"Dr. Bai, the commander's heart rate is abnormal!"
"Your blood pressure is also unstable!"
The medical staff looked anxiously at Sun Shao-ping lying on the hospital bed. Sun Shao-ping was no longer as energetic as usual. He lay motionless on the bed, as if he had stopped breathing.
The conflict in the South China Sea has lasted for more than a week. Since Sun Shaoping received his orders, he has hardly had any rest.
Two days ago, those monkeys from across the street came out to provoke us again. This time, it wasn't just a simple provocation; they even used weapons.
Sun Shao-ping immediately ordered a counterattack. As a veteran general who had been through many battles, he did not hide in the command room, but stood with the soldiers on the front line.
After all, they were in our country's waters, and those monkeys were quickly driven away in disarray. However, several soldiers were also injured, with Sun Shao-ping being the most seriously wounded, as a fragment of a flying shell pierced his chest.
Of course, he was injured while shielding a young soldier to save him.
Bai Qianzhou hadn't stopped since he received the order and rushed here. Now, seeing his old leader lying motionless on the hospital bed, he felt his heart pounding like thunder, and for a moment he didn't know how to save him.
"Prepare for surgery!"
Bai Qianzhou forced himself to calm down. Sun Shaoping was his benefactor. If it weren't for Sun Shaoping's strong opposition, he wouldn't have been able to stay at the camp as a doctor.
His benefactor was injured, so he had to calm down as soon as possible and then use all his knowledge to try his best to save Sun Shao-ping.
The shell fragments were very close to his heart, and there was a lot of bruising nearby. This simple medical tent could not provide a sterile environment at all, which was why Bai Qianzhou dared not perform surgery rashly.
If you get infected, it can be fatal.
But now, he has no choice but to take the risk.
Bai Qianzhou immediately changed into surgical scrubs, washed his hands, and put on gloves. Just as he raised his scalpel, composed himself, and prepared to cut open the wound to remove the shrapnel, the operating room door was pushed open.
"Dr. Bai, wait!"
The man who arrived was Xing Shengli, the head of the local armed forces, followed by an old man with gray hair and beard.
The old man was dressed in a gray-blue Zhongshan suit, carrying a small box of unknown material. His eyes were clear and bright, with a gaze as sharp as an eagle's.
When Bai Qianzhou met his gaze, it was as if the man could see through the skin to his soul.
This old man is no ordinary person!
"Captain Xing, what's this?"
Bai Qianzhou frowned. No matter how complicated he was, Xing Shengli shouldn't have interrupted his surgery.
Xing Shengli hurriedly introduced to Bai Qianzhou: "Dr. Bai, this is Mr. Li Zhong, a famous master of traditional Chinese medicine in this area. I specially invited him to come and take a look at the old leader."
Upon hearing this, Bai Qianzhou frowned even more deeply.
It wasn't that he didn't trust traditional Chinese medicine; it was just that at this critical juncture, the key was to remove the shrapnel and disperse the blood stasis as soon as possible.
Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes slow treatment, which is not suitable at the moment.
"Captain Xing, the commander has shrapnel in his body and must undergo surgery immediately."
Before Xing Shengli could speak, Li Zhong spoke up directly.
"Young man, can you guarantee that your commander won't bleed to death during your surgery?"
He paused, then looked at Sun Shao-ping, who lay on the hospital bed with his eyes closed.
"After all, his current condition is not optimistic."
What he said wasn't wrong. Bai Qianzhou was very perceptive and immediately looked at Li Zhong.
"Can you help stop the bleeding?"
Li Zhong laughed heartily, "Stopping bleeding is nothing, kid. When I started treating patients, you didn't even know where you were!"
After saying that, without waiting for Bai Qianzhou's reply, Li Zhong stepped forward and placed his hand on Sun Shaoping's wrist.
Bai Qianzhou knew that this was a pulse diagnosis, so he remained silent so as not to influence Li Zhong's judgment.
After a moment, Li Zhong withdrew his hand, thought for a moment, and opened the box he had brought.
He took out a cloth bag from inside, and when the cloth was unrolled, it revealed a row of gleaming silver needles.
“There is a lot of blood clots near his heart. I will clear the clots first. After the pressure on his heart is reduced, you can open his chest to remove the shrapnel.”
When Bai Qianzhou saw him pull out the silver needle, he suddenly remembered the gold needle that Fu Wan had given him.
"Mr. Li, how confident are you?"
Li Zhong smiled and sighed.
"If it were back when I still had my golden needles, it would be ten out of ten."
"Right now, I'm about 60% sure."
"Does that mean if we had gold needles, your chances of success would be even greater?"
Bai Qianzhou asked hurriedly, and Li Zhong nodded impatiently.
Is this young man really the best doctor around here? Wasn't what he just said clear enough?
Golden needles, golden needles, could it be that he can give himself a set of golden needles?
Unexpectedly, as soon as he had this thought, Bai Qianzhou took off his gloves.
"Then please wait a moment, I have some golden needles here."
"What?! You have golden needles?!"
Li Zhong doubted that he had misheard and looked at Bai Qianzhou in disbelief.
Bai Qianzhou didn't say anything and quickly walked to the side.
His luggage and medical equipment were placed together, and in just half a minute, a cloth bag similar to the one Li Zhong was holding appeared in his hand.
When the cloth bag was unfolded, its bright yellow color almost blinded Li Zhong.
"Golden needles, they really are golden needles!"
Li Zhong never imagined that he would have the chance to touch a golden needle in his lifetime.
After all, his family's ancestral gold needles were confiscated by bad people a few years ago under some pretext.
"Alright, alright, there's no time to lose. I'll help him clear the bruising, and you prepare for the surgery as soon as possible!"
Before the two could say much, Li Zhong skillfully disinfected the gold needles, while Bai Shaozhou quickly put on gloves and picked up a scalpel.
With this gentleman's cooperation, hopefully the surgery can be completed smoothly!
Although it was their first meeting, Li Zhong and Bai Qianzhou worked together very well.
Li Zhongxian swiftly inserted the sterilized gold needles into Sun Shaoping's chest. These needles were not randomly placed, but rather had to be precisely inserted into Sun Shaoping's acupoints.
After all the gold needles were used, it was as if Li Zhongbu had laid a tight golden net over Sun Shaoping's chest.
A moment later, Li Zhong wiped the sweat from his forehead and then reached out to check his pulse.
"The heartbeat has returned."
"Your blood pressure should have come down by now."
Li Zhong nodded in satisfaction, "The blood stasis has begun to deviate from the position that was pressing on the heart."
"Kid, it's up to you now."
Without hesitation, Bai Qianzhou picked up the scalpel and made the incision decisively.
The surgery lasted a full three hours, until the sun set and the moon rose, when Bai Qianzhou finally removed the shrapnel lodged near his heart.
At this moment, Bai Qianzhou's clothes were so wet that they could be wrung out, but he dared not relax for a moment.
After stitching up the wound, Bai Qianzhou turned to Li Zhong and said, "Mr. Li, could you please take the commander's pulse again?"
Even though the stethoscope indicated that Sun Shao-ping's heartbeat was normal, Bai Qian-zhou still wanted the old Chinese medicine doctor to confirm it again.
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