When the Red Pawn on File 7 Rank 10 advances straight to challenge the Black Horse on File 9 Rank 10, the board trembles like the battlefield of Red Cliffs. The Red Chariot on File 6 Rank 7 intercepts, forcing the Black General on File 5 Rank 9 to choose between life and death. This is one of the classic formations in Vietnamese Xiangqi strategy, where every move is a matter of survival.