The hospital is too busy, so I'm going to join the army and become a top soldier!

After hearing Zheng Guoliang's words, Shen Yan's face darkened.

"Good grief, so you're not letting him off the hook either!"

In an instant, he recalled how Liang Zheng had just been fine-tuned by him several times, his eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets in pain.

After finally managing to get into the car to the military hospital, Zheng Guoliang stopped them halfway and said:

The terrifying scene of "Xiao Liang, don't rush off, be a teaching case for your comrades" is vividly depicted.

If Liang Pai knew that Lao Zheng had just wanted him to stay and be used as a teaching tool, he would probably be so scared that he would dislocate his shoulder again!

Shen Yan said tactfully, "Company Commander Zheng, Platoon Leader Liang has already had a tough time today."

Zheng Guoliang thought about it and agreed that it made sense.

On my very first day after joining the unit, I was sent to the military hospital for a check-up. That must have been a huge blow to me!

If we were to forcibly add another task for him—the medical unit's bone-setting training specimens—how damaging would that be to a new platoon leader!

Zheng Guoliang seemed to realize that what he was doing was indeed a bit excessive.

However, he quickly thought of someone else.

"Xiao Shen, which young comrade did you take care of last time?"

Shen Yan was taken aback.

"Which one?"

Zheng Guoliang said, "It's the one who was your massage test subject last time, the one with a pretty good physique!"

Shen Yan immediately knew he was referring to Wei Shanjia.

He shook his head without hesitation.

"Wei Shanjia is currently afraid of my bone-setting skills. It's basically impossible to trick him into doing this."

Zheng Guoliang felt somewhat regretful.

"That kid is physically strong, he's definitely a good practice subject."

Shen Yan fell silent.

If Wei Shanjia heard this, he would probably be sleeping with his arms and legs wrapped around his head tonight.

They also forced everyone in the second shift to take turns on duty to prevent the medical corps from stealing him away in the middle of the night.

After a moment's thought, Zheng Guoliang asked again, "Is it okay if we don't practice with real people?"

Shen Yan said, "Bone setting is something that can't be completely replaced because animal bones and human bones have different structures."

Zheng Guoliang waved his hand.

"I know it can't be completely replaced, but you have to practice the basics of bone palpation, fixation, bandaging, and joint position identification to get a feel for it."

"We can't always wait until a comrade is actually injured before we start fighting, can we?"

Shen Yan thought for a moment, then nodded and said:

"If it's just practicing basic bone palpation, splinting, bandaging, and joint orientation, animals can be used instead. But in our unit, we probably don't have lab mice or anything like that, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Guoliang chuckled.

"Little Shen, if we don't need real people, how about we practice with live pigs and sheep?"

Shen Yangang almost dropped the food he had just picked up back into the plate.

He looked up at Zheng Guoliang, his expression becoming very complicated.

"Company Commander Zheng, what kind of training are you referring to?"

Zheng Guoliang looked very serious, and even felt that his idea had great training value.

"It's not about injuring pigs or sheep, nor is it about doing anything reckless. I mean, it's about using live pigs and sheep to practice restraint, immobilization, and bandaging."

Think about it, wounded soldiers on the battlefield can't all lie there obediently like dummies and let you treat them. Sometimes they are in a lot of pain and will move around, struggle when they are not in consciousness, and may even instinctively resist because of fear and pain.

If our medics can't control and immobilize the wounded without causing secondary injury, they'll easily become flustered and overwhelmed in real combat situations.

Shen Yan fell silent.

Zheng Guoliang's words sound outrageous, but upon closer examination, they are not entirely without merit.

Wounded soldiers on the battlefield may indeed be uncooperative.

In particular, pain, blood loss, agitation before shock, and confusion after a blast can all cause injured people to move around erratically.

If the medics don't control the situation properly, they not only won't be able to bandage and immobilize the wound, but they may also cause secondary injuries during dragging and transport.

