《三国志·蜀书·刘彭廖李刘魏杨传》
魏延回答说： 如果曹操带领全天下军队而来，我希望为大王迎击他，如果是其他将领率十万之众而来，希望让我为大王剿灭他们。 刘备称赞他说得好，众人都觉得他的言论很豪迈。
延对曰： 若曹操举天下而来，请为大王拒之；偏将十万之众至，请为大王吞之。 先主称善，众咸壮其言。
Wei Yan replied by saying: "If Cao Cao were to lead an army from across the world, I would hope to be able to oppose him for Your Majesty. If any other general were to lead an army of 100,000, I would hope to be able to destroy him for Your Majesty." Liu Bei praised him for his great words, and everyone felt that his speech was very heroic.