Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

After the Battle of Meishan, Li Yan's thinking changed dramatically.

Li Yan understood why so many revolutionary martyrs, despite going through so much hardship, still maintained a high level of faith.

That is the passion in the Chinese people's bones

After the worship ceremony, Li Yan handed over the task of post-war reconstruction to the old squad leader and several platoon leaders. He went into his own studio in the cave and asked the guards to take turns guarding it. No one was allowed to enter unless there was a major military intelligence.

Li Yan wants to do something epoch-making to reduce the trauma of the backbone of this nation.

For a week, Li Yan did not leave the cave at all. He just asked someone to prepare some paper, pen, corn, steamed buns, pottery jars, bowls and other things for him.

The Taoist priest asked worriedly, "Leopard, what do you think our instructor is doing?"

"Today, when I went in to deliver food, I saw that our instructor had lost a lot of weight, had an unshaven beard, and was covered in dirt. There was also a foul smell in the cave."

"Our instructors are very particular about their military image."

The leopard was also in a low mood: "I don't know either."

"Since the last battle, our instructor seems to have become a different person."

"I heard from the fishermen that when they were delivering food, they saw the instructor take a rat, cut it with a dagger, and then bandaged it."

"Taoist, you studied medicine, do you think our instructor has a brain problem due to the stimulation?"

The Taoist frowned and said, "Don't listen to the fishermen's nonsense. I don't think it's possible. I estimate that in a few days, our instructor will be well again."

Suddenly, Li Yan's loud laughter came from the cave.

The leopard Taoist priests looked at each other and rushed into the cave

The Taoist priest stared at Li Yan's crazy look in amazement.

The leopard looked at the Taoist priest in confusion.

The Taoist priest was also puzzled, so he stepped forward carefully and whispered, "Instructor, are you okay?"

Li Yan was still laughing, muttering to himself: "Success, success"

Seeing that something was wrong with Li Yan, Leopard quickly said, "Taoist, go call the old squad leader and the others! The instructor has gone crazy!"

The Taoist priest was about to turn around

Li Yan yelled: "Stop!"

"I say, Leopard, maybe I haven't trained you guys recently and your skin is a little itchy?"

"I heard everything you just said."

The expression on the Taoist priest's face when he looked at Li Yan was so familiar.

Leopard said bravely: "Instructor, you, you are fine"

Li Yan laughed and said, "Who told you I was sick?"

The leopard and the Taoist priest were about to shed tears at this time.

The Taoist priest choked up and said, "Instructor, you scared us to death. The brothers are all worried about you. Guo Dali said that he hasn't heard you speak recently and he can't even eat."

Li Yan was deeply moved when he saw the true feelings between the two, but pretended not to show it on the surface: "Bullshit, that day I drove Guo Dali, and he was rosy-cheeked and even gained a few pounds."

"Wait till I'm done with this, and then see how I deal with him."

"Okay, okay, two grown men are leaking horse urine, we're not afraid of being laughed at by others."

"Leopard, go get me some meat. I've been hungry these past few days."

"Taoist, go get the old squad leader and a few others. I have something to tell you. Oh, and Chief Engineer Wang from the Arsenal."

The Taoist priest said to the leopard: "The instructor wants to eat and curses at people. I told him that there is nothing wrong with him."

The leopard quickly said: "You are the best Taoist priest."

Li Yan was furious and yelled, "Get out!"

"After you're done, go run a 10-kilometer cross-country race with a load. All the Dragon Blood Team members, I think you're just sitting around doing nothing."

Leopard Taoist priest turned and ran away

The leopard also said to the Taoist priest: "The instructor said that we should carry a load and cross-country for 10 kilometers."

The Taoist said: "What are you talking about? The instructor said that except for the two of us, everyone else will carry a load and cross-country for 20 kilometers."

“Yes, yes, yes.”

Li Yan heard their conversation and couldn't help but smiled and shook his head

Soon, several platoon leaders and Chief Engineer Wang came to Li Yan's cave one after another.

Every person who comes is caring and concerned.

Li Yan finished a roasted pheasant after half a day. He burped and said, "I'm telling you guys, I just locked myself up for a week. Look at you guys..."

