The harsh words are over.
The hearts of the soldiers seemed to have received great spiritual satisfaction, and even the painful groans in the wounded barracks were much quieter.
However, harsh words can only be harsh words after all. Cao Jun is not a piece of paper, and Guo Jia and the others are not freeloaders, so how can they really be dealt with easily.
What's more, the opponent has just won a big victory and their morale is very high. Now there is a high probability that they can only wait for the opponent to make the first move and then see if there are any flaws.
However, this fiasco reminded Lin Mo that he could do something to make medical alcohol.
After touring the wounded barracks just now, Lin Mo saw the rough medical methods of this era. For minor arrow wounds and knife wounds, he would directly wrap them with gauze, and the military doctor would prepare medicines that should be applied externally and taken internally.
To be more serious, pouring strong alcohol will make you scream in pain, but the sterilization effect is also very average.
What's more serious is that the red-hot iron is scalded hard on the wound, and white smoke smelling of burnt meat rises up, which makes people's hair stand on end.
These crude medical treatments resulted in an absurdly high mortality rate for wounded soldiers. For those with severe injuries, if one out of ten could survive, he would be considered lucky.
For example, for Wei Yue, who is now unconscious, the military doctor directly stated that he relied on his own physical strength to survive.
Therefore, it is very necessary to develop medical alcohol.
This is not too difficult, and the requirements for equipment are also very low. Lin Mo is still very confident.
All you need to prepare is a distillation device.
Lin Mo called in craftsmen from the army and asked them to immediately use hollow bamboo to make a distillation tube with curved ends.
He used the prepared wine jar to seal it, leaving only a bamboo channel.
After the craftsman completes the distillation tube, insert it and wrap it several layers with wet towels, then it can be heated in a water bath for distillation and purification.
The troublesome thing about this process is that the distillation tube must be constantly flushed with water to cool down to reach a temperature that can be cold-cut and liquefied. Finally, you have to watch the liquefied distilled wine drip into the water jar at the other end.
It will take a long time, and the distillation cannot be completed in one go. To obtain extremely pure alcohol, at least four rounds of such distillation are required, each time taking three or four hours.
The final distillation should be about 95% alcohol. Since there is no quicklime and soda ash, 100% pure alcohol is definitely not available. However, the concentration of medical alcohol is only 75%, so the final goal is to use 75% Concentration is a parameter.
Of course, Lin Mo couldn't completely control the accuracy. His idea was to go through four rounds of purification and then mix distilled water in a ratio of 3:1, just barely close to this value.
Even though he taught the craftsmen all the details, Lin Mo didn't dare to leave. He had to participate in the entire process and make sure there were no mistakes in the process.
As long as this thing is done well the first time, you can ignore it and let them become tool men later.
However, waiting for such a boring process is not a problem. Zhang Xiu is still injured, so inviting him over to talk about whether he recognizes Zhao Yun is obviously not in a hurry.
Just as he was thinking about it, Jia Xu suddenly walked into the craftsmen's tent. When he saw Lin Mo, he nodded with a smile, "Master Lin, I heard that you came here. I have always heard that Master Lin has a lot of craftsmanship." I came here to see my skills, but I don’t know if it’s convenient or not?”
Oh, the old bastard Jia Xu actually came to the door. It was just the right time. Lin Mo clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Jia, just call me Yunwen. Of course it's convenient. It's hot here. Let's sit outside."
Isn't it convenient? Are you worried that I will steal your lesson? Jia Xu didn't mind and followed him out.
The two came outside the tent, the air was cool and fresh. After the visitor brought a pot of tea, they sat across from each other and drank tea.
"I wonder what Yunwen's big move is this time, but is it a magical weapon to defeat the enemy?" Jia Xu asked, twirling his gray beard.
Lin Mo shook his head, "It's just medical alcohol. I just hope that fewer people will die."
Except for some who died of tetanus and flesh ulcers, most of the wounded soldiers had a good chance of surviving if their wounds could be sterilized.
"What is medical alcohol?" Jia Xu became interested in the vocabulary he heard for the first time.
Regarding the role of alcohol, the treatment of wounded soldiers and the concept of sterility, it was originally a very complicated explanation. On normal days, Lin Mo might have gone through it perfunctorily. Anyway, it was boring now, so he explained it in detail with Jia Xu. Hearing this, he exclaimed in wonder.
"If this is the case, then Yunwen's medical alcohol may save countless lives." As an ancient person, Jia Xu had extremely good understanding ability. He probably understood the meaning just after listening to Lin Mo's explanation, which surprised Lin Mo.
But he just smiled and waved his hand. Doing too much business bragging would make you tired.
However, according to the character of Jia Xu described in the book as an old scumbag, I could just ask him for his analysis of the current situation and see if he had any strategies to defeat the enemy.
The old father-in-law had just told Lin Mo all the three strategies mentioned by Jia Xu, and it must be said that he was a truly powerful person.
"Mr. Jia, just now my father-in-law has been lamenting about this great defeat. He regrets not listening to what he said. It can be seen that he highly respects him. I wonder how he thinks our army should deal with it now?"
Jia Xu still had a smile on his face, picked up the tea cup and drank slowly, tasting the tea and tasting his mentality.
