"Although I am not a Taiwanese, who has no parents, who has no wives and daughters, who has no home? But the same Chinese nation, with the same writings and practices, the country has been destroyed, but the family is safe? Killing Taiwan's father is like my father, killing Taiwan's mother is like my mother, humiliating Taiwan's daughter Ou is like my daughter. How can I be greedy for glory and honor, abandon Taiwan and return to my hometown, and sit back and watch the nation being ravaged by iron hoofs!"
These were Yang Sihong's last words before he generously went to justice. They were as sonorous as war drums and echoed along the Zengwen River during the Sino-Japanese War of 21, Guangxu. This sentence not only expresses the feelings of a Huai Army general about his family and country, but also ignites the unyielding fire of Taiwan's children like a torch, becoming the spiritual core of the book and inspiring readers to reflect on national justice and personal sacrifice.
Title of the book: "Taiwan at War" begins with the Sino-French War (1884), continues to the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, and even the guerrilla legacy after the war. Through the perspective of the fictional hero Lin Wenxiong, it interweaves historical truth and humanistic sentiments to depict a picture of Taiwan's defense of the country. The book is divided into three parts and thirty-seven chapters, with about 100,000 words. It integrates military adventure, chivalrous love and hatred, and national awakening, showing the transformation of small people in the big era. The language is vivid and incorporates Taiwanese slang such as "what's the world" and "don't be alarmed". Reading it is like listening to a folk song. The historical research is accurate, using details of the Mawei Naval Battle, the Keelung Artillery Battle, and the Peony Society Incident, and fictionalizing such as molten jade ointment and bamboo tube bombs to add chivalry and humor, satirizing the corruption of the Qing court, and emphasizing the power of unity.
Intention: National justice transcends blood ties and is of the same lineage as China; small people grow up and Taiwan awakens; friendship and justice are intertwined, warm and cold. Readers witness the bloody battle, feel the pain of their homeland and hope for the light