Chapter 123 The Lonely Yellow Tiger

On September 3, 1895, Tainan, Anping Fort, covered with dark clouds, a yellow tiger flag of Taiwan's democratic country, hunting in the hazy sky.

On the whole fort, except for the yellow tiger flag, there is only the sound of hunting.

At the beginning, when Taiwan's democratic country was first built, the Taiwanese people responded enthusiastically. From Taipei to Tainan, yellow tiger flags were flying everywhere. However, in just three months, there was only this yellow tiger flag left over Taiwan, flying alone over the gloomy port of Anping, like a soul-smomenting spiritual flag.

Under the banner of Huang Hu, Liu Yongfu, who was nearly 60 years old, wore a flower collar and sat alone in the bunker, with his heart like ashes!

Liu Yongfu was a traitor for half his life. In his early years, he pulled up a group of poor brothers to be the king in Guangxi and became the enemy of the Qing Dynasty. Later, he went to Vietnam and did not accept Wang Hua. However, when he was over half a hundred years old, he became a loyal minister and filial son of the Qing Dynasty. First, he helped the Qing army defeat the French in Vietnam, and ten years later, he took his old buddies to Taiwan to work with the Japanese!

Now, Liu Yongfu himself can't figure out whether he is a loyal minister or a traitor!

Actually, loyal ministers also do. Liu Yongfu didn't care about the traitor. As long as a man does things worthy of his conscience, Liu Yongfu only recognizes one reason in his life. Foreigners can't bully Chinese people! Whoever bullies the Chinese will fight to the end! In Vietnam, he fights with the French, and in Taiwan, he fights with the Japanese, which is based on this principle!

Therefore, a year ago, when the court transferred his black flag army to Taiwan, Liu Yongfu agreed without hesitation with enthusiasm.

At that time, his Black Flag Army was actually not an army at all. He wanted no one, no guns, no money.

However, Liu Yongfu is not worried.

The court sent him to Taiwan, which was to ask him to guard Taiwan. In this case, the court will naturally increase the rate of his troops. The imperial court will not watch the Japanese attack Taiwan.

Liu Yongfu's judgment was confirmed. When he was preparing to go on an expedition in Guangxi, the coastal governors came to cheer for him one after another. They patted his chest and swore that as long as the Black Flag Army arrived in Taiwan, they would immediately transport grain and salaries. In short, as long as Liu Yongfu was willing to go to Taiwan, he did not worry about anything. .

Among them, the highest voice and the most enthusiastic attitude is Zhang Zhidong, Governor of Huguang! Zhang Zhidong asked Liu Yongfu to defend Taiwan anyway and not to leave Taiwan to the Japanese! Zhang Zhidong will fully guarantee the ordnance and food of the Black Flag Army.

Zhang Zhidong has an arsenal, a steel mill, a shipyard, and a Sheng Xuanhuai who is the most profitable in the Qing Dynasty. He is the most confident of all the governors. Other officials vowed that Liu Yongfu would also suspect that they were writing empty checks, but Liu Yongfu firmly believed what Zhang Zhidong said.

With Zhang Zhidong's promise, Liu Yongfu came to Taiwan with confidence. Even Tang Jingsong, the governor of Taiwan, placed the Black Flag Army in a remote place in Tainan, and Liu Yongfu did not care. Anyway, behind him was Zhang Zhidong, a rich man.

Zhang Zhidong also kept his promise. In the half year when Liu Yongfu was in Tainan, Zhang Zhidong sent him several batches of weapons and equipment to help him build the Tainan fortifications.

In June, the Qing Dynasty completed the Taiwan ferry with Japan, the Japanese army landed in Keelung, Tang Jingsong's Taiwan Democratic Army was defeated, Taipei was lost, and Tang Jingsong fled to the mainland. Even so, Liu Yongfu, who was in Tainan, did not lose confidence. Shortly after the Japanese landing, Zhang Zhidong sent a secret envoy and promised Liu Yongfu that as long as Liu Yongfu persisted for two months, Zhang Zhidong would send a large army to help Taiwan.

Because of Zhang Zhidong's promise, the Black Flag Army and the remaining Taiwan Democratic Army tried their best to resist the enemy. From Taipei to Changhua, the Black Flag Army faced the Japanese army ten times more than itself, and went one after another to resist bravely and sacrificed heavily. There were more than a dozen senior generals who died in battle, but the Black Flag Army has always been determined to fight.

However, three months later, Liu Yongfu not only did not see the reinforcements promised by Zhang Zhidong, but also did not get food and salary. In August, the armies had no salary, only food, and by September, there was no food.

If it goes on like this, the Black Flag Army in Tainan will starve to death before they see the Japanese!

Liu Yongfu sent people to the coastal governor to cry for help, but no one responded. In desperation, he sent a telegram to Zhang Zhidong and questioned Zhang Zhidong: "Yu Fu has been guarded for two months, and Russia will help. There are more than two months this year. Fortunately, Nanzhong is unfailed. I haven't seen him yet. How can he defend it?"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhidong called back and said, "The move of guarding the platform comes from your righteousness and courage, and I have not made a word. Two months after guarding the Taiwan, Russia came to help. In fact, it was a false rumor, and I did not send this telegram. Either go or stay, please think about it. I won't hear about it. Self-facilitation and weapons, repeatedly banned by decrees, dare not violate it.

