《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪九》
元颢与陈庆之乘北魏空虚之际，从城进发，率军攻占了荥城，随后便打到了梁国城。北魏守将丘大千有军队七万人，分别构筑了九座城堡以抵抗元颢军队。
颢与陈庆之乘虚自铚城进拔荥城，遂至梁国；魏丘大千有众七万，分筑九城以拒之。
Yuan Hao and Chen Qingzhi took advantage of the vacuum in Northern Wei, advanced from Chengjin, captured Rongcheng, and then attacked Liangguo City. Qiu Daqian, the Wei governor of the northern Wei Dynasty, had an army of 70,000 and built nine castles to resist Yuan Hao's army.