The Japanese came ashore and bivouacked near Sheliao Village at the mouth of the Paoli River, on the west side of the peninsula. Unaccustomed to the climate, they were ravaged by tropical illnesses, and it is said more than 550 died within 100 days.
當年，日軍在半島西海岸保力溪口的射寮村登陸紮營，由於不耐熱帶夏季的灸烤，熱病和瘧疾開始流行，據說百日內死亡人數達五百五十多人。