The problem is, using live pigs and sheep for training is an idea that most people wouldn't think of!

Seeing that Shen Yan did not immediately refute him, Zheng Guoliang felt that his line of thinking had been accepted to some extent, so he continued:

"There's a common joke in the army that the medics in our medical company are all veterinarians, they treat livestock, and they're all rough with their hands."

"Aren't we humans advanced animals too? If we learn how to do it on pigs and sheep, we'll quickly get the hang of it on humans, right?"

Shen Yan's lips twitched.

"Company Commander Zheng, this...isn't it different?"

Zheng Guoliang waved his hand: "It's okay, you're new to the army, so you might not know everything."

When we treat our comrades for medical reasons, we treat them all like...

Uh, no, what I mean is that our military doesn't have as many rules as hospitals.

When we practice on animals, we must not injure them, let alone forcibly break their joints, and we must not harass them for the sake of training.

We only train restraint, immobilization, bandaging, and multi-person coordinated control. The focus is on teaching medics how to handle uncooperative or restless patients.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yan's initial opposition weakened slightly.

If we really follow this scope, strictly speaking, it's more like "live restraint and immobilization training" than using pigs and sheep for bone setting.

I don't know if more training subjects will be added in the future...

Of course, whether this matter can be accomplished is not up to the two of them; it also depends on the cooks!

After all, they were the ones who raised those animals.

Shen Yan very clearly reminded him, "Company Commander Zheng, the cooks might not agree, right? Those are live pigs and sheep they're raising to improve their meals."

Zheng Guoliang smiled confidently.

"It's okay, I'll go tell them."

Looking at Zheng Guoliang's confident expression, Shen Yan suddenly felt sympathy for the pigs and sheep raised by the cooks.

Those pigs and sheep probably don't know that they were just trying to improve their food supplies, but in the blink of an eye, they were almost upgraded to live training equipment by the medical company!

Not long after, the head of the cooking squad was summoned.

This old squad leader's name is Xu Jianye, but everyone in the regiment who knows him calls him Xu Dashao (Xu the Big Spoon).

Xu Dashao was in his forties, with a sturdy build and ridiculously thick arms.

It's obvious that this is the result of years of honing skills by working with flour sacks, large iron pots, and big shovels!

As soon as he entered the medical unit's canteen, he glanced at the food on the table, then looked at Zheng Guoliang, his tone already showing a hint of wariness.

"Zheng Suanji, what do you want from me?"

Let me make it clear first, the soup isn't salty today, I didn't add any extra salt!

"Your medical platoon sweats a lot during training, so your breath doesn't taste good. Don't blame it all on my cooking squad!"

Zheng Guoliang smiled and invited him to sit down.

"Old Xu, it's not about the food."

Upon hearing that it wasn't food, Xu Dashao's guard lowered slightly.

But he soon realized that he had dropped out too early.

Because Zheng Guoliang's next sentence immediately raised his blood pressure to a dangerous level.

"Our medical unit recently wanted to strengthen training in restraint, immobilization, bandaging, and handling of uncooperative wounded, and we'd like to borrow a few live pigs and sheep from your mess hall for practice."

Xu Dashao's expression froze instantly.

He suspected that he had heard wrongly.

"What did you say?"

Zheng Guoliang repeated it very seriously:

"We'll borrow a few live pigs and sheep for practice. Don't worry, we'll ensure their safety!"

Xu Dashao slowly stood up, stared at Zheng Guoliang for a few seconds, and then raised his voice.

"Zheng Guoliang, you are the company commander of the medical unit, not a slaughterhouse technician!"

You want to borrow live pigs and sheep from me to practice on?

Why don't you move my mess hall's big pot over there to practice demolition?

Shen Yan almost lost his composure.

He discovered that Xu Dashao's mouth was just as sharp as Ma Dapao's.

Once someone sets their sights on the cookhouse's food, their attack mode will immediately be maxed out!

