There were eleven wounded soldiers in total. Our platoon, including myself, had thirty-five men, so it was roughly two men responsible for each wounded soldier.
At first, we inexperienced recruits didn't know what to do. We couldn't just carry the wounded soldiers by holding their heads and lifting their feet, could we? Even if we could bear it, the wounded soldiers couldn't, right? Besides, some of the wounded soldiers had no legs for us to carry! In the end, the veteran sergeant came up with a solution. He taught us to use readily available materials, such as branches and vines, to make stretchers, and we easily placed the wounded soldiers on the stretchers and carried them away.
At first, it didn't feel too bad, but after walking for a short distance, we started to feel the strain, es
