《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪九》
侯渊说道： 我军兵力很少，不能力战死拼，必须设奇计以离间敌人，才能够打败敌人。 
渊曰： 我兵既少，不可力战，须为奇计以离间之，乃可克也。 
Hou Yuan said, “Our army is very small, and we cannot engage in pitched battle; we must use clever tactics to divide the enemy and then we can defeat them.”