs to beat.