《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪十五》
尚书左丞孔坦、司徒司马丹杨人陶回向王导进言，请求 乘苏峻未到之时，急速截断阜陵的通路，把守长江以西当利等路口，敌寡我众，一战即可决胜。
尚书左丞孔坦、司徒司马丹杨陶回言于王导，请 及峻未至，急断阜陵，守江西当利诸口，彼少我众，一战决矣。
Minister of the Masses’ Left Supervisor Kong Tan and Sima of the Minister of Works, Tao Hui from Danyang, proposed to Wang Dao, requesting that he quickly cut off the route to Fuling before Su Jun arrived, and to defend the crossing points to the west of the Yangtze, such as Dangli. Since our enemies are few and we are many, we can decide the victory in one battle. 