Zhang Zhidong turned his face and didn't admit it! He completely denied his promise and pushed things clean. He even said that guarding Taiwan was Liu Yongfu's own business and had nothing to do with his Zhang Zhidong!

Only then did Liu Yongfu know that he was sold by Zhang Zhidong! Looking up to the sky and sighing: "Zhang Zhidong misleads me, I mislead the Taiwanese people."

There is no food and grass in the Tainan Black Flag Army, and there are no rescuers outside. It was under such circumstances that Liu Yongfu ordered Wu Pengnian to lead the remaining Black Flag Army to Changhua and launched a desperate attack on the Japanese army.

This is a suicide attack!

Sure enough, in the battle of Changhua, the Black Flag Army was completely destroyed, and Liu Yongfu's elite seven-star team completed the final song in Bagua Mountain. Those are all old brothers who have been following Liu Yongfu for more than ten years! Changhua lost its defense, and the Japanese army immediately entered Jiayi.

When the failure came, Liu Yongfu straightened his clothes and came to Anping Fort.

Chiayi is the gateway to Tainan. Theoretically, as long as they hold Chiayi, it is not so easy for the Japanese army to capture Tainan.

However, the remnants of the current Black Flag Army are full of fighting, less than 300 people, and how can they defend Chiayi.

Moreover, while intensifying its attack on Chiayi, the Japanese army sent three warships from Penghu, full of 3,000 marines, and went straight to Anping from the sea.

Anping is a port west of Tainan. From Anping to Tainan, there is no danger to guard. Once the Japanese army lands in Anping, it can** and quickly occupy Tainan.

At this time, Tainan has become an undefed city. All the defenders from Anping to Tainan are only Liu Yongfu and his more than 30 personal guards.

Anping Fort is guarding Anping Port on the highest peak in the south of the port. There is an Armstrong cannon on the fort, which was built after Liu Yongfu came to Tainan. However, there is no one here to operate the cannon.

Liu Yongfu boarded the fort with more than 30 personal soldiers. He wanted to coexist here with Tainan and even the whole of Taiwan.

Tainan is the temporary capital of Taiwan's democratic country and the last base of the democratic country. The fall of Tainan marks Japan's complete occupation of Taiwan.

The Japanese accelerated their march. They knew that Tainan was already an empty city. As long as they sent a team, they could complete the occupation of Tainan. However, the Japanese still decided to use 3,000 marines. There are three reasons for this. First, Tainan's political significance is that the Japanese army wants to show their existence in Tainan. Second, the Taiwan operations since June have been basically completed by the Guards Division. The Marines did not get a chance, and the Marines watched the army make achievements and were unconvinced. After the occupation of Tainan, the Taiwan war ended, so Governor Yidong Youheng planned to leave the last opportunity to the Marines.

Third, and most importantly, the Japanese were worried about the intervention of the French. In the First World War of Changhua, the Japanese army was attacked by unidentified armed forces, which was once suspected of being done by the French. Later, it was confirmed that it was not the French, but a Chinese army with a strength of about 3,000 people. Japan did not know the origin of this army for a moment, but the Japanese seriously suspected that this army was funded by the French. If so, the Japanese army must complete the occupation of Tainan as soon as possible and completely break the French's thoughts.

On September 2, Yidong Youheng, the governor of Taiwan and commander of the Southern Dispatch Fleet, ordered Yoshino, Akizu, Hashidate cruisers, Sagami Maru, Motoyama Maru transport ships, and Omi Maru mine carrier to form a Tainan detachment, carrying 3,000 marines from Penghu, and the front of the soldiers pointed straight to Anping Port.

The Tainan detachment is commanded by Colonel Uemura Hinami, the captain of the Yoshino, and the commander of the Marine Corps is Colonel Takahashi.

The southern dispatch fleet is actually equivalent to the Japanese Combined Fleet. The Japanese base camp attached great importance to Taiwan's operations, which was the most valuable result obtained by the Japanese army in the Qing-Japanese War. According to the plan, the entire joint fleet should have been sent to Taiwan to fight,

However, in the late Sino-Japanese War, the Beiyang Marine Division suddenly dispatched to fight with the joint fleet in the waters of Miao Island. As a result, the two sides were injured, and three warships of the joint fleet, including the flagship Songdao, were sunk, and five warships were seriously injured and seriously injured. However, the base camp had to send the battleships in the joint fleet to Taiwan, which is equivalent to half of the ships in the joint fleet. Therefore, it is simply named the Southern Battle Fleet and no longer uses the flag of the Joint Fleet.

However, compared with the Taiwanese defenders, this is still a huge force.

Especially after three months of war, the Taiwanese garrison, whether Tang Jingsong's troops or Liu Yongfu's troops, have been eliminated, and the Japanese army has established an overwhelming advantage.

In this case, the Tainan operation is only symbolic.

Therefore, as soon as the Tainan detachment set off, Gao Qiaozhongsheng, the commander of the Marine Corps, sent a messenger to Tainan and issued an ultimatum to Liu Yongfu, demanding that Liu Yongfu immediately lay down his weapons and surrender unconditionally.

Gaoqiao Zhongsheng even told Liu Yongfu the landing location and landing time of the Japanese army. Landing place: Anping Port, landing time, 12 o'clock on September 3.