《明史·列传·卷二百零四》
闵梦得继任总督以后，亦认为贵州到大方之间的路途太险，叛贼只倚恃毕节一条道路与外界相通，建议朝廷的官军应从永宁开始，由永宁再到普市、再到摩泥，再到赤水，这一百五十里路都较平坦。
总督闵梦得继之，亦以贵州抵大方路险，贼惟恃毕节一路外通。我兵宜从永宁始，自永宁而普市，而摩泥，而赤水，百五十里皆坦途。
After Min Mengde took over as Governor-General, he also thought that the road from Guizhou to Dafang was too dangerous, and the rebels only relied on Bijie's one road to communicate with the outside world. He suggested that the imperial court's army should start from Yongning, then go to Pushi, then to Moni, and finally to Chishui. This 150-li road was relatively flat.