Chapter 242 238. Stubborn Lamin

In fact, the development of military hospitals is less than a century old. In the military activities in the 18th century or earlier, there was almost no concept of military hospitals. The replacements were a large number of tents or some small residential buildings that could be occupied. It was not until the late 18th century that the concept of military hospitals slowly

A temporary building that can be called a military hospital has appeared.

During the Napoleonic period, military hospitals with a capacity of 300-500 beds officially became a "safe haven" for soldiers on the battlefield.

But this harbor is not only dirty, but also extremely fragile, and can be penetrated by small changes at any time.

In Kawei's view, the setup of military hospitals along the entire Western Front is extremely unreasonable. A central hospital capable of treating 1,000 people was actually built in the small town of Muchen on the front line. It is a very stupid act, but it is sufficient.

Demonstrating the confidence of its builders in the Austrian army.

If the Austro-Saharan coalition + Lamin's Sixth Army successfully defeats the main Prussian force, the Western Front battlefield will advance dozens of kilometers, separated by the Isar River, and the Muchen General Hospital will become a real rear hospital.

And this will also be foresight.

But now.

Of course, Kawei was not in the mood to discuss this issue of the past with Etler, the former director of Muchen General Hospital. After all, it was not him who had the final say on where to build a large hospital with a capacity of 1,000 people.

In Edinson's hand.

If we analyze it in detail, the power structure of the small Muchen General Hospital is far more complicated than Kawei imagined.

Although Etler is the dean, his identity as a dentist is not recognized by his colleagues and he lacks knowledge of medical and surgical diagnosis and treatment. He has been a puppet since he took office. Compared to the current chaos, he seems more useful.

After a while, he became a puppet managing logistics and accounting.

Mainly responsible for the meals, nutrition, hospital beds, bedding, hospital clothing, material warehouse and material supply for the wounded soldiers.

But the person who is really responsible for this is the inspector sent here by the Military Medical Department, that is, a certain deputy inspector under Count Morasso.

"Where are the deputy inspectors?" Kawei looked at the hospital management list, hoping to sort out people who could be used by him. "The hospital has clear regulations. The president manages the doctors and nurses, and the inspector manages the logistics and other personnel allocation.

How did I get to you?"

"The deputy inspector got separated during the retreat." Etler was also helpless. "Right now, material supply and personnel supply are more important than treatment, so I took charge of it on his behalf."

"Treatment." Kawei glanced at him and shook his head slightly, "Forget it, that's it."

Etler was a hollow figure from the beginning, and the real power of the hospital was dispersed in the hands of three other people, the chief physician and surgeon, plus a deputy inspector. As the army retreated, the deputy inspector disappeared, and now Gablenz

The most powerful people in our medical system are those two doctors.

Originally, they could coexist peacefully, and the situation has changed.

The basic structural framework of Mu Chen General Hospital has been destroyed, the wounded and medical patients are mixed together, and the scope of responsibility has seriously overlapped. At this time, the power will become particularly chaotic.

In the end, it was the injured soldiers who were unlucky.

"Where are the two chief physicians?" Kawei asked.

"The sick should be treated in the convent of St. Thomas."

"St. Thomas Monastery?" Kawei is currently at the Allied Forces Station in Osaka. There is also a temporary military hospital here. "There is also a hospital there?"

"right."

"Then why not integrate the two hospitals? Resources can be shared and people will not have to travel back and forth."

Etler sighed softly: "When we retreated here, there were too many wounded soldiers, so we could only build a temporary military hospital at the St. Thomas Monastery, the church and the two surrounding schools in the center of the city. But there were too few beds there.

So after the military garrison was determined, arrangements were made to set up a temporary military hospital in the barracks."

According to Etler, the ones in the center of the city are for treating patients, while the ones in the barracks are mainly responsible for rehabilitation.

It sounds very serious, but after actually going to the scene and seeing this kind of hospital with his own eyes, Kawei realized that the so-called temporary military hospitals were completely different from what he thought. They just brought the sick and wounded together, and rarely performed medical functions.

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As for "admission" and "rehabilitation", there is no difference. If you put aside the name of Etler's director, they seem to be two completely independent hospitals.

Kawei has limited manpower and cannot take care of the monastery in the center of the city for the time being: "Dean Etler, I suggest that my team temporarily take over the surgical work of the barracks hospital. Do you have any objections?"

Etler didn't dare to have any opinions. After experiencing the fiasco and the rout on the Isar River, he just hoped that he could return to Hungary alive and not go to any bullshit battlefield again. So after hearing Kavi's suggestion,

Etler immediately gave up his power: "No objection, Dr. Kawei is fully qualified for the position of dean."

"Thank you, Dean Etler, for your cooperation."

"However." Etler hesitated, thought for a moment and then said, "Now during this special period, the inspector has disappeared again. The hospital in the barracks is actually under the control of Deputy Marshal Laming."

"Why is the deputy marshal in charge?" Kawei looked at the 40-year-old dentist with some surprise, "There are only 300 beds here, and the number of injured soldiers does not exceed 500. Plus some who are originally unwell, the scale is...

