Exactly...
How could anyone not feel reassured by a general like this?
They were indeed short on manpower now, but...
She still suggested that some soldiers who had completed a full year of service be discharged, so they could take the homes that belonged to them and live peacefully.
"Everyone, you may drink, but one cup per person at most. Understood?"
"Yes!"
A deafening response rang out.
Shangguan Yu then walked over to Ye Tianyi's group and sat down on the ground.
"General! A toast to you!"
The soldiers beside them all stood up.
"Sit."
"Yes!"
"Eat. No need to be so reserved!"
"Yes, General!"
"They can still drink alcohol on the battlefield... General Shangguan's rule surprises me a little."
Ye Tianyi said.
Shangguan Yu took a sip of wine and turned the roasting meat over the fire as she said, "That's right, but sometimes drinking a little is actually beneficial. As long as they don't get drunk, it's fine. Each of them is only allowed such a small cup."
"That's true."
Ye Tianyi nodded.
"That's the main thing."
A soldier beside them smiled and said, "The main thing is that the general said we can drink at most one cup. None of us would ever take an extra sip."
Ye Tianyi nodded.
Perhaps that was why drinking alcohol seemed harmless—because they trusted Shangguan Yu enough and obeyed her orders enough.
That was what made a truly formidable general.
"Rules are dead, but people are alive. On the battlefield and in the military, dead rules are indeed necessary. But sometimes, I feel that some rules are simply too harsh. Being strict is certainly a good thing, but if relaxing a harsh rule just a little won't cause any bad consequences, then I don't think it's necessarily impossible."
Shangguan Yu said.