《北史·列传·卷四十一》
高欢虽然因为他获得胜利而高兴，也因他放走宇文泰而恼怒，让他跪在地上，亲手按着他的头在地上连顿了几下，并数落他在沙苑一役中的过失，三次举起刀想要砍下，沉默了许久才停止。
神武虽喜其胜，且怒，令伏诸地，亲称其头，连顿之，并数沙苑之失，举刀将下者三，噤齘良久，乃止。
Gao Huan was glad about his victory, yet angry that he let Yuwen Tai get away. He made him kneel and struck his head on the ground a few times with his own hand, and shouted about his mistakes at the battle of Shayuan. He raised his sword three times to behead him but did not do so, and eventually stopped after a long pause.