Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 170 Fighting for Oneself, Fighting for the Land
As for why rubber tubing is used instead of plastic tubing for intravenous infusions, we have to go back to the invention of intravenous infusions.

As early as the 1930s, a very important technology emerged in the global medical field—infusion.

At that time, rubber was the most commonly used material for infusion tubing. Rubber has advantages such as good conductivity, flexibility, and high strength, and it is also easy to bond together by extrusion, all of which make it the most ideal material for infusion tubing.

Besides historical reasons, the choice of rubber as the material for infusion tubing was also due to technological limitations at the time. The development of new materials such as plastics and silicone was still in its infancy, while rubber was easy to process, store, and transport, greatly facilitating its use and management in medical institutions.

However, rubber IV tubing also presents some safety hazards. First, rubber itself can release harmful substances that can damage human health.

Secondly, rubber IV tubing ages, causing its components to decompose, leading to changes in substances and potential problems such as leakage and fluid seepage. Furthermore, the repeated use of IV tubing itself can easily lead to cross-infection.

Therefore, with the continuous development of medical technology, modern infusion tubing has gradually shifted towards plastic or silicone materials. These new materials not only effectively avoid the defects of rubber but also have better physical properties and lower toxicity. Furthermore, modern infusion tubing has undergone numerous improvements and tests to better meet clinical needs and ensure patient safety.

In summary, the use of rubber infusion tubing in the past was due to both historical reasons and technological limitations. While rubber tubing was convenient for storage and use, it also posed certain safety risks. With the advancement of medical technology, modern infusion tubing is made of plastic or silicone, which better meets clinical needs and ensures patient safety.

But that's for the future; for now, the IV tubing is still made of highly elastic rubber.

"Commander, Commander, the fish gun you made is quite useful! It easily hits targets within twenty meters! However, the fish that are hit can easily escape if you don't hit a vital spot! They're not easy to find!"

Duan Peng spoke to Wang Gensheng, who was standing on the shore, while holding a harpoon gun on the sea.

Indeed, after Wang Gensheng made a fish gun using a medical IV tubing, Duan Peng couldn't wait to take it to the seabed to experiment. He then concluded that the fish gun was quite accurate, but unfortunately, the fish that were shot would escape.

So even though Duan Peng shot several fish underwater, the fish that were in pain swam even further away. So even if the fish that were shot died from their injuries, they couldn't be caught.

After all, the ocean is so vast. If a fish that has been shot and is in pain suddenly swims hundreds or thousands of meters before dying, how can we find it?
Wang Gensheng smiled and said:
"That's easy. Just tie a rope to the end of the arrow, and when you shoot it, the rope will fly out with it. That way, the fish that are hit won't be able to escape! By the way, I made this fish gun to deal with underwater enemies, not for you to use for fishing. Even if you want to use it for fishing, you'll have to wait until the war is over before we have a peaceful time to fish!"

Just as Wang Gensheng finished speaking, Duan Peng said:

"But Commander, when will this battle end?! Sigh! Honestly, I don't know what the higher-ups are thinking. We finally drove the Japanese away, can't they just stop fighting?! They really don't value the lives of us soldiers!" When Wang Gensheng heard Duan Peng say this, he immediately understood that Duan Peng was showing signs of war-weariness. However, this was quite normal, since although the last battle wiped out an entire regiment of Lao Jin's troops, they also lost five men, and many others were wounded.

Although bulletproof helmets, vests, and face shields can prevent fatal shots, bullets to the limbs can still cause injury. More importantly, the victims are often fellow countrymen, and some of them might even be your own people or brothers.

That's why Duan Peng was somewhat negative. It's different from fighting the Japanese. After all, when fighting the Japanese, you don't have to worry about hurting your own family members, so you don't feel guilty about taking action.

Faced with Duan Peng's emotions, Wang Gensheng couldn't help but think that it would be great if there was a political figure in the regiment at this moment, so that he wouldn't have to waste his breath.

However, the higher-ups simply wouldn't assign him one, as if they feared this political affiliation would affect his command of the cavalry regiment. Therefore, after some deliberation, Wang Gensheng finally spoke to Duan Peng:

"Duan Peng! You can't think like that! Your family is considered middle peasant, with enough land to feed your family. But most people in our troupe are tenant farmers. They work hard for the landlords all year round, but it's not enough to feed themselves! They're supposed to be farming for the landlords, but it's not much better than being slaves!"

After saying this, Wang Gensheng looked at Li Xiu and then said to Li Xiu:
"Li Xiu, I remember during the War of Resistance Against Japan, that big landlord in your Li Family Village wanted to drag your sister to accompany the Japanese soldiers, right? Can you tell me how that landlord treated the tenant farmers in your village before the Japanese came?"

After hearing Wang Gensheng's words, Li Xiu thought for a moment and said:

"Before the Japanese devils came, our village was not doing very well. Most of the land in our Li family village was in the hands of landlords, and only a small number of people owned land. Most of the villagers were tenant farmers, working for the landlord Li. Although he was also surnamed Li, he was five or six generations removed from us Li people, so he usually exploited us tenant farmers very badly!"

But now things are better. We've been allocated land, so we're no longer working for the landlords, but for ourselves. As for overthrowing Chiang Kai-shek, I, Li Xiu, fully support it. I know that Chiang Kai-shek is the head of all the landlords, and he must be overthrown. If we don't overthrow him, we landless tenant farmers will never get land and will always be Chiang Kai-shek's slaves! I completely support our land redistribution policy, where everyone is born with land!

After Li Xiu finished speaking, Wang Gensheng nodded and said:

"My family is similar to Li Xiu's family. We don't own any land and rely on herding sheep for landlords to make a living. Everyone knows that I can throw stones accurately because I practiced herding sheep. If I don't herd the sheep well, I won't have anything to eat. But even if I herd sheep all year, I can only make enough to survive. So I must fight the old pheasant."

Of course, our main objective is to carry out decapitation strikes, because most of the soldiers on Chiang Kai-shek's side are from poor families who have no land and are only joining the army to make a living. Our targets are the high-ranking officers, because only by eliminating them will the soldiers scatter like birds and beasts!

(End of this chapter)