Chapter 44 Medical benevolence
Now, Tissaffenis was in a dilemma. For this attack, he specially prepared many large shields, but the light infantry he led accounted for too much of the proportion of the team, and even half of them could not be protected. Too many soldiers led to too much formation, and almost every flying stone and every arrow of the mercenary can achieve the killing effect. The soldiers can barely maintain morale under his high pressure, but the cavalry's horse was injured, shouted and jumped, and ran around, which injured some soldiers and disrupted the formation. Until now, most of the cavalry have retreated to the rear.
Tissaffenis looked at his gradually sparse formation and his ear-filled moans, and then saw that the shield wall of the Greeks opposite was not as tight as it was at the beginning. No matter how strong the Greek infantry protected, it could not completely avoid close-range bows and arrows. Should he continue? He hesitated: he paid the price but did not get obvious results. He retreated in shame not only affects morale, but also attracts dissatisfaction and contempt from other generals. But if he continues to fight, casualties will inevitably increase. Before the Greeks collapse, he may have to mess up his troops...
At this moment, the messenger rushed over: "Governor General, Lord Cittyrs said he had suffered too many casualties and proposed to either attack immediately or retreat?"
Tissaffenis breathed a long sigh and replied without hesitation: "Retreat!"
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The Greek soldiers who were struggling to support the Persians could not believe their eyes when they saw the Persians retreating like a tide. After waiting for a while, the Persians did not appear again, so they began to cheer...
In this battle, the Polish army suffered more than 4,000 casualties, and more than 900 mercenaries were injured, but most of the injured were injured, and most of them were injured by hand, foot and arrows.
After experiencing this battle, the soldiers were exhausted physically and mentally. After rushing to clean the battlefield, the troops walked north for a while and started camping and resting before noon...
In the tent, Davers held an emergency meeting with the team officials to discuss how to treat the wounded. Because of this war, the troops under Davers had 19 casualties and 185 injured, which was completely beyond the capacity of the medical battalion. The whole battalion must be mobilized to provide treatment.
Amintas disagreed with this and said, "There is no need to cause such trouble. When we come out to join the army and fight, we have long been awakened to death in battle! Isn't it just an arrow injury? Just deal with it a few times. We have always been here before."
Davers looked around everyone and felt that Amintas had such thoughts, so he said earnestly: "Everyone, we stay away from our family, away from our hometown, and go out to fight. Are we united only in the battle? In fact, we regard our companions as relatives, and the military camp is our home. Can we watch our comrades struggle and remain indifferent? If that happens, when we are injured, who is willing to help us! Everyone-" Davers said firmly: "Please remember that the past was the past! Now, as long as it is the military camp where I, Davers, we must establish a belief, that is, we will never let an enemy go, and we will never give up a comrade, and we will share life and death!"
"Well said it!!" Phelis couldn't help but praise. The other team officials also applauded enthusiastically.
Davers's words moved them, so the whole camp immediately took action.
A large open space was first opened in the center of the camp as the location of the medical camp. Davers divided the injured into three categories: minor injuries, slander, and serious injuries. He also divided the soldiers who helped into four groups: hardworking and hard-working responsible for the sanitation of the medical camp, cleaning up blood, dirt, driving away flies, mosquitoes, and flying insects at any time; strong bodies were responsible for carrying and sending, helping the wounded; skillfully assisting doctors and nurses to pull arrows, debride and bandage; another group, who had carpenter work in their hometown, were responsible for cutting down branches and making stretchers. The seriously injured were sent directly to Helps because only he could deal with it. After the slight slander was pulled, debride and bandage, most of the minor injuries could be returned to the company, while the other injured were left in the medical camp to observe, consider whether to suture and further treatment depending on the situation.
Under Davers' command, the entire treatment operation was carried out in an orderly and efficient manner. By the afternoon, all the wounded in Davers' Camp were treated.
At this time, the words that Davers said in the tent were driven by Antonios and other interested people. Davers first took office as the name of "God's Fellowship", which was the instinctive action of the soldiers seeking help from the gods when the soldiers were confused and helpless. Afterwards, Davers killed Mitradat and Artauzus with his courage and record, and gradually won the soldiers' recognition of his command ability with his courage and combat performance. This time, his touching words and practical actions finally conquered the hearts of the soldiers in the camp. Everyone gave him another nickname "The Benevolent", and even began to affectionately call the young leader "Our Davers".
This large-scale rescue operation also alarmed other military camps. First, a single soldier supported the wounded and came here to ask for help. Davers agreed. But soon, the news spread and more and more wounded people came, and the medical camp was obviously not enough. If they wanted to help them, they would squeeze out the resources in their own camp. The soldiers in Davers camp were a little dissatisfied and began to quarrel with outsiders.
At this time, Kriano and Timason arrived after receiving the news. After a quick visit to the medical camp, facing Davers, the two leaders (including Timason, who has always been incompatible with Davers) had a little more respect on their faces, because they also thought that such a unique and efficient clinic was obviously not something that ordinary people could do. They had scoffed at the rumor that Davers was a "goddess".
Davers agreed without hesitation to treat their wounded soldiers, but because there were too many wounded soldiers (as two rear guards, they suffered the most blows, with more than 500 injured), they needed to send people to help, and at the same time they needed more supplies, such as linen, clay pots, wood, tents, etc., and even agreed to send doctors to study and help. Davers was so generous and of course selfish. He confidently believed that the medical knowledge he learned in his previous life was enough to attract doctors to stay and expand his medical camp.
Kriano and Timasong left with gratitude. After that, the other leaders also arrived, and Davers made the same promise and request to them.
On the way back, Kerithops' adjutant was silently thinking about something while repeatedly praising Davers's ability and generosity.
This made the adjutant very strange. Kerithops said frankly: "I admit that I was biased against him before. Davers is indeed an excellent talent! Especially the medical and nursing battalion he founded is very helpful to the battle. Sparta needs this in order to deal with the upcoming war."
"War? What kind of war?!" the adjutant asked in surprise.
"The war between Persia and Sparta." Kerithops looked solemn: "Cyrus, a friendly little friend to us, died, we were involved in a rebellion against the new Persian king. The people in power in Asia Minor are now replaced by Tissaffonyis, who has conflicts with Sparta. You must know that there are objections to Asia Minor in the agreement we signed with Persia. The new Persian king is likely to attack this... All signs are not good for us."
After hearing this, the adjutant was silent. The war between Sparta and Athens lasted for more than twenty years. In the end, Sparta won, but the losses were equally huge. Now he will face Persia that is stronger than Athens, and even if he is a brave and fearless Spartan, he still feels great pressure.
Kerithops glanced at him and changed the subject: "Do you think Davers will join us?"
"Of course! We are Sparta - the overlord of Greece!" said the adjutant proudly.
"Hope so." Krethops nodded.
Chapter completed!