Nineteenth Century Medical Guide

Chapter 267
Human thinking has certain limitations, especially when encountering complex situations and limited time, this limitation will become more obvious.The current situation in the small town of Otaka is the result of this series of collisions of limitations.

If Mendelstein stopped the damage in time and did not pursue or chose to return to the military headquarters with wounded soldiers, there would be no intersection between the two sides; The withdrawn Austrian Sixth Army.
If Aleister gave up the mission and chose to surrender or gave up staying and fled directly across the town, the guards would not die so many people; if they did not choose to pretend when they saw the Prussian pursuers but ran away directly, maybe they could get rid of them entangled
But the reality is that there are no ifs. Now the guards have lost two more people, and there are only 11 people left with Aleister.

Fortunately, in terms of route selection, the captain has his own understanding, and seems to have avoided the two reinforcements who went to support.And his goal is also different from what the other party predicted. It is not the north, but the farther east.

The first half of the action route was almost the same way back, only avoiding a residential area to the north.The safest thing now is the church. Except for the soldiers guarding the west, no one would have thought that they had returned to the church.

The second half of the route is rough, and Aleister will let the team rush to the east exit at the fastest speed.

The east side is different from the west side. The roads in the east side are narrow and short, and the surrounding area is surrounded by the ruins of the demolished earthen houses in the countryside. There is almost no place for the opponent to feel at ease.Aleister still prepared three team members to scout ahead, ready to cover the departure of the large troops at any time.

Now every second counts, all speed is the priority, if you encounter obstacles like the west.
"Captain, if there is any obstacle, I will stop them." This time it was Ronnie, who was lucky enough to return to the main force, who spoke this time, "As long as it can be delayed."

Aleister patted him on the shoulder and directed the medical team behind him: "Hurry up and cross the square in front of you, don't talk nonsense, speed up your pace! Keep up, hurry up!"

The Austrian Empire never lacked experienced commanders, nor did it lack soldiers who sacrificed their lives.Although Aleister's plan would cause casualties, it would end with his side successfully escaping.Of course, this is also the only chance for him, and he can only go this way.

But there are two things beyond his expectations.

The first point is the footsteps of the medical team. It has been 40 minutes since the church left.For the guards who have been trained all year round, it is a common thing to keep trotting for a long time and move quickly.But for doctors and nurses who lack exercise, this has become torture.

All the doctors and nurses, including Kawei, suffered from panting and exhaustion to varying degrees.Even if the guards cooperated and slowed down, the whole team was still out of touch.

"Can you hurry up? We don't have time!"

"I can't run anymore."

"Wheezing, breathing hard, can you, rest, rest for a while?"

Aleister saw them swaying behind the team like snails one by one, full of anger: "Are you kidding? Still want to rest? Prussia may catch up at any time, if they are really surrounded, our previous sacrifices will all be wiped out." In vain!"

"But, we really can't run anymore."

"No!" Aleister was anxious, but he couldn't be rough on them, so he could only shout, "You have to run if you can't run, you must speed up!"

It may be that the captain watched his team gradually shrink and pushed too hard on the doctors and nurses.It may also be that those doctors and nurses have been wronged too much these days, coupled with physical exhaustion, making their original firm patriotic beliefs more fragile.

Suddenly a nurse fell to the ground, or she sat on the ground voluntarily.

She threw the suitcase aside, spilled the contents on the floor, and gasped, "I can't walk anymore anyway, if you want to run away, run away, I won't run away!"

Aleister can command a company of dozens of people to fight, and even make the soldiers in his hands sacrifice their own lives to achieve the goal of the battle, but he can't deal with a woman who works in the hospital: "What do you mean? ??"

"No, it's nothing interesting, just, I can't walk anymore!" The nurse took a few deep breaths while massaging her sore calf muscles, "I'm not a soldier, I'm a nurse, how could I keep up, keep up with yours? speed."

This is the equipment nurse who has been with Carvey since the Municipal General Hospital.

Originally, according to the requirements for women in the 19th century, they should not be on the operating table. During surgery, other assistants are often responsible for the delivery of instruments.After all, female nurses are not a decent job, and those who are willing to work are those who don't have to take care of their families and are short of money.

But Carvey still gave all the female nurses a chance. The three around her received training, and it took half a month to stand out among many young doctors.

"Karen."

Carvey watched her shaking his head there, not knowing what to say.

However, the matter was not over yet, and the other two nurses had already reached their limit.

One of them often worked with the third and fourth surgical assistants on other chores, while the other devoted himself to vital signs and was an integral role in Carvey's operation.Seeing Karen like this, they also stopped: "We, we can't do it anymore, we need to rest."

There are differences in physique between men and women. It is already remarkable to be able to persist under such high-intensity exercise until now.Carvey really can't blame them, but he can only blame this troublesome war.

Aleister really can't deal with women, but as long as he is willing to change his mind, the whole thing will be much easier: "Are you sure you want to stay?"

"Yes."

"I can't walk anymore."

"Hugh, take a five-minute break."

"Okay, if you can't move, you can stay here." Aleister pulled Carvey and said, "Doctor Carvey, let's go first."

Carvey was a little surprised: "What? They are all my nurses, how could they leave people here!?"

"They are the ones who want to stay and rest."

"As long as you slow down, she can keep up."

"Do you think we can slow down now?" Aleister looked at the exhausted members of the medical team and smiled, "After all, our escort is not 'protecting' the entire medical team, but you The reason why you have been taking them away is entirely your original request."

After unpacking the situation, as long as the core motivation is revealed, the next step will be clear.

