《南齐书·列传·卷二十六》
永元元年，显达领平北将军崔慧景等四万人马，包围南乡境内的马圈城，距离襄阳三百里，攻打四十天，敌人粮食尽，吃死人肉和树皮，外面攻打又急，敌人突围逃跑，斩首活捉的以千来计算。
永元元年，显达督平北将军崔慧景众军四万，围南乡界马圈城，去襄阳三百里，攻之四十日，虏食尽，啖死人肉及树皮，外围既急，虏突走，斩获千计。
In the first year of Yongyuan, Xian Da led 40,000 troops under General Cui Huijing of the Northern Expedition Army to surround Maquan City in Nanyang, 300 li from Xiangyang. They besieged it for 40 days. The enemy's provisions were exhausted, and they resorted to cannibalism and eating tree bark. The intrusive force was pressing their attack from outside, and the enemy broke through the siege to escape. In the end, thousands were beheaded and taken prisoner.