What kind of person is Liu Yongfu?

Liu Yongfu was the leader of the Black Flag Army in China in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. A famous anti-French fighter and national hero. Liu Yongfu (1837-19 17), born in Qinzhou, Guangdong (now Qinzhou, Guangxi), was a military figure in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. He was originally an anti-Qing general of the Black Flag Army. In his early years, he participated in the Heaven and Earth Society led by Hong Xiuquan. After the failure of the uprising, he led 200 to 300 people to haunt the Sino-Vietnamese border. His team is known as the "Black Flag Army" because it uses the black seven-star flag as the battle flag.

Liu Yongfu was born in September of the 17th year of Qing Daoguang (1837 10), a poor peasant family in Xiaofeng Township, Gu Sen, Fangcheng, Qinzhou, Guangdong. Since his father Liu and his uncle Liu moved from Bobai to Fangcheng, he first lived in Xiaofeng Village, Gusendong, in the hinterland of Shiwan Mountain. Liu Yongfu was the second child in the family, so he was called Liu Er, and later he was honored as Liu Yi. Liu Yongfu "was his real name when he moved to Vietnam. Because of poor family, Liu Yongfu has no chance to read and write. Starting from Liu, Liu lived by renting several acres of fertile land to his cousins in his early years. After moving into Guikou village, my brother rented a few acres of sloping land to live in. Due to family poverty, 1850, 13-year-old Liu Yongfu went out to work as a beach boat (seaside boat) helper in Zuojiang, and later worked as a sailor in Zuojiang. Because Liu Yongfu is smart and familiar with dangerous waterways and underwater conditions, he became a navigator and was soon elected as the captain of a beach boat (equivalent to a boatswain). But I still live a hungry and full life.

1840 After the Opium War, the Qing government was corrupt and incompetent, kowtowing to the outside world, levying exorbitant taxes at home, sharp class contradictions and increasing ethnic oppression, which constantly caused peasant riots everywhere. 185 1 At the beginning of the year, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom broke out in jintian uprising, and Liu Yongfu saw hope. 16 years old, that is, 1853, Liu Yongfu's parents and uncle died of poverty and illness. Liu Yongfu had to quit his job as a sailor and travel the Jianghu with the martial arts taught by his father, uncle and master. 1857, Liu Yongfu, who was hungry all day, defected to Zheng San, the rebel leader who was active in Shangsi and Longan. Liu Yongfu's military career began.

During Liu Yongfu's joining the army, there were many hills and factions all over Guangxi. There are heaven and earth societies that fight against the Qing Dynasty and regain sight, bandits who take mountains as kings, brave giants who protect themselves in rural areas, and landlords who set up camps for United training. Liu Yongfu was the first pioneer under Zheng San. He led the troops to defeat the landlord armed forces headed by Wu Biling, and the team expanded rapidly. Zheng San is just a short-sighted and headstrong guy, and Liu Yongfu has not been reused here. Soon he left Zheng San and organized his own team of more than 200 people. 1866, Liu Yongfu led his troops to the most powerful armed dock in Guangxi (Kun), and Liu Yongfu was appointed as the standard bearer, ranking third in the peasant army. Liu Yongfu set out to command soldiers, purge discipline, select talents and unify military orders. By chance, Liu Yongfu came to the Beidi Temple in Andexu, Zhou Shun (now Jingxi). When he saw the statue of Duke Zhou next to the statue of Beidi Temple, he fell in love with a black banner with the pattern of "Big Dipper" and white dog teeth, so he copied this black flag as the flag of this team. Since then, this team has been carrying a black flag. This army is honored as the "black flag army" because of its bravery and good fighting.

