Chapter 246 Don’t underestimate

Li Ping was leisurely and leisurely, but Zhang Qing and Qin Yi were always in high tension.

As the top two commanders of the Mianyang cavalry unit in this attack, the two of them always took turns personally leading the reconnaissance cavalry to explore left and right, and did not let go of any trouble.

They both know very well their heavy responsibilities.

It's okay for the enemy to besiege you, but you can't ambush.

Their strength was too weak. Except for two pure infantry battalions in one regiment and two companies of cavalry in the cavalry regiment, they had no other troops.

Such a force, no matter how elite it is, is prone to accidents when ambushed!

Especially since their boss Li Ping is still here, there really can't be any mistakes.

Of course, after reading the enemy situation report, they also knew that the possibility of the enemy daring to attack was very small, but they still did not dare to be careless.

Having been in the battlefield for a long time, they all know the variability of war, and they also know how unreliable it is to blindly rely on intelligence.

It is estimated that after passing through several ideal ambush sites, including last night, no enemy troops were found. Qin Yi, who was supposed to take over from Zhang Qing who had just returned to explore the surroundings in an open flat area, did not move this time.

He pulled Zhang Qing and wanted to talk for a while. He thought he could relax properly.

Although one is the chief of staff of the cavalry regiment and the other is the deputy chief of staff, these two people rarely have time together these days, and there are even fewer opportunities for small talk.

Qin Yi's deputy chief of staff is currently more in name only, and he also serves as the battalion commander of the 3rd Battalion. And because he joined for such a short time, Qin Yi needs to spend most of his time with many new cavalrymen to accept training for newcomers.

Enlistment training.

Because Zhang Qing had to focus mainly on the reconnaissance cavalry on missions, he had little time and energy to pay attention to the basic enlistment training. In addition, after the attack on Hanchuan, Qin Yi mainly led the 3rd Battalion, so the two of them also

Although they are in the same department, they rarely spend time together.

This trip to Mianyang was the longest time the two of them had been together.

Zhang Qing must have relaxed a lot. He didn't push Qin Yi away, but said with a smile: "I heard that you are all depressed. This time you came out of Hanyang. Good guys, each one is more joyful than the last one."

Seeing Zhang Qing's teasing, Qin Yi immediately made a bitter face and complained: "Hey! Everyone is prepared, but I still didn't expect that there are so many rules in the general army, especially this joining training, which is simply killing people. Everyone is

You would rather fight than go through one more day of training. Is this how you got through it in the first place?"

"This is natural. However, suffering will return to suffering, and frustration will return to frustration. But after thinking about it, it is indeed necessary and beneficial. In a few days, you will understand without me explaining it. Anyway, so far

, I have not heard of any of the soldiers under our commander-in-chief complaining about the original training, only memories and emotions."

"Can this still happen?"

Qin Yi looked disbelieving. It seemed that he was still feeling aggrieved and unhappy at the moment.

"Be content! Although I didn't watch your training, I know that your training has actually reduced a lot. This is because the commander-in-chief has to take care of your emotions and the special physical conditions of most of the veteran riders.

Our cavalry regiment should conduct new training on our own. Otherwise, you will go even crazier like I did when I trained with the infantry. I even estimate that many of you will not be able to stand it and will have to run away." Zhang Qing said with a look on his face that you have already taken advantage of you.

expression.

Cavalry have been on horseback for a long time, and they all have bow-legged problems. They are generally not used to walking long distances, including long-distance running. There are even many people who have become lame due to training and combat injuries. The more experienced cavalry are, the more experienced they are.

Going faster and faster.

This is especially true for those Mongolian cavalry who have been riding horses since childhood.

This is a special factor that must be considered.

Coupled with the unique identities and past experiences of Qin Yi's cavalrymen, as well as the current environment of the special period, Li Ping, who has always attached great importance to new training, had to let a large number of cavalrymen come from Xiaoyuan Camp, Luo Rucai's Department and Gezuo Wu.

The battalion's cavalry conducts new recruit training independently and adjusts the training content.

"Are you taking care of us? Why do I think you are kidding me?"

Qin Yi was even more unbelievable. He had never visited or seen the infantry training.

"How else can I lie to you! Look at the group of infantrymen who are with us now. Have you ever seen such a well-organized army? Without the most rigorous training, how can we achieve such an orderly army at all times?

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Although he had been amazed countless times these days, Qin Yi still unconsciously looked around in awe, and then nodded solemnly.

Qin Yi knew that the core of Xiaoyuan Camp were the miners from northern Henan, and that it was also the most organized and disciplined army he had ever seen. But in front of this army, Xiaoyuan Camp had made him most excited and proud.

The advantages are not worth mentioning.

Even this army can only make Xiao Yuanying look up to him, but it is not on the same level at all.

It was a feeling of trying to do whatever you want.

Seeing that Qin Yi became solemn, Zhang Qing continued to ask: "By the way, how are those Mongolians? They have been with Luo Rucai who likes to enjoy themselves for a longer time, and they are both used to being free and loose. I have always been worried that they will not be able to adapt to the general army.

Strict rules.

But this time the General Soldier actually allowed a cavalry company with a large number of Mongolians to join our operation, and Director Shi did not object. I believed the General Soldier and Director Shi's vision, and I also noticed these Mongolian soldiers.

They are all okay, they obey the rules and are obedient, and they seem to have blended in. You should be with them every day, so you should know their situation better. Is that okay?"