Zheng Guoliang quickly explained, "Old Xu, don't worry. We're not trying to hurt them. To put it simply, we're simulating a situation where wounded soldiers are uncooperative on the battlefield."

The medics practiced how to hold the patient down, how to immobilize them, how to bandage them, and how to prevent secondary injury.

Xu Da Shao didn't believe it at all and simply waved his hand.

Don't give me that!

The pigs and sheep are raised to improve the soldiers' meals. The pigs will be raised until the New Year, and the sheep will also be arranged. You can use them for practice. What if you mess things up for me?

What do the soldiers eat during the Chinese New Year?

Eating frozen meat?

Aren't you tired of the frozen meat we deliver every day? Don't you want something fresh?

Zheng Guoliang was taken aback by these words.

Xu Dashao grew increasingly angry as he spoke, pointing at Zheng Guoliang and continuing:

"Pigs and sheep can't talk, they can only squeal when they're in pain, and you can't understand them. Then you'll have to say they had a bad training attitude."

"Those guys in your medical unit, they can turn people into sieves just by giving them injections, and you think you can touch my pigs and sheep?"

Shen Yan silently lowered his head and took a sip of soup.

Yes, it is a bit too salty.

Zheng Guoliang continued to assure them: "Don't worry, I can keep an eye on things myself, and Xiao Shen will also be watching over them. We will absolutely not let them do anything reckless."

Xu Dashao sneered:

"You guarantee it? What guarantees do you have?"

If you train pigs and sheep to the point of causing them illness, will you provide them with psychological counseling or give them sick leave certificates?

"Can't your medical staff even make a pig grow back before the Lunar New Year with just a sick leave certificate?"

Zheng Guoliang: "..."

These words silenced Old Zheng.

Xu Dashao finally threatened, "Zheng Guoliang, let me tell you, if you dare to mess with my cooks' pigs and sheep, I guarantee your medical platoon will eat delicious food every day from now on."

Zheng Guoliang was taken aback.

"Is it delicious?"

Xu Dashao sneered and said:

"I'll make you some simple boiled cabbage stalks and cabbage leaves, stir-fried radish peels and roots, and I'll even chop the ginger into potato shreds!"

Shen Yan almost choked on the soup.

That was a ruthless move!

From now on, we should come to the medical canteen less often!

Zheng Guoliang clearly realized that insisting on the matter wouldn't work.

Xu Dashao is overly protective of the pigs and sheep in the kitchen.

If we continue to force our way through, let alone borrowing live pigs and sheep, the medical staff might even die from lack of food!

After all, the cooks are notoriously difficult to deal with!

Then Zheng Guoliang's eyes lit up, and his tone suddenly softened.

"Old Xu, let's not talk about this for now. Has your back problem flared up again lately?"

Xu Dashao immediately looked at him warily.

"What do you want to do?"

Zheng Guoliang smiled and pointed at Shen Yan.

"Isn't this Xiao Shen here?"

He is very skilled in massage techniques, and has a foundation in restorative massage and traditional Chinese bone setting.

"Your chronic back problem is perfect; let him take a look at it."

Shen Yan paused, finally understanding why Old Zheng had insisted on keeping him for dinner.

Old Zheng was hiding himself under the table as a bargaining chip, waiting to use him as a tool to appease Xu Dashao when he got angry!

Good guy!

No wonder Sergeant Xu's first words to Old Zheng were "Zheng is scheming!"

This was all part of his plan!

Xu Dashao glanced at Shen Yan, his face still showing some doubt.

"he?"

"So young, can she really do it?"

Zheng Guoliang immediately got into the introduction mode, his tone as practiced as if he had prepared a promotional script long ago.

"Don't underestimate Xiao Shen just because he's a new recruit. He's a top student from Fudan University's medical school, and his family has also studied traditional Chinese medicine bone setting and massage!"

These past few days he's been teaching the medics at our medical unit every day; his technique is exceptionally good.

