All Under Heaven takes the game and transforms it into a Medieval Asian setting, in a period on the eve of the Mongol invasions of Asia, where the entire continent is about to be thrown into a period of warfare which will shape its history and determine the autonomy of many sovereign nations. In All Under Heaven, you may choose to control one of 15 nations from the start date of 1180 A.D. to the end date of 1280 A.D. Hundreds of new units, buildings, events, traits, ancillaries, and other features will bring the mystique and splendor of the Far East into your home.
Drawn mainly from the provincial elite and landowners rich enough to afford one or two horses, these horsemen are generally well equipped. Armored in leather lamellar and shields they serve as a powerful component to any Song army. Capable of chasing horse archers or charging into Jurchen infantry effectively, these medium cavalry are well armed with daos and lances. Battle hardened but not invincible these soldiers have a superb moral and can weather a flight of arrows while charging into any enemy. While the hereditary military vigor has been chastised by Song scholars, in few other units will one be able to find fervor as high as in these soldiers. An adept commander would conserve these troops until his infantry have pinned down the enemy, resulting in a victory not seen since the likes of Yue Fei.