《资治通鉴·齐纪·齐纪十》
郢城刚被围之时，有士人百姓男女近十万人，关闭城门二百多天，城内瘟疫流行，人人浮肿，每十个人之中就有七八个死去，尸体堆积在床底下，而活人睡在床上，家家户户都是这样。
郢城之初围也，士民男女近十万口；闭门二百馀日，疾疫流肿，死者什七八，积尸床下而寝其上，比屋皆满。
When the city of Yingcheng was besieged, there were almost 100,000 scholars and common people. After the city gates were sealed up for over 200 days, the plague became prevalent within the city. Almost all the people had edema, and 7 or 8 out of every 10 people died. The dead bodies piled under the beds, and the living slept on the beds. It was the same for every family.