Quote Originally Posted by the_handsome_viking
This idea seems pretty cool, it would also be cool if less or no men deserted the army if the general you had incharge of the army was really charismatic and famous whereas a lazy and cowardly imbecile of a general who had a reputation for getting drunk and eating everyones rations, would make men desret him really quickly.
The thing you can do here is change the morale of the men serving that general, depending on his ability/reputation, or make it more difficult/easier for him to recruit men to his cause (represented by the cost to train new units).