《魏书·列传·卷九十一》
各部分头前进到达漠南，留下辎重，骑兵轻装只带十五天的干粮，横穿大沙漠合兵围剿，大檀部落惊恐惧怕，向北而逃。
诸军至漠南，舍辎重，轻骑赍十五日粮，绝漠讨之，大檀部落骇惊北走。
The various detachments advanced southward to reach the south of the desert, left their baggage behind, and loaded their cavalry with only fifteen days' worth of dry rations before traversing the vast desert to converge and encircle, which greatly terrified Da Tan's tribe, who fled further north.