Pan Mei's father Pan Lin was a local militia captain in Changshan.
10 Facts About Pan Mei
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When Chai became the emperor in 954, Pan was named a court official.
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Pan Mei followed Chai on campaigns against the Northern Han kingdom, and after playing a part in the victory at Gaoping, served in the palace commissions.
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In 963, Pan Mei was named the imperial defense commissioner of Tanzhou and sent to Hunan to help control the newly conquered province, which borders the Southern Han kingdom to the south.
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In 970, Pan Mei was named the commander of the expeditionary force to invade Southern Han.
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Pan Mei's forces killed more than 10,000 enemy soldiers in Shaozhou to advance to 120 li north of Guangzhou, Southern Han's capital.
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Pan Mei rested his soldiers and mentioned to his subordinate generals that the enemy's bamboo fences could best be attacked by fire.
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Pan Mei would remain to pacify the Lingnan territory for three years as the joint prefect of Guangzhou and commissioner of foreign trade.
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In 974, Pan Mei led his troops north to Jiangling during the fresh campaign against the Southern Tang kingdom.
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Pan Mei's sons died one by one, with only his sixth son Yang Yanzhao surviving.