《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪十一》
壬戌，高欢率不满二千的骑兵和不满三万的步兵，因与敌人众寡悬殊，于是便在韩陵布成了一个圆阵，将牛驴等牲畜用绳索连系起来堵塞了归路，于是将士们个个都有拼死战斗的意志。
壬戌，欢将战马不满二千，步兵不满三万，众寡不敌，乃于韩陵为圆阵，连系牛驴以塞归道，于是将士皆有死志。
On Renxu, Gao Huan led less than two thousand cavalry and less than thirty thousand infantry. Because of the disparity between the enemy and the enemy, he formed a circle formation in Hanling and used ropes to connect the cattle and donkeys to block the way back, so the soldiers all Their determination to fight to the death.