Volume 4: Hot! The whole world is a warring state Chapter 732: Another Feint to the East and Attack to the West
"Bed 6's balancing fluid is almost finished, please add more water."
"Bed 13 has a fever and convulsions. Consider a transfusion reaction. Stop the transfusion and start rescue!"
"Preoperative preparations for bed 18 are complete. Prepare for surgery immediately."
"Bed 23, use morphine to relieve the pain first and wait for an operating room seat to become available."
"The beds in Ward 6 are full. We need to transfer 20 injured patients to our ward. Administrative nurse, please make room for the empty beds!"
About five kilometers behind the battle front, under the shelter of a small hill slightly higher than the nearby ground, a field hospital made of a large number of wooden planks was built. Countless white-clothed personnel were busy in an orderly manner. Many Indian civilians in gray clothes were constantly carrying the seriously injured and rushing towards the field hospital.
In these transport teams with gray as the main color, there are occasionally some soldiers in green uniforms. There is no doubt that the soldiers who can move quickly with the transport team will not be in much trouble even if they are injured. But it is this kind of team that makes the military police who are dressed in black uniforms and specialize in guarding the hospital the most nervous. On the stretchers these guys are guarding, often lie the company commanders, platoon leaders and other low-ranking officers who directly lead the troops. When their superiors are seriously injured, these guys run over from the front line, and what they want is for the doctors to start treatment immediately - but this is almost impossible. Because everything should be prioritized and first come first served.
But these guys came down from the front lines full of anger. If the doctors and nurses don't do what they want, they will really dare to point their guns at the doctors and nurses in a fit of emotion.
At this time, it is naturally the job of the gendarmes.
In short, the First Corps Field Hospital entered a busy, tense and orderly state from the early morning of the 22nd. There were occasional fierce quarrels and loud insults, but most of the emotional soldiers did not dare to stab anymore after seeing the military police in black uniforms appear.
In the afternoon of that day, when the Ming-Indian coalition forces withdrew from the first line of defense in Spain and the fighting between the two sides came to a temporary end, Corps Commander Li Zicheng came to the field hospital to visit the wounded and sick.
"Uncle, there are quite a few wounded soldiers in our army this time."
"Yes, according to the rough statistics of the General Staff, there are probably no less than 10,000 people. If we add the Spanish wounded we rescued from the battlefield, I'm afraid there are more than 15,000 people."
"Uncle, many troops on the battlefield were disrupted. The staff at the headquarters asked them to report the number of people, but they could only report an approximate number. If you really want the exact number of people, I guess only the people at the hospital know. However, the director of the Songjiang Li family is too ignorant. You came in person, and he didn't even come out to receive you?"
"Hmph, you little brat, just be happy on your own. In the past, when our rebel army fought against the Western bandits, we could still use the medicines after the war, but the doctor's skills were really bad. As a result, about 40% of the wounded soldiers would die, and more than 15% would be permanently disabled. What about now? After Mr. Jinfan and his team arrived, they rushed down from the Andes to Lima, and then fought with Cromwell in Quito. What is the death rate of our wounded soldiers? Less than 20%! Based on this point alone, I, Li Zicheng, just really don't have the time. If I really had the time, I would help Mr. Jinfan, and I would even be willing to wipe his sweat while he is operating!
Remember this, if you have the opportunity to lead an army in the future, be polite to these great doctors sent by the emperor. As long as they are here, most of our wounded soldiers can return to the battlefield. And the veterans who return to the battlefield are worth three, no, five new recruits!"
"Yes, uncle, I'm learning from you."
This nephew is naturally Li Guo, the powerful general of the Dashun regime in the historical plane. In this plane, he once adopted a son named Li Laiheng during his military journey.
Of course, in this dimension, he and Li Laiheng probably no longer had a father-son relationship. However, he was Li Zicheng's nephew after all. When he was eighteen years old, Li Zicheng, who had already established a foothold in America, brought him from his hometown in Shaanxi and used him as his personal soldier.
Just as he was giving instructions to his nephew, a loud shout of "Li Zicheng" rang out behind his ears, scaring the uncle and nephew.
"Hey, Mr. Jinfan, are you free to see me today?"
"Don't you see I'm so busy here, how can I have time? I just heard that you were here, and I just happened to have something I wanted you to arrange."
"Sure, sure. Just tell me what you want."
This Li Zhongzi, also known as Mr. Jinfan, was from Shanghai County, Songjiang Prefecture. In the historical plane, he was also a famous doctor, and his book "Must-Reads in the Medical Sect" was also a classic that later generations of medical students often read.
In this life, he was inevitably recruited by Zhu Youdong, who had a "bad taste for cultivating famous doctors". After Zhu Youdong was preparing to change guerrilla warfare to mobile warfare in America and compete with Spain for control of America, he was sent by Zhu Youdong: A good field medical team is very important for maintaining the combat effectiveness of a unit.
