Zuo Zongtang set out in Taiwan, but the Americans sold the information to Japan
Zuo Zongtang (November 10, 1812 - September 5, 1885) The name is Ji Gao, the other character is Pu Cun, the name is Xiangshangnongren, and the name is Xiangyin, Hunan. He was one of the few sober people in the late Qing Dynasty and a famous official with an international perspective. He was appointed as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and he made arrangements for Taiwan to guard against the United States, Japan and France. Unfortunately, it was broken up and finally failed.
In the tenth year of Xianfeng (1860), the Taiping Army conquered Jiangnan Daying . Zuo Zongtang was appointed as the fourth-rank Jingtang, and accompanied the imperial commissioner and the governor of Liangjiang Zeng Guofan to handle military affairs. He also recruited 5,000 people in Hunan to form the "Chu Army", and since then he formed his own line. Then, Zuo Zongtang led his army to Jiangxi and Anhui to fight against the Taiping Army. Zuo Zongtang showed his talent. He served as governor of Zhejiang the following year and was promoted to governor of Fujian and Zhejiang two years later. After he served as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, in addition to building Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau , this was China's first new shipyard. At the same time, it also plans to build Taiwan and strengthen its operations in Taiwan.
Zuo Zongtang
Zuo Zongtang realized the importance of Taiwan very early. He once said: "(Taiwan) I don't care for myself, and there will be outsiders covet it." Sure enough, the United States, France and Japan all coveted Taiwan one after another. In the end, Japan occupied Taiwan after , after , and did not return until after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan.
Recognizing the importance of Taiwan’s strategic position, Zuo Zongtang began to operate Taiwan after taking office as the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. He planted several Chu army generals who followed him to Taiwan. Among them, Wu Dating is Taiwan Road, and Liu Mingdeng is Taiwan Town General . Left Gong ordered them to actively rectify Taiwan's political affairs and military affairs. At the same time, he submitted a plan to govern Taiwan to the court. Both of them are very capable and are willing to station in Taiwan. Wu Dating (1824-1877) was named Tongyun, a native of Yuanling, Hunan. He was a juren in the fifth year of Xianfeng. For the sake of the ability to promote profit and eliminate disadvantages, the number is , Hu Linyi, , Zeng Guofan and others, but they were not qualified for the official position, which shows that his ability is extraordinary. In 1866 (the fifth year of Tongzhi, he was ordered to serve as the inspector of the Taiwan Army. In the sixth year of Tongzhi (1867), two foreign-related incidents occurred in Taiwan: one was the "Langjiao Incident" (also known as the "Luomei Incident"), and the other was the "Portuguese Steam Fraud Case". "Langjiao Incident" Li Rangli, the general of the Chinese and US military and the US Consul in Xiamen, came to Taiwan, claiming that the United States wants to raise troops to retaliate, and his momentum is fierce.
Hu Xi
How did Wu Dating deal with these two things? He calmly and objectively proposed: "The life of the world cannot be suppressed, and the barbarians should not be afraid of it." At that time, due to the turbulent situation in Taiwan, officials were afraid of foreigners like tigers, while some Hunan Army wanted to make contributions and suggested a big fight with the Americans. However, Wu Dating strongly advocated peace talks and properly handled the "Langjiao incident". The Portuguese came three years after the accident, and he regarded it as blackmail, and he firmly refused.
In addition, Wu Dating also drafted and issued statements such as "Recommendation of all subordinates and clean love for each person to express his views", "Explanation of the military, civilian and businessmen in Taiwan", "Explanation of the training of the soldiers, civilians and soldiers in Taiwan", "Explanation of the training of the soldiers", "Explanation of the cleaning of prison lawsuits by the prefectures and counties", and "Proposal of the planning of coastal defense report". At the same time, we must strictly enforce military discipline and eliminate the disadvantages. In addition, the case of Chen Wenkong official killing and Ding Yong teased a woman and being beaten to death by local people were successfully dealt with. It can be seen that Wu Dating is still very capable and is good at handling intricate and complex events. Taiwan General Liu Mingdeng is even more powerful. He was the commander of the Tujia Army in the Qing Dynasty. His courtesy name was Zhaoyuan and his nickname was . Jianqing . He was from Erjiahe Township, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie, Hunan. In the Luofa incident, "Fengshan County Shengfan and Hezhong Citi foreigners fought against each other. Jun (Liu Mingdeng) led his troops to Guibi Mountain, and their reputation was intimidated by their power and disbanded." Many stone carvings have been left in Taiwan so far, and there is a legendary story.
Liu Mingdeng inscription in Taiwan
In the winter of the sixth year of Tongzhi (1867), Liu Mingdeng led his army to tour Danlan in the north. He encountered heavy fog in the belly of the mountain about one kilometer in front of Caoling. Liu Mingdeng wrote the four big words "Xiongzhen Manyan" and ordered the cliff to be carved on a huge rock. In a while, the fog dissipated and the rain stopped.
