What connotation is attributed to the “parlor generals” in the following lines from “To Be of Use”?

Question

[people] who are not parlor generals and field deserters / but move in a common rhythm / when the food must come in or the fire be put out.
(1 point)
Responses

a. laziness

b. brutality

c. patience

d. indifference

Answer 1

c. patience