《三国志·魏书·钟繇华歆王朗传》
王朗自己认为身为汉朝官吏，应该保住城邑，就率军和孙策交战，大败而回，乘船出海到了东冶。
朗自以身为汉吏，宜保城邑，遂举兵与策战，败绩，浮海至东冶。
Wang Lang believed that, as a Han Dynasty official, he should guard the city, so he led the army and fought against Sun Ce, resulting in a major defeat, and fled by boat to Dongye in the eastern sea.