Seeing that his superiors had already taken into account the issues he was worried about, Belkin felt relieved. But he quickly raised another new question: "Comrade instructor, I still have another question."
"Ask."
"Since we are division-level units, there should be a supporting field hospital." Belkin reminded Sokov again: "We only have one health team and more than 40 medical staff. If we only rely on a solid and complete defense system to defend, we can barely deal with it. But if we go to a new place, we have to leave the fortifications and launch an attack on the enemy, a large number of wounded soldiers will be generated, and the little manpower of the health team will be useless."
"Comrade Commander," Anisimov echoed as soon as Belkin finished his words: "I think Lieutenant Colonel Belkin is right. We should set up a field hospital as soon as possible and let our superiors supplement us more medical staff to treat the wounded and sick. As far as I know, in the battle to defend the city, in the later stages, the superiors supplement us with fewer and fewer troops, and many troops rely on wounded and discharged from the hospital to supplement them."
"What the political commissar and Lieutenant Colonel Belkin said makes sense." Sidolin stood up and said, "We should put the construction of the division field hospital on the agenda as soon as possible. Only by establishing a field hospital can we treat more wounded people in the battle and make them return to their combat posts as soon as possible."
"Comrade Political Commissar," Sokov said to Anisimov: "I will give you full responsibility for the establishment of a field hospital. You will be responsible for all personnel arrangements."
"Comrade Commander," Anisimov nodded when he heard Sokov handing over the matter to him, and then said: "According to the convention, field hospitals must have a director and political commissar. Look at these two positions, who should be held?"
"I think Pavlov's military doctor is suitable for the position of director," Sokov thought for a while and replied: "As for the candidates for the hospital's political commissar, let's choose from your political department."
As soon as the meeting ended, Anisimov and others immediately contacted Grov, a military committee member of the group army, and reported in detail to the other party about the preparations for the establishment of a field hospital.
After hearing this, Gurov remained silent for a long time, and then said, "Now all troops lack experienced medical staff. If you want to set up a field hospital in the division, I can find a way to add a group of health workers for you."
Anisimov knew very well what the army was like in the army. It was not easy for Gurov to say this. According to his idea, he first received a group of health workers to enrich the field hospital, and then slowly found ways to supplement experienced military doctors. If it really doesn't work, he could find a way to recruit local doctors.
Gurov's action was very fast. At noon on the third day, more than fifty health workers entered the city from the east coast and came to Mamayev's hill to report to Anisimov.
When Anisimov saw the health workers who appeared in front of him, he was very happy at first. But when he saw clearly the men and women in front of him, except for a few health workers who were in their twenties, the rest were teenage children, and he couldn't help but change his color.
He asked to the officer who led the team: "Comrade Lieutenant, what do I want is a health officer. What are you doing for a batch of children?"
The questioned officer smiled wryly and said, "I have no choice but to report to the political commissar. The superiors gave me these children, saying that they have all undergone a brief training and can fully adapt to the work of the health workers."
Anisimov turned around and ordered a soldier to call the Pavlov military doctor, and then said to the officer: "Comrade Lieutenant, I don't know how useful the first aid knowledge these children have learned on the battlefield. However, I know that it is impossible to get them to recite an injured soldier from the battlefield with their physical strength."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Anisimov finished speaking, a female health worker standing in the queue said loudly: "Report to the commander, please believe us. We are fully confident that we will be able to recite the injured soldiers from the front."
Anisimov walked to the female health worker and looked at her carefully. Seeing that this was a girl with a round face and her body was still a little thin, he was really worried that a soldier with a 170 or 80 kilogram would fold her waist. But the other party was enthusiastic about work, but he couldn't pour cold water on her. So he was silent for a moment and asked, "What's your name? How old is this year?"
"Report to the political commissar," the female health officer just heard the officer leading the team calling the person in front of him the political commissar, and said in a similar way: "My name is Ada, I am sixteen years old."
"Sixteen. If it was before the war, it was the age to study in school." Anisimov continued to ask, "Who else is there in the family and where are the parents?"
When he heard this question from Anisimov, the girl named Ada hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "I have my father and mother in my family. My mother is now working in a factory in Gubishev; my father is in the army, and now in the Don Front."
"Oh, your father is also in the Don River Front?" Anisimov quickly showed a surprised expression when he heard Ada say this: "Then do your father know that you come here to be a sanitary officer?"
"He doesn't know." Ada answered quite straightforwardly this time: "I have never seen my father since the outbreak of the war. I came here with my mother's consent. She hoped that I would have the opportunity to meet my father on the battlefield."
"You have not seen your father since the outbreak of the war." Anisimov had a bitter smile on his face when he heard Ada say this. He felt that if Ada's father was an ordinary soldier, he might have died in a certain battle, otherwise how could he have not contacted his family for a year or two. He asked tactfully: "Do you think he is still alive?"
"Yes, Comrade Political Commissar, he is still alive." Ada replied in an extremely firm tone: "I am very sure that he is still alive and lives well."
As the two were talking, the health captain Pavlov had already arrived nearby. He saw the dozens of health workers standing in front of him, and his face changed drastically. He walked quickly to Anisimov and said in a low voice: "Comrade Political Commissar, what I need is experienced medical staff, not a group of children."
"Military Doctor Pavlov," although Anisimov was not satisfied with the young health workers sent by his superiors, he had to make a gesture in front of Pavlov: "These children were sent by his superiors to assist you in establishing field hospitals. If you think they are not suitable for carrying wounded people on the battlefield, temporarily place them inside the hospital and help the original medical staff to treat the wounded."
"I understand, comrade of the political commissar." Pavlov replied helplessly: "I will follow your instructions to properly arrange these children."
Chapter completed!