徐向前元帅曾说:“孙玉清是一位战将,任31军军长时打了不少胜仗。在西路军那几仗没有打好,他没有多大的责任,那是西路军上级指挥的,且因敌强又突然袭击造成的”。时任国家主席的李先念也说过:“我同孙玉清、熊厚发同志是很熟悉的,也非常怀念他们,他们是我们党的好党员,是人民的 Marshal Xu Xiangqian once said: “Sun Yuqing is a warrior who served as a commander in chief of the 31st Army and won many victories in the West Army that few battles did not lay, he did not have much responsibility, that is the command of the West Army higher , And because of enemy strong and sudden attack caused. ” Li Xiannian, then-chairman of the country, also said: "I am very familiar with Sun Yuqing and Xiong Houfa, and miss them very much. They are good party members of our party and people’s