Chapter 2684 Heartbeat
Governor Niu looked around the busy medical tent, then turned and strode towards his horse. He had to go to the main tent to report military intelligence.
He had only run halfway when he met Duke Zhao and others who were coming with them.
The entire main tent moved forward.
Governor Niu immediately ran forward and asked, "Minister Zhao, is the chief accountant going to Hengshan County?"
Duke Zhao shook his head and said, "Stand outside the city and send people in to clean up. Be careful of a counterattack from Goguryeo."
He said, "Your Majesty will arrive in two days. We must ensure that the cities we capture are safe."
Governor Niu responded excitedly, "Yes."
Duke Zhao continued to go to Hengshan County. When he arrived outside the city, he was the first to see the medical tent. At this time, only the garrison soldiers were left in the city. Everyone else had retreated and stationed near the medical tent, slowly surrounding it.
Duke Zhao led his generals to see the wounded, but was also intimidated by the students from the Imperial Medical Bureau.
General Ashina was more worldly-wise, but he couldn't help but sigh, "Women are just as capable as men."
Then, after looking at the scale of these, he was even more impressed. "It would be great if the army had so many doctors during the Western Expedition."
Although Zhou Man was in their team at that time, the number of people rescued was far less than now.
This time the processing speed was much faster than during the Western Expedition.
By sunset, all the wounded had been treated. It was not like the Western Expedition, where they had to wait until the next day to treat the wounded. Some wounded died from excessive blood loss because they could not be treated in time.
However, despite treatment, the death rate of seriously injured soldiers is still high.
Manbao mainly looked after them and set up several medical tents to treat everyone together.
The other wounded soldiers also set up tents nearby to stay. Zhou Man asked Wen Tiandong to arrange students for night patrol and then let them go for dinner.
Duke Zhao personally invited Zhou Man to a celebration banquet.
Manbao thought about it and took Wen Tiandong and Zhou Liru with him.
Wen Tiandong is also Manbao's student. He studied physical therapy and Manbao taught him for three years. During this military recruitment, Doctor Zheng specially left eight male students that she was more familiar with for her. Among them, Wen Tiandong was the most familiar with his classmates and had good skills, so Manbao let Wen Tiandong manage all the students.
Man Bao and Wen Tiandong said, "I tend to forget things when I'm busy. Remember, our herbs were shipped out of the capital in batches. There are still several batches that have only been ordered but haven't arrived yet. The Imperial Medical Bureau will inspect and prepare them before sending them out."
"But the Ministry of War is responsible for transportation, so we need to have good relations with the Ministry of War and the post stations in various places, especially the military logistics. We can't contact the post stations in various places, so we need to urge the military logistics. I will take you to meet them. Please pay more attention to this matter in the future."
Man Bao said, "After the herbs arrive, you, Li Ru, and Ban Xia should carefully count them. You are all familiar with the techniques used by our Imperial Medical Bureau students to prepare herbs, and we only work with fixed pharmacists, so pay attention when checking, and tell me if you have any questions."
She said, "We must ensure the quality of the medicinal materials. Even the slightest difference in the medicinal materials can lead to a huge difference in the medicinal properties. We must not take it lightly."
Wen Tiandong and Zhou Liru bowed in response.
Seeing Wen Tiandong's uneasy face, Manbao sighed in his heart. It was a pity that Zheng Gu was not there. He was skilled in this job. After all, he had been the shopkeeper of Jishidiang for several years.
Or Bai Shanyin or Bai Erlang are also fine, they are also familiar.
Manbao missed Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, so when he saw Duke Zhao, he asked, "When will the emperor arrive here?"
Duke Zhao said, "It's almost there, almost there."
I refused to tell her the exact time because it was a secret.
Governor Niu secretly went to talk to the military doctor.
In fact, there was only one military doctor in the Yingzhou garrison, and the other one was snatched from the medical clinic in the city by him because of the war.
Every time there is a war, many soldiers die because of the lack of military doctors.
Governor Niu asked them and the lieutenant commanders of each camp, "What are the casualties?"
"There are currently 286 dead and 595 wounded, including 128 seriously injured." The lieutenant general glanced at the two military doctors and said to Governor Niu, "These are our own statistics, but the medical records show 68 seriously injured. The other 60 are classified as moderately injured and are not considered seriously injured."
Governor Niu looked at the military doctors, especially his old military doctor.
The old military doctor said, "Sir, this newcomer, Mr. Zhou, is quite capable. We would not have admitted many of the injured patients before, but this time we admitted them all and treated them all."
Governor Niu: "What's the situation?"
The old military doctor shook his head and said, "This is a serious injury. Even if he survived at the time, it would be difficult to confirm his condition later. We need to wait at least five days to be sure. He might die from a high fever."
The governor stared at him intently and asked, "So what do you think?"
The old military doctor was silent for a moment before he said, "Before, we wouldn't save any of the 68 people they classified as seriously injured. We would save the 60 who were classified as moderately injured, but the survival rate was only 30% to 40%. But now I see that among the soldiers they classified as seriously injured, the success rate should be 50%."
The most important thing is that they have more manpower, and many injuries can be treated in a timely manner, not to mention the more comprehensive and effective treatment this time.
The old military doctor wiped his face and said, "Sir, in the past, we treated the wounded by applying medicine to stop the bleeding and then giving them some blood-replenishing medicine. Whether they survived depended on their endurance. The most powerful medical skills were digging out the arrowheads and suturing them."
He said, "But now, any of these students from the Imperial Medical Bureau who come here can sew, scrape flesh, saw legs, and chop arms, and use acupuncture to stop bleeding. The hemostatic packs they use are of a formula I've never seen before, and the wound medicine they use is said to contain Panax notoginseng. Legend has it that one ounce of gold is worth one ounce of Panax notoginseng powder."
Governor Niu was terrified. How could it cost so much money?
"Not to mention herbs like angelica and ginseng that replenish qi and blood. They've prepared boxes and boxes of them, as well as things that can be used for blood transfusions for those who have lost blood. I just watched them recover, and I think the number of people who can survive is at least twice as many as we did in previous battles."
Governor Niu swallowed his saliva and said to him, "Learn more skills from others. Don't you have two apprentices? I've been learning from you for so many years, but I still can't sew meat. I see those young ladies sew meat very beautifully, and the bleeding stops very quickly."
"I figured this out on my own, but they had a famous teacher. Lord Zhou said that suturing requires careful attention to the grain, even to internal organs and blood vessels. It's very sophisticated..." The old military doctor puffed out his chest and said, "When Lord Zhou heard that I figured out this suturing technique on my own, he praised me for being amazing. There aren't many doctors in the world who can figure it out without guidance."
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(End of this chapter)
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