After September 20th, the efficiency of the Ranger Caravan was impressive, and the purchase of the Ranger Caravan became the most important item for the logistics supply of the rebel army.

The caravans purchased from dozens of miles around in one day were equivalent to the carpenter's camp's production capacity in half a month.

The carts that were urgently needed in the army were quickly replenished.

The first battalion fully equipped with pallets appeared and was the carpenters camp.

There are more than 100 craftsmen in the camp, and more than 60 pallet trucks are equipped. This number, for an average of two people, is only one pallet truck, and there is no way to increase it.

According to the weight allocated to the carriages, after the craftsman camp is fully equipped, it should be allocated to the accommodation fleet.

That is, when marching, there are empty carriages that follow the marching team. If you can't walk on the road, you can get on the carriage and rest for a while.

It was calculated at that time that, based on the proportion of the elderly and the weak in the population, one reception carriage for about 600 people would be enough to provide a place for the elderly and the weak.

There are ten thousand rebels. Based on this ratio, nearly twenty containment vehicles are needed.

After the craft camp's vehicles were fully replenished, the containment fleet also had enough vehicles in just one day.

The army has limited livestock, and all the oxen and mules are used to pull heavy trucks. There are no oxen and mules allocated to the reception team.

We can only rely on the self-consciousness of the people. The young and strong help pull the carts and push the carts to help the old and the weak.

Twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three...

The supplies purchased by the traveling caravan were only more than less. Li Mengxi did not expect that he would start worrying about supplies so quickly.

What worried Li Mengxi was the small animals. The most important purpose of buying small animals was to study intestinal suturing.

The number of small animals increased rapidly, at least one per day. During the march, the only way to accommodate these small animals was to pull them on carts, which was extremely troublesome.

Animals like pigs, dogs, and sheep don’t have to worry about being abundant at all, they are just meat when they are killed.

But what Li Mengxi wanted was not meat, so he couldn't kill all these animals.

The biggest role of these animals is to serve as carriers for intestinal suture experiments to improve the surgery.

Li Mengxi only tried intestinal suturing once. The first operation did not go well and the pig died.

After that failed experiment, Li Mengxi summed up a lot of experience.

There was a pig of suitable size that they bought back from the caravan. Li Mengxi originally wanted to use a sheep, because the pig belly was too thick and could not be sewed open. Sheep was better.

But Li Mengxi suddenly realized a problem. An important point of intestinal suturing is to use maltose to replace the injured person's food, so as to reduce the peristalsis of food residues from the stomach to the intestines and contaminating the wound as much as possible.

Humans are omnivores, and the diet of pigs is similar to that of humans, and they are also omnivores. If pigs can eat, humans can also eat, and conversely, if humans can eat, pigs can also eat.

There is no doubt that humans can eat maltose water, but pigs will be fine too.

But what about sheep? Is it okay to feed them maltose?

Li Mengxi's medical and biological knowledge was really lacking, and the conditions in the military were really limited, so he didn't have many opportunities for trial and error, so he tried to avoid unnecessary losses as much as possible.

The first step in intestinal suturing is to make catgut.

Before making catgut, Li Mengxi designed and added a colon washing process.

He asked Tian Bu to get some laxatives and give them to the sheep.

Tian Bu actually got some medicine to make the sheep suffer from diarrhea.

Good guy, the sheep is making a loud noise.

Then, the sheep were given water and laxatives were added.

The miserable goat continued to have diarrhea until there was nothing left, and the goat was almost tormented to death.

The first application of soapy water begins at this point.

I pried open the sheep's mouth and poured soapy water into the sheep's mouth. The goat started to spit again, vomiting the food residue in its stomach and vomiting water.

Tian Bu couldn't bear to watch the sheep being tortured.

Li Mengxi also felt cruel and had no choice but to do this.

After washing the intestines and stomach of the goat, Li Mengxi thought carefully about the whole process of making catgut, and then he went to arrange it.

First, he borrowed a tent in a clean place.

Making catgut in a tent is much more hygienic than doing it in a rustic environment outside.

Second, to ensure hygiene during the production process, the catgut must be torn off by hand and rolled into thin threads.

Use strong alcohol to wash the hardwood board, then light the alcohol on fire and burn the hardwood board.

The catgut is stored in an alcohol jar.

