《汉书·传·王莽传中》
平蛮将军冯茂攻打句町，士兵害了瘟疫，死亡的有十分之六七，征收人民财物，十分之中拿走五分，弄得益州郡民穷财尽，而战争没有取得胜利，王莽把他调回来关进监狱，死在狱中。
平蛮将军冯茂击句町，士卒疾疫，死者什六七，赋敛民财什取五，益州虚耗而不克，征还下狱死。
General Pingman Feng Mao attacked Jucheng, and his soldiers contracted a plague, killing six or seven out of ten, confiscated people's property, taking five out of ten, causing the people of Yizhou County to become destitute, and the war did not achieve a victory, Wang Mang recalled him and imprisoned him, where he died.