Having said that, Wei Tingyu did not give in easily this time.
The front line is dozens or hundreds of miles away from the North City. The battle line is actually quite long. In addition to the North City, there is also the Zombie City. Therefore, hundreds of thousands of troops, although they look large, are actually not dense after being dispersed. The bottom line of Qi Chao's defense is within the North City. The area outside this area is only a patrol area. The main battlefield is concentrated on the front line, dominated by the armies led by the commanders on both sides.
Liuqi's army could not enter the rear of Qi Chao's main army, but it was common for small groups of troops to cross the border, and these were also the targets of the patrolling soldiers. It can be said that Liuqi was for Qi Chao's resources. Since the main army could not come in, it could only rely on small groups of troops to sneak in quietly and see if they could gain anything. Once the two sides met, fighting was inevitable.
This small battlefield is Xiaocao's target.
Although it is a small group of people, most of them may be a few hundred people, or even dozens of people, and there will not be more than a thousand people. However, Liuqi's bravery is real, and they are mainly cavalry. Except for some special conditions, it is difficult for Qi Chao to defeat them with the same number of people. Even if they bring enough people according to Xiaocao's statement, these people will definitely not be the main force of Dingbei Army. In comparison, their combat power is weaker. If they directly collide with Liuqi's troops with such a configuration...
It is enough to form a team of several thousand people, but the target was originally to fight against the wounded soldiers of the small group of Liucao. Naturally, the number of people on Qi Chao's side would not be large. This "field medical team" instead has a large team of several thousand people just to be responsible for Xiaocao's safety. It is definitely a waste of human resources and putting the cart before the horse.
Wei Tingyu disagreed, and Xiaocao was also troubled, "So, Tingyu, what do you want to agree to?"
"No..."
"Tingyu—" Xiaocao interrupted Wei Tingyu before he could finish, "You have to know that the wounded soldiers sent back are only a few. The sooner they receive emergency treatment, the more hope they have of survival."
"You don't have to go in person. First aid on the battlefield cannot be performed immediately. If surgery is not necessary, it would be a waste of talent if you go," Wei Tingyu also had this idea in a flash. "Xuan'er, aren't the people you chose the best doctors?"
Who said that surgery can't be performed immediately? However, not everyone can do it immediately. In addition, the conditions are backward nowadays. The operating room can barely make do with some decoration. It's different in the wilderness. If something goes wrong, the surgery will not save lives, but become a death warrant. Therefore, the people who were selected before were indeed just given first aid and excluded from the operation.
However, now that Wei Tingyu really disagrees, he can indeed make a compromise and build a few temporary "field hospitals" in the front. After first aid on the battlefield, the patients will be sent there first. After further treatment, when their condition stabilizes, they will be sent back to the rear hospital. In this way, the people originally selected will have to be slightly changed.
However, with such dispersion, the manpower is becoming increasingly stretched.
Xiaocao has already taken a step back, so Wei Tingyu has no reason to continue holding on.
Since it is temporary, it is similar to an ordinary camp and can be set up quickly. According to the map, it is built as reasonably as possible and distributed everywhere on the battlefield. The place where Xiaocao is responsible is the farthest back in the vertical direction.
Xiao Cao wanted to go to the rear of the main army, but unfortunately...
Naturally, the locations of temporary hospitals were sent to generals of all ranks as quickly as possible. If a war broke out, they would quickly notify nearby temporary hospitals and send personnel as quickly as possible. This was more reasonable than the original medical team dividing up into different routes and following the patrol team.
Almost as soon as it was completed, we started getting busy.
How busy are we? Everyone can fall asleep in less than three seconds if they have a little rest time.
