Wang Jian
Prepared Advance makes patience visible as coordinated movement. Its power lies in arranging two pieces before the next confrontation rather than increasing their combat strength.
PREPARED ADVANCE
Once per battle, instead of your action: move two different friendly units one space each without combat. Resolve the moves in order.
What it means in play
Once per battle, replace your action with one noncombat move for each of two different friendly units. Resolve the moves in order; this ability grants no attack.
The historical lens
The Shiji portrays Wang Jian as a commander who insisted on substantial resources before the campaign against Chu and waited for an advantageous moment. Prepared Advance turns that received portrait of careful preparation into a modern rule.
Reading the illustration
Bamboo planning slips and orderly troops in the source direction connect the commander to preparation.