In the sixth year of Tongzhi (1867), the Qing army took advantage of the failure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Revolution, and the Qing government sent Feng Zicai, the governor of Guangxi, to lead the brave and skillful Chu army to attack the rebels in Guangxi. Liu Yongfu advised Wu Ya not to blindly defend the city, but to stay away for a while, waiting for an opportunity to fight back, but Wu Ya finally disagreed. The two men were unhappy. Liu Yongfu led more than 300 Black Flag troops at the headquarters to part ways with Wu Ya and moved to the Sino-Vietnamese border (Mengzi in Yunnan and Baohe Delta in Vietnam). Most of the rebels in Wu Ya have been wiped out, and Wu Ya's whereabouts are unknown.

Although Liu Yongfu got rid of the encirclement and suppression of the Qing army, he was suddenly attacked by local armed forces such as Baimiao Pan. Liu Yongfu had a flexible command and got rid of Pan's harassment in time. He knows his own serenade, and he has no food or grass to support him. If he wants to gain a foothold here, he must defeat bullies like Pan. He also knows that he doesn't have as many weapons and ammunition as bullies and less troops. There is absolutely no chance of winning a hard battle. So he set up a "lone gun array" (bamboo stick lasso trap, etc. ) let a few people tease and harass Pan, while he led an army to ambush nearby. He has eradicated local tyrants and bullies such as Pan who poisoned the local people. Liu Yongfu's Black Flag Army gained great fame, and soon developed into an armed force of more than 1,000 people, and established a solid base area. Wang Ting, Vietnam, learned that Liu Yongfu had knocked out the tyrant Pan and others he had wanted to get rid of for many years, and saw the local people live and work in peace and contentment. The Black Flag Army has strict discipline and excellent reputation for protecting the environment and protecting the people, so it named Liu Yongfu as a thousand households. Two years later, there were over 250,000 people in Liu Yongfu, and the army was organized into two battalions (about 2,000 people). The local industry and commerce and agriculture are relatively developed, and the tax revenue is relatively abundant. The local people live and work in peace.

In the 12th year of Tongzhi (1873), the French cabinet sent his son-in-law Captain Anye to attack Hanoi, Vietnam, in an attempt to establish the so-called "Oriental Empire of France". Then plan to invade China, Guangxi and Yunnan along the river. At the request of King Nguyen Fu-shih of Vietnam, Liu Yongfu led the army to join forces with Yan Department of Huang Zhi of the Vietnamese army. Liu Yongfu personally led more than 2,000 black flag troops, crossed Xuanguang Daling, and traveled day and night to fight against the French. With its own advantages, Liu Yongfu's Black Flag Army has won many victories by attacking the enemy short, making good use of strategy and flexible command. On February 24th, 65438, Liu Yongfu led the Black Flag Army to wage a fierce battle with the French army on the paper bridge on the outskirts of Hanoi, killing the commander of the French army, Captain Anye, and more than ten people under his command.

Of course, the French invaders did not want to fail. They hate Liu Yongfu. In August of the ninth year of Guangxu (1883), the Red River surged at the turn of summer and autumn. French invaders, led by Vietnamese traitors, dug up the river bank and rushed to the Black Flag Army camp, sending nine warships to shell the Black Flag Army camp. Fortunately, Liu Yongfu made preparations in advance and moved the barracks to Feng Dan, about 30 miles away from Whitehead. The Black Flag Army suffered little loss (material loss). Liu Yongfu was furious, but the troops and equipment were far apart, so he had to use guerrilla warfare against the enemy. In September, the French army sent 1 1 warships and more than 3,000 troops to go hand in hand, besieging the Black Flag Army barracks in an attempt to wipe out the Black Flag Army in one fell swoop. Huang Shouzhong, commander of Feng Danhong Banner, was attacked by land and water, but he was not afraid of danger. They occupied the Red River Dam, and the two armies were facing each other across a wide dam, so the artillery of the enemy gunboat could not shoot at close range. The black flag army's soil cannon can attack the French army and gunboats boarding the ship. The two sides fought fiercely for two nights, and the French army was exhausted. When reinforcements arrived in Yunnan, China, they panicked.