It’s just a small and medium-sized hospital, why let the deputy marshal manage it?”

Etler had no choice: "We were taken over when we retreated. Firstly, the number of doctors was really small, so finding local doctors became a top priority. Secondly, someone in the ward spread rumors, and the deputy marshal said that this would shake the morale of the army.

, so I took over.”

This change was unexpected by Kawei. He had never seen any coach personally interfere with the work of the military hospital.

Just like the troops of three armies were assembled on the northern front, the three commanders did not interfere with the power of the Olmitz Fortress Hospital. They basically only cared about their own army's medical team and temporary rescue center. But even so, their concern was not

It's just a simple inquiry. Military doctors can maintain the greatest freedom to practice medicine within a reasonable framework.

Kawei was a little embarrassed, but then he thought about it. After all, Lamin was a direct descendant of Archduke Brecht. He had a letter from the Archduke, so it was a good idea to take over the hospital.

But before you can officially take over here, you really have to go to the command post and report yourself.

The barracks hospital is not large and is supported by four large tents. In addition to the large tents, the four interconnected corridors are also crowded with various patients.

Judging from the size of the tent used, this is the temporary rescue center of the Sixth Army led by Laming, and the medical care is also from the Sixth Army.

So after Kawei entered the command post to express his intention, Laming decisively rejected Kawei's request: "Etler? I don't know Etler, I only know the temporary rescue shelter of the Sixth Army. This is the Sixth Army.

On this site, the temporary rescue center is under my jurisdiction and management. This is clearly stipulated in the military rules and regulations."

Kawei wanted to move out of Archduke Brecht at this time, but the other party refused to give in: "I suffered a defeat, and I am still a little dizzy, but I still recognize Devin. The Archduke did not let you take over this place at all, but came here

Support is here.”

In ordinary people's understanding, support is just help, rather than occupying a magpie's nest. But in Kawei's thinking, as long as it is related to the patient, everything needs to be the best. It is okay to be a pure surgeon and perform surgery, but at least

You have to change the ward and operating room according to your own requirements.

Otherwise, if the injured who had just been rescued two days ago died of some inexplicable nosocomial infection, Kawei would definitely feel unwilling to do so: "I think it will be too late to make these requests to me by then."

Laming drank the lunch soup that was just delivered and said: "It's not too late. This hospital is running well now and no one else needs to intervene. Of course, if Dr. Kawei is willing to stay and help, I support it with both hands."

"

When it comes to this, Kawei will not force it.

Originally, the military doctor had no real power, and the other party was actually the deputy marshal, so fighting to the death was not an option. Since they were not allowed to take over here, Kawei thought of leaving a surgical team to help, and took the others to the monastery in the center of the city to see.

But just as he was about to leave the command post, there was a noise outside the door, and two gunshots could be faintly heard.

Lamin just sent a reconnaissance post to the outskirts of Gablenz this morning. He knew very well that the Prussian troops were stationed in the southwest corner of the suburb, a full 10 kilometers away. The hand-to-hand combat that had just ended caused considerable casualties to both sides.

, the Prussians will not attack in a short time.

Even if there was a sneak attack, Gablenz's defenses would be enough to withstand it for several days, and the first thing heard would be the sound of artillery.

In addition to these, Lamin is also very aware of the difference between the sound of his own rifle and the Prussian rifle. He has heard it too much in the past few days.

There was so much evidence in front of him, but Lamin still acted very cautiously. While trying to appease Kavi, who had just arrived, and establish his calm image, he quickly stood up and picked up the saber and military cap placed aside, preparing to put them on.

I took my coat and went out to see what was going on.

"Hogany!"

At this time, there was a rapid knock on the door, and a guard soldier came in: "Deputy Marshal, what's the matter?"

"What's going on in the camp? Why are there gunfire?"

"Gunshots?" Hogan obviously didn't hear it. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Maybe they are exterminating rats. There are many rats around the burial pit. Maybe some people can't catch them because they can run away too well.

So I chose to shoot."

Only then did Laming realize that he had made a false alarm and put the military cap back on his head: "I said you can't shoot at will in the barracks. Did they not take what I said as an order?"

"Deputy Marshal, please rest assured, there won't be a next time!"

However, just as he finished speaking, two more gunshots were heard in the ears of the three of them, this time the sound was clearer than before.

"If the gunshots had appeared before your words, I might have believed it." Laming took off his military cap again and put it on his head, his face extremely solemn, "Indiscriminate shooting in the barracks is not something worth boasting about.

It’s a fine tradition. I have to go out and see who is doing this!”

The barracks was in chaos, and many people had already walked out of their tents and walked toward where the gunfire came from. However, the location of the chaos was beyond everyone's expectation.

"Isn't this a morgue?" Laming looked at an earthen house in the distance and was surprised.

"General!"

"Can anyone tell me what happened?"

"The gunfire seems to have come from there." Several soldiers nearby were discussing, "But we don't know what happened specifically."

"Just now, a wounded soldier suddenly woke up, and soon he had some small disputes with others."

"Awake? Awakened from the morgue?"
To be continued...