《汉书·传·陈胜项籍传》
秦国便有充裕的力量来利用各诸侯国的弊端，追击逃散、驱逐败兵，战场上倒伏着百万尸体，流血把盾牌都漂浮起来了。凭藉有利地势，利用方便时机，宰割整个天下，分裂各国领土，于是强国请求归附，弱国入朝称臣。
秦有余力而制其弊，追亡逐北，伏尸百万，流血漂卤，因利乘便，宰割天下，分裂山河；强国请服，弱国入朝。
The State of Qin had abundant strength to capitalize on the drawbacks of the various feudal states, pursue the fleeing, rout the defeated troops. The battlefield held million corpses and blood floated the shields. By taking advantage of the terrain, and seizing favorable opportunities, it slaughtered everyone under heaven, disintegrated the territories of the states. Then the powerful states begged to submit, and the weak states entered the court and became subjects.