On the way, Guo Ye observed Ding Xianda, who had just surrendered, this guy is not very old, that is, he is in his twenties, he can be the commander of a battalion in the Twist Army, and his ability is definitely not ordinary, especially in the case that there is no background in the Twist Army, you must know that the Twist Army is not a Qing army, as long as you can slip your whiskers and pat the horse, and hold your thighs, you can move smoothly.

Guo Ye instructed Chen Hai and the others to chat with Ding Xianda more, but he could observe more from the side to see if this person could be reused.

"Ding Xianda, you said the situation of the Twist Army, we have always been stationed in the capital area, and we have fought a lot of battles with foreign devils, but we have only fought with the Twist Army this time, hehe......"

Gao Qi, who was walking side by side, smiled at Ding Xianda.

Ding Xianda took a deep breath and replied: "General Gao, I have followed the Twist Army for five years, and there is still a year in the middle to fight in the ranks of the Taiping Army. ”

"Oh, why can't the Twist Army and the Taiping Army become the climate, even if the Twist Army can't do it, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is not weak, at its peak, the soldiers are already close to Baoding Mansion!"

Ding Xianda smiled bitterly: "General, you are testing me, the Twist Army can't become a climate, first, because the Twist Army has not established a stable base area, Sanhejian, although it is the center of the Twist Army, but after all, it is only a town, there is no stable base area, then there is a lack of stable supply of money and grain, just by plundering the Quartet, it is impossible to obtain the full support of the people; Second, although the Twist Army was said to be the leader of the alliance by Zhang Le, its management was chaotic. Fighting a battle is okay, but once it encounters difficulties, it will inevitably fall apart and lack strong leadership. It is difficult to compete with the Qing army for a long time! ”

Guo Ye's ears straightened immediately, this guy really has some insight, this is not a drawback that ordinary junior officers can see!

Ding Xianda continued: "I made a suggestion to the Blue Flag Banner Lord to rectify the Twisted Army, but no one paid attention to me at all; Speaking of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, they have established a solid base, but unfortunately, after the capital of Tianjing, those princes. One by one, drunk and dreamed of death, look at the king of the east, they have married countless wives, as for the king of heaven, even more so, the ancients said well, born in sorrow and died in peace, spending all day and wine has worn out their ambitions. How else to win the Central Plains? Now the five major leaders, the king of the south and the king of the west, died early. The king of the east and the king of the north were executed, and the king of the wings left Sichuan, only relying on the two people Li Xiucheng and Chen Yucheng to support him, on the other hand, Zeng Guofan's strategists were like clouds, brave generals were like rain, and their power was getting bigger and bigger. If the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom can't make big changes, the end of the country is not far away! ”

"Born in Sorrow and Dying in Peace......"

Guo Ye asked, "Ding Xianda, have you ever read?" ”

Ding Xianda hurriedly saluted: "Lord Futai, the villain studied in a private school for a few years when he was young. I usually like some storytellers to sing drums because I know some allusions! ”

Guo Ye nodded, secretly admiring in his heart, this person is a person who knows how to make progress, even if he hasn't read many books, he has such knowledge, compared to those talisman scholars, I don't know how many times stronger.

Guo Ye smiled: "Okay, yes, he is a person who knows how to make progress, then you can talk about it, the former we fought once, why did the Twist Army rout so quickly?" ”

Ding Xianda replied: "Lord Futai, the villain is brave, first, the cavalry under your command is strictly disciplined, charging in battle, and uniform, which is incomparable to the Twist Army; Second, your army is as strong as a rainbow, fierce, and the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, not to mention that they are also good at the art of cooperation, although there are many twisting soldiers, it is difficult to resist the enemy; Third, it is the firearms of your army, hundreds of muskets are fired at the same time, it is not at all that the Twist Army can resist, a few shots, all the morale of the Twist Army is lost, how can you defeat the enemy? ”

Guo Ye nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Okay, yes, you have knowledge, Ding Xianda, it's your knowledge, this governor has also accepted you, under my command, just work hard, and make contributions in the future!" ”

Ding Xianda was overjoyed, since he returned to Shun, it has been five or six days now, Lord Futai has not opened his mouth to mention his affairs, and now this import is opened, he is a real Qing army!

Guo Ye continued: "Ding Xianda, although the name is good, after all, it was used in the Twist Army, and he is also a general, when he is in the army, he is afraid that it will arouse the suspicion of others, why don't you come up with another name?" At the same time, it can be regarded as a change of heart. ”

Ding Xianda said respectfully: "Lord Futai, in fact, there is no need to name another name, the villain originally had another name, but it was used when he was in his hometown, and it can be used again." ”

Oh?

Guo Ye was a little surprised, there is another name?

"What's the name?"

"Lord Huifutai, the villain's other name is Ruchang!"

"Ruchang? Ding Ruchang? ”

Guo Ye muttered, Huo Ran, Guo Ye grabbed the war horse suddenly, Ding Ruchang, could it be the later commander of the Beiyang Naval Division?

"Ding Xianda, where are you from?"

"Lord Huifutai, the villain's ancestral home is Fengyang, Anhui, and later he went to Chao County with his father to settle down, and grew up in Chao County......"

Really!

Isn't that Ding Ruchang from Fengyang, Anhui? Looking at this age, you can't go wrong!

This is the famous general of the Huai Army in the future and the leader of the Beiyang Naval Division!

Although there are mixed reviews of Ding Ruchang in history, as a soldier, Guo Ye knows that this Ding Ruchang is definitely a rare talent and a rare general! Otherwise, Li Hongzhang would not have handed over the Beiyang Naval Division that he leaned on as the Great Wall into the hands of Ding Ruchang, but the world made people, in the Sino-Japanese First Sino-Japanese War, the imperial court's swaying policy, the lack of military spending, Li Hongzhang's conservative maritime strategy, many factors caused Ding Ruchang's defeat, if he changed his role, the Japanese Navy may not be Ding Ruchang's opponent!

Picked up the treasure, damn it, this is really a treasure!

Ding Ruchang was able to be self-taught in the last era, and now he is by his side, allowing himself to teach by word and deed, and the future will shine, that is almost a certain thing, and it is even more important than Zhizuo's preciousness!

"Ding Ruchang, Ding Ruchang, haha, good name, good name! This name, Lao Tzu likes! Hahaha! ”

Guo Ye looked up to the sky and laughed, and the faces of several brothers around him were full of horror, it was just a name, are we Futai so excited? Hell yes! (To be continued.) )