Doctor Liu quickly gave Shi Tou a blood-clotting pill and gave him an injection of painkiller. After a while, it was obvious that Shi Tou's frown had relaxed a little, and he knew that the painkiller had started to work.
The young communications soldier took the initiative to disinfect his entire body with alcohol and insisted on staying by the stone bed to provide care. He firmly believed that since Platoon Leader Hao was so capable that he could climb up Leigong Rock and send out a life-saving radio signal, he would definitely be able to hold on until the arrival of the rescue team.
Outside the communication tent, Ma Jun led the soldiers and women comrades in the refugee area to make masks for nearly 3,000 people.
After Liu Jincai recovered, he organized the soldiers to carry out disinfection work in the refuge and isolation areas.
Everything seemed to be going on in an orderly manner. Lu Zhan looked at the sky outside the tent from time to time. They had done all they could, and the rest depended on when the rescue team would arrive.
According to the time reported by the young soldier, the radio signal was sent out last night. Since the roads in the entire disaster area have been completely washed away by floods, and considering the allocation of ships and sailing speed, it will take at least one day from the time the command center receives the signal to the time the rescue team is organized to rush to Anfeng Town.
This was the best scenario that Lu Zhan could foresee. If the command had not noticed the radio signal sent by Shi Tou in time, they would have been rescued even later.
Just as Lu Zhan was lost in thought, the communications soldier suddenly exclaimed:
"Platoon Leader! What's wrong with you?! Platoon Leader!"
Lu Zhan's heart tightened and he immediately turned around to look.
The young signalman was seen pressing Shi Tou's arm in panic, while Shi Tou's body was twitching violently, which was visible to the naked eye.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Zhan immediately shouted loudly:
"Quick! Find something for him to bite, and don't let him bite his tongue!"
The young signalman looked around in panic, but didn't find anything suitable around him. In desperation, he stuffed his forearm into the stone's mouth. The next second, he was bitten by the stone's clenched teeth, and it hurt so much.
While screaming, he used his other hand to desperately hold down the stone's twitching body. Even though he was trembling with pain, he did not try to take his forearm out of the stone's mouth.
Lu Zhan didn't care about the wounds on his body. He endured the severe pain and got out of bed, walked to the tent and shouted:
"Call Dr. Liu! Shitou is having a seizure!"
Doctor Liu hurried over with a medical box. When he saw Shi Tou's condition, his heart sank. Without saying a word, he took out an injection from the medical box and injected it into Shi Tou's arm.
After a while, Shitou finally stopped twitching, but his upper abdomen was bulging higher than before, and it was obvious that his abdominal cavity was filled with blood.
Doctor Liu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with lingering fear:
"I just gave him a shot of sedative, which barely managed to control his stress reaction. Captain Lu, you should be mentally prepared. Platoon Leader Hao may not be able to hold on for much longer."
The human body has a limited tolerance for the dose of tranquilizers, and when the next attack occurs, the medicine will not be effective.
At this moment, the calm Stone's lips moved, his eyelashes trembled, and the young signalman with tears in his eyes excitedly pointed to Doctor Liu:
"Doctor, look at him, is he waking up?"
Doctor Liu's eyes flashed and his heart sank. He didn't know how to explain the current condition of the stone to them.
In fact, the calmer a patient with internal bleeding appears, the more stable his vital signs will be, and relatively speaking, he can last longer.
In his opinion, Shi Tou's reactions at this time were not a positive sign. Instead, it was more like his body mobilizing the little adrenaline left in his body to make a last effort to survive.
He turned his head away, unable to bear to look any longer, and quietly raised his hand to wipe away the tears that overflowed from the corners of his eyes.
Lu Zhan saw this action and his heart sank to the bottom.
"Doctor Liu..."
Doctor Liu turned around and looked at Lu Zhan with extremely complicated eyes.
He hesitated again and again, and finally asked with difficulty:
"Captain Lu, it's almost time. Do you still want to use this adrenaline shot?"
When the young soldier heard this, he couldn't control his tears. Ma Jun and Liu Jincai, who were outside, heard the noise and rushed over. They saw Lu Zhan standing in front of the stone bed with a deathly pale face. The corners of his mouth were trembling slightly. His left hand, which was still good, was clenched into a fist. The veins on his arm were exposed. It was obvious that he was going through a fierce inner struggle.
The doctor's words were like a death sentence for Shitou. Giving him this shot of adrenaline would either only keep him alive for the duration of the drug's effects, or it would hasten his death. No matter what he chose, Shitou couldn't be saved...
"……beat!"
Lu Zhan suddenly remembered the voice in his head that had encouraged him not to give up until the very end when his life was hanging by a thread. What's more, there was still a 50% chance of prolonging Shi Tou's life. Maybe he would be rescued?
The thin and long needle slowly pushed the medicine into Shitou's vein. After a moment, his tightly closed eyes slowly opened, and he looked at the people surrounding him with sad expressions in a daze.
The young signalman could no longer contain his grief and wept bitterly beside his bed.
"Platoon Leader...it's all my fault. If I had climbed up with you, you wouldn't have fallen and been injured so badly...wuwu..."
Ma Jun quietly patted his shoulder, signaling him to try to control his emotions.
Shitou had just woken up and didn't know his own situation, so his crying inevitably made people think too much.
Shitou turned his head in surprise to look at the crying little soldier, then looked at Lu Zhan and the others standing beside him. He finally came to his senses, and a smile appeared in his eyes:
"Alright, little comrade, you actually brought me back. You're crying like this, aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the leaders?"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and wiped the little soldier's face twice, then patted his head comfortingly.
The young soldier buried his head beside his bed, biting his lower lip tightly with his teeth, not daring to cry out loud for fear of arousing his suspicion.
Shitou moved his body, as if trying to sit up, but Lu Zhan held him up:
"Don't move, you... are injured, just lie down."
Shitou was lying on the hospital bed, raising his right hand and saluting Lu Zhan:
"Reporting to the battalion commander, Hao Shitou, the first platoon leader of the second company, has successfully completed his mission and is reporting to you."
Lu Zhan's eyes were hot, he nodded, and returned a standard military salute:
"You've worked hard. Have a good rest. On behalf of all the soldiers and civilians in the refuge area, I thank you!"
The smile on Stone's face deepened, and his eyes shone brightly as if ripples of water were flickering:
"Commander, I don't want to rest now. I want to go out and see the sky, the woods... and my comrades."
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