Therefore, as soon as the Japanese army landed in Keelung, Tang fled back to the mainland by boat. The Japanese army quickly occupied Taipei and attacked in the direction of Taichung and Tainan. Contrary to the government's attitude towards the enemy, people of all ethnic groups in Taiwan Province Province immediately organized an anti-Japanese team. Among them, the largest is the vigilante group led by Xu Xiang, Wu Tangxing and Jiang Shaozu. Various insurgent armies elected Liu Yongfu as the commander-in-chief of the Anti-Japanese War. Liu Yongfu was the leader of the Black Flag Army who helped Vietnam resist the French, and his team was later incorporated by the Qing government. He is now stationed in Tainan.
Japan divided the forces attacking Taichung into two parts: east and west. The East Route Army attacked Hsinchu, the gateway of Taichung, and the West Route Army took Dahukou directly. Xu Xiang also separated the insurgents and blocked the invading army alone.
The Japanese troops on the East Road relaxed their vigilance because they didn't encounter any resistance at first. As they swaggered forward, Xu Xiang suddenly led several militia soldiers out, blocking their way. Before the Japanese could react, Xu Xiang and others fired several shots and knocked the first two down. The Japanese devils were so frightened that they fell to the ground and shot wildly with their guns. After playing for a while, they found that Xu Xiang and them had long since disappeared. The devil scolded angrily and walked on. Not far away, Xu Xiang led people to rush out and fired several shots. The devils fought back for a while, but disappeared again. This happened several times in a row, and the devil was in a hurry. The last time they saw Xu Xiang run into a bamboo forest, they all ran after him like crazy.
This piece of bamboo is very lush, dense and thick. The green bamboo leaves are connected together, blocking the sunshine. As soon as the Japanese came in, they were confused. Where is the shadow of Xu Xiang in the dark? Every step they take, they trip over bamboo or bump into others. The devils fled everywhere, but they couldn't get out of this bamboo forest, and their clothes and faces were cut. Just as they were angry like tigers in a cage, the guns of the rebels rang. The demons suffered heavy casualties. In order to escape, they ran around in the Woods and beat their heads off. As soon as some devils jumped out of the bamboo forest, their heads were broken by the rebels outside.
This battle almost wiped out all the Japanese troops on the East Road. At the same time, the Japanese army on the West Road was also beaten out of the water by Wu Tangxing at Dahukou. Xu Xiang led the rebels to drag the Japanese soldiers in Taichung for more than two months. Finally, the Japanese army dispatched large-scale troops to surround the rebels. After fierce fighting, Jiang Shaozu was captured and sacrificed. Xu Xiang and Wu Tangxing led the rebels to retreat to Changhua. At Bafengshan, east of Changhua, the rebels were surrounded by the enemy.
One morning, the rebels were awakened by gunfire in the valley. When Xu Xiang climbed to the top of the mountain, he saw many enemies around the barracks. Looking down the hill, countless ant-like enemies are still climbing. It turned out that although the rebels blocked the mountain pass, with the help of traitors, the Japanese army secretly climbed up along a path behind the mountain. It is impossible to rush out, and now we can only fight the enemy recklessly. Xu Xiang rushed up to meet them waving combat knives. The rebels fought hand-to-hand with the rising enemy. There are swords and shadows all over the mountains, shouting and killing together. Just at the height of the fighting, another team came down from the mountain. Originally, Liu Yongfu sent Peng Songnian to lead the Black Flag Army to support the rebels.
On that day, Major General Nobuyuki Yamaroot was a little flustered when he saw that his team was defeated before and after. He was about to remind the Japanese soldiers that a soldier had stabbed a spear into his chest. In the heroic battle between the rebels and the Black Flag Army, more than 1000 enemies were killed. At the same time, hundreds of nominal and black flag soldiers gave their lives. Wu Tangxing and Peng Songnian are both dead. After the battle, only more than 20 people broke through with Xu Xiang to Tainan.
After Xu Xiang arrived in Tainan, he gathered more than 700 Gaoshan brothers to join the rebel army. Liu Yongfu sent Wang Debiao to guard Chiayi, and Yang Sihong led the army to help Xu Xiang counterattack Changhua. The people of Taiwan Province Province are in high spirits and have won several victories in succession. The Japanese army was too scared to continue committing crimes in Changhua. But by this time, the rebels had almost run out of food and ammunition.
When the people of Taiwan Province Province were in urgent need of assistance from the mainland people, Cixi and Li Hongzhang ordered the blockade of Haikou, cutting off the connection between the mainland and Taiwan Province Province, because they were afraid that the resistance of the people of Taiwan Province Province would offend the Japanese. In this way, countless patriots can only stand on this side of the strait and watch the Japanese aggressors run amok in Taiwan Province Province.
Tens of thousands of Japanese troops stormed rebel positions in turn. No matter day or night, the enemy's gunfire never stopped. Rebel soldiers of all ethnic groups fought back until the last bullet was fired. Xu Xiang watched the camp collapse in the explosion and his brothers fell in the gunfire. The anger in his heart turned into the final cry: "A gentleman fights for his country and dies without regret!" With that, he rushed to the enemy with a broadsword in his hand. Rebel soldiers also braved enemy gunfire to fight their way out. Xu Xiang died heroically in the struggle with the enemy.
Then the Japanese invaders went straight to Tainan. Liu Yongfu ran out of ammunition and food and had to cross the sea to return to the mainland. From then on, the Japanese army occupied the treasure island of Taiwan Province Province.