The promotion of massage in the 82nd division was just an idea that John had on the fly. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Although Bradley agreed to this plan out of his knowledge and trust, there were still many people in the division who objected to it.

Li Qiwei, deputy division commander in charge of the training work of the whole division, and Matthews, the training staff officer, both vigorously opposed the rash revision of the original training plan. They all expressed serious doubts about the efficacy of the massage. However, it was not that no one supported John, and Durant, the director of the military medical department, was clearly on his side.

It was precisely because of the support of Mr. Durant that Li Qiwei and others reluctantly agreed to try it in the 504 regiment first. It also reminded John of the importance of seniority in the military. As a veteran who had been in the army since 1907, once Durant became tough, even Brigadier General Ridgway had to retreat.

Early the next morning, Mr. Durant excitedly took six or seven medical staff who had studied physical therapy to the 504th Regiment, which was "full of wounded soldiers". Out of curiosity, Bradley, Ridgway, Clark and others also went to the scene to see for themselves whether the physical therapy of massage was really as magical as John said.

When they saw a recruit whose legs were so weak that he couldn't even get out of bed was "rubbed and patted" by Old Man Durant for half an hour, and then he was "resurrected with full blood" on the spot and could move freely, they were all surprised and delighted.

None of them expected that massage would be so effective in relieving muscle fatigue, and Durant's method just now didn't seem to be difficult. If this method can be popularized throughout the army, wouldn't it be tantamount to improving the endurance and resilience of US officers and men in disguise? This is not only a matter of improving the training efficiency of the troops, but also greatly improving the combat resilience of the troops on the battlefield in the future.

"Durant, this is amazing." Li Qiwei looked at the recruit and looked at it, and then ran to Old Man Durant and said excitedly: "This method really existed before the First World War?" Why haven't I ever seen anyone use it before? ”

"I knew this massage method in 1913, and you didn't even get into the West Pastry Exam at that time." Lieutenant Colonel Durant said proudly: "At that time, the Military Medical Department was preparing to build a specialized hospital for the rehabilitation of physical function, and specially invited several physiotherapy experts from Europe to come over, and I learned from one of the Swedish doctors. ”

"Why didn't we know about such a good thing? What do those guys in the military medical department do to eat! Clark wondered why the Military Medical Department had mastered this technique since 1913, and had not put it to good use for so many years.

"To be honest, I wouldn't have thought of it if it hadn't been for John's reminder yesterday." Durant also sighed: "This method was originally only used as an adjunct to hydrotherapy, electrotherapy and exercise therapy for people with physical disabilities, with the aim of avoiding muscle atrophy in patients. I didn't think it could be used to help soldiers relieve muscle fatigue. ”

"This John's brain is really different from ordinary people." Once again, Clark marveled at John's "ingenuity".

If John had been there, he would have blushed. Because the reason why massage has not been promoted in the United States for a long time is not that he is more intelligent than the people in the military medical department, but because of the problem of the American medical system.

In the beginning, massage was introduced to the United States as part of physical therapy. As a clinical treatment, it can only be administered by medical personnel who have passed a rigorous qualification examination.

The question is, who will go to massage people who have worked hard to get a physical therapist qualification? Isn't this asking someone with an F1 license to drive a taxi? There are only a few hundred qualified physical therapists in the United States, and most of them specialize in providing treatment services for people with physical disabilities. For example, after President Roosevelt was paralyzed, he hired private physical therapists.

Therefore, if massage wants to be promoted in the United States, you must first remove yourself from the formal medical program. Otherwise, it will not be popularized for another 100 years (although American masseurs in later generations also need to take the license, but they are different from physical therapists).

"Lieutenant Colonel Durant, let your people start teaching. The soldiers are still waiting. Bradley first stopped the excited officers. Hundreds of recruits were still on the sidelines, looking curiously at their group of senior officers, not knowing what they were doing. "Go back, you sort out the technical information about massage, I want to apply to the above to see if I can add it to the first aid training subject."