Unfortunately, Zuo Zongtang arranged two generals in Taiwan, and were eventually excluded by the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Wu Tang, who took over as his.Wu Tang had rescued Cixi, so he was valued by Cixi and served as the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, the Governor of Sichuan and other positions. When Zuo Zongtang left Fujian and Zhejiang and went to the northwest to serve as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, he tried his best to encourage Wu Dating and Liu Mingdeng. His memorial to the court said: "But before leaving, he knew each other for many years. The Wu court, whom he had long valued, was the Taiwan Road and Liu Mingdeng was the general of the Taiwan Town. He also specially requested the court to approve the court, and the court issued an order: "Don't travel with a long distance (Zuo Zongtang) and suddenly followed him, and asked Wu Tang to supervise at any time... Prepare for the future and start the work as soon as possible... Yinggui, Wu Tang and others should fulfill the ambition of the governor (Zuo Zongtang).
Lu Mingdeng wrote in Taiwan
However, Wu Tang and others pushed almost all Zuo Zongtang's measures in Fujian and Zhejiang, and they suppressed Wu Dating and Liu Mingdeng in Taiwan from multiple parties, forcing these two people to leave Taiwan.
Wu Dating once said that the cunning and toughness of the barbarians is indeed hateful, while the soft and cowardly official is even more shameful. Although he is fearless, he dares to fight well. However, due to the governors and governors of Fujian and Zhejiang, there was disagreement on major issues in Taiwan, which eventually led to the wasted of all previous efforts. Soon, Wu Dating visited medical treatment in his neighboring place. Liu Mingdeng was also excluded by many parties. Although Zuo Gong coordinated with many parties, it was still ineffective. After three years of office, Liu Mingdeng had to leave Taiwan and go to Gansu to command the Qing army from various routes. At the same time, Wu Tang also used the excuse to impeach important officials of the Shipbuilding Bureau, Zhou Kaixi, Ye Wenlan, , Li Qinglin and others, so that everyone in the Shipbuilding Bureau would be in danger and overturn all the measures approved by the court.
After Zuo Zongtang, officials in Fujian and Zhejiang ignored the importance of Taiwan. In the 13th year of Tongzhi (1867), the Japanese invaders invaded 15,000 people and invaded Taiwan, which shocked the whole country. The court asked Zuo Zongtang to serve as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang because he was familiar with the situation and asked him about it. Zuo Zongtang is recovering Xinjiang at this time, and he is very helpless in the face of such a situation.
However, at this time, the Americans were stumbling behind their backs. Zuo Zongtang said: Li Rangli (US Consul) failed, so he used the map of Tai County to show the Japanese to suppress the foreign countries and use powerful tools. The Japanese-style Tai County's back mountain is dangerous and fertile, and he hopes to be the foreign government. This breach of contract is called the origin of the army. ” (See "The Complete Works of Duke Zuo Wenxiang")
The strategy of operating Taiwan that Zuo Zongtang was painstakingly arranged was finally abandoned, while the United States sold Taiwan maps and intelligence to Japan. This led to many major events that followed.
is really unbearable to look back on!
Lu Mingdeng wrote in Taiwan
However, Wu Tang and others pushed almost all Zuo Zongtang's measures in Fujian and Zhejiang, and they suppressed Wu Dating and Liu Mingdeng in Taiwan from multiple parties, forcing these two people to leave Taiwan.
Wu Dating once said that the cunning and toughness of the barbarians is indeed hateful, while the soft and cowardly official is even more shameful. Although he is fearless, he dares to fight well. However, due to the governors and governors of Fujian and Zhejiang, there was disagreement on major issues in Taiwan, which eventually led to the wasted of all previous efforts. Soon, Wu Dating visited medical treatment in his neighboring place. Liu Mingdeng was also excluded by many parties. Although Zuo Gong coordinated with many parties, it was still ineffective. After three years of office, Liu Mingdeng had to leave Taiwan and go to Gansu to command the Qing army from various routes. At the same time, Wu Tang also used the excuse to impeach important officials of the Shipbuilding Bureau, Zhou Kaixi, Ye Wenlan, , Li Qinglin and others, so that everyone in the Shipbuilding Bureau would be in danger and overturn all the measures approved by the court.
After Zuo Zongtang, officials in Fujian and Zhejiang ignored the importance of Taiwan. In the 13th year of Tongzhi (1867), the Japanese invaders invaded 15,000 people and invaded Taiwan, which shocked the whole country. The court asked Zuo Zongtang to serve as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang because he was familiar with the situation and asked him about it. Zuo Zongtang is recovering Xinjiang at this time, and he is very helpless in the face of such a situation.
However, at this time, the Americans were stumbling behind their backs. Zuo Zongtang said: Li Rangli (US Consul) failed, so he used the map of Tai County to show the Japanese to suppress the foreign countries and use powerful tools. The Japanese-style Tai County's back mountain is dangerous and fertile, and he hopes to be the foreign government. This breach of contract is called the origin of the army. ” (See "The Complete Works of Duke Zuo Wenxiang")
The strategy of operating Taiwan that Zuo Zongtang was painstakingly arranged was finally abandoned, while the United States sold Taiwan maps and intelligence to Japan. This led to many major events that followed.
is really unbearable to look back on!