I specially found a small alcohol jar. The alcohol in the jar was a sub-grade alcohol with a lower alcohol content.

After making these preparations, Li Mengxi notified Tian Bu to kill the sheep.

Li Mengxi did not watch the sheep killing process.

Those who slaughter animals must be handed over to the Slaughterer Camp.

Not long after, Tian Bu was carrying a clean wooden basin. In the wooden basin, there was also a pair of steaming sheep intestines.

"Tian Bu, there is hot water there. Wash your hands first." Li Mengxi pointed to the soapy water, hot water, alcohol, etc. that had been prepared earlier.

Tian Bu knew all the procedures related to suturing, and the surgical process was perfected by Li Mengxi and Tian Bu together.

Tian Bu used soapy water and hot water and washed it carefully.

Then, I soaked my hands in spirits for a while and then came over to prepare the catgut.

Li Mengxi threw a piece of cloth to Tian Bu. There were noses on both sides of the piece of cloth.

Li Mengxi brought it to himself first.

"What is this?" Tian Bu asked as he led.

"Mask." Li Mengxi replied, "It prevents droplets from splashing on the sheep's intestines. There are also epidemic insects in the droplets."

Tian Bu's eyes showed a look of surprise and he nodded.

Li Mengxi handed Tian Bu a pair of wet scissors that had also been soaked in alcohol.

Tian Bu took the scissors, picked up the intestines, and cut them open.

Li Mengxi looked at it seriously, and sure enough, it was extremely useful to wash the intestines of sheep. The intestines of sheep that were washed and then slaughtered were much cleaner, which limitedly reduced the possibility of intestinal contamination.

This is not the first time I have made catgut. Tian Bu’s technique is quite skillful. He cleanly put the intestines in cold boiling water and washed them again and again. Then he tore off the intestinal membrane and spread it out. He took the tip of the scissors and carefully

Yes, make it as narrow as possible.

After the intestinal membrane was broken into strips, Tian Bu used his fingers to twist the thin strips of the intestinal membrane into lines.

After one is made, throw it into the alcohol jar to preserve it, and then go down and make the second one.

Making gut strings requires careful and time-consuming work. After rubbing half of a pair of guts, it was already dark.

"Tian Bu, I asked you to find Mrs. Liu, did you find her?"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Tian Bu said, "We are waiting outside."

"Call." Li Mengxi said.

Tian Bu then went outside and called the embroiderer Liu.

When Mrs. Liu came in, she didn't know what she was doing and was a little nervous.

"Tian Bu, help her wash her hands." Li Mengxi said casually, making both Tian Bu and Liu embarrassed.

Mrs. Liu hurriedly said, wash it yourself.

There is no doubt that Ms. Liu is the most skilled person in the army in needlework, and she is the sixth thief in needlework.

I came to Ms. Liu to take advantage of her sewing skills.

Under Tian Bu's guidance, Liu followed the standard disinfection process, soaking in hot water, soapy water, and alcohol to disinfect her hands.

Li Mengxi introduced the operation process to Mrs. Liu, "Aunt Liu, look, this is a severe case of intestinal rupture, the intestine is cut in half.

Look, can we use this catgut to connect the intestines together?"

Mrs. Liu came over and saw two sections of broken intestines placed on the wooden board, as well as a few small needles. The needles were not threaded, but she didn't know what they were.

"Aunt Liu, look, the intestines have three layers, the inside, the middle, and the outside. When the two intestines are sewed together, the inner seam is in the middle, the middle seam is in the middle, and the outer seam is outside. It needs to be sewed. There is no seam at all, and no water can leak out. Can it be sewed?"

Liu's intestines had not been sutured.

"I'll try." Mrs. Liu was unsure.

Started to sew.

Mrs. Liu picked up the needle, took the intestines, and tried to sew. The intestines were slippery, soft, and thin. Mrs. Liu worked carefully, bit by bit, and it was difficult to sew.

It was getting dark, so Li Mengxi brought several lamps. He and Tian Bu, one on the left and one on the right, took torches for Liu to illuminate.

This suture operation lasted for almost half an hour.

Finally, Ms. Liu said the sewing was finished.

Li Mengxi and Tian Bu depend on the suture effect.

The stitches are fine and neat, not messy at all.

It looked like the two sections of broken intestine were sutured together.

However, the actual effect remains to be tested.
Chapter completed!