Chapter 744 More evil, more ruthless, and more desperate
In the military terminology of the previous life, there was a professional term called "collapse rate".
The so-called collapse rate refers to the proportion of casualties when an army critically collapses in battle.
This ratio is not an absolute indicator and varies for different eras, different countries, and different military compositions.
But in most cases, the collapse rate of any army is much lower than most people think.
According to professional research in previous lives, the collapse rate of ancient farming legions was about 5 to 10%.
This means that as long as the casualty rate of an army reaches one-tenth, the entire army will collapse on the battlefield and begin a desperate retreat.
With the development of the times, this number has increased somewhat.
For example, the collapse rate of the US military is about 20%. Once it exceeds 20%, commanders can consider surrender.
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 "non-collapse rate in the field" of 90% or even 100%.
Fight in a position to the last man, and neither escape nor surrender.
Without discussing the above, in short, any army, no matter how large it is, will easily collapse in morale under normal circumstances.
And this collapse threshold is actually very low.
This undoubtedly proves that humans are often not as brave as they think.
But at this moment, when Wei Changtian looked at the unfamiliar and determined faces around him, he suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of tragedy.
...
The moonlight was as bright as ink, and there were more and more soldiers around, soon reaching no less than ten thousand.
They stared intently at Wei Changtian and the seven men, the weapons in their hands reflecting cold light as dense as stars in the moonlight and firelight.
There is no doubt that compared to the golden-armored general who died for his beliefs just now, these ordinary soldiers do not have a strong sense of honor for their family and country.
Normally speaking, although the casualty rate of this million-strong army tonight is not high, after all the high-ranking generals in the army are killed in battle, they should collapse and flee.
After all, "It's hard for a group of people to succeed without a leader." What's more, these people are far from being a "group of leaders."
So why did they make this choice?
Are you infected by the integrity of the fifteen people who just fought to the death?
Is it because of the last sentence of General Jin Jia: "Return to eternal prosperity"?
Wei Changtian didn't know, he could only say that humans are so weird sometimes.
When you are weak, you are afraid of nothing.
When you are brave, you are not afraid of anything.
As for whether he is cowardly or brave, it may only be a matter of thought.
If the first person hadn't come forward just now, these people might not show up later.
But as long as someone ignites this "lead", it will be like the last snowflake that triggered the avalanche. No matter what everyone's true thoughts are, they can only be carried down by this huge wave...
"..."
"Amitabha......"
"Master Wei, let's go..."
Next to him, a Buddhist monk sighed softly, his eyes a bit sad.
Although he is trapped in a tight siege, the initiative now lies entirely with Wei Changtian.
After all, third-level masters can fly in the air in a short time, so they can choose to ignore these soldiers and "fly back" to Fengyuan City directly.
Of course, they can also kill for a while and then leave.
But to be honest, even if you kill seven of them, you won't be able to kill too many people, no more than about 10,000 people.
And this number is obviously insignificant when compared to millions.
In addition, Wei Changtian had been injured in the battle just now, and if something unexpected happened, the gain would undoubtedly outweigh the loss, so this second-grade eminent monk proposed to leave directly.
but......
"Walk?"
Slowly pulling out the Longquan Sword, Wei Changtian smiled: "Senior Monk, why are you leaving?"
"The two armies are at war now. If one more of us kills, one less of our soldiers may die in the future."
"We just have this opportunity tonight. Since they are coming to die, we should accept them all."
"Are you right?"
"But......"
The eminent Buddhist monk opened his mouth, but after hesitating for a moment, he did not try to persuade him again. He just shook his head and warned:
"Master Wei, you can kill the enemy, but we are still in the enemy camp after all, with nearly a million enemy troops surrounding us."
"Entrusted by Your Majesty, I will definitely do my best to protect you."
"But please do what you can, Master, and don't..."
"Act within your capabilities?"
Looking at the earnest Buddhist monk, Wei Changtian suddenly interrupted him.
"Senior Monk, I don't know how to act within one's ability. I only know that they are of the lower third grade and I am of the upper third grade."
"So it will be impossible for me to escape tonight."
"Exactly. I want to see how long their courage can persist."
"..."
It will be impossible to escape.
The meaning of Wei Changtian's words couldn't be more straightforward, that is, no matter how many people on the opposite side come to fight, he will not leave, but will continue to fight here until the millions of troops are defeated.
But know that this is just one situation.
Another situation, of course, is that Wei Changtian was consumed to death before the enemy army collapsed.
"Master Wei, you..."
His eyes widened suddenly, and the Buddhist monk hurriedly tried to persuade Wei Changtian to calm down.
But the latter didn't give him a chance to speak. At this time, he raised his head and coldly glanced at the countless pairs of eyes staring at him around him.
"Listen carefully!"
"Don't you want to avenge your general? Don't you want to prove that your Dagan people and Dahui people are not cowards?"
"good!"
"I give you this chance!"
"I! Wei Changtian! I will stand here tonight! I will never take a step back!"
"If you have the ability, then come and kill me!"
Many long swords floated around him again, and Wei Changtian's roar echoed clearly in the night sky.
He raised the front finger of Longquan Sword, pointed the tip of the sword at the pawn who stood up first, and shouted the last word in his mouth.
"Come!!"
"..."
"boom!!!"
Like a charging drum, like a boulder smashed into the water.
When Wei Changtian swung his sword and chopped off the soldier's head mercilessly, countless soldiers around him rushed towards him with red eyes like huge waves.
"kill!!!"
"Kill!!!!"
"Avenge the General!!"
"kill!!!"
"boom!"
"Bang bang bang bang!!"
Roars and roars instantly intertwined, and various powerful moves exploded among the crowd.
In the encirclement, except for the leading Buddhist monk and Wei Changtian, the other five people, no matter what they thought in their hearts, were already attacking the enemy individually, and took away hundreds of lives in an instant.
Wei Changtian also took a step forward, controlling more than a thousand swords around him and preparing to start a killing spree.
But just before his body was about to flash out, he suddenly paused and looked back at the Buddhist monk who was still stunned in the midst of the chaotic voice.
"Eminent monk, I know that your Buddhist sect is compassionate and pays attention to helping others with kindness."
"But in my opinion, when dealing with evil people, you should be more evil than him, and when dealing with ruthless people, you should be more ruthless than him."
"Now that the enemy is desperate for our lives, we must be even more desperate than them."
"I'm not trying to be brave, I'm just forced to do it."
"Because I have to win this battle..."
"..."
After saying the last words, Wei Changtian didn't care about the expression of the eminent monk. He turned around and shot out with more than a thousand long swords, turning into a silver torrent and slamming 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.