↑ (卓自出與堅戰於諸陵墓閒,卓敗走) See Book of the Later Han, Volume 72.
↑ (堅進洛陽宣陽城門,更擊呂布,布復破走。) See Book of the Later Han, Volume 72.
↑ Fan Ye. Book of the Later Han, Biography of Zhu Jun.
↑ Chen Shou. Records of Three Kingdoms, Volume 6, Biography of Dong Zhuo.
↑ (献帝纪曰:卓获山东兵,以猪膏涂布十余匹,用缠其身,然后烧之,先从足起。) According to the Annal of Emperor Xian, Dong Zhuo would carry out his horrible and complicated punishments once he captured a soldier from the eastern warlords.
↑ (于坐中先断其舌,或斩手足,或凿眼,或镬煮之,未死,偃转杯案闲,会者皆战栗亡失匕箸,而卓饮食自若。) Dong had very specific treatment for betrayers, with punishments even more severe than the ones applied to enemy captives. The betrayers would experience prolonged suffering during the process.