潘鸿 / Pan Hong (late Han)

Overview

潘鸿 / Pan Hong enters the wiki through Hanji 863 as a 桂阳郡 bandit leader paired with 卜阳 in 度尚 / 杜尚’s 164 CE mountain campaign.

Current Profile

Pan Hong’s profile is source-scoped and paired. The episode presents him as part of the remaining Guiyang threat after Du Shang has won earlier victories and taken treasure from other rebels. Pan Hong and Bu Yang still hold enough wealth and terrain advantage for Du Shang to treat them as a serious follow-on target.

Pan Hong matters because the source uses the campaign against him to show a commander’s manipulation of desire. After the soldiers’ captured treasure burns, Du Shang points to the wealth still held by Pan Hong and Bu Yang, turning grief over loss into a demand to attack.

Key Characteristics

• Guiyang bandit leader paired with 卜阳.
• Mountain stronghold opponent whose refuge complicates immediate suppression.
• Remaining-wealth target after Du Shang’s troops lose their first captured spoils.
• Defeated in the dawn assault that follows Du Shang’s staged camp-fire shock.

Evidence

• Identity and pairing: Hanji 863 names Pan Hong together with Bu Yang as Guiyang bandit leaders.
• Mountain refuge: Hanji 863 says they plunder and hide in deep mountain terrain.
• Wealth incentive: Hanji 863 says Du Shang uses their accumulated wealth to redirect soldiers after the spoils fire.
• Defeat: Hanji 863 reports that Du Shang’s dawn attack destroys the group when it is not on guard.

Qualifications

This page does not separate Pan Hong’s organization, rank, or biography from the paired Bu Yang branch because Hanji 863 supplies no such detail. The source’s main interest is Du Shang’s campaign psychology rather than Pan Hong’s independent political role.

What Changed

• Created Pan Hong as the paired Guiyang bandit leader in Hanji 863.

Relationships

• 卜阳 - paired Guiyang bandit leader in the same source.
• 度尚 / 杜尚 - commander who defeats Pan Hong’s group.
• 桂阳郡 - commandery setting of Pan Hong’s bandit activity.
• 荆州 - provincial campaign arena.
• 战利品损失动员 - concept grounded by the use of remaining bandit wealth to restart troop motivation.