Old Book of Tang: Mochuo invaded Mingsha County in Lingzhou; Shazha Zhongyi resisted but was defeated, and 30,000 people died.; New Book of Tang: Sha…
Mochuo invaded Mingsha County in Lingzhou; Shazha Zhongyi resisted but was defeated, and 30,000 people died.
十二月己卯，突厥默啜寇靈州鳴沙縣，靈武軍大總管沙吒忠義逆擊之，官軍敗績，死者三萬。
Location: 舊唐書 卷7 神龍2年 12月
Sha Zhazhongyi, Grand Commander of the Lingwu Army, was defeated by the Turks at Mingsha.
靈武軍大總管沙吒忠義及突厥戰于鳴沙，敗績
Location: 新唐書 卷004 則天·中宗 神龍2年12月
In December 706 (Jimao day), Mochuo of the Turks invades Mingsha; Shazha Zhongyi, commander-in-chief of the Lingwu army, fights but is defeated, and more than 6,000 die.
十二月，己卯，突厥默啜寇鳴沙，靈武軍大總管沙吒忠義與戰，軍敗，死者六千餘人。
Location: 권208 706년 항
A and B are two of the sources listed above.
| On what point | Source A | Source B | What differs (in Korean) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | a 3만 명 죽음 / b 6천여 명 죽음 |