For 44 straight days the Chinese Communists fired more than 474,000 shells at Kinmen. Our side put up a heroic defense. We sank more than 22 enemy torpedo boats, and shot down 32 MiGs. Because of the victory in this battle, Kinmen came to enjoy a reputation around the world as an impregnable fortress.
尤其是民國四十七年的八二三砲戰，中共連續四十四天，向金門地區近砲擊四十七萬五千發砲彈，我方英勇抵抗，擊沈共軍二十餘艘魚雷快艇，擊落三十二架米格機，並由於八二三砲戰的勝利，使得金門成為享譽中外的金湯堡壘。