When a young man climbs high, he will inevitably lose his edge, so I'd better say less about it.
"Yunwen, you are really embarrassing me. No one in the army knows that you are unparalleled in intelligence and scheming. You are the most talented person in the world. I would never dare to do anything for my subordinates."
Jia Xu put down the tea cup, still smiling, "I came here just to see Yunwen's amazing skills."
Lu Bu in Guangling City showed obvious changes after returning to Pengcheng, which he could see.
Obviously all this has something to do with Lin Mo.
Coupled with his reputation as a genius, Jia Xu came to explore his qualities for both purpose and interest.
But, that's all. It's impossible to offer advice in front of him.
"Actually, when Mr. Jia was in Guanzhong, he would not be the general manager until the next year, but his reputation was already well known.
Even my father-in-law often talked about my husband when he was in Xuzhou. I thought that we could become friends with him as soon as we met, but my husband was worried that I would be jealous and incompatible. "
Lin Mo's words were sincere. Rather than a conversation between colleagues, it was as if the leader of an army was trying to close the relationship with his ministers.
Jia Xu's brows furrowed and she seemed to react immediately.
That's right, Lin Yunwen's attitude just now is not that of a chief secretary. In this army, he has long been a leader who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Marquis Wen.
It seems that he is not only brilliant in strategy, but also able to easily control Marquis Wen in terms of mental skills, otherwise he would not have experienced so many changes.
Thoughts are just thoughts. Jia Xu was too vigilant to hate the late encounter because of these clichés. He immediately shook his head and said: "Yun Wen's words are serious. They are all working for Marquis Wen. How dare you hide anything? But at this time I am really confused and have no plan to defeat the enemy.”
Afterwards, he took the initiative to pour tea for Lin Mo and said leisurely: "Just now Yunwen was full of confidence and confidence in front of the three armies. I think I have a way, and I hope you will give me some advice."
Lin Mo couldn't help complaining about this old bastard. If this guy was at least an executive in future generations, he would be so good at kicking the ball around.
In order to show sincerity, Lin Mo could only make a gesture first.
"I think that although we and Cao Cao have fought for a while now, the overall strength is still weaker than Cao's army. However, their target is only Liu Bei after all. Cao Cao wants to take him back to Xuchang to intimidate Chao Gang."
Lin Mo pursed his lips in thought, and after a moment, he said in a deep voice: "It's better to wait for him to attack Ankou County, and then we'll wait for an opportunity to strike."
"Blessed, blessed." Jia Xu nodded repeatedly.
Lin Mo was not happy this time and looked at him quietly, "Is it time to talk to me? If you want to continue hiding it like this, then let your father-in-law come and ask for advice. Anyway, Mr. Jia doesn't trust me either."
Jia Xu looked even more unjust than Dou E and waved her hands repeatedly, "Yunwen, please don't think that. I really feel that way."
After meeting Lin Mo's resentful gaze, he didn't bother to show off. He knew that if he didn't bring something useful, he wouldn't be able to get through today.
After concentrating for a moment, he put down the tea cup, "To be honest, I agree with you. Now is not a good time to take action, and we should not forget the purpose of this trip."
"Purpose of this trip?"
Lin Mo frowned and couldn't react for a while.
"The purpose of this trip is to prevent Cao Cao from garrisoning Anfeng, not to save Liu Bei. Therefore, I think we can let Cao Cao's army attack the city. After they break the city, Liu Bei will use his last remaining strength. It will not be too late for us to take action. After all, he Liu Bei is not a member of Marquis Wen.
Yunwen just imagines that now that Cao Cao holds the emperor at his arm and talks about the constitution of heaven, Liu Bei is still unwilling to surrender under his roof, which shows that he is a man with great ambitions.
In this case, if we don't let Cao Cao destroy him, we can not only take back Anfeng in the end, but also severely damage Cao Cao and eliminate Liu Bei's future troubles. This is killing three birds with one stone. "
The world is awake, Jia Wenhe.
To be honest, what Lin Mo had been thinking about was only to drive Cao Cao away, but not to deal with Liu Bei by the way.
Of course Liu Bei needs to be dealt with, but after all, he is the emperor's uncle, so if you want to deal with him, you still have to pay attention to some methods.
In Lin Mo's original idea, he was to repel Cao Cao and protect Anfeng, and Liu Bei also wanted to deal with it, but that was another story.
But it was Jia Xu's choice to solve it all at once, and he didn't have to worry about his reputation.
Well, this is called professionalism.
“Sir’s words make me enlightened.”
Lin Mo clenched his chin and was thinking deeply. The next direction might really need to change.
Or, as Jia Xu said, after Cao Cao captures Ankou, his own people will come out to attack Cao's army.
If we want to take action, we must ensure that we can defeat both forces at once.
Borrow Cao Cao's help to kill Liu Bei, then chase and kill Cao's army
With his thoughts diverging, Lin Mo suddenly sneered.
"Why is Yunwen laughing?"
I don’t laugh at others, I only laugh at Zhou Yu Wumou, Zhuge Liang Shaozhi, and Lin Mo looked at Jia Xu and said attentively: “Mr. Jia’s words really enlightened me, and I really thought of a way to deal with both sides. I don’t know if it will work.”
(End of chapter)
