Chapter 248 11. Inventory

In the Battle of Jinan, 10 brigades and 1 regiment including the 2nd Appeasement Area Command of the Kuomintang Army and its 2nd and 73rd Divisions, 4 brigades and 1 regiment of the security forces were wiped out.A total of 8.4 Kuomintang troops were wiped out, of which 22,423 were killed or injured, and 23 general-level officers such as Wang Yaowu were captured.More than 890 artillery pieces of various types, more than 5,200 machine guns, more than 48,000 guns of various types, 20 tanks and armored vehicles, 238 cars, and a large number of military supplies were seized.And instigated an uprising of more than 20,000 people from the Ministry of Culture of Wuhua.

The East China Field Army also paid a high price in the Battle of Jinan, with a total of 26,991 casualties, including 9,806 casualties in the 9th column, 5,907 casualties in the 13th column, and 4,631 casualties in the 10th column.After the Battle of Jinan, the remnants of the Kuomintang in Shandong were greatly shaken. The Kuomintang troops stationed in Yantai, Linyi, and Heze successively abandoned the city and fled. So far, Shandong has been liberated except for a few data points on the edge of Qingdao and southern Shandong. The Battle of Jinan was the first time that the People's Liberation Army conquered a large city that was heavily defended and fortified by the enemy during the War of Liberation.The victory in the Battle of Jinan completely connected the two liberated areas of North China and East China, strengthened the rear of the liberated areas, and strengthened the strength of the liberated areas to support the revolutionary war.Chiang Kai-shek's "key defense" suffered a heavy blow, which shook the confidence of the Kuomintang army in its attempt to rely on big cities to carry out stubborn resistance.

In the Battle of Jinan, our army fought continuously and attacked without stopping, and made great progress in the tactics and technology of urban attack and infantry coordination.Su Yu pointed out in a talk to Xinhua News Agency reporters on October 4, 1948: The victory in the Battle of Jinan "proves that no defense by Chiang Kai-shek can stop the attack of the People's Liberation Army, and that the People's Liberation Army can capture any large city with strong fortifications. The people The People's Liberation Army can not only wipe out a large number of enemies in a short period of time in mobile warfare, but also can wipe out a large number of enemies in a short period of time in fortified battles. For this Jinan campaign alone, the number of enemies wiped out was higher than that of the whole country in the early days of the war. The total number of enemies wiped out in each battlefield in one month is even more.”

On September 29, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China pointed out in a congratulatory message to the heads of the East China Military Region and the East China Field Army that the victory in the liberation of Jinan "proves that the People's Liberation Army's ability to attack key points has been greatly improved, and the impact of the victory has shaken Chiang Kai-shek's reactionary army. One of the worst blows ever dealt to the enemy in the development of the Revolutionary War". On October 30, Xinhua News Agency published an editorial "Celebrating the Great Victory of the Liberation of Jinan" revised and approved by Mao Zedong, pointing out: "The conquest of Jinan, the enemy's most powerful stronghold in Shandong, has enabled the East China People's Liberation Army to gain greater strength than ever before. Great freedom." "No Kuomintang city can resist the attack of the People's Liberation Army" ("Selected Works of Mao Zedong's Journalism Work", Xinhua Publishing House, 1983 edition, pp. 370-371).

U.S. Secretary of State Acheson said in an overview of U.S. China policy to Congress: "The military collapse of the (KMT) government began in the second half of 1948. The first large-scale rebellion and collapse occurred in September 1948 in Jinan When it falls." (Zi Zhongyun: "The Origin and Development of America's China Policy" (1945-1950), Chongqing Publishing House, 1987 Edition, pp. 191-192) A reporter from the Associated Press commented on Jinan Liberation: "From now on, wherever the Communist Party wants to go, it can go there, attack any city, and there is nothing to stop it." "The Communist Party's conquest of Jinan is the latest It was one of a series of victories that looked set to shake the Nationalist government's grip on all of North China." (Zi Zhongyun: "The Origin and Development of America's China Policy" (1945-1950), Chongqing Publishing House, 1987 Edition, pp. 191-192)