Director Shi was Shi Lei. Although he was Duan Qiang's deputy, he was also entrusted by Li Ping with the important task of serving as the director of the Cavalry Regiment's Teaching Office. His purpose was to keep an eye on this cavalry unit, which was too complex and had a majority of new recruits.

"Those Mongols? They have no problem. Before these guys came to surrender, many of them got sick due to acclimatization problems, and some in particular were infected with miasma. They looked like they were dead. But after they came, except for two unlucky guys,

Those who did not make it through the hospital were all cured. Now they are all very grateful, especially to our hospital and Dr. Gao, who treat them like gods."

"Oh! So that's it."

Zhang Qing sighed, saying nothing more and not planning to ask any more questions.

Zhang Qing knew best how Yuanye's malaria was cured, and he also knew that Yuanye had always been the most respectful to Gao Lei.

Miasma is malaria, which was a very troublesome disease in ancient times but had a high incidence rate. It was also a disease that northerners could easily contract after entering the south.

But for Gao Lei, this is not a very complicated and troublesome matter.

Because we all know Tu Youyou, and therefore we know artemisinin.

And since Gao Lei is a doctor, she knows more and in more detail.

For example, the source of inspiration for Tu Youyou: The prescription for treating malaria mentioned in "Emergency Prescriptions" written by Ge Hong of the Jin Dynasty is to grab a handful of Artemisia annua, soak it in water, twist it into juice and drink it all.

Gao Lei even took a brief look at the introduction to artemisinin out of interest. She knew why the efficacy of artemisinin was not very obvious even though it was known in ancient times. She could improve the efficacy by avoiding lightning under existing conditions.

For example, it cannot be heated like traditional Chinese medicine because artemisinin is not soluble in water, and heating will destroy the drug ingredients.

Then the fresh leaves of Artemisia annua contain the most abundant artemisinin in the flower bud stage, and this best Artemisia annua is generally not available in Sichuan and northern areas.

Although the use of these primary techniques does not guarantee 100% or even high effective treatment, it can still greatly improve the cure rate.

In the end, this modern medical discovery and knowledge helped Li Ping a lot and brought unexpected great benefits.

For example, similar to artemisinin, there is salicylic acid in willow bark, a natural antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug, and its derivative is the famous aspirin.

etc.

Finally, no matter surgery, anesthesia or various new treatments and drugs, they have greatly improved people's chances of survival and continued dependence.

In particular, the popularization and implementation of health and epidemic prevention knowledge reduced Li Ping's public disease rate to an alarming level, which greatly increased people's strong desire to surrender.

Although the cure rate of some diseases is not that high, it is still very, very enough for people who do not have such high expectations in this era.

You must know that many civil uprisings in ancient China relied on small medical skills that were similar to medicine and witchcraft but were actually very unskilled to achieve large-scale gathering of people's hearts and then to confuse people's hearts, and finally made the people willing to be driven by them.

What's more, the medical institution led by Gao Lei is not only far stronger than those private doctors and almost any famous doctor in the world, but it has also made great strides across the times.

When talking about these, Qin Yi became excited and almost chattered endlessly.

"Doctor Gao and our hospital are really great. You don't know that two of my old subordinates had serious intestinal carbuncle. They thought they would die, but they were saved. Now everyone has no idea about this hospital and the things inside it.

The doctor is so trustworthy..."

But Zhang Qing may have been used to this and was no longer surprised. He just kept saying "oh", "oh" and "oh".

Seeing Zhang Qing like this, Qin Yi thought that he still wanted to hear about the Mongols, so he scratched his head and then stopped with some reluctance and continued to expand, and quickly returned to the topic and said:

"Those Mongolians should be fine. Not only do we have divine medical skills here. The most prestigious old guy among them, Gamba, also has a wife and children. His seven or eight-year-old child not only happens to have some

The disease was quickly cured, and like all the children here, he entered the military school and became literate and able to do arithmetic.

Gamba is very happy all day long, active in everything he does, and does not feel tired no matter how hard the training is, and he also takes the initiative to help discipline the emotional Mongolian riders. Mongolians always stick together, and are more accustomed to listening to the words of respected people, so naturally they

It’s more stable.”

This time Zhang Qing finally showed a surprised expression and said in a good mood: "I feel relieved to hear you say that. Hey, I heard that your mother-in-law is going to give birth?"

Zhang Qing heard Qin Yi mention the baby and thought that Qin Yi was going to have a child too.

"Yeah! I'm about to give birth, and with this hospital and Dr. Gao, I feel more at ease. I'll tell you something from the bottom of my heart, if it weren't for the child, I might have followed the intruder." Speaking of the child.

, Qin Yi became excited again.

"Congratulations first. If it's a boy, you can be considered pregnant." Zhang Qing did not dwell on Qin Yi's sudden revelation, but congratulated sincerely.

"Isn't it? However, Zhang Eryang, you are not young anymore. It's time to marry a wife and leave a heir for your old Zhang family." Qin Yi said happily.

"I'm not in a hurry. Our general is not married yet." Zhang Qing shook his head and said.

"How old are you and how big is the commander-in-chief? How can you compare with him? Oops! No, no, bah! Look at my mouth. I didn't mean that. These days, I have really seen that our commander-in-chief is young despite his age.

But he is not a mortal, he is a martial arts star in the sky..." Qin Yi kept talking more and more.
To be continued...