《资治通鉴·后梁纪·后梁纪六》
左射军使石敬瑭和后梁军在黄河边上交战，后梁军攻打石敬瑭，击断了石敬瑭战马的铠甲，横冲兵马使刘知远把自己的战马给了石敬瑭，自己骑着断了甲的马在军队在后面慢慢走。后梁军怀疑晋军有伏兵，不敢靠近，因此他们都幸免于难。因此，石敬瑭更加宠爱刘知远。
左射军使石敬塘与梁人战于河壖，梁人击敬瑭，断其马甲，横冲兵马使刘知远以所乘马授之，自乘断甲者徐行为殿；梁人疑有伏，不敢追，俱得免，敬瑭以是亲爱之。
Zuo Shejun envoy Shi Jingtang fought against the Houliang army on the Yellow River. The Houliang army attacked Shi Jingtang, breaking the armor of Shi Jingtang's war horse. Liu Zhiyuan, the commander of Hengchong, gave his war horse to Shi Jingtang and rode a horseless horse. Walk slowly behind the army. The Houliang army suspected that the Jin army had an ambush and did not dare to approach, so they were all spared. Therefore, Shi Jingtang was even more favored by Liu Zhiyuan.