《元史·列传·卷十四》
有人提议先取蕲州和黄州。阿术主张先取鄂州、汉阳，伯颜采纳阿术的主张。十七日，大军至鄂州，遣吕文焕、杨仁风去说降。
己未，师次鄂州，遣吕文焕、杨仁风等谕之曰： 汝国所恃者，江、淮而已，今我大兵飞渡长江，如履平地，汝辈何不速降。 
Someone suggested taking Qizhou and Huangzhou first. Ashu suggested taking Ezhou and Hanyang first, and Bo Yan adopted Ashu's suggestion. On the 17th day, the army reached Ezhou and sent Lu Wenhuan and Yang Renfeng to negotiate a surrender.