Wang Zhong: "It's still better to limit it to one cup a day. I'm sticking to one cup a day now."
Marshal Gorky, looking utterly unwilling: "It's just a bit of sweet water, is it really necessary? I think I should eat less sausage at every meal."
Wang Zhong naturally steered the conversation from small talk to the current state of the war: "Any major moves from the Western Front Army this winter?"
"No. We suffered greater losses than you did in the summer campaign. Some divisions have been reduced to 5,000 men. I discussed with the Chief of Staff that if we continue suffering such losses, it would be hard to sustain, so we've decided to take the next half a year to train the troops, at least to make them last longer in battle.
"As for the frontline, we plan to launch a series of division-level offensives aimed at equalizing the front, so we can reduce the number of troops that stay in direct contact with the enemy on the front line.