Fortunately, Liuqi was not crazy enough to conduct raids every night, so the "medics" responsible for rescue were not exhausted to death. Even so, later, Mu Bei transferred some of the soldiers who had not yet participated in the battle - most of them were reinforcements, not only the Beijing guards who followed Xiaocao and others, but also those transferred from other places. The reinforcements increased to nearly 200,000. The initial Beijing guards had basically all been on the battlefield. Although it was not the time to use them, they were training soldiers by seeing blood. In addition, the situation was indeed becoming more and more serious - they could not become medical soldiers for a while, so they helped to transport the wounded, which alleviated the situation.
However, as medical staff, they are still very busy. Simple care may be completed quickly, but this is definitely not the case for doctors. Xiaocao has no idea how many times he has been forced to rest, and the temporary hospital is not as convenient as the hospital in the city.
Wei Tingyu was extremely distressed, but Xiaocao just smiled and said, "Looking at Liuqi's offensive, I'm afraid they are at the end of their rope and won't be able to hold out for much longer. The war should be over soon."
Wei Tingyu frowned and said nothing, but at this critical moment, he couldn't get angry with Xiaocao. She was already exhausted, and it would be a shame if he asked her to spend time to coax him.
The situation was very serious and was no joke. Xiaocao had not rested for less than two hours for several days in a row, and later he had not slept for more than twenty hours. When he took a short break, he stumbled and almost fainted.
"Princess-"
The assistant nearby helped her in time.
"Princess, you should take a rest. If you continue like this, you will..."
Xiaocao's assistants now are basically the maids around her, and each of them almost cried.
Xiao Cao steadied himself and pressed his brows. Due to lack of sleep, his brows ached. He waved his hands, "One more thing. Rest when you're done. Don't worry. I know my own body. I can hold on for a while."
There is only one now, but more wounded soldiers may be sent back at any time. As long as the war is not over, there will always be a "last one", so not only the assistant, but also other doctors, do not want Xiaocao to continue.
Just as she was about to go find Wei Tingyu, Wei Tingyu had already quickly lifted the curtain and came in. Without saying a word, Wei Tingyu directly picked her up. He no longer wanted to waste time talking to Xiaocao and made his attitude clear with his actions.
“Tingyu…” Xiaocao struggled to get down.
"Xuan'er, either you take a rest now, or I will tie you up and take you back to the Imperial City immediately."
Before Xiaocao could say anything, Wei Tingyu had already left the tent. There were many people outside, many of them were wounded soldiers waiting for treatment. They groaned in low, suppressed pain. "Tingyu, they..."
"Princess, please go and rest. If anything happens to you, we will not be able to atone for it even if we die. Even if you insist on not resting, we will not let you treat you. Please go and rest." The person who spoke should have been the next one to enter the "operating room". The longer the time was delayed, the greater the danger would be. But at this moment, he would rather die.
As soon as this was said, others followed suit, "Yes, Princess, we won't treat you either. You should go and rest."
Most of them were ordinary soldiers who joined the army for various reasons and came to the battlefield. The emperor was actually very kind, and the generals treated them well, but in reality, they were still worthless. If they died, they might be able to increase their family's pension. If they were injured with their superiors, even if they were more seriously injured, they would not be the first to receive medical treatment. In special times, they would also desperately protect the generals. In their view, this was natural and they had no complaints, but...
Princess Anguo is different. She treats the wounded not by rank, but by severity and urgency. In her eyes, everyone's life is life. Even if she encounters two seriously injured people at the same time, she will choose to save the more valuable one. This is how it should be. But she turned around and said sorry. Why did she say sorry? What did she do wrong? She did nothing wrong!
In the past, if they were injured to a certain extent, they could only wait for death, but now, as long as the injury was not immediately fatal, they still had hope, and all this was brought by Princess Anguo.
This is enough, really, it is enough. Therefore, even if I die, I will not let Princess Anguo get into trouble. I only have a worthless life, but Princess Anguo can bring hope to millions of people. I only hope that she can live a long and healthy life.
Xiao Cao thought she had seen many life and death situations, and her heart had long been hardened in this regard, but she couldn't help but want to cry at this moment, "You guys...Okay, I'll go and rest. You guys, don't give up until the very end."