Xu Dashao still had some doubts.

"New recruits? How come new recruits are hanging out with your medical unit?"

Shen Yan really wanted to explain that he originally wanted to go back to the recruit training camp, but Old Zheng forced him to stay.

But Zheng Guoliang didn't give him a chance to speak and took over the topic directly.

"Don't underestimate Xiao Shen just because he's a new recruit. He saved two soldiers on the training field a couple of days ago, and the regiment is about to award him a third-class merit."

Upon hearing this, Xu Dashao immediately sat up straight.

"oh!"

"So it's this kid!"

Why didn't you say so sooner?

Xu Dashao's gaze towards Shen Yan changed instantly.

Although the mess hall wasn't in the center of the training ground, news of such rescues spread very quickly in the military.

Especially for veteran squad leaders like Xu Dashao, who deal with various companies every day, the information is very readily available.

He had heard that a college student soldier in the recruit training camp was capable of saving lives, having rescued two soldiers just a few days after enlisting.

I never expected it to be this new recruit in front of me.

Xu Dashao's attitude softened considerably, and he even subconsciously rubbed his waist.

He does have a chronic back problem.

The work in the mess hall was no easier than on the training ground; they carried vegetables, sacks of flour, large pots, and shovels...

Standing for half a day at a time, especially when cooking large pots of food, the pot is big and the spatula is heavy, so you have to use your hands and your back to work hard.

Over time, my back and waist developed a lot of problems.

Recently, with the change in weather, his lower back has been feeling tight and sore from time to time, making it uncomfortable to lie down at night.

Zheng Guoliang's words hit the nail on the head.

However, Xu Dashao remained defiant.

"Can he really fix it for me?"

Shen Yan put down his chopsticks and said seriously:

"Squad Leader Xu, let me give you a quick check first."

If the lower back muscle strain is caused by prolonged standing, lifting heavy objects, or cooking, you can try some massage to relax it.

However, if there is significant nerve compression, lower limb numbness, or severe injury, a proper medical examination is necessary; palpation alone is insufficient.

After hearing this, Xu Dashao believed it even more.

This guy didn't immediately pat his chest and promise a cure, nor did he boast about being able to cure anything instantly. Instead, he first talked about the examinations and risks, showing that he wasn't the kind of person who would just randomly press things.

He paused for a few seconds, then nodded and said:

"Okay, then let me see it?"

Zheng Guoliang's smile became even more pronounced.

"Let's go to the medical unit for a massage."

Upon hearing this, Xu Dashao immediately became wary again.

"Can't it be right here?"

Zheng Guoliang said in a very serious tone:

"This is the canteen, it's not convenient to do an inspection here. Let's go to the medical corps, there are beds and space there, and it will be convenient for Xiao Shen to do his job."

Xu Dashao squinted at him.

"Are you trying to use me as a teaching subject again?"

Zheng Guoliang's expression became even more serious.

"What kind of students are you teaching?"

Old Xu, you're a patient, we're giving you proper treatment!

Letting the younger comrades learn from this is also so they can better serve the military in the future!

Xu Dashao stared at Zheng Guoliang for two seconds, feeling that there was something fishy about what he said.

But his back really hurt; it hurt for a while when he was swinging the ladle earlier.

In addition, Shen Yan, a new recruit who saved lives and made meritorious contributions, also sounds reliable.

He hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"Okay, I'll take it and get a massage at the medical station!"

Zheng Guoliang's eyes lit up even more, but Xu Dashao immediately added:

"But I didn't agree to the pig and sheep thing!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Guoliang did not immediately respond, but instead smiled and said:

"Old Xu, let's only talk about your back injury right now, not those other things!"

You can rest assured!

"Let's go back to the medical unit first!"

Zheng Guoliang stood up and went to Shen Yan's side, whispering something.

"Xiao Shen, we're counting on your craftsmanship to get our teaching materials!"

"You'd better work harder for me!"