Overbearing Empress [Third Update]

Following the infantry and mage corps, the cavalry and chariot corps were inspected.

In this era before stirrups and horseshoes had appeared, cavalry was still an auxiliary arm in warfare. The drawback of riders being unable to free both hands prevented cavalry from playing a decisive role in battle, and they were mostly used for scouting and harassment.

Chariots, meanwhile, were the kings of war in this age.

Though they were not as agile as cavalry and turned terribly, chariots dominated the battlefield with their powerful defenses and impact. Heavy chariots were like tanks on the battlefield in this era; no infantry formation could withstand their charge.

During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods of the Celestial Empire, a nation's strength was judged by the number of chariots it possessed. Chariots were counted in "carriages," and a "state of a thousand carriages" was enough to be called a powerful state.

What stood before Ye Ting and Nitocris now were precisely these chariots.

Each imposing chariot was drawn by four warhorses. The horses wore leather barding, with metal armor protecting vital areas. Armed to the teeth, they looked especially majestic.

Three soldiers stood on each chariot. One controlled the horses, one wielded a long-handled duckbill axe, and the other carried a bow and arrows. An Egyptian military banner was planted at the rear of the chariot.

There were over a hundred such chariots before them, enough to prove the strength of Nitocris's current faction. Many weaker nomes did not even possess chariots.

Memphis having so many chariots today was also thanks to the aid of magic. In production, magical techniques could provide tremendous assistance. Spells could make one's hands more dexterous and aid manufacturing through transformation. Spells like "Stone Shaping" and "Shaping" could directly alter an object's form, while