The General asks the Major, "The enemy is coming towards you from two angles and your men are pinned down. What are your preferred tactics."

The Major replies, "Preferred tactics? I would say that I preferred the little green, minty ones."

Well, let's see if you understood this joke the same way I did. I think it is about something edible that starts with the letter c.

can anyone explain it haha I'm clueless

a confection brand?

EXPLANATION:-

It all refers to a little confection, very popular in the British Isles called, wait for it, TICTACs


Here's what I found on Google:-

Tic Tac (stylized as "tic tac") is a brand of small, hard mint manufactured by the Italian company Ferrero. They were first produced in 1969 and are now available in a variety of flavours in over 100 countries.