General Li Zongren recalled the battle of Linyi and said: "The biggest gain of the battle of Linyi was to completely smash the plan of the two divisions of Sakahara and Higuaya to meet in Taierzhuang, so that Higuaya Division went deep into the ground alone in battle of taierzhuang, which was an opportunity for us to panic in." Li Zongren also pointed out: "The success of Linyi, the 59th Army of Zhang Zizhong, is indispensable."

Bai Chongde recalled the Linyi War and said, "General Zhang and General Pang Bingxun defeated the enemy's elite 5th Division (Sakamoto Division) in the battle of Linyi in Xuzhou, which eased the pressure of the Xuzhou War and made Taierzhuang win the first victory since the Anti-Japanese War, occupying a glorious page in the history of the war."