《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪六十五》
起初，山南东道节度使徐商因为所管辖的疆域峻险广阔，平素就多有盗贼出没，于是挑选精兵数百人另外编成营队进行训练，号称捕盗将。
初，山南东道节度使徐商，以封疆险阔，素多盗贼，选精兵数百人别置营训练，号捕盗将。
Originally, Xu Shang, the military governor of the Shannan East Circuit, because the territory under his jurisdiction was rugged and vast, there were always many bandits in the area. So he selected several hundred elite soldiers and organized them into a separate camp for training, calling them the bandit-suppressing army.