《宋史·列传·卷一百三十六》
我自忖自有一死，前进也是死，后退也是死，不如前进为国家尽忠。 刘钅奇叱责众将说： 府公本是文人还誓死守卫，更何况你们这些武将呢！
规已分一死，进亦死，退亦死，不如进为忠也。 锜叱诸将曰： 府公文人犹誓死守，况汝曹耶！
I thought to myself that I would have to die, to advance is to die, and to retreat is also to die, it is better to advance and be loyal to the country. Liu Erqi scolded the generals and said: "Fu Gong is a literati and swears to defend to the death, let alone you generals!"