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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 33 Volume 33 Biographies of Martyrs to Service 13: Zhang Yuande, Xia Luqi, Yao Hong, Wang Sitong, Zhang Jingda, Di Jinzong, Shen Bin, Wang Qing, Shi Yanchao, Sun Cheng · 5 passages
梁貞明三年，魏博節度使楊師厚卒，末帝分魏、相等六州為兩鎮，懼魏軍不從，乃遣劉鄩將兵萬人，屯於魏以虞變。
In Liang’s third Zhenming year, Weibo governor Yang Shihou died; the Last Emperor split Wei and five other prefectures into two commands, fearing mutiny, and sent Liu Yan with ten thousand men to camp at Wei.
當是時，源德為鄩守貝州。
At that time Yuande, under Liu Yan, held Bei Prefecture.
且源德雖恃劉鄩之兵，然與滄州相首尾，今德州居其中而無備，不如先取之，則滄、貝之勢分而易圖也。」
Yuande relies on Liu Yan, but he and Cangzhou back each other; Dezhou lies between, undefended—take it first, and Cang and Bei will be split and easier to crack."
已而劉鄩大敗於故元城，南走黎陽，晉軍攻破洺州，而衛州刺史來昭、邢州節度使閻寶皆以城降晉，磁州刺史靳昭、相州張筠、滄州戴思遠皆棄城走。
Soon Liu Yan was crushed at Old Yuancheng and fled to Liyang; Jin took Luozhou; Lai Zhao of Weizhou and Yan Bao of Xingzhou surrendered; Jin Zhao, Zhang Yun, and Dai Siyuan fled their posts.
晉已下魏博，梁將劉鄩軍於洹水，莊宗以百騎覘敵，遇鄩伏兵，圍之數重，幾不得脫，魯奇力戰，手殺百餘人，身被二十餘創，與莊宗決圍而出。
After Jin took Weibo, Liu Yan camped on the Huan; Zhuangzong scouted with a hundred horsemen, walked into an ambush, and was nearly trapped; Luqi fought hand to hand, slew a hundred men, took twenty wounds, and broke out with him.