At the same time, Liu Yongfu was advancing 3,000 Black Flag troops and fighting fiercely with the French army in Xizhiqiao, Hanoi, Vietnam. Because of its flexibility, the French army can't adapt. A black flag army attacked the French command post at night, killing hundreds of people below the French commander Li Weili, and the French army was defeated. The King of Viet Nam awarded Baron Liu Yongfu First Class and Magistrate San Xuan. Wilder and Feng Dan defeated the French army in the Battle of Paper Bridge. Yunnan troops stationed in Feng Zicai also hit the French in Nanguan Town (now Friendship Pass). Fundamentally reverse the state of war. But how can the French government and the French army swallow this tone?

In August of the 10th year of Guangxu (1884), four warships attacked Keelung, Taiwan Province Province, and were resolutely attacked by Liu Mingchuan, Minister of Taiwan Province Affairs of China Government and Governor of Fujian Province. The commander of the French Far East Fleet led the fleet to reinforce, but it didn't take any advantage. Seeing that Taiwan Province Province could not be captured, the French army turned to Fujian, hitting the Fujian Navy hard and destroying mawei shipyard. The Qing army was forced to declare war, and the French army was forced to suspend its plans to attack Taiwan Province Province and Fujian Province. However, the French army did not die. They think it is best to invade China from Vietnam, especially after the French army occupied the Red River Delta in Vietnam, and intensify its infiltration into China. In order to be impeded, the Qing government gave Liu Yongfu the so-called "registered prefect" (meaning no real right, waiting for a vacancy), let him fight the French army, and sent alternate officials Tang to monitor Liu Yongfu.

At the end of the 10th year of Guangxu (1884), Liu Yongfu led the Black Flag Army to join forces with the Qing Cen Yu Ying Department and stormed the French army entrenched in Xuanguang. And defeated the siege of British and French Catholics near Jin Yongxiang, and recovered the fortresses of Furang and Qiu Qiang. Subsequently, together with Gui Jun and Guangxi, BAC Ninh was recovered. The French army was losing ground and did not dare to fight in Xuanguang City. Liu Yongfu led the Black Flag Army to surround Xuanguang for nearly two months, which drove the French army to run out of ammunition and food. Considering that the siege can't destroy the French army's effective strength, and it is also a disaster for the people, Liu Yongfu pretended to neglect and let some people and French messengers leave the city. Liu Yongfu knew that French spies had to go to Hanoi for reinforcements to come to the rescue. Explosives are buried in Zuowei and other places not far from Xuanguang. Sure enough, a large number of French troops came to the rescue from Hanoi. More than 400 people were killed, wounded and killed by the Black Flag Army. In pursuit of victory, the Black Flag Army killed 1 more people and seized a large number of weapons and ammunition. Seeing that reinforcements were hopeless, Xuanguang French army was forced to surrender.

Soon, the Black Flag Army led by Liu Yongfu defeated the French again in Lintao and Xuanhua. Feng Zicai, the Yunnan garrison of the Qing army, also defeated the French army in Liangshan. The French army failed everywhere, forcing the cabinet of Rufili, the chief culprit and initiator of the French war, to fall. In April of the 11th year of Guangxu (1885), the Sino-French war ended and China won the battle. However, the corrupt and incompetent Qing government, encouraged by the peace faction headed by Li Hongzhang, made peace with the French government with this victory as its capital. In June of that year, Li Hongzhang, on behalf of the Qing government, signed the Sino-French Tianjin Treaty with the French ambassador to China, recognizing Vietnam as a protectorate of France and granting France trade privileges in China, Guangxi and Yunnan. The French army was afraid of the Black Flag Army in Liu Yongfu and asked the Black Flag Army in Liu Yongfu to leave the border.

