《周书·列传·卷三十四》
元定就带领部下砍竹开路，一边走路一边作战，想赶往湘州，但湘州已经失陷。
定乃率所部斫竹开路，且行且战，欲趣湘州，而湘州已陷。
Yuan Ding led his men to cut through bamboo to clear a path, fighting as they went along. He wanted to rush to Xiangzhou, but Xiangzhou had already fallen.