"Yes, yes, Lieutenant Colonel Durant, give me a copy of the information." Clark also said excitedly. This trip to the 82nd Division, the harvest is really not small, and there are new discoveries every three or five days.

When Lieutenant Colonel Durant turned the 504th Regiment barracks into a large massage parlor, and the whole regiment was squeaked and screamed, John locked himself in his office and smoked. He originally wanted to go to the 504 regiment to see the excitement, but a phone call from Stimson completely made him lose interest.

On the phone, Stimson told John about Marshall's suggestion to Roosevelt to transfer him to Greenland to participate in negotiations, which scared him into a cold sweat.

Bopper can also go to Brazil to enjoy the tropical scenery, with sun, sand and beautiful women. Greenland has an average temperature of less than 0°C throughout the year, with nothing but icebergs and seals. said that he was sent to negotiate, what is the difference between it and disguised distribution. What if the appointment is made after the negotiation is completed, and let him stay as the commander of the base?

"What the hell does he mean by that?" John couldn't help but be anxious and angry, Pop was not Marshall's person, Marlene-Clegg didn't make a sound, Marshall took the wrong medicine, why did he toss himself so much?

"He talked to me once afterwards. It was not his idea to transfer you to Greenland for negotiations. Danish Ambassador Henrik Kaufmann mentioned your cooperation with Maersk Shipping several times in his negotiations with Secretary of State Hull. So Hull thinks you're the right person and suggests it to Marshall. ”

"Henrik Kaufman?" John had no dealings with the historical "patron of Greenland", but he knew that Maersk had a close relationship with him.

Historically, when the Maersk family's fleet in the United States was taken over by the Coast Guard, bank accounts were frozen, and all shipping-related business was barred. Ambassador Kaufman helped Maersk set up the Mueller Trading Company, which kept it afloat. After the war, it was Ambassador Kaufman who campaigned for him, and Ponyk was able to successfully recover the company's ships that survived the war and obtain huge royalties, depreciation and compensation order contracts from the U.S. government.

In this life, because Maersk incorporated the fleet into the Federal Shipping Company early, he did not suffer losses due to the fall of Denmark, but in turn helped Ambassador Kaufman a lot.

A few months ago, Maersk had reported to John. Ambassador Kaufman forged a number of documents in an attempt to transfer some of the Danish shipowners' freighters to the name of Maersk in order to prevent the Danish property from being taken over by the United States Coast Guard. John nodded in agreement with their plan at the time. Perhaps because of this, Ambassador Kaufmann saw him as a potential sympathizer of the Kingdom of Denmark.

"Just because of this?" John was still a little skeptical of Marshall's motives. Marshall could not have recommended himself to President Roosevelt without communicating with Stimson just because of Hull's advice.

"Of course not. He told me that he wanted to test some of his ideas through this negotiation. Stimson said, "He thinks it's a waste to use you like an ordinary officer. Now we are in dire need of a person who can represent the Army in international cooperation, and he thinks you have the potential to do so. ”

"You mean, he wants me to be a military diplomat?" John understood what Marshall meant. He also knew that this path was actually suitable for him, but he was not willing to leave the army because of it. John did not exclude participation in foreign affairs, but according to Marshall's arrangement, he was at best a high-level messenger and errand runner, and could not enter the mainstream of military circles at all.

Even if he can't be a military politician like Eisenhower, he can't be much worse than Clark. Although he later transformed into a political officer, he was also the commander of the group army and the deputy commander of the theater. Otherwise, how can you have the right to speak in military circles?

"Knox and I refused this time, after all, you've only been out of the army for a month. But how to go in the future, you have to make your own decision. You think about it a lot during this time, and tell me when you're ready. Although Stimson is John's backer in the military world, he will not interfere with John's decision.

"Don't think about it." John replied categorically: "I can be involved in foreign affairs when the time is right, but I will never be transformed into a full-time military diplomat." Please tell Marshall that I, John Vanderbilt, will not leave the troops! ”