《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪三十一》
汉军接连获胜，继续进兵，将领们胆气更壮，没有一个不是以一当百。刘秀就和敢于牺牲的三千人从城西水岸边攻击王莽军的主将营垒。
连胜，遂前，诸将胆气益壮，无不一当百，秀乃与敢死者三千人从城西水上冲其中坚。
The Han army won consecutive victories and continued to advance, and the generals became even more courageous, each of them could defeat a hundred enemies. Liu Xiu led three thousand dare-to-die soldiers to charge from the west side of the city to attack the main camp of Wang Mang.