The First Uncle of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 33 Heat Stroke

Ma Xun's riding skills were not good, but he had practiced before. In addition, he had been marching for more than two months, so his riding skills had become very good.

I can't catch up with some powerful generals, nor can I compare with some elite cavalry, but it is enough now.

Ma Xun and others were horrified when they heard the news that Chang Yuchun fell off his horse. They whipped their horses desperately to make them run faster.

Ma Xun was also full of worries. He thought that some things might not happen, but they still happened.

"General!"

"Duke!"

A group of officers gathered together, shouting anxiously and fearfully.

"Step aside!"

"Everyone get out of here!"

Lan Yu's eyes were red, and she was shouting and pushing loudly. Mu Ying and others were not polite and pushed these people away.

At this moment, Chang Yuchun was lying on the ground with his eyes closed and his body twitching slightly.

"Everyone, scatter!" Ma Xun was anxious. This should be severe heatstroke or even heat stroke. "Mu Ying, drive everyone away!"

The others were stunned for a moment, but Mu Ying did not hesitate at all, "Scatter quickly!"

"Brother-in-law, don't scare me!" Lan Yu just cried and knelt beside Chang Yuchun in fear. "Brother-in-law, I listened to you. I was wrong!"

Ma Xun was also anxious, and urged Mu Ying, "Drive everyone away, and leave no one around! Hurry up, ventilate the room!"

Mu Ying was somewhat puzzled, and asked while driving the crowd away, "Uncle, how do we ventilate it?"

"If you want to kill the general, you guys just surround us!" Ma Xun was also anxious, shouting, "I don't care what method you use, just ventilate me!"

Although the officers and soldiers gathered here were anxious and uneasy, they could only reluctantly hide away at this time.

Killing the general?
Lan Yu suddenly became anxious and knelt down in front of Ma Xun and kowtowed repeatedly, "Uncle, please save my brother-in-law!"

Ma Xun stared at Chang Yuchun on the ground nervously, "Hurry up and prepare some water, the more the better, the colder the better! And prepare some wine for me!"

The scene was chaotic, and Mu Ying and others were driving away the people who wanted to watch.

Some people were still blocking the area, but not too far away. Some were anxiously thinking of ways to get out, fanning the area with fans.

"Salt water! Go prepare some more salt water!"

Ma Xun seemed to be calm in the face of danger. He was certainly anxious, but he had also thought of various possibilities along the way, including severe heatstroke such as heat stroke.

Ma Xun rushed forward because he saw that Chang Yuchun's convulsions were getting worse.

After trying to pry open Chang Yuchun's mouth to no avail, Ma Xun hurriedly shouted, "Lan Yu, quickly pry open your brother-in-law's mouth."

Lan Yu, who was in a panic, carried out the action subconsciously, and it took him a lot of effort to pry open Chang Yuchun's tightly closed mouth.

Ma Xun was quick to grab Chang Yuchun's tongue and said, "Don't let go, or he will swallow it!"

Lan Yu became even more panicked, and then cried out in pain. Chang Yuchun was twitching unconsciously, and his jaw was about to close, biting Lan Yu's hand.

Ma Xun looked around and yelled, "What are you looking at! Ventilate the room up and down, fan it!"

After scolding, Ma Xun took off Chang Yuchun's clothes.

Cool down. Now we must lower Chang Yuchun's body temperature.

"Water?" Ma Xun asked anxiously, "Where's the water?"

An officer ten meters away said, "Send someone to get it!"

Another person spoke up, "We have water bags!"

Ma Xun urged Liu Jing, "Go get the water bag first and pour it on Brother Chang! Everyone else, hurry up and bring me all the water and wine, the sooner the better!"

Lan Yu was still crying, pulling Chang Yuchun's tongue while crying.

Although Mu Ying and others were terrified, they were still carrying out the tasks arranged by Ma Xun.

Ma Xun took the water bag and said to Mu Ying, "First, find a cool and ventilated place, and prepare the salt water there. Prepare everything I said before."

