Portrait of Liu Yongfu's profile
These islands were ceded to Japan. In order to force the people of Taiwan Province Province to surrender, Japan sent Prince Beichuan, the main force of the Japanese army, to lead the Guards Division, and set out from Okinawa on May 27th to attack Taiwan Province Province in two ways. All the way, the Japanese army forcibly landed from Mink Point and captured Keelung. Then they invaded Taipei. Governor Tang and others fled back to the mainland in fear of the sun. On June 7, Taipei was captured by the Japanese. At this time, Liu Yongfu issued a call for joint resistance to Japan in Tainan, saying that he would "defend his homeland at all costs" and "even if there is a piece of land left, he should be hasty and not take it". On June 28th, local gentry and people in Tainan elected Liu Yongfu as the president of Taiwan Democratic State to lead the anti-Japanese struggle. Liu Yongfu insisted on not accepting it, and still commanded the National Defence Force and the Taiwan Province Rebel Army as deputies to defend Taiwan Province against the enemy. [ 1]
In mid-August, 1895, in the turntable. In order to defend Changhua, the Black Flag Army and the Taiwan Province Rebel Army fought fiercely with the Japanese army in Dajiaxi area, winning a great victory and seizing a large number of Japanese guns. Later, unwilling to fail, the Japanese army bribed spies to lead the way and sneaked into the rear of the Black Flag Army, and Dajiaxi was occupied by the Japanese army. After the fall of Dajiaxi, the Japanese army advanced step by step and captured Taichung and other places. Liu Yongfu was forced to retreat to Changhua with his army.
1On August 28th, 895, the Japanese army attacked Bagua Mountain in the north of Changhua with powerful forces. The Black Flag Army and the Rebel Army fought hand-to-hand with the Japanese army, killing more than 0/000 people in Japan's so-called most elite Guards Division/KLOC, and killing Major General Nobuyuki Yamamoto. In this bloody battle, Wu Tangxing, the leader of the rebel army, was shot and killed, and Wu Pengnian, the leader of Liu Yongfu, died heroically. More than 300 members of the elite seven-star team of Liu Yongfu Black Flag Army also died heroically, and Changhua fell. Later, Yunlin and Miaoli also fell one after another, and then Chiayi was in a hurry. Liu Yongfu ordered the Black Flag Army to lead Wang Debiao and his seven-star team to reinforce north quickly, and sent Yang Sihong to lead the battalions of the Black Flag Army to work closely with the rebels around the country and go to the front line of Chiayi to take command. Because the Black Flag Army and the Rebel Army were brave and good at fighting, under the command of Liu Yongfu, Qi Xin, a rebel from all walks of life, made a great victory, killing and injuring nearly 1,000 people. And successively recovered Yunlin, Miaosu and counterattacked Changhua. However, after a series of hard battles, the Black Flag Army and the Rebel Army lacked machinery, and Liu Yongfu sent people back to the mainland for help. Instead of giving relief, the Qing government seized the mainland's aid funds to Taiwan, and ordered a tight blockade of the coast to cut off the reinforcements to Taiwan Province. Liu Yongfu lamented that "the mainland masters miss me, and I miss the people of Taiwan Province"! [ 1]
On September 1895, 1 1, the Japanese army sent the second division to reinforce Taiwan Province province. During the First World War in Chiayi, Lieutenant General Beichuan, head of the Japanese Chief Guards Corps, was seriously injured and died. 10 On June 5438+05, the Japanese army attacked Dagou Port in the southeast of Tainan. Liu Yongfu's adopted son, Liu Chengliang, led the army to beat back the Japanese attack many times. Later, the soldiers guarding the fort were hungry and could not fight. Liu Chengliang led his troops to retreat to Tainan. At this time, the Black Flag Army and the soldiers of the Rebel Army guarding Zeng Wenxi and the attacking Japanese army launched a white-edged feat, fighting alone, and the last line of defense in Tainan fell.
189510 June18, Liu Yongfu called a meeting in the Ministry to discuss the plan of fighting and defending, but there was no result. The next day, the Japanese attacked Anpingbao on a large scale, and Liu Yongfu personally lit the cannon and bombarded the enemy ships. That night, the Japanese army attacked the city urgently, and the ammunition and food in the city ran out. In the hard battle, the soldiers were exhausted and could not raise their guns and wield knives. At that time, the city was in chaos, and Liu Yongfu wanted to get back to the city, but his subordinates tried to dissuade him. When Liu Yongfu saw that the tide was gone, he clapped his chest and cried to the sky, "How should I report to the court and treat the people of Taiwan Province?" Late that night, Liu Yongfu led his adopted son Liu Chengliang and others 10 by boat, and then boarded the British merchant ship "Delitz" to cross Xiamen. 2 1, Tainan fell, and the whole territory of Taiwan Province Province was occupied by the Japanese army. [ 1]