C759 Infantry against cavalry

In the front of the Yan Army, heavy armoured soldier used an iron spear that was over 20 feet long. With a white wax rod as a body, it was then tightly entangled with many layers of silk hemp, and layers upon layers of high quality paint was used to cement the spear together. In the end, the entire spear shaft was painted black, it was both hard and soft, and extremely tough