《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪七十五》
朱全忠同意他的看法。敬翔却说： 现在攻打徐州城已经几个月了，耗费人力财力相当大，时溥的徐州军队已经困乏不堪，攻下徐州是早晚的事了，如果让军中将士知道张涛的这些话，那么进攻的劲头就会松懈下来。 
全忠以为然，敬翔曰： 今攻城累月，所费甚多，徐人已困，旦夕且下，使将士闻此言，则懈于攻取矣。 
Zhu Quanzhong agreed with him. Jing Xiang said: It has been several months since the siege of Xuzhou. Shi Pu's Xuzhou army is exhausted. It is only a matter of time before Xuzhou is captured. If the officers and soldiers are allowed to know Zhang Tao's words, the momentum of the attack will be compromised.