129. a piece returns where it came from, by the chariot

Helpmates in xiangqi

4 moves

Black moves first and both sides cooperate: Black, Red, Black, Red, and Red's second move mates. Black has 33 legal first moves and exactly one of them works. 20 pieces, Black 53 to Red 13 in material, mate by the chariot. Themes: a piece returns where it came from, the general w…