《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪三》
夏候端历来得人心，随从人员两千名，虽然粮食吃光了，不忍心丢下他离去，夏侯端坐在沼泽中，杀掉马匹犒劳士兵们，他抽泣着说道： 你们的家乡都已投降了贼人，只是因为共事的情份，没有丢下我。
端素得众心，所从二千人，虽粮尽不忍委去，端坐泽中，杀马以飨士，因歔欷谓曰： 卿等乡里皆已从贼，特以共事之情，未能见委。
Xiahou Duan had always been popular.  Two thousand people followed him. Though their food was finished, they could not bear to leave him. Xiahou Duan sat in the marsh, killed horses to reward the soldiers, and he sobbed, "Your hometowns have already surrendered to the rebels. You have not left me because of our friendship.