That has infuriated members of the opposition, who think that Assad will use the time to try to definitively crush the protest movement.

这一举措惹怒了不少反对派，他们认为阿沙德会利用这段时间来彻底灭掉反对派。

Armed with a halberd and bedecked in plate armour, these men provide stiff and bloody opposition to all who wish to do them harm. Their long halberds can fend off cavalry, and crush armour.

他们手持长戟，身披板甲，极为残暴嗜血，对一切敌人都毫不留情，其手中长戟即能穿透重甲，亦可击杀骑兵。