《汉书·传·荆燕吴传》
使吴、楚两国感到疲惫而粮草匮乏，我们用装备、物资齐全的优点去制住他因缺粮、缺物资而急于想结束战争的不利处境，造就必然会打败吴国。 周亚夫听了说： 此计甚妙。 
使吴、梁相敝而粮食竭，乃以全制其极，破吴必矣。 
Make Wu and Chu weary and short of food. We can use our advantages in equipment and supplies to curb their disadvantage of being short of food and supplies and wanting to end the war quickly. We are bound to defeat Wu." Zhou Yafu said, "That's a great plan."