Pan Feng
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Pan Feng (潘鳳) (Wade-Giles: P'an Feng) (? - 189 AD), was a Chinese military officer who served under the command of Han Fu, governor of Jizhou (present day southern Hebei), during the Three Kingdoms period. After the tyrant Dong Zhuo seized control of the Han Imperial Court through manipulation of the young and naive Emperor Xian, regional warlords throughout the land rose to oppose his control. Partaking in this coalition were many powerful nobles and officers, including Yuan Shu, Zhang Miao, Cao Cao and Han Fu under the command of the "General of Chariots and Cavalry", Yuan Shao. Pan Feng was one of many officers who accompanied Han Fu and the coalition forces as they marched on Luoyang in 189 AD, serving as Han Fu's shield against Dong Zhou's approaching armies. Feng was respected by his peers and held in high esteem by his lord, due to his skillful prowess in battle.
As the coalition forces neared Si Shui Gate, the first major obstacle opposing the coalition's objective, scouts reported the approach of Dong Zhou's vanguard forces who were under the command of one of Zhuo's most skilled and talented generals, Hua Xiong. The coalition leaders initially sneered at this threat, sending several officers of rank to challenge Hua Xiong to a death duel. Bao Xin, a Han general who had allied with the coalition, ordered his younger brother, Bao Zhong, to fight Hua Xiong to the death. Zhong took five thousand of his brother's troops and launched into attack. However, his forces were defeated and Bao Zhong was slain by Xiong. Yuan Shu's officer, Yu She, was next to volunteer to dispatch the enemy commander, also meeting his death within moments. As the coalition leaders pondered their next course of action, Han Fu stepped forward, stating: "I have a brave warrior amongst my army. Pan Feng is his name, and he could slay this Hua Xiong." Then, without hesitation, Pan Feng rode out to challenge Hua Xiong. However, despite his efforts, Feng was no match for the mighty Xiong, also falling to the enemy commander during their duel. Hua Xiong, after decimating the coalition's spearhead assault and killing and forcing many officers into retreat, was finally slain in a duel with a mere cavalry archer, much to Yuan Shao's chagrin. This archer would later come to be known as the "Man of the Magnificent Beard", Guan Yu.