《宋史·列传·卷二百一十》
阿术驱赶扬州兵士们的妻子儿女到泰州城下，适逢姜才胁下痈疽发作不能战斗，诸将于是打开城门投降。
阿术驱扬兵士妻子至城下，会才疽发胁不能战，诸将遂开门降。
Ashu drove the wives and children of the Yangzhou soldiers to the foot of Taizhou City. It so happened that Jiang was suffering from a sore under his armpit and could not fight, so the generals opened the city gates and surrendered.