《宋书·本纪·卷五》
战败丧师，虽与将领无能有关，但外敌入侵边境吃紧，则是与皇上指挥不当分不开。
虽覆师丧旅，将非韩、白，而延寇蹙境，抑此之由。
Defeat in war and loss of armies were partly related to the incompetence of the generals; however, the urgency of foreign invasion and encroachment on the frontiers were inseparable from the emperor's improper command.