Mu Ying turned around and told the others without further ado, while Ma Xun opened the water bag and began to pour water on Chang Yuchun. "The water is here!"

"The water is coming!"

"Water!" Ma Xun urged immediately, "Water quickly!"

Fortunately, the temperature of the water was not too high, so Yuchun was poured bucket by bucket on his body.

"Wine! Uncle, the wine is here!"

Seeing that Chang Yuchun's convulsions were no longer severe, Ma Xun immediately said, "Find two people to quickly carry Brother Chang to a cool place!"

Sima Xu and Ping'an immediately lifted the person up, but Lan Yu still held Chang Yuchun's tongue tightly.

Although the others were anxious, they did not dare to step forward. The uncle was a doctor, and now only the uncle could save the general.

The medical officer was called in, but he was at a loss as to what to do.

Heat stroke is very scary. If it is not treated in time, the mortality rate is 80%. What Ma Xun is doing now may not be the most effective treatment.

But if he didn't do it, Chang Yuchun would definitely die.

"Uncle, salt water!" Mu Ying said as soon as he put Chang Yuchun under the shade of the tree, "There's a lot of water in the bucket!"

"Put Brother Chang in the water!" Ma Xun said immediately, "Give him some salt water, and make him drink some!"

After saying this, Ma Xun asked, "Which wines are strong?"

Everyone was working on the rescue, some were busy pouring water, some were busy pouring saline solution, and some, like Ma Xun, were constantly wiping Chang Yuchun's face with wine.

Ventilation, cooling, and hydration are the most basic first aid for heat stroke.

It is said that if the temperature cannot be lowered to below 40°C within thirty minutes of onset, even if the disease is temporarily cured, some sequelae will remain.

It is impossible to do hemodialysis now. The only thing we can do is external cooling and continuous water infusion to partially cool down the body.

The nervous Ma Xun continued to be busy. Seeing that Chang Yuchun's breathing was still stable, he felt a lot more at ease.

Mu Ying also breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Uncle, when will the general wake up?"

"I don't know either. Keep filling the tub." Ma Xun said, "Prepare some more tubs. It's better if the water is cooler."

Ma Xun touched his forehead with the back of his hand, and then touched Chang Yuchun's forehead with the palm of his hand. Although Chang Yuchun did not have a high fever for the time being, he still needed to cool down.

Ma Xun suddenly remembered something. "I don't understand what's going on in the military. I just want all the officers to calm down the soldiers. The news should not have spread. Don't let more soldiers know."

Mu Ying said quickly, "Don't worry, uncle. These things will definitely not be known to the soldiers."

After careful consideration, Ma Xun continued, "Send someone to report to His Majesty urgently, no matter if it is urgent by 600 miles or 800 miles, His Majesty must be informed of the matter. Ask His Majesty to send another general over, as the general is no longer suitable to lead the troops."

Mu Ying's heart began to tremble. Could it be that even though the general was rescued, he still couldn't continue the expedition?

However, although he felt uneasy, Mu Ying immediately arranged for people to do these things.

Chang Yuchun's sudden fall from his horse was scary enough, not to mention that it was the medical advice from the 'miracle doctor' Ma Xun, so he had to take it seriously.

The 50,000-strong army was originally going to Qingyang to participate in the battle. Now that the general leading the troops has fallen, who wouldn't be terrified?
Some middle and low-ranking officers didn’t know the reason, and ordinary soldiers were even less likely to know the reason, but they could suddenly stop now, thinking it was because the weather was hot and they could take a rest.

But some senior military officers know that the situation is scary and some combat plans may change.

Lan Yu was still crying, he was at a loss, he didn't understand why his brother-in-law suddenly fell off his horse, and it was so dangerous!

What frightened him even more was that his brother-in-law was still unconscious and his breathing was weak.

Ma Xun was still in shock, and it looked like he had survived. But he was not optimistic, and he continued to cool the patient down and treat him.

But who can guarantee to what extent the rescue can be achieved?

I am not sure whether there will be any sequelae.

Fortunately, it seems that he has been saved.

He should have been rescued, right?

(End of this chapter)