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European traditional cavalry image

In Asia, vests are mostly used to protect against arrow injuries, while in the west, Western Europe developed from Roman-Celtic cavalry to early Crusaders, with a small proportion of general infantry and archery/javelin/ejection infantry. The main means of attack is explosive continuous knight charge, and the development of hundreds of years is mainly reflected in better organization. Therefore, the armored ratio is not high or not, and the long-range threat is great. Orientals choose conservative tactics, so they have developed armor that gives up speed to protect.

China cavalry is one of the important arms in the history of China. Weapons include spears, swords, etc. Long ago, in the Shang Dynasty, there were some customs of knights and horseback riding. At the same time, the nomadic people in the north were also called "cavalry" by China people, and so were China people in Shang Dynasty: Zhou people in Shang Dynasty were famous for raising horses. According to the records of Yazhi in the Book of Songs, the ancestors of Zhou people "the ancient duke bowed down to his father and came to the court to fetch horses".

European knights were a special class in medieval Europe. They rode horses and waved spears and swords. They are invincible, with 100 enemies. After taking off his armor, he will write poems, meet women, pursue progress and have extreme religious beliefs. Behind wealth and honor, knights bear unknown responsibilities. In one battle after another, they desperately tried to stab their spears into each other's hearts. In summer, they desperately climbed sheets to keep out the sun and in winter, thus taking advantage of the winners.

Because the geographical environment is different, the environment is also different. So clothing will be different, one is to prevent sandstorms, and the other is to protect your body from direct injury. Knights in the country wear vests, the main significance of which is to prevent bows and arrows. The main attack mode of European knights is explosive continuous knight charge, and its development for hundreds of years is mainly reflected in better organization.