Li Cunxu of Taiyuan offered lavish gifts to the northern tribes to win them over, gathered able-bodied men within his territory, and planned a decisive battle to save Shangdang. (Old History of the Five Dynasties (Jiu Wudai shi), Annals 舊五代史 卷4)
On day Jiawu, a Taiyuan force of tens of thousands of foot and horse pressed on Jin and Jiang; after more than ten days without victory, and hearing that a great army was coming, they burned their camps and fled. (Old History of the Five Dynasties (Jiu Wudai shi), Annals 舊五代史 卷4)
Li Siyuan struck the northeast corner with his household troops, while Li Cunzhang and Wang Ba burned the camps and dug through the double walls along two routes. (Old History of the Five Dynasties (Jiu Wudai shi), Annals 舊五代史 卷27)
Li Siyuan breached the northeast corner of the double wall and attacked ahead; the Liang army was thrown into panic, fled south, and more than ten thousand heads were taken. (Old History of the Five Dynasties (Jiu Wudai shi), Annals 舊五代史 卷27)