写作此文时,唐景崧奉云贵总督岑毓英之命孤身前往越南,劝黑旗军领袖刘永福内附抗法,成为刘氏军事,为其出谋划策。在刘、唐二人合作下,黑旗军取得一系列鼓舞人心的胜利。光绪九(1883)年十一月后,法军准备集中兵力进攻北宁,岑毓英指示刘永福牵制法军,向其下战书,是以有此作。 TANG JINGSONG THE GAUNTLET DRAFTED FOR LIU YONGFU TO FRENCH DURING SINO-FRENCH WAR Ink on paper, thread-binding book (six pages) Dated 1884 Literature: 1. Diary of Submitting a Request for a Military Assignment, vol. 4, Tang Jingsong, 1893 2. Sino-French War (1), pp. 308-310, edited by Chinese History Society, Shanghai People's Publishing House, 1955 3. Chinese Literature of Modern Times, the Collection of Letters and Diaries, vol. 2, pp. 234-235, edited by Zheng Yimei and Chen Zuogao, Shanghai Bookstore Press, 1993 4. Culture and History of Qinzhou, Vol. 4, The Collection of National Hero Liu Yongfu’s Works, pp. 54-55, Liao Zonglin, The Cultural and Historical Records Committee of the CPPCC in Qinzhou, Guangxi Province, 1977 线装册尺寸:35×20cm RMB: 60,000-100,000 作者简介: 唐景崧(1841~1903),字维卿、薇卿,广西灌阳人。同治四年进士,授编修。光绪十七年由台湾道升台湾布政使,二十年署台湾巡抚,二十一年被召入京。