Chapter 746: More evil, more cruel, and more desperate
In the military terminology of the previous life, there is a professional term called "collapse rate".
The so-called collapse rate refers to the proportion of casualties when an army is on the verge of collapse in battle.
This ratio is not an absolute indicator. It is different for armies of different eras, countries, and compositions.
But in most cases, the collapse rate of any army is much lower than most people imagine.
There have been professional studies in the past that showed the collapse rate of ancient farming armies was about 5 to 10%.
This means that if the casualty rate of an army reaches one tenth, the entire legion will collapse on the battlefield and begin a desperate rout.
With the development of the times, this number has increased a little.
For example, the collapse rate of the US military is about 20%. Once it exceeds 20%, the commander can consider surrendering.
Of course, this is not absolute.
After all, the army collapse rate of some small countries is only 1%, while some armies can achieve a "field combat non-collapse rate" of 90% or even 100%.
Fight in a position until the last man stands, no one escapes or surrenders.
We will not discuss the above in detail. In short, under normal circumstances, the morale of any army, no matter how large it is, can easily collapse.
And the threshold for collapse is actually very low.
This undoubtedly proves that humans are often not as brave as we think.
But at this moment, when Wei Changtian looked at the strange and resolute faces around him, he suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of tragedy.
The moonlight was as dark as ink, and the number of soldiers around increased more and more, and soon reached no less than ten thousand.
They stared at Wei Changtian and the other seven men, the weapons in their hands reflecting cold rays as densely packed as stars in the moonlight and firelight.
There is no doubt that compared to the golden-armored general who just died for his beliefs, these ordinary soldiers do not have a strong sense of honor for their country and family.
Normally, although the casualty rate of this million-strong army was not high tonight, after all the high-ranking generals in the army were killed in battle, they should have collapsed and fled.
After all, “nothing can be accomplished without a leader”, not to mention that these people are far from being considered “dragons”.
So why did they make this choice? Were they inspired by the courage of the fifteen people who had just fought to the death?
Was it because of the last words of the golden-armored general, "Great Return, Eternal Prosperity"? Wei Changtian didn't know, he could only say that humans were just that strange sometimes.
When you are a coward, you are afraid of nothing.
When you are brave, you are not afraid of anything.
As for whether it is cowardice or bravery, perhaps it is just a matter of thought.
If the first person hadn't stepped forward, these people might not have shown up later.
But as long as someone lights this "fuse", it will be like the last snowflake that triggers an avalanche. No matter what everyone really thinks, they will be swept down by this huge wave ."
"Amitabha."
"Master Wei, let's go."
Beside him, a Buddhist monk sighed softly, with a look of sorrow in his eyes.
Although surrounded, the initiative is now entirely on Wei Changtian's side.
After all, top three masters can fly in the air for a short period of time, so they can choose to ignore these soldiers and directly "fly back" to Fengyuan City.
Of course, they can also kill for a while and then leave.
But to be honest, even if we kill the seven of them, we won't kill too many people, only about ten thousand at most.
This number is obviously insignificant when compared to millions.
In addition, Wei Changtian had just been injured in a battle, and if an accident happened, it would undoubtedly be more trouble than gain, so this second-grade monk suggested leaving directly.
But "go?"
Slowly pulling out the Longquan Sword, Wei Changtian smiled and said, "Master, why do you want to leave?"
"Now the two armies are at war. If we kill one more soldier, perhaps one less soldier will die in the future."
"We have this opportunity tonight. Since they are here to die, we should accept them all."
"Are you right?"
"But."
The Buddhist monk opened his mouth, but after hesitating for a moment, he did not persuade him any further. He just shook his head and warned: "Master Wei, you can kill the enemy, but we are still in the enemy camp after all, and there are nearly a million enemy troops around us."
"As entrusted by your majesty, I will do my best to protect you."
"But please do it according to your ability, sir. Don't do it."
"Act within your means?"
Looking at the Buddhist monk who was speaking earnestly, Wei Changtian suddenly interrupted him.
"Master, I don't understand what it means to act within one's ability. I only know that they are of the lower third rank, and I am of the upper third rank."
"So there is no way I can escape tonight."
"That's great. I want to see how long their courage can last."
“.”
It is impossible to escape.
The meaning of Wei Changtian's words could not be more straightforward, that is, no matter how many people came forward on the opposite side, he would not leave, but would keep fighting here until the million-strong army was defeated.
But understand that this is just one situation.
The other scenario, of course, is that Wei Changtian would be exhausted to death before the enemy army collapsed.
"Master Wei, you..."
His eyes suddenly widened, and the Buddhist monk hurriedly tried to persuade Wei Changtian to calm down.
But the latter did not give him the chance to speak. He raised his head and glanced coldly at the countless pairs of eyes staring at him.
"Listen carefully!"
"Don't you want to avenge your general? Don't you want to prove that you Daqian and Dahui people are not cowards?"
"good!"
"I'll give you this chance!"
"I! Wei Changtian! I will stand here tonight! I will never take a single step back!"
"If you have the guts, come and kill me!"
Countless long swords appeared around him again, and Wei Changtian's roar echoed clearly in the night sky.
He raised the Longquan sword and pointed it forward, aiming the tip at the first soldier who stepped forward, and suddenly shouted the last word.
"Come!!"
“.”
"boom!!!"
It is like a charging war drum, or like a huge rock smashing into the water.
When Wei Changtian swung his sword and ruthlessly chopped off the soldier's head, countless soldiers around him rushed over with red eyes like huge waves.
"kill!!!"
“Kill!!!!”
"Revenge for the General!!"
"kill!!!"
"Bang!"
“Bang, bang, bang, bang!!”
Roars and roars instantly intertwined into one, and all kinds of powerful moves exploded among the crowd.
Inside the encirclement, except for the leading Buddhist monk and Wei Changtian, the other five people, no matter what they thought in their hearts, had already used their own moves to meet the enemy, and in an instant, they took away hundreds of lives.
Wei Changtian also took a step forward, controlling more than a thousand long swords around him and preparing to start a killing spree.
However, just before his figure was about to flash out, he suddenly paused, and turned back to look at the Buddhist monk who was still standing there in a daze amid the chaotic sounds.
"Master, I know that you Buddhists are compassionate and believe in saving people with kindness."
"But in my opinion, to deal with a bad person, you have to be more bad than him, and to deal with a ruthless person, you have to be more ruthless than him."
"Now that the enemy is reckless, we must be even more reckless than them."
"I'm not trying to be brave, I just have no choice."
"Because I have to win this battle."
“.”
After saying the last sentence, Wei Changtian didn't care about the monk's expression. He turned around and shot out with more than a thousand long swords, turning into a silver torrent and crashing into the dense crowd.
A crescent moon was in the sky, and this night that was destined to go down in history finally reached its climax at this moment.
(End of this chapter)
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