Volume 5: Red uses the ranked chariot to win Black's filed chariot in the Same direction cannons opening.

Game 1: SD cannons: RR win FR. Black moves A4+5 early. (similar to Vol 1 game 7 of The Secret in the Tangerine)
Game 2: SD cannons: RR win FR. Black uses the riverbank chariot for pawn exchange variation.
Game 3: SD cannons: RR win FR. Black uses the riverbank chariot and then A4+5 variation
Game 4: SD cannons: RR win FR. Black uses A6+5.
Game 5. SD cannons: RR win FR. Black tries to get right chariot out first.

Plum Flower Manual by Wang The modern day ECCO tag(s) for this volume include d04.

Volume 5, well, you guessed it, is dedicated to the Same Direction Cannons again.

However, both sides would make a switch, and Red would use the ranked chariot variation to defeat Black's filed chariot.

Spectacular kills can be seen,

The games are similar to the ones in the Secret in the Tangerine. Please compare the boards shown here with the ones in the Secret in the Tangerine fo grasp how the opening has evloved.

The Webmaster has a thorough analysis of the various variation in this board that he has published on Amazon. 

Most importantly, enjoy!

 

 

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