《旧唐书·列传·卷十五》
丘和听从他的建议，任命他为行军司马，水路陆路一齐进军，迎头打败了敌军，宁长真只是自己逃掉了，其余的兵众全部投降。
和从之，因命士廉为行军司马，水陆俱进，逆击破之，长真仅以身免，余众尽降。
Qiu He followed his suggestion, appointing him as an acting army commander, he led the water and land forces to advance simultaneously, they directly defeated the enemy, Ning Chang Zhen only managed to escape, the rest of the troops all surrendered.