Chapter 230: Collecting the Hearts of the 15th Regiment
Li Junhao just wants to make this 15th Infantry Regiment, which has deteriorated seriously, feel the hardships again, and this has just begun, and the next will be a three-month military training in the furnace, and the officers and soldiers who can't complete it will be directly expelled from the country!
Before the formal training, all these people had to be examined and treated—many of them had dirty diseases in their corrupt lives in Jinmen; Those whose conditions are more serious and cannot be cured will be directly expelled without waiting for formal training.
Although the number is a little smaller, less than 30 people, this is already all American doctors in the concession, and none of the nursing staff is invited, so the people of the 15th Regiment will take care of themselves!
The reason why he didn't invite doctors from other countries was because Li Junhao felt that this matter was too embarrassing! Of course, he also knew that this meant to cover his ears and steal the bell, but it always had some effect.
When the American doctors knew that it was for the American GIs, they were quite happy at first, after all, they were in a foreign country, and they could serve so many compatriots, and they could also chat and talk about their hometown by the way; But when I was told to focus on checking for dirty diseases, I was upset, but since I came, I could only pinch my nose.
It took two full days to check 1,200 officers and soldiers, and the results were not what he expected, and more than 300 of them were sick. If this result is known to people in other countries, I don't know how much the reputation of the American military will be ruined!
Originally, Li Junhao thought that there was no AIDS in this era, and ordinary diseases should be well treated, but what he didn't expect was that the only antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs that can be called more effective are "sulfadiapyridine", not even "sulfathiazole" and "sulfadiazine", let alone antibiotics.
Now the price of sulfonamide is also very expensive, and the cost of treating more than 300 people is not small, but even this has to be treated! Of course, there is no need to worry about money, Li Junhao decided to reimburse all of them to the War Department, and he believed that this report would definitely be approved, because this matter was too embarrassing and had to be resolved quickly.
In his memory, at this time, penicillin should have been discovered, is it not that the famous "penicillin" in World War II has not yet come out? Write this down, check it with Mr. Lister in China, and if no one has registered this patent yet, pick up a bargain, this is a big project to make money.
Doctors said that they don't have enough sulfonamides in their hands now, and they need to go to hospitals or commercial banks to buy them!
Li Junhao said that there was no need to be so troublesome, after "looking" at the sample, he went to the regiment headquarters of the 327 regiment next to him for a turn, and when he came back, several team members behind him each carried a large box, all of which were "sulfapyridine" injection, there were hundreds of boxes, each box of 10 sticks, enough to be used for a while. And he said that he should treat it as quickly as possible, and ask him for it when the medicine is gone.
His actions not only shocked the doctors, but also the officers and soldiers of the 15th Regiment!
Originally, the 15th Regiment from Jinmen had the impression from the moment they got off the ship to the present that the marines in Huhai did not want to see them, and the commander of the joint command, Lieutenant Colonel Pan Sen, was even more obvious...... Even arranged for the doctor to give them all physical examinations as soon as they came up, which was considered by some people to be humiliating them!
And the reason why they did not resist excessively was that they thought that this situation was due to the traditional contradiction between the navy and the army, and who made themselves "guest troops" now!
When more than 300 people with encephalopathy were detected, seeing the surprised expressions of the doctors, the officers and men of the 15th Regiment felt that they had no face to see people! And it's very uncomfortable to get this disease, and it's very painful for them!
The officers, in particular, are not unaware of this situation, and have been fighting against this disease for nearly 10 years since they discovered this situation in Jinmen, but the amount of military expenditure is numerous, and they do not dare to report it to the country and ask for medical expenses for this reason.
So in the past few years, the life of the 15th regiment has been tight, and half of the military budget has been used to buy medicine, but in 1938, new medicine arrived in Jinmen, and the price was too expensive, so the health of the officers could only be given priority, and the soldiers could only rely on themselves.
Although the salaries and allowances of the soldiers are not worse than those of other countries, and they are enough to live a life of drinking and drinking in Jinmen, if they are used to buy sulfonamides, it is not enough, so the medication is intermittent, some soldiers are better, and some are from acute procrastination to chronic, which is more difficult to treat, and they can't afford medicine!
Unexpectedly, when they first arrived in Huhai, the living conditions seemed to be very poor, but Commander Pan Sen actually directly sent a large batch of sulfonamides with a price of more than gold according to the quality, and directly asked the doctor to use all of them!
At this moment, the sick soldiers were grateful, and the other officers and soldiers were all shocked! The dissatisfaction and resentment in my heart before were directly put aside, not to mention the heart, but always grateful.
Because of the change in mentality, the whole of the 15th Regiment immediately stopped complaining, the infected soldiers were arranged for treatment, and the healthy officers and soldiers began to organize the camp according to the guidance of the engineers of the 4th Regiment of the Navy and Army.
Seeing this situation, Lieutenant Colonel Rupp sighed in his heart, the kind of "fighting" in his heart was gone, if the officers and soldiers of the 15th Regiment recovered their health this time, then this favor would be great! Commander Pansen's prestige was completely established, even he, the regimental commander, could not be shaken, and there was no fight at all!
Recalling his slackness in the past few years, he also felt a little excessive, you have to know that you were also handsome when you were thin!
Originally, he thought that after the European war and the United States remained neutral, he and the 15th Regiment would withdraw to China like the consulate in Jinmen, but he had already thought about retiring as soon as he returned to China, and bought a small farm with the money he had accumulated in the past few years...... But I didn't expect it to be fortified to Shanghai!
Transferred from a concession in one theater of operations to a concession in another, once the United States joined the war in the later stages, as it did during World War I, he and the 15th Regiment would instantly become enemies on all sides! At that time, with the current physical fitness of him and the officers and soldiers, they will not be able to escape! It seems that weight loss and training are a must......
As soon as he thought of this, a herald came to him, saying that Commander Panson had asked him to come over to discuss the garrison and training.
More than an hour later, Lieutenant Colonel Rupu left the regimental headquarters of the 327th Regiment with several thick documents, including "15th Regiment Camp Planning" and "15th Regiment Training Plan". What else do you want to do, do it!
(End of chapter)