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- ↑ (及亮卒，吳慮魏或承衰取蜀，增巴丘守兵萬人，一欲以為救援，二欲以事分割也。蜀聞之，亦益永安之守，以防非常。) Sanguozhi vol. 45.
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- ↑ (後為鎮軍大將軍，領兖州刺史。) Sanguozhi vol. 45.
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