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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 21 Volume 21 Book of Later Liang 21: Biographies 11: Pang Shigu, Huo Cun, Fu Daozhao, Xu Huaiyu, Guo Yan, Li Tangbin, Wang Qianyu, Liu Kangyi, Wang Yanzhang, He Delun · 5 passages
一日，彥章渡汶，以略鄆境，至遞坊鎮，為晉人所襲，彥章退保中都。
One day he crossed the Wen to raid Yan, reached Difang, was ambushed by Jin troops, and fell back on Zhongdu.
貞明元年三月二十九日夜，魏軍作亂，執德倫，囚於別館，盡殺其部眾，為亂首張彥所迫，遣使歸款於太原。
On the night of the twenty-ninth of month 3, Zhenming 1, Weibo mutinied, seized Delun, held him apart, slaughtered his staff, and under Zhang Yan sent envoys to Taiyuan.
晉王自黃澤嶺東下，至臨清，德倫遣從事司空頲密啟晉王，訴以張彥淩辱之事。
The Prince of Jin marched east from Huangze Ridge to Linqing; Delun sent Sikong Ting secretly to tell him of Zhang Yan's abuse.
晉王至永濟，斬彥等八人，然後入於魏，德倫即以符印上晉王。
At Yongji the Prince of Jin beheaded Yan and seven others, entered Wei, and Delun surrendered his seals.
德倫再拜曰：「今寇敵密邇，軍城新有大變，人心未安，德倫心腹紀綱為張彥所殺殆盡，形孤勢弱，安能撫軍！
Delun bowed again: "Enemies are near, the garrison is unsettled, and Zhang Yan has killed nearly all my trusted men—I am alone and weak; I cannot hold the army!