Chapter 174 8. Inventory

After more than a month of counter-offensive, the Shandong 5th Army liberated 46 counties, conquered 6 important ports including Yantai and Weihai, occupied 35 railway stations, and wiped out more than 60,000 Japanese and puppet troops who were defending these places. The three railways of Jinpu, Jiaoji, and Longhai were cut off, so that Jinan, Qingdao, Xuzhou, and Lianyungang were surrounded by the vast ocean of the liberated area like isolated islands. The victory of the Shandong counterattack directly increased the position of the Communist Party in the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. On September 15, 1945, when Zhou Enlai negotiated with representatives of the Kuomintang in Chongqing, he pointed out: "So far, more than 80 counties in the Liberated Area of ​​Shandong have been retaken, all of which have implemented democratically elected county magistrates and governed civil affairs. We only need to wait for the central government to recognize and add committees..." On the 19th, Zhou Enlai again Proposed that Shandong should be one of the four provinces recommended by the CCP for the governor.

Shandong's strategic position is very important.To the north, it is the starting position for marching to the northeast; to the south, it is the reliable rear to support central China.The Eighth Route Army took control of this strategic base and greatly strengthened the position of the Communist Party of China after the war. No matter whether the future is war or peace, it has created very favorable conditions.