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- ↑ Pei Songzhi's annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 4.
- ↑ Sanguozhi vol. 4.
- ↑ (今我無心復戰也。然魏法，被攻過百日而救不至者，雖降，家不坐也。自受敵以來，已九十餘日矣。此城中本有四千餘人，而戰死者已過半，城雖陷，尚有半人不欲降，我當還為相語之，條名別善惡，明日早送名，且持我印綬去以為信。) Weilüe annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 4.
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- ↑ (寶鼎三年，皓命奉與諸葛靚攻合肥。奉與晉大將石苞書，搆而間之，苞以徵還。) Sanguozhi vol. 55.
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