1885 In August, Liu Yongfu led more than 3,000 black flag troops back to China, and the Qing government promoted Liu Yongfu as the company commander of Nan 'ao Town, Guangdong Province, secretly reducing the number of black flag troops to 1000, and then to more than 300. In the 20th year of Guangxu (1894), the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War broke out in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, and Liu Yongfu led the Black Flag Army into Taiwan to "help" (assist) the defense of Taiwan Province Province. Liu Yongfu Black Flag Army cooperated with Taiwan Province military and civilian (Taiwan Province Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army) and loyal opposition Japanese Army to enter. During this period, the Black Flag Army fought many beautiful battles. In the 21st year of Guangxu (1895), China was defeated in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, and the Qing court signed the treaty of shimonoseki with Japan, humiliating the country and ceding Taiwan Province Province to Japan. Liu Yongfu's Black Flag Army can only retreat while fighting, and successively hit the Japanese army in Hsinchu, Miaoli, Changhua, Chiayi and Tainan. Liu Yongfu fought bloody battles in Taiwan Province province for nearly five months and sternly refused to surrender by the Japanese aggressors. Later, due to lack of ammunition and isolation, the Black Flag Army and most of the Taiwan Province Anti-Japanese Volunteers died in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army.

189510June 19, Japanese troops attacked Anping Fort in Tainan, and Liu Yongfu personally lit the cannon and bombarded the enemy ships. That night, the Japanese army attacked the city urgently, and there was no food, grass and ammunition in the city. In the fierce battle, the soldiers were exhausted and hungry, unable to raise their guns and wield knives. The city was in chaos at that time. Seeing that the tide was over, Liu Yongfu clapped his chest and cried to heaven, "How can I report to the court? What makes you treat the people of Taiwan Province? " On September 2 1 day, Tainan finally fell, and Taiwan Province Province was occupied by the Japanese army. That night, Liu Yongfu led his adopted son, Liu Chengliang, and a dozen soldiers of the Black Flag Army to take a boat first, then boarded the British merchant ship "Delitz" and sneaked back to Xiamen, Fujian. They traveled from Zhangzhou, Fujian to Guangzhou, Guangdong. Liu Yongfu and only a few black flag soldiers were warmly welcomed by the soldiers and civilians along the way. Knowing that the Qing government was corrupt and incompetent, Liu Yongfu resigned from his official position and returned to Qinzhou, his hometown (now Guangxi). The following year (1895), Guangdong Governor Tan Li advised Liu Yongfu to return to Guangdong Ordnance Bureau, but Liu Yongfu politely declined.

In the winter of the 24th year of Guangxu (1899), the Boxer Rebellion broke out and swept through Beijing. Liu Yongfu was ordered to transfer the Beijing garrison, but Liu Yongfu made an excuse to delay, and then repeatedly urged him to leave. When the newly formed Black Flag Army first arrived in Hengzhou (now Hengyang, Hunan Province), it was ordered by the Qing court to be transferred back to Huizhou and Chaozhou, Guangdong Province to suppress the peasant revolutionary army. Back in Guangdong, Liu Yongfu refused to accept the task of destroying the peasant revolutionary army on the pretext that he was new here and unfamiliar with the situation. 1904, Liu Yongfu repeatedly spoke about rheumatism, and Guangdong Governor Li Hongzhang criticized: "He has a great reputation, and he has a long-standing reputation at home and abroad, even if he has a minor illness, he can be cured while lying down" and refused to approve it. Liu Yongfu had to return to Liu Jia Temple in Shahe, Guangzhou to recuperate. During this period, he gave great support and help to the peasant revolutionary army led by Sun Yat-sen. 19 17 1 9, Liu Yongfu ended his historical journey and died suddenly in his hometown of Qinzhou at the age of 80 and was buried in the West Lake in Huizhou, Guangdong.

Peng Yulin, then the minister of the Ministry of War of the Qing Dynasty, commented on Liu Yongfu: "It is also great to protect the barrier of consolidating China!"! Li Hongzhang, governor of Zhili, said Liu Yong: "It's really superior, and all the leaders are far behind!" ! Zhang Zhidong, Governor of Huguang, said that Liu Yongfu was a "brave man" who "breathed for China for thousands of years"! Sun Yat-sen, the forerunner of China revolution, praised: "I have worshipped our national hero Liu Yongfu since I was a child"! Even his opponent at that time, the French general Cuba, commented on Liu Yongfu and the Black Flag Army: "The heroism of these people is amazing!" !