"I know that the brothers have been fighting hard in the front. They are protecting their injured company commanders , platoon leaders, squad leaders, etc., so they are also a little angry. We will just pretend not to hear the insults to our medical staff. But your soldiers can't hit people! Today is only the first day of the battle, and two doctors and a nurse under me were beaten. Yes, I admit that the three of them spoke a little aggressively, but our doctors and nurses are also busy. This person is very busy, so isn't it normal that he can't control his tone when speaking sometimes?"
"Ah? There is such a thing? Li Guo, go and invite Commissioner Feng Houdun from the Corps over and let him handle this matter personally."
"yes!"
"Hehe." After taking a look at his nephew who ran away in an instant, Li Zicheng turned around and gave Li Zhongzi an awkward smile: "Mr. Jinfan, please rest assured about this matter. Our army will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."
"Forget it, it's a tradition for you soldiers to protect your own soldiers. In the words of the emperor, if the army doesn't dare to protect its own soldiers, then the combat effectiveness will be ruined. Anyway, I don't ask for punishment or anything like that. I just ask that this kind of thing don't happen again in the future. You know, the soldiers scolding us doesn't affect our work. If they really hurt the doctors and nurses, who will rescue them?"
“Yes, yes, yes!” After nodding his head as fast as a chicken pecking at rice, Li Zicheng said, “I, Old Li, protect my child, but if he is not obedient, he will be beaten. Please rest assured, Mr. Jinfan, there will definitely not be a next time. Also, I will personally apologize to those medical staff later!”
"That's good." After saying this, Li Zhongzi turned around and prepared to leave, but after taking a few steps, he turned back. After waving his hand to let the guards beside Li Zicheng and the medical secretary behind him step back a distance, Li Zhongzi whispered: "In theory, I am a major general of military medicine, and I only save people. I shouldn't ask other things. But there are two things, one I need to explain to you. The other one, I just want to consult, if you feel it is inconvenient, you don't have to answer."
"Mr. Jinfan, please speak."
"There are too many wounded soldiers. Our medical staff are too busy to take care of our own wounded. We can't take care of the Spanish wounded you sent down. The most we can do is wrap them up with some gauze and bandages to stop the bleeding... With this kind of treatment, I estimate that only 20% to 30% of these wounded soldiers can survive."
"Hey! I thought it was something else. It's okay, just handle it like this. If you are really too busy, you don't even need to give me gauze bandages. Please rest assured, sir, this time, we are the attackers. Unless our attack fails and we are forced to switch to defense, the number of our soldiers captured should be very small. Well, sir, is there one more thing you want to ask?"
"Well, this question is a bit beyond my authority. However, my great-grandfather also died in the battlefield in his early years because of fighting against the Japanese invaders. When I was young, I also liked to read military books... Commander, why did we attack the fortifications built by the Western bandits so hastily and fiercely? After paying such a huge price to attack, why did we retreat so quickly when the enemy counterattacked?"
"..." After a moment of silence, Li Zicheng's previous servile and flattering expression disappeared. He said calmly: "Sir, your question should not be told due to the principle of tactical confidentiality. But since you have already seen the problem, I believe that many soldiers have such doubts in their hearts. Well, I think I will tell you about the real battle plan of General Sun, and then spread it through the field hospital instead of the corps headquarters. In this way, the soldiers will not have any doubts and will not alarm the enemy.
Mr. Jinfan, the template that Commander Sun used for reference in this battle was actually the battle in which Murong Chui of Later Yan destroyed Western Yan during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
"Hmm? Ah! I see. I understand."
The so-called battle of Murong Chui to destroy the Western Yan, in simple terms, was that Murong Chui, who controlled Hebei, wanted to invade Shanxi and destroy the Western Yan there. However, Shanxi is a relatively closed place geographically, and there are only two roads that can accommodate the army's advance. One is in the east and the other is in the south, both of which are very dangerous and difficult to attack head-on.
Murong Chui's method was to concentrate the main force in the east, but not attack. On the contrary, the detachment in the south attacked very actively. So the commander of Western Yan made a wrong judgment and withdrew the main force from the east to the south. As a result, as soon as the main force left, the main force of the enemy launched a massive attack, and Western Yan was destroyed.
"Mr. Jinfan, according to Commander Sun, our army and the Western Bandits have similar strength. Under such circumstances, it is not possible to directly attack the three lines of defense built by the enemy. Even if we succeed, the casualties will be extremely heavy. Therefore, the commander placed his hopes on Zhang Xianzhong and Cao Bianjiao from the beginning."
"So even though our attack is not the final one, we must exert great momentum to force the enemy to withdraw its troops from the northwest?"
"That's right. And judging from the situation on the battlefield today, on the one hand, our men fought very well, and the results far exceeded my expectations. On the other hand, the enemy was very cooperative with us. When we were about to conquer the first line of defense, the enemy actually sent in new troops from the second line of defense... There is no doubt that the enemy commander has determined that we are the main attack line, and is preparing to transfer troops back from the northwest flank. In this way, Zhang Xianzhong and Cao Bianjiao will have a chance."
"I understand. Commander Sun is indeed a famous general. Don't worry, Commander. I will spread your words in the form of 'rumors' in the hospital to ease the soldiers' doubts and prevent this plan from spreading through official channels."
"Haha, then I'll leave everything to you, sir."
