> "cowardly" surrender can often be objectively better than "stubborn" bravery See also the Mongol invasion when cities either surrendered and became vassals o

> "cowardly" surrender can often be objectively better than "stubborn" bravery See also the Mongol invasion when cities either surrendered and became vassals or defended themselves, were sieged, captured and sacked. And sometimes everyone there was killed. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_under_the_Mongol_Empire https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_under_the_Mongol...