《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪十七》
应该乘机迅速逼近建康，那样，不经过流血打仗就能取得成功。如果让朝廷渐渐有所防备，朝廷内外也稍稍安定一些，只要派遗一千名瘦弱的士兵径直占据采石的话，大王虽然有百万精锐军队，也不会成功。 
若使朝廷徐得为备，内外小安，遣羸兵千人直据采石，大王虽有精甲百万，不得济矣。 
You should take advantage of this to quickly approach Jiankang, and in this way win success without the blood of battle. If you allow the court to gradually build up its defences, and the court and realm to gradually become more stable, then even if they only send 1,000 feeble soldiers to seize Caishi, even with Your Majesty’s million crack troops, you will not be able to succeed.”