Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 614 Unexpected
Seeing that Yuan Shang was timid and afraid of fighting, Yuan Xi thought for a while and said: "You are the commander-in-chief and I am the general. You leave the generals under your command to me and I will fight."

Yuan Shang hesitated, "What about me?"

Yuan Xi said: "Just take care of the people in the city and don't let people with ulterior motives hold you back."

"Give me ten days and I will make Cao Jun regret attacking Yecheng."

"But the most I can do is push it back to the south of the Yellow River. The rest will be left to you and Xiansi."

Yuan Shang was shocked, "Where are you going, second brother?"

Yuan Xi said calmly: "Of course I have something to do."

"And you can't always rely on others. If you want to inherit the Yuan family, you have to do something yourself to convince your subordinates."

After hearing this, Yuan Shang's face changed several times, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"

"As long as my second brother can defeat Cao Cao, leave the rest to me!"

Yecheng soon became busy.

Taishi Ci Xu Huang, Wen Chou Zhang He, each led an army and horses, and advanced to set up strongholds in four directions to the south of Yecheng. At the same time, they swept away Cao Jun's spies and spies everywhere.

At the same time, the Jizhou Army went to Dongwuyang to take over, and Gao Lan was replaced. When he entered Yecheng, Yuan Xi found that his physical condition had begun to deteriorate, so he urgently called Hua Tuo for treatment.

After Hua Tuo arrived, he cut off Gao Lan's clothes that were stuck with blood scabs. Everyone present was a little shocked. The wounds on Gao Lan's back had festered and the color of his flesh had begun to turn black.

Looking inside from the wound, it seems that internal organs can still be seen inside, and the thick water that continues to flow out gives off a pungent stench.

Hua Tuo frowned and said, "The situation is not good and must be treated immediately."

When Gao Lan heard this, even though he was a military general who had been on the battlefield, he couldn't help but feel uneasy and said: "Using a knife not only hurts the muscles and bones, but also narrowly escapes death. Is it better to use medicine conservatively?"

In fact, Gao Lan was right. Although there have been records of surgical operations in China since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were many problems.

"Historical Records: Biography of Bian Quecang Gong" records: Sir, is it true that there is no birth?How can one say that the prince is alive?I heard that in ancient times, there was a doctor named Yu Shi. He did not use soup to drink wine, but used stones to stir the pot, and the poison to be ironed out of the case. The pulse binds the tendons, pulls out the marrow and brain, pulls out the tentacles of the claws, washes the intestines and stomach, rinses the five Tibetans, and practices the essence to change the shape.

Cutting the skin and dissecting the muscles means cutting open the skin and dissecting the muscles, knotting the tendons means ligating the blood vessels and dealing with the ligaments, and removing the claws means clearing and dredging the chest and peritoneum. From this point of view, the ancient Chinese people already had a very good understanding of the structure of the human body.

This is due to the enlightened atmosphere of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. However, after the Han Dynasty, surgical operations became increasingly rare. Today, except for Hua Tuo, there are very few people who can perform surgical operations.

The biography of Hua Tuo in the Three Kingdoms records that Hua Tuo performed many laparotomy operations to remove internal organs. This was due to his superb medical skills and the formula of Ma Fei Powder, both of which were indispensable.

"Three Kingdoms, Wei Zhi, Hua Tuo Biography": If the disease knot accumulates in it and needs to be cut, drink the numbing powder and boil it, and you will die in a short time as if you were drunk, without knowing it, because of the cutting.If the disease is in the intestines, the intestines should be cut off and washed, and the abdomen should be sutured and rubbed with ointment.

"Records of the Three Kingdoms·Farewell Biography of Hua Tuo": There was a patient who suffered from severe pain in his abdomen, and for more than ten days, his temples became degenerate.Tuo said: If the spleen is half rotten, it can be cured by removing the abdomen.Make him lie down after drinking medicine. If his abdomen is broken, he will look at it. If his spleen is half rotten, cut it off with a knife, scrape off the bad flesh, apply ointment to the sore, drink it and apply medicine, and he will recover in a hundred days.

But even so, except for Hua Tuo, surgical operations are becoming increasingly rare. This is because of the limitations of the times. If there are any flaws in this kind of surgery, it will fail and lead to the death of the patient.

The most important factor is surgical infection.

People in this era do not understand the microorganisms present in the air and do not understand the importance of a sterile environment, so the mortality rate of shell surgery has always been high.

The reason why Hua Tuo is so famous is due to his good surgical habits and supporting related medical skills.

Hua Tuo's hand gestures are firstly due to his superb technique and small incisions; secondly, he is fast in excision and suturing, and strictly uses sterilized surgical instruments such as flame medicine; thirdly, he has knowledge of medicines to cooperate with the surgery, so that the patient can recover faster after surgery.

When he first introduced the relevant knowledge to Yuan Xi, Yuan Xi couldn't help but marvel that Hua Tuo's medical skills represented the accumulated wisdom of countless forerunners in China over the past thousands of years. Although there was no modern medical knowledge from later generations, many practices have already become the standard. On the right path.

What Hua Tuo lacked was the knowledge of microorganisms and germs that had not yet been known in later generations. However, after Yuan Xi used simple methods to cultivate mold and Hua Tuo explained how microorganisms reproduce, Hua Tuo suddenly understood and integrated many things that he had not been able to figure out before. Difficulty, start to improve your medical skills more diligently.

Now Hua Tuo and Yuan Xi have tried to cultivate penicillin. Although they were unsuccessful, post-operative patients still need to use their own resistance to survive, but the possibility of infection in the intermediate process has been reduced to a minimum by Hua Tuo.

