《百战奇略·第一卷·计战》
荆州北有汉水、淝水作屏障，南至海边有丰富资源可供利用，东连吴郡、会稽郡，西通巴郡、蜀郡。这里是用兵的战略要地，但现在占据荆州的刘表却守不住它。
荆州北据汉、沔，利尽南海，东连吴、会，西通巴、蜀，此用武之国，而其主不能守。
Jingzhou has the Hanshui and Feishui as barriers in the north, and the sea in the south has abundant resources that can be utilized. It is connected to Wu Commandery and Kuaiji Commandery in the east, and to Ba Commandery and Shu Commandery in the west. It is a strategic location for using troops, but Liu Biao, who now occupies Jingzhou, cannot hold it.