From fully armored Shield Guards, transformed into Heavy Cavalrymen armored from head to toe!
You should know, for heavy cavalrymen in weighty armor to fully charge, they need at least several hundred meters, or even around one or two kilometers to gain speed. Only then can they reach their peak velocity. Only then can they shatter military formations with the combined force of weight and acceleration.
But if the Heavy Cavalry were hindered in their acceleration due to close engagement or terrain factors, their threat would be greatly diminished.
Meanwhile, the precious Heavy Cavalry could only engage in extremely costly hand-to-hand combat.
During the battles with Jin State, Marshal Yue Fei often used this tactic to exhaust the Iron Fulu of Jin.
But now, the heavy cavalrymen, almost face-to-face, had managed to charge rapidly without any initial acceleration!
