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Chapter 63 Hospital

When the Japanese army actively increased its troops and swept the garrisons and accumulated supplies everywhere, the Chinese army was not idle either.

The most important thing the Chinese army does is training.

Since the Lingbang defense line was stabilized, the logistics troops organized by the US military have entered Lingbang and built Lingbang into a base in the shortest time.

With the help of American cranes, Chinese engineers and Myanmar laborers built training centers, gas stations, auto repair shops, hospitals, airports, and even clubs in Lingbang, and only a few brothels were found. Lingbang became an emerging small city.

So Lingbang, which was originally rarely visited, became traffic, and wounded people from all directions were sent here for treatment. Tanks and cars broke down and they were sent here for repair. Small planes also took off from here. They either flew to the front line for reconnaissance or sent seriously injured people directly to India for treatment and rest... This is also one of the reasons why the Chinese Expeditionary Force can maintain morale. If they fight as usual, they are injured on the battlefield and basically rely on self-rescue. Even if they are carried to the rear, it is just a simple care. The wounded people often turn from minor injuries to serious injuries due to lack of medical treatment and medicine.

In this case, the soldiers felt a sense of depression before they even went to the battlefield... If the enemy was killed by a shot, they could suffer less. If they were injured, such as breaking their legs and having their backs, they would have to suffer a lot to be free!

Therefore, this will inevitably have a great impact on the morale of the troops, and even fear of being injured on the battlefield.

However, the complete and fast hospital system established by the Americans in the rear solved the soldiers' worries: Once injured, an armored vehicle would be sent to the field hospital in Lingbang for preliminary treatment. The minor injuries could be solved in Lingbang. Those with serious injuries would be sent to Sunbram or India by plane for surgery.

So the soldiers often smiled and said goodbye to the wounded: "You can go by plane! Don't worry, the Americans will fix you!"

The Americans' medical skills are indeed good, and Zhang Chi has been there himself... In fact, it was just a small piece of meat on her left shoulder cut off by shrapnel. If it was done according to the Chinese soldiers, it would be fine to bandage it, but Pitt insisted that Zhang Chi go to the hospital for a walk.

"Zhang..." Pete said: "Don't think it's a minor injury. You must know that this is a jungle, with deadly bacteria and annoying leeches everywhere. I listen to you on the battlefield. But now you have to listen to mine, I don't want to lose your partner!"

What Peter said is true. Zhang Chi is a modern person, and of course he knows that there will be more trouble after the wound is infected. Especially the leeches, they may smell the bloody smell released from the wound, and they always surround Zhang Chi in pieces. No matter how careful Zhang Chi will still make the leeches bite everywhere.

So there was nothing left. Zhang Chi was unwilling to be sucked by leeches in his dream one night after sleeping... This is not an exaggeration. This is something that really happened in the jungle. The reason is that leeches release a toxin like anesthetics when sucking blood, so they didn't know that they were sucked. Sometimes when the soldiers woke up, they found that the soldiers around them were pale and didn't wake up no matter how they called. They looked down and found that they were exhausted. They took off their clothes and looked... Their whole body was covered with leeches, which were dense like a layer of fish nets. Even when they recalled the scene, they would feel numb on their scalp.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chi no longer objected. He took the note handed over by Pitt and followed the car that sent the wounded to Lingbang.

The only thing that made Zhang Chi feel a little uncomfortable during this process was the note in his hand... Stilwell stipulated that Chinese soldiers must be given a note from a US military instructor when they were sent to a field hospital for treatment.

This seems to be understandable, because Stilwell is a Chinese expert. He knows that the Chinese army will have many phenomena such as self-harm and self-harm when fighting, or that Stilwell intends to increase the status and image of American instructors in the minds of Chinese soldiers.

But no matter what Stilwell’s purpose is, Zhang Chi thinks this regulation is really nonsense. What if the American instructor died in the battle? Does that mean that the wounded cannot be sent back and cannot be treated?!

Not to mention, this situation happened from time to time, such as American instructors being injured or temporarily leaving during meetings. The wounded on the front line did not dare to leave the position without authorization because they could not get approval. Therefore, some unnecessary reductions and accidents occurred.

In fact, Stilwell's worries are completely unnecessary.

The reason is that the soldiers of the Expeditionary Force are different from those in China. Most of the soldiers of the Expeditionary Force join the army voluntarily and still have a heart to fight back to their hometown... There is an idiom in Chinese that is like a heart of returning home. This sentence is most appropriate to describe the soldiers of the Expeditionary Force.

Therefore, there is basically no self-harm or self-harm. Soldiers usually stay in the hospital until they can move and cannot wait to be discharged. If American doctors do not allow them to be discharged from the hospital, they will secretly jump over the window and climb over the wall and run out.

This is completely opposite to the wounded Americans, so American doctors and nurses were very surprised by the actions of Chinese soldiers. They could not understand why Chinese soldiers were more afraid of taking injections and taking medicine than on the battlefield.

And if Stilwell wanted to use this to enhance the status of American instructors... then he was obviously wrong again.

Because on the battlefield, the soldiers always respect the officers who can lead them to win battles, and even if they suffer casualties for this battle, the same is true.

When the car arrived at Lingbang, Zhang Chi discovered that Lingbang had completely changed. Houses rose from the ground, warehouses were built strong and hidden, and cars were constantly transporting ammunition and transporting supplies into the warehouse. There were busy people everywhere... Chinese soldiers who needed to repair cars and tanks were pointing fingers and trying to let the American engineers know what was wrong. The wounded from the hospital asked the passing comrades anxiously. Excavators and bulldozers not far away were still rumbling. They needed to open up this Lingbang larger and wider to meet the needs of the expeditionary forces' large-scale counterattack in the future.

These should be the credit of the American brigade general Pique. Zhang Chi heard of him from the Burmese people in modern times. General Pique was a hero in the construction of the Stilwell Highway. He was skilled and good at managing. What is particularly valuable is that as a general, he has never had the airs and is usually in harmony with ordinary American soldiers in China and China.

It was this Pique who said this to the warriors on the front line: "The road we built will never be more than one day away from you!"

The fact is that he did it, which is one of the reasons why the Chinese army in history can still be unstoppable when facing such a powerful Japanese army.
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