Gao Xuan said: "Company Commander, this is too scary. We have already told the old squad leader to go to the county town to find a doctor to see you."

The stonemason also said: "Yes, Captain, I haven't heard you swearing recently, and everyone is worried about it."

“You guys are addicted to being scolded.”

"Not only has my mouth been itchy lately, but my bones have also been a little loose. How about Lao Gao and Mason, you two come practice with me?"

Gao Xuan and the stonemason hurriedly shook their heads and took a step back.

"Captain, we two won't fight you. The last time we practiced with you, my body was in pain for a whole week. You can kill us, but we are not stupid."

Everyone burst into laughter and the atmosphere became relaxed.

Li Yan said: "Let's talk business."

"Old squad leader, how are the wounded?"

The old squad leader sighed and said, "There are too few medicines. We found some herbs, but they are still not enough."

"The lightly wounded are doing better, half of them are almost recovered."

"Among the seriously injured, only eight have recovered to minor levels, and the wounds of some of the remaining comrades have become festered."

"If there's no improvement in two days, some may have to have their limbs amputated, and in serious cases, their lives may be in jeopardy."

Li Yan nodded. The medical level in this era was limited, and colds could kill people. "Old squad leader, I have developed a new drug in the cave these days, penicillin."

"I tried it on mice and it worked well for knife and gunshot wounds."

“But it hasn’t been used on humans yet, so I’m a little worried.”

Zhang Dong said: "I didn't expect the company commander to have this trick up his sleeve."

"When I was in military school, I heard a foreign doctor say that when developing new drugs in the West, they would start with testing on mice and rabbits, and then use them on humans. They call this clinical trials."

"But the testing of a new drug takes a long time. Are you confident, Captain?"

Li Yan nodded and made up an excuse: "I got this prescription when I was in Changsha. I met a missionary who fainted from hunger and gave him a bowl of rice noodles in exchange."

"At that time, he said that this prescription was very valuable. It could reduce inflammation and kill bacteria. It could not only treat various injuries, but also pneumonia, typhoid and diphtheria."

"I didn't believe it at first and never made it. It wasn't until now, when we had so many wounded, that I decided to give it a try."

The old squad leader thought for a moment and said, "Western medicine is indeed effective."

"The best sulfonamides now also come from the West."

"Let's test it on a few seriously injured soldiers first. If it really works, not only will amputations be avoided, but our soldiers won't have to suffer minor injuries that turn into serious ones, or serious ones that turn into disability or even death due to lack of medicine."

Li Yan was 80% sure. In the past, when he was on a mission and it was inconvenient to go to the pharmacy or hospital, he would purify penicillin by himself through traditional methods when he was injured.

This is the best excuse, but the old squad leader disagrees.

After the old squad leader agreed, no one else objected. Everyone knew that few seriously injured soldiers could survive.

We must try our best to save our lives. We cannot watch soldiers die because of lack of medicine.

Li Yan took out a small notebook and handed it to the old squad leader. It said "Battlefield First Aid Encyclopedia"

It includes how to disinfect, how to give first aid, and how to bandage. Later generations proved that if first aid is timely on the battlefield, the casualty rate can be reduced by more than 40%.

"Old squad leader, this first aid encyclopedia must be popularized in every class and every person. It can save lives in critical moments."

The old squad leader flipped through it and said nothing, but seeing Li Yan so serious, he nodded solemnly.

After solving one problem, Li Yan continued, "Chief Engineer Wang, I have drawn a gun blueprint based on the German rifles we captured."

“You are an expert, take a look.”

"This Mauser rifle has a rotating bolt action, a 5-round internal magazine, weighs 4 kg, chambers for 7.92 mm ammunition, is 1100 mm long, and has an effective range of 800 meters."

"I also specially set up a triangular bayonet for this Mauser rifle."

"It's a pity that we can't produce scopes, otherwise we could train a group of sharpshooters who can hit whatever they point at within 400 meters."

Chief Engineer Wang looked at the blueprint in his hand, while the other platoon leaders were discussing frantically.

"If it's really like what the company commander said, this is a magic gun!"

"That's not true. The effective range is 800 meters. The effective range of the Hanyang is only 400 meters. The older ones have an effective range of 200 meters."

......

"Okay, that's great."