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- ↑ Tombstone of Zhang Xutuo:君讳须陀，字果
- ↑ Book of Sui :炀帝嗣位，汉王谅作乱并州，从杨素击平之，加开府。
- ↑ Book of Sui :大业中，为齐郡丞。会兴辽东之役，百姓失业，又属岁饥，谷米踊贵，须陀将开仓赈给，官属咸曰：“须待诏敕，不可擅与。”须陀曰：“今帝在远，遣使往来，必淹岁序。百姓有倒悬之急，如待报至，当委沟壑矣。吾若以此获罪，死无所恨。”先开仓而后上状，帝知之而不责也。
- ↑ Book of Sui :明年，贼帅王薄聚结亡命数万人，寇掠郡境。官军击之，多不利。须陀发兵拒之，薄遂引军南，转掠鲁郡。须陀蹑之，及于岱山之下。薄恃骤胜，不设备。须陀选精锐，出其不意击之，薄众大溃，因乘胜斩首数千级。薄收合亡散，得万余人，将北度河。须陀追之，至临邑，复破之，斩五千余级，获六畜万计。
- ↑ Book of Sui :薄复北战，连豆子贼孙宣雅、石秪阇、郝孝德等众十余万攻章丘。须陀遣舟师断其津济，亲率马步二万袭击，大破之，贼徒散走。既至津梁，复为舟师所拒，前后狼狈，获其家累辎重不可胜计，露布以闻。帝大悦，优诏褒扬，令使者图画其形容而奏之。
- ↑ Book of Sui :其年，贼裴长才、石子河等众二万，奄至城下，纵兵大掠。须陀未暇集兵，亲率五骑与战。贼竞赴之，围百余重，身中数创，勇气弥厉。会城中兵至，贼稍却，须陀督军复战，长才败走。
- ↑ Book of Sui :后数旬，贼帅秦君弘、郭方预等合军围北海，兵锋甚锐，须陀谓官属曰：“贼自恃强，谓我不能救，吾今速去，破之必矣。”于是简精兵，倍道而进，贼果无备，击大破之，斩数万级，获辎重三千两。司隶刺史裴操之上状，帝遣使劳问之。
- ↑ Book of Sui :十年，贼左孝友众将十万，屯于蹲狗山。须陀列八风营以逼之，复分兵扼其要害。孝友窘迫，面缚来降。其党解象、王良、郑大彪、李 宛等众各万计，须陀悉讨平之，威振东夏。以功迁齐郡通守，领河南道十二郡黜陟讨捕大使。
- ↑ New Book of Tang :俄从通守张须陀击贼卢明月下邳，贼众十余万，须陀所统才十之一，坚壁水敢进，粮尽，欲引去。须陀曰：“贼见兵却，必悉众追我，得锐士袭其营，且有利，谁为吾行者？”众莫对。惟叔宝与罗士信奋行。乃分劲兵千人伏莽间，须陀委营遁，明月悉兵追蹑。叔宝等驰叩贼营，门闭不得入，乃升楼拔贼旗帜，杀数十人，营中乱，即斩关纳外兵，纵火焚三十余屯。明月奔还，须陀回击，大破之。
- ↑ Book of Sui :俄而贼庐明月众十余万，将寇河北，次祝阿，须陀邀击，杀数千人。贼吕明星、帅仁泰、霍小汉等众各万余，扰济北，须陀进军击走之。寻将兵拒东郡贼翟让，前后三十余战，每破走之。