Surgical supplies made of cotton wool and gauze can also effectively prevent the invasion and interference of microorganisms. This is also an important reason why Yuan Xi is eager to promote cotton planting. However, after more than half a year of planting, the harvest is not satisfactory. Most of the cotton All species are dead.

Although it is not completely extinct, it may take several years or more to adapt to the environment and achieve sufficient production. Surgical supplies can now only be replaced by treated silk and linen cloth, and the effect is much worse. This It is also one of Yuan Xi's regrets.

After Yuan Xi told Gao Lan about the success rate of Hua Tuo's surgery in his army, he said: "Brother Gao, Mr. Yuanhua is already the strongest person in the world when it comes to surgery. He suggested surgery, which shows that the injury is serious. It’s difficult to treat with medication.”

"But don't worry, the injury is not to the internal organs and is not very dangerous. Moreover, combined with his numbing powder, your pain can be minimized."

"Otherwise, with medicine alone, the chance of survival is only [-]%." Hua Tuo said.

"But if the internal and external organs are cut off and the carrion is removed, the chance of survival is more than [-]%."

Gao Lan heard this and immediately said: "Then there is Mr. Lao."

After hearing this, Hua Tuo immediately ordered several of his apprentices to send Gao Lan to the hospital and prepare for surgery. Gao Lan said to Yuan Xi, "I want to say a few words to Madam."

Yuan Xi smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, Madam, has been sent to Jicheng by me along with my sister."

Looking up, isn't Yecheng safe?

He was sensitive to the fact that Yuan Xi had some secrets that he couldn't tell him, so he nodded and said, "I understand."

Yuan Xi watched Gao Lan being sent away, and thought that the other party had always been very smart. Needless to say, the other party could guess some things. At this time, Gao Lan would need to recuperate for at least a month or two before undergoing surgery. The war is impossible to participate in.

However, Yuan Xi now has two generals, Wen Chou and Zhang He, in his hands, so he can fight Cao Jun with all his strength!

At Cao Jun's camp, which is seventy miles south of Ye City, Cao Jun soldiers are entering and exiting in an orderly manner. More than a dozen famous generals in Cao Jun's camp have all arrived to meet up and prepare to attack Ye City with all their strength!

Now, people including Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Xiu, Le Jin Yu Jin, Xu Chu, Li Dian and others are standing in the tent, waiting for orders.

Further up, there were two counselors, Xun You and Chen Qun. Cheng Yu did not accompany the army because he was injured by an arrow.

The general sitting at the top is Xiahou Dun.

Not Cao Cao!

Some generals with foreign surnames didn't understand why Cao Cao didn't personally take charge of such an important battle. Although Xiahou Dun was the second-in-command in Cao's camp, he was good at internal affairs. Is it really a good idea to let him take charge of such a key battle?

And only Xiahou Dun, who was entrusted by Cao Cao to take command this time, understood the true purpose of this war.

It doesn't matter whether we can defeat Yecheng or not.

What matters is how to bleed Yuan.

The Yuan family is too powerful. Even now, they are still fighting to the death. If Cao Jun fights with them head-on, the gains will surely outweigh the losses.

Therefore, Xiahou Dun this time wanted to lure the Jizhou army in Yecheng out of the city to fight and weaken its strength.

If some of its forces are weakened, other forces will be tempted, and sooner or later internal changes will occur. At that time, Cao Jun will only have to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight!

This strategy was jointly proposed by Cheng Yu, Chen Qun, Xun You, Xun Yu and others. The prerequisite for changes in Yecheng was Yuan Shao's physical problems.

Based on this idea, Xun Yu and others formulated a strategy to bleed the Jizhou army and let them fight for the throne. Earlier news came that Yuan Shao was indeed seriously ill, and after learning about it, the three sons of the Yuan family were all rushing back. As Cao Ying's counselors expected.

Cao Ying's next idea is to try to control the speed of Yuan's three sons returning to the army. It is best to have them arrive at Yecheng at the same time. In this way, they are likely to start a fight in advance!

But after all, this was an expectation rather than a reality. A lot of things happened in the middle. Unexpectedly, Yuan Xi arrived at Yecheng first, and Yuan Shang was delayed. But Yuan Tan, who should have arrived at Yecheng first, ended up being the last to arrive. One of them, the army has not arrived yet.

Xiahou Dun knew.It's time for Cao's army to take action. Otherwise, Yecheng will be suppressed by Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, and Yuan Tan may have no chance at all!

In fact, according to Cao Ying's counselor's initial thoughts, among the three sons of the Yuan family, as long as Yuan Shang arrived last, it would be an acceptable situation.

It is actually acceptable for Yuan Xi to enter Yecheng first. After all, as a concubine of the Yuan family, he has great abilities and ambitions, and he is by no means inferior to others. Now that such a good opportunity is in front of him, shouldn't he? Will he intend to annex Yecheng and control Jizhou?
But to the surprise of Cao Ying's counselors, after Yuan Xi entered the city, he honestly defended the city. He waited until Yuan Shang came back and welcomed him into the city. There was no conflict between the two sides!

This result made Xun You, who presided over the whole process, extremely depressed. He found that he still did not understand Yuan Xi!

Why could he endure it?

Xiahou Dun coughed, and everyone fell silent. They all looked up, and Xiahou Dun said: "Spies have reported that the four generals in Yecheng, each with [-] troops and horses, are going south in four directions, approaching our camp forty miles away. place."

"Each of them established strongholds based on villages and towns to block all the main routes to Yecheng. If we want to go there, we must attack somewhere. But in that case, the other three routes will definitely come to help, not to mention there are still people in Yecheng. The rear army is waiting."

"The question now is, should we attack all the way, or attack in separate ways?"

(End of this chapter)