陈士杰既是曾国藩器重的门生,又是湘军初创时曾国藩最重要的幕僚。无论在用人问题上,还是湘军初试拳脚的几次重要战役,曾国藩都采纳了陈士杰的意见。他当参谋的故事可为今人镜鉴。咸丰三年(1853年),曾国藩在长沙办团练,处处受到掣肘,于是想办法来到衡州,独自创建湘军。陈士杰就是在衡州接受曾国藩邀请,进入他的幕府担任高级参谋的。曾国藩邀陈士杰入幕并“任以谋议”咸丰四年(1854年)正月,曾国藩自衡州起程东征之前,于初七给陈士杰写信并派专人 Chen Shijie is not only a preoccupation of Zeng Guo-fan but also the most important aides of the Kuomintang in the Hunan-based military establishment. Regardless of the issue of employment, or a few important battles of the Hunan First Test, Tseng Kuo-fan adopted the views of Chen Shijie. The story of his staff can be a mirror for the present. Xianfeng three years (1853), Zeng Guofan do team training in Changsha, everywhere subject to constraints, so find a way to Hengzhou, alone to create the Hunan army. Chen Shijie accepted the invitation of Zeng Guofan in Hengzhou and entered his mansion as a senior staff officer. Zeng Guofan invited Chen Shijie to enter the curtain and “Renqianmai ” Xianfeng four years (1854) the first month, Zeng Guofeng departure from Hengzhou Dongzheng before, wrote to Chen Shijie in the first seven and sent someone