How viable is a playthrough using ONLY SHOCK TROOPS? Is there no chance against archers and horse archers? Does a shock only horde plow threw everything?

This was done without mods & on bannerlord difficulty with clan member battle deaths off.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:21 The Start (Arena, companions, gear)
1:16 Training shock troops / Equipment
1:38 Marriage / 100 Shock Troops
1:53 First Mercenary Contract & Siege
2:25 Fighting the armies of N. Empire
4:02 Balric vs 2 lords
4:33 Derthert & Caladog contracts
5:11 The Great Aserai Pilgrimage
5:46 Balric's Great Return from Aserai
5:57 Khuzait's invasion of Sturgia
7:19 The dark days of Balric
7:53 Retraining Shock Troops
8:08 WATCH OUT FOR ARROWS
8:28 Siege defense vs Battania (editing mistake)
9:00 FIRST SOLO TOWN SIEGE
9:25 Gangs, Governor & more shock infantry!
9:49 MORE TOWN SIEGES
10:46 HUGE EMPIRE FIGHT & Sieges
11:48 The dying breath of a Kingdom
12:02 The True Threat to Calradia
12:19 Empire VS Khuzait
13:07 Balric's loyalty questioned
13:16 SIEGE DEFENCE & Balric being Betrayed
13:58 Vlandian Army
14:37 SIEGE against Sturgia
14:57 Balric's Extended Vacation
15:32 Final Stage of Balric's plan
16:47 Reclaiming Balric's Fiefs
17:18 Balric VS Monarch
18:07 Conclusion