Chapter 2692 Arrow Wound
Manbao finally followed Qibi Heli and the others. Of course, her trip was not in vain, as Qibi Heli gave her twenty rolls of fine linen.
There are still enough medicinal herbs, but there are not enough fine linen for bandaging wounds. Sometimes leaving wounds exposed is not conducive to their recovery.
The twenty pieces of fine linen given by Qibi Heli were his spoils of war, which were divided privately among everyone after the siege.
Manbao was very satisfied with this. He packed his bag, said something to Bai Shan, and followed Qibi Heli.
This time she brought a group of students with her, leaving Zhou Liru, Wen Tiandong and others to Dr. Lu.
As for experience, it naturally comes in turns.
There is a large open space between Liaodong City and Anshi City, with villages, towns, mountains, rivers and some small cities on it, which needs to be pushed forward slowly.
But Baiyan City on the side is within easy reach of the troops. Its location is very important. If they cannot capture Baiyan City, the enemy will be able to harass the army from the side, which will be very detrimental to their advancement.
Therefore, when He Li launched an attack on Baiyan City, the emperor still brought two thousand imperial guards to watch the battle. If it didn't work, he would have to withdraw troops from Duke Zhao to provide support as soon as possible.
If the medical tent is not located in the camp, then it is at the retreat position on the front line, because it is a siege and the battle has been going on for several days. He Li said that he is confident that he can capture Baiyan City in the next two days.
So Zhou Man set up the medical tent near Baiyan City.
Each student had a horse, and if there was a real defeat, they would retreat in another direction with the wounded.
At this time, the emperor went directly to the medical tent. He took a look at the wounded soldiers who were being sent from the front, frowned, and rode his horse to lead his men to the nearby high ground, looking towards the direction of Baiyan City.
Qibi Heli also knew that the emperor had arrived. He raised his arms and shouted, "Soldiers, His Majesty is watching us. He wants us to capture Baiyan and send it to His Majesty. Do you dare?"
"Dare! Dare! Dare!" The soldiers rushed forward as if they had taken chicken blood. Li Si took the lead and rushed to the front with a team of cavalry. The Goguryeo army that came out of the city to fight was thrown into chaos by his back and forth charges. The morale was low and some people turned around and fled.
The general on the city wall was shocked when he saw this and immediately shouted, "Close the city gate! Close the city gate!"
Baiyan City didn't even want the troops outside to fight, and simply closed the city gates.
The people on and off the city wall ordered to shoot arrows. There was no distinction between friend and foe. Many people died from the arrows, whether they were from the Jin or Goguryeo side.
Qibi Heli had to order a retreat and temporarily move out of the range of the arrows.
Goguryeo could abandon its troops outside the city, but he could not. They brought only a few soldiers, and each one was precious.
Li Si led his men to retreat, and just as he returned to the team, he fell off his horse with a thud.
Li Si's deputy general picked him up and shouted, "The general is injured—"
He Li whipped him with a whip and shouted, "What are you shouting about? Send him to the medical tent—"
Li Si's deputy general immediately held his breath, and together with He Li's personal soldiers, he helped Li Si onto the horse and immediately ran to the medical tent.
The emperor saw that a wave of attacks had ended on the high ground, so he came down and wanted to go to the front to ask about the situation.
As a result, when he came down from above, he saw Li Si who had been sent back. His face changed slightly and he immediately stepped forward and said, "Where is Zhou Man? Call Zhou Man over quickly."
Manbao was removing arrows from a soldier. This time, quite a few people were hit by arrows.
When she heard the emperor's call, she just responded, but still lowered her head and continued to dig out the arrowhead.
Arrow wounds are more difficult to treat than knife wounds because the arrowhead is deep inside the body. The first hurdle is heavy bleeding when the arrow is removed. After getting through this hurdle, there is the second hurdle of the wound worsening.
Because the arrowhead is made of iron, the sooner it is taken out, the better. The longer it stays in the body, the greater the chance of the wound worsening. If some small pieces of debris remain inside, it can be fatal.
So when digging out arrowheads, sometimes you need to stop the bleeding after digging, and sometimes you need to bleed after digging, or you need to stop the bleeding first and then bleed. In any case, it cannot be taken lightly.
These steps relied on the initial judgment, so Zhou Man did not move. She needed to dig out the soldier's arrow first and then hand it over to others, as their judgment might not be correct.
Manbao took out the arrow and saw that the bleeding was not too much, so she did not stop the bleeding first. Instead, she let the dirty blood flow out first and then stopped the bleeding. She left the suturing steps to the students.
Only then did she turn around to see the emperor.
The emperor was standing by Li Si at this time, personally cutting off the tail feathers with scissors. Knowing that Zhou Man was rescuing another soldier, he didn't mind her being late. Seeing her coming, he immediately stood up and gave her his seat, "Hurry and save Li Qing."
Man Bao agreed and looked at the tail feathers and shaft of the arrow. He had a bad feeling, "This arrow..."
The emperor asked, "What's wrong?"
Manbao looked at Li Si sympathetically and said, "It's nothing. Perhaps I made a mistake in judgment. We'll know once we dig out the arrowhead."
Having said that, she still asked someone to prepare disinfectant powder, and then began to take his pulse and check his mouth, tongue and eyes.
Then she stripped him of all his armor, cut off his clothes with scissors, and gave him an acupuncture injection.
When the second needle fell, Li Si woke up in shock.
The injection was to wake him up, and Zhou Man took out the needle as soon as he woke up.
Li Si saw the emperor and immediately stood up to salute him, but the emperor stopped him and said, "Why bother with formalities? Healing is more important. I order you to stay seated and do not move."
Because the emperor was here, a student who had come over to deal with him earlier stood aside. Manbao turned to him and said, "General Li's heart rhythm is a little irregular. Go get him a heart-protecting pill."
He immediately trotted to the pharmacy to get the medicine.
The position of the arrow head was not very good and it was very deep, but that was nothing. Manbao kept looking at the arrow shaft and tail feathers, and felt that he was not wrong. This should be an old arrow.
Li Si is so unlucky.
Zhou Man has saved so many people with arrows like this, but he has only saved a dozen or so. So far, only four have survived, and most of them died on the eighth and ninth days after the arrowheads were removed.
One of them had made it to the fifteenth day, and his wound was almost healed, but because the weather was a little hot, his wound immediately broke from the inside and he died within a day.
Manbao of course wouldn't tell Li Si this, but instead said to him, "General Li, relax. When I dig out the arrowhead, try to relax as much as possible. This will reduce the pain and make it easier for me to dig."
When the pills were delivered, Manbao asked him to take them with water, and then started giving him acupuncture to relieve the pain. After he felt less pain, he began the operation.
The emperor felt that Zhou Man's attitude was different from the beginning. When she cut open the meat and revealed the arrowhead inside, the emperor knew why. He felt dizzy and felt a little heartbroken. The arrowhead was rusty. Such an arrow had not been polished for a long time, but it could still penetrate Li Si's armor. The person who shot the arrow must have been very strong.
His general!
The emperor looked at Zhou Man without saying anything and stood aside waiting.
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(End of this chapter)
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