Bust in front of Liu Yongfu's former residence

Liu Yongfu, Ziting, was born in Qinzhou, Guangdong (now Xiaofeng Township, Gusendong, Fangcheng, Guangxi). His ancestral home is Bobai Dongping. Liu Yongfu, who was born in poverty, practiced martial arts since childhood and did some hard work for his family. After the death of his parents, Liu Yongfu, 20, joined the Heaven and Earth Society, determined to fight against the Qing Dynasty and regain his sight. Under the constant encirclement and suppression of the Qing army, Liu Yongfu led the Heaven and Earth Brothers to fight guerrilla warfare in Vietnam. In this process, many oppressed poor peasants took the initiative to join in and gradually formed an army that could recruit good soldiers. Because it was marked by the black flag, later generations called it the "Black Flag Army". Unexpectedly, Liu Yongfu's legendary life also began with the Black Flag Army.

The flag of the black flag army

After the Industrial Revolution and the Great Revolution, France became stronger and stronger, and once dominated Europe during the Napoleonic period. After colonial activities began in various parts of the world, France continued to get its hands on the Qing Dynasty. During the Second Opium War, they even conspired with Britain to openly rob Yuanmingyuan and set fire to this "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens". After tasting the sweetness, France continued to nibble at Vietnam, a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty. Facing the arrogant aggression of the French army, the King of Yue asked Liu Yongfu, the leader of the Black Flag Army, to withdraw his troops in the seventh year of Xianfeng (A.D. 1857) and the eighth year of Guangxu (A.D. 1882) to help Vietnam fight against the French army. Liu Yongfu couldn't bear to see the Vietnamese people being ravaged by the French army, so he agreed to the Vietnamese request. Twice, the French army was completely annihilated. In close combat, he personally beheaded Anye, the commander-in-chief of the French army, so that the French army was afraid to see Liu Yongfu.

Old photos of Emperor Tongqing in Vietnam

In order to thank Liu Yongfu, the Vietnamese King ordered him to be a baron, and Liu Yongfu's name became louder and louder. In the ninth year of Guangxu (AD 1883), the "Sino-French War" broke out. Liu Yongfu, who was bent on serving his country, led the Black Flag Army to participate in the war and recovered more than a dozen counties in a row, which made the French army fearsome. It can be said that this war was the only time that the Qing government completely defeated foreign powers by force. After the defeat of the French army, the then cabinet also stepped down.

In this battle, Liu Yongfu's military talents were fully demonstrated. After realizing that this was an available talent, the Qing court sent people out to woo him. But after wooing Ann, the Manchu court was terrified of Liu Yongfu. Not only the Black Flag troops were reduced to 1 000, but also Liu Yongfu was transferred to Tainan by "dividing troops".

Stills of Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895

1894- 1895 After the fiasco of the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1895, this area was ceded to the Japanese, and the Qing court ordered Liu Yongfu to evacuate. But at this point, Liu Yongfu resolutely refused. He led the newly trained Black Flag Army to stubbornly resist the Japanese army with the local people, and killed more than 30,000 Japanese aggressors in just over five months, more than the enemies destroyed by the Qing army in the entire Sino-Japanese War. Under the leadership of Liu Yongfu, the Black Flag Army created brilliant achievements, which greatly shocked the Japanese ruling and opposition parties, and Liu Yongfu became the greatest national hero in modern times.

Liu Yongfu tomb

However, due to the delay of the Qing court in sending troops to help, Liu Yongfu and the Black Flag Army were finally forced to leave Taiwan Province Province because of running out of ammunition and food. Since then, disheartened Liu Yongfu has been living in his hometown, indifferent to the world, until he died suddenly in Qinzhou in the sixth year of the Republic of China (AD 19 17), and completed his legendary life at the age of 80. Looking back on Liu Yongfu's life, he is worthy of the evaluation of "Qinzhou Yuan Ting, a master of Chinese studies".

