"Stay alert!"
The disciplined cavalry of the Undead Army pulled down their chain armor face masks, picked up lances over three meters long, as attendants handed them wolf fang clubs, armor-piercing spikes, and long-handled axes as secondary weapons, which they hung on their saddles.
The Franks were well-armored; traditional Saracen straight swords and Turkic scimitars could hardly inflict damage on them. Against them, armor-piercing weapons were essential.
The Undead Army of the Sassanid Dynasty inherited the title from the previous Achaemenid Dynasty, but unlike its predecessor, it transformed from elite infantry to cavalry.
The so-called "undead" is so because of its vast reserve, allowing immediate replenishment whenever the main force suffers losses.
This is also why, even after the Undead Army suffered significant defeats in Khwarezm, Persia, and Rahab, Bahram was still able to allocate a detachment of two thousand Undead Army soldiers to Ali.
