《梁书·列传·卷五十六》
王僧辩等因此停止军事行动有十余天，侯子鉴等大喜，向侯景报告说： 西师惧怕我军力量强大，他们必定想逃跑，如果不攻击他们，将失去好机会。 
僧辩等遂停军十余日，贼党大喜，告景曰： 西师惧吾之强，必欲遁逸，不击，将失之。 
Wang Sengbian and the others stopped their military operations for more than ten days because of this. Hou Zijian and the others were overjoyed and reported to Hou Jing, saying: "The Western forces are afraid of our military strength, and they must want to escape. If we do not attack them, we will lose a good opportunity."