In fact, it was not a last resort, and Aleister was unwilling to play this stinky hand. It was also the mission of the imperial soldiers to keep these military doctors and nurses.But now it's really the last moment, he has to make a choice, as long as he can keep the "handsome" Kawei, it doesn't matter if he gives away the whole game.

"I disagree!"

"I know you won't agree, but it's useless if you don't agree." This time the threat was replaced by Aleister, "Please be sure to follow us, if you can't move, we will take turns carrying you. But if you choose to stay, you do so at your own peril."

Carvey thinks he can handle many emergencies, but the current situation is too special, and the opponent's purpose has deviated in the confrontation in the small town.He seemed to have no choice but to leave the others behind and go with them.

"Others, as long as you keep up with the team, we will definitely protect you." Since Aleister chose this path, it is impossible to manage the medical team. "If you want to stay, I will respect your wishes and not force you." .”

After that, he took the other members of the guards and Kavi, and walked towards a small path behind the church.

Aleister thinks that this choice is correct, as long as Kawei is guaranteed to return to Olmitz Hospital at a minimum, their mission will be completed.As for the others, they are all dispensable incidentals.

But he didn't realize that these remaining people would reveal the direction of escape, and he didn't realize that another key point was missing in the entire layout plan, which was Mendelstein's judgment.

Just like when he deployed his troops at the entrance of the town, the style of the commander of the Prussian cavalry reconnaissance company was steady.After hearing gunshots at the southern intersection, he took 10 people and prepared to support the west.

However, he did not pursue speed, but considered that the troops in the west were weak, and the opponent might flee in the town, so he chose a more secure support route.

Go back to church.

When Aleister led the guards through the open space in front of the church, hearty laughter rang out from around him: "It's been really hard for you these days."

Everyone in the guard knew in their hearts that things were in trouble, but they still followed their captain, wanting to take a few more steps forward and cross the open space.However, a bullet fired from a distance hit the stone brick at Aleister's feet, and after bouncing off, it quickly brushed across his ankle, leaving a deep bloodstain.

"Whoever moves will die." Mendelstein pointed at them and said, "Be obedient and surrender, it's good for you and me."

The sudden appearance of the Prussians completely cut off their escape route. For Aresta and all members of the escort, the mission was basically equivalent to a failure.

According to the verbal "agreement" that Franz made with them before, since the success of the mission will get great rewards, the failure of the mission will mean the end of life, and even a devastating blow to the family.

It's a matter of twiddling a finger to kings, but it's a matter of great importance to them.

The opponent doesn't have many people, so it's obviously not their style to catch them now.

"Hurry up!!!"

Aleister took the lead in launching the attack, pulling Kavi and sprinting directly towards the church.The other team members also decisively obeyed the order and ran at full speed to the nearest house, tree or other shelter.

Mendelstein really didn't expect the other party to come to this move.

The distance between the two sides was not too far, and the speed of their actions did not give them any chance to shoot.But missing the shot does not mean not shooting. The current location is so special that a single gunshot may have little effect, but if the noise is denser, it will become the best sign and attract everyone else here.

"Adam, August, go to this building and find a shooting position."

"Yes."

"Erich, go to the front house and observe the other party's position."

"Yes."

"Bauer, Duke, you follow me. The others continue to shoot. Each person only needs to leave 5 bullets, and destroy all others, so as to attract other people from the west."

"Yes!!!"

Just as Aleister's purpose deviated, during these three days, Mendelstein's purpose of besieging them also experienced a major deviation.

Originally, he thought that this was a guard that protected important officers, and that by catching the officers, he would be promoted, and those brothers who had been following him would also be promoted.So his purpose is very clear, which is to capture the enemy's officers.

Of course, there is also a sense of revenge for the dead soldiers of one's own side.

But later he discovered that there were no officers here at all.Except for those doctors who have medical knowledge and speak multiple languages, what needs attention are the few "patients" who stay in the church.

The condition of the church was very bad, and the food was also very poor. In the end, they could only rely on dry food for the march, and the amount was not even enough to fill their stomachs.But the so-called tuberculosis patients who lived in the church behaved naturally, and no one complained.

The change in mood brought about by the huge gap in living conditions is hard to conceal. The only explanation is that there are no important officers here.

Without officers, who is the guard protecting?Is it true that as they said, they all died in the previous blocking battle?
This is obviously impossible. With the medical team members' knowledge of the surrounding terrain and routes, it is impossible to find this town so accurately without the escort.So the answer becomes extremely simple, the guards are naturally protecting these doctors.

But are these "those" doctors really?

After these days of observation, especially the first-aid operation in the afternoon when he first came to the town, Mendelstein focused all his attention on Kavi and Ignaz.

Ignatz is much older, and his medical skills are indeed good. He can preside over operations, and he is called a teacher by everyone.And Kavey is very young, and according to common sense, he can only be the most ordinary assistant, but he can handle troublesome maxillofacial trauma on his own, and his ability is self-evident.

The operation on Craig's right leg proved his judgment. Judging from the gap between the military doctors of the two sides, this medical team really deserves the protection of an entire escort team.

However, Mendelstein had never studied medicine, so he only felt that the operation was amazing, but he didn't know who was really amazing.He could only temporarily target Carvey and Ignatz by relying on his repeated harassment of the other party to ask questions and his judgment on it.

Now, his purpose has changed from intercepting officers to intercepting military doctors.

And when the gunshots rang out just now, the difference in treatment between the two directly showed who the other party really wanted to protect.

"So it's really you, Dr. Carvey."

(End of this chapter)