◇ Just read — no move neededNot every opening shouts
The central cannon is a shout; the flying-elephant (飞相局) and horse-first (起马局) openings are a murmur. Red reinforces the centre before Black has decided anything: the elephant parks at the palace front where it guards the general and steadies the middle, the horses step toward the river mouth. Nothing is committed — the same formation can still turn into a central cannon, screened horses or a corner cannon depending on Black's setup. The price: the first-move advantage is spent on structure rather than speed.