《新五代史·列传·死节传第二十》
周世宗进攻寿州，把它重重包围，用两船相并载着炮，从淝河中流炮击寿州城；又把几十万根大竹子捆扎在一起，上面盖上木屋，号称 竹龙 ，载上甲兵攻城，又决水寨之水流入淝河。
世宗攻寿州，围之数重，以方舟载砲，自淝河中流击其城；又束巨竹数十万竿，上施版屋，号为 竹龙 ，载甲士以攻之，又决其水砦入于淝河。
Zhou Sezong attacked Shouchun, besieging it heavily. He used two ships to carry cannons and bombarded Shouchun city from the middle of the Fei River; he also bound tens of thousands of large bamboos together, covered them with wooden houses, and called them "bamboo dragons". He carried soldiers and attacked the city, and also diverted the water from the water fortress into the Fei River.