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Draft of Qing history

Liu Yongfu was a patriotic general in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. People are full of praise for Liu Yongfu, but who knows Liu Yongfu's nickname: Yagou II, which was renamed Wuqier by local people after becoming famous. Fortunately, Liu Yongfu was extremely poor when he was a child, and his life was miserable ... When he was seventeen or eighteen, he was hungry one night and went to other people's pumpkin fields in the middle of the night to pick pumpkins and cook them to satisfy his hunger. I found a few pumpkins missing from the field. Duck and dog probably stole it last night, so I went directly to Duck and Dog's house. Before the people arrived, the swearing words had reached Yagouer's house. Because it was early in the morning, the curses were loud, which attracted many neighbors to watch the fun. You swore that pumpkins grew to the size of fists, and now you have destroyed them. Are you still alone? Ya Gou knew he was wrong and didn't dare to make any noise. However, Yagou became more and more angry about it. That night, he cooked the remaining pumpkins and was full. He picked up a stick and went to the man's pumpkin patch. He smashed all the pumpkins in the field, no matter how big or small, the pumpkin seedlings were destroyed. He left Bobai overnight, There are more than 1 ...................................................................................................................................................................... defeated 2000 people, and with the help of friends, they were transferred to Japan and returned to the motherland, and soon retired. When Liu Yongfu was a teenager, he was cursed by his hometown people with malicious intentions, and there was lingering pain in his heart, so Liu Yongfu chose to settle in Qinzhou, Guangxi in his later years. After Liu Yongfu ran away from home, he never returned to Bobai County. Even when Liu raised funds to build the Liu Ancestral Hall in the county, the patriarch found Liu Yongfu, hoping that Liu Yongfu could come out and preside over the construction of the Liu Ancestral Hall. Liu Yongfu repeatedly refused, but Liu Yongfu donated a large sum of money to build the Liu Ancestral Hall, which is now very well protected. In 1980s, the people surnamed Liu in Bobai County raised funds to cast a bronze statue of Liu Yongfu and placed it in the Liu Ancestral Hall. If you are interested, you can go to Liu's Ancestral Hall. Liu's Ancestral Hall is located 30 meters to the right of the Third High School in Bobai County, Guangxi.

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1. Brief introduction of Liu Yongfu: Liu Yongfu (1837— 19 17) was a strategist and national hero in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. [1] A native of Qinzhou, Guangdong (now Guangxi), also known as Yuan Ting. My parents and I moved to Guangxi and thought about it. Be less of a domestic helper. In the seventh year of Xianfeng (1857), he participated in the uprising of the Heaven and Earth Society. After three years of Tongzhi (1864), more than 200 people joined the Wu Yazhong Department, with the Seven-Star Black Flag as the team flag, which was called the Black Flag Army. Tongzhi for six years (1867), entered Vietnam, was a shoo-in, and expanded the team. In the 12th year of Tongzhi (1873), at the invitation of the King of Yue, he led the Black Flag Army to resist the French law and killed the French leader Anye. Because of his achievements, he was appointed as the national defense ambassador of Xinghua to ensure victory. In the ninth year of Guangxu (1883), he aided Vietnam to resist the French again, killed Li, the commander of the French army in the west of Hanoi, and was named the prefect of Sanxuan. After the outbreak of the Sino-French War, it was incorporated by the Qing government, and was appointed as the prefect in the Sino-Vietnamese border war, and once defeated the French army in Lintao. After the war, he was transferred back to China and awarded the company commander of Nan 'ao Town, Guangdong Province. In the 20th year of Guangxu (1894), during the Sino-Japanese War, Liu Yongfu was ordered to assist the military affairs of Taiwan Province Province and was stationed in Tainan. The following year (1895), he was promoted to Taiwan Province's anti-Japanese leader in the anti-Taiwan struggle, and fought the Japanese in Changhua and Chiayi. In September, I abandoned the army and crossed Xiamen. Later, he served as the commander-in-chief of Guangdong jieshi town. After the outbreak of the Revolution of 1911, at Hu's request, he was appointed as the leader of the Guangdong Volunteers, and soon resigned and returned to his hometown.

