Treatise on Armament Technology, Volume 270

...if one exits the gate without a clear strategy, one should occupy the Third Sacrifice in the Northeast. Offer one breast of dried beef and pour wine as an offering. Use blue-green silk The color qing (青) represents the Wood element and the direction of the East/Northeast in traditional Chinese cosmology. for the seating mat. The Great General shall face Northeast and bow twice.

The incantation says: "Taiyi of the Third Palace, may the ten thousand spirits assist my three armiesoriginal: "sanjun" (三軍). A traditional term for the entire body of an army, typically divided into Left, Center, and Right wings.. Command the enemy to be defeated by their own hand; let none dare stand against me."

If the calculation yields a Four:
When deploying the troops, the infantry shall lead, followed by the chariots and cavalry, with the Great General positioned in the center. If one exits the gate without a clear strategy, one should occupy the Fourth Sacrifice in the due East. Offer one breast of dried beef and pour wine as an offering. Use red silk for the seating mat. The Great General shall face East and bow twice.

The incantation says: "Taiyi of the Fourth Palace, may the ten thousand spirits protect my three armies. Command the enemy to surrender of their own accord; let none dare stand against me."