《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪三》
该地对于梁朝既是海道要冲，又靠近江、淮，而离我们却非常遥远，且不是军事要地，为了这闲远之地而派兵去攻打据守要冲近地的梁朝军队，是抵挡不过的。
其地于贼要近，去此闲远，以闲远之兵攻要近之众，不可敌也。
That place is not only a waterway for the Liang Dynasty, but also close to the Yangtze and Huai rivers, but it is very far from us and is not a military stronghold. In order to gain this leisurely land and send troops to attack the Liang Dynasty army guarding the important pass near the ground, we cannot resist it.