Second, what kind of person is Liu Yongfu: Liu Yongfu's ancestral home is Bobai Dongping, a military figure in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. He was originally a general of the anti-Qing Black Flag Army. 1883 led the black flag army to participate in the sino-French war and defeated the French army many times.

Liu Yongfu was born in Fujian. In the Ming Dynasty, he moved to Fuxin Village, Dongping Town, Bobai. When I first arrived in Bobai, Liu Yongfu's ancestors made a living by farming. Later, it became more and more difficult to make a living by farming, coupled with the war in the late Qing Dynasty. Liu Yongfu's father Liu's generation moved directly to Shangsi County, Fangchenggang.

Liu came to Fangchenggang to think, starting from scratch and having no capital. As a result, Liu has reached marriageable age, and he was unable to get married and have children because of his poor family. Being poor is not terrible. The terrible thing is that you know you are poor and don't work hard. Fortunately, Liu is not such a person. He made great efforts to lead a busy life for his wife and children. While farming, I also do some small businesses.

Liu's efforts paid off. Liu, 40, has his own three mud houses in Shangsi. That is, at the age of 40, Liu Fajia became rich and married Chen from a neighboring village. In ancient times, it was too late to get married at 40. Liu's struggle experience is definitely worth learning by most young people today.

Liu Yongfu was born in 1837, the first year of Liu's marriage. Before Liu Yongfu was born, his father Liuli had established a certain industry and lived a good life. After Liu Yongfu was born, Liu's brother Liu, Liu Yongfu's uncle, was addicted to gambling. The assets we fought for were almost the same. Liu's experience shows one thing: if you have money, you must be stable, never wave, especially never gamble.

The decline of family wealth had a great influence on young Liu Yongfu. In his childhood, Liu Yongfu had to move several times with his parents in order to survive. When Liu Yongfu was young, he had to devote himself to the anti-Qing banner in order to earn a living. At first, Liu Yongfu went wherever there was food. Until 1866, Liu Yongfu came to Wu Kun, the leader of Yanling State (also known as Wu Azhong and Wu Ya), the biggest anti-Qing force in southern Guangxi at that time.

As the saying goes, gold always shines. After going to Wu Kun, Liu Yongfu received strong support. The famous Black Flag Army was established in Beidi Temple in Jingxi, Guangxi. 1867, Liu Yongfu entered Vietnam with 300 people, expanded his team and became famous in one fell swoop. 1873, the Vietnamese boss couldn't resist the French invasion and invited Liu Yongfu to fight the army. Liu Yongfu won the first battle and directly killed the French leader Anye. Now there is a saying in Fangchenggang: "Liu Er plays ghosts, and the more he plays, the more powerful he is"!

After the outbreak of the Sino-French War, it was incorporated by the Qing government, and was appointed as the prefect in the Sino-Vietnamese border war, and once defeated the French army in Lintao. After the war, he was transferred back to China and awarded the company commander of Nan 'ao Town, Guangdong Province. In the 20th year of Guangxu (1894), during the Sino-Japanese War, Liu Yongfu was ordered to assist the military affairs of Taiwan Province Province and was stationed in Tainan. The following year (1895), he was promoted to be the leader of Taiwan Province's Anti-Japanese War and fought against the Japanese in Changhua and Chiayi. In September, I abandoned the army and crossed Xiamen. Later, he served as the commander-in-chief of Guangdong jieshi town. After the outbreak of the Revolution of 1911, Liu Yongfu became the head of the Guangdong militia by virtue of his popularity. 19 17, Liu Yongfu died at the age of 80.

As a national hero in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, Liu Yongfu was born in Fangchenggang, but he has deep roots in Bobai. Therefore, Fangchenggang and Bobai have places to commemorate Liu Yongfu. In modern times, it is precisely because of a national hero like Liu Yongfu that we can turn over and have a better life today!