《新五代史·列传·杂传第三十四》
改任义成军节度使，又改任天平军节度使，兼北面行营招讨使，和晋军在黄河边相持，霍彦威多次被打败，降为陕州留后。
徙镇义成，又徙天平，兼北面行营招讨使，与晋军相持河上，彦威屡败，降为陕州留后。
He was transferred to be the Military Governor of Yicheng and then the Military Governor of Tianping, concurrently serving as the Commander of the Northern Expeditions. He fought against the Jin army at the Yellow River and was defeated several times, and was demoted to Prefect of Shaozhou.