The elephants bellowed, and the Srivijaya army appeared in front.

The Song army formed ranks, and every Song soldier was wearing light leather armor, which was standard equipment for the navy, especially the South China Sea navy.

The weather in the South China Sea is too hot; if you wear armor, you could easily get burned.

The quality of the Song army's horse-slaying swords was also uniformly improved, and the manufacturing process became more rigorous.

The musketeers at the front lined up, loaded their guns, raised their muskets, and waited for the enemy to arrive.

The Srivijaya army launched a charge, with infantry and elephants charging together.

When the Srivijaya army charged, they were not necessarily much stronger than the bandits of the Song Dynasty; their formation was scattered and they looked powerless.

After all, it is different from China, which has a long tradition of recording military strategies and historical culture.

In this era, perhaps only the great nation of China has the habit of writing history books.

Other countries, let alone recording historical materials, cannot even standardize their writing.

Therefore, small South China Sea countries like Srivijaya have no real military strategy for fighting, because the experience of their predecessors has been largely lost.

When these small countries fight, whoever has the most people, shouts the loudest, and is the most intimidating wins.

How could they understand the absolute authority of military orders, or the importance of troop deployment?

Furthermore, because they had lived in the tropics for a long time and had plenty of food and drink, they were not able to endure hardship at all.

Ten cannons were neatly arranged in front of them.

Once the Srivijaya army was within range, the Song army began to attack with artillery.

Boom boom boom...

The deafening roar that suddenly erupted on the plain blasted the Srivijaya soldiers who had just charged forward into a bloody mess.

The sound of cannons rang out on the plain, startling Xia Chi.

This also startled the other Srivijaya troops.

Before they could even figure out what was happening, people ahead of them were blown to pieces, some dying instantly.

Some had an arm blown off, and half of their bodies were covered in blood.

Some had their heads blown off, leaving blood splattered everywhere.

Those in front were startled and slowed down, but those behind, unaware, continued to rush forward.

Boom boom boom...

The cannons continued firing, bombarding the Srivijaya army.

Once the Srivijaya army was within the musketeers' firing range, the officer drew his sword and brandished it, shouting, "Musketeers, fire!"

Bang bang bang...

The musketeers in the first rank immediately pulled the trigger, and were then skillfully replaced by those in the second rank.

The three rows in front took turns, their movements were very skilled.

Once the enemy had charged a hundred meters away, the musketeers in front immediately retreated to the rear, and the crossbowmen came online, unleashing a dense rain of arrows.

After the crossbowmen finished firing, the Song army neatly put away their ranged weapons, and the spearmen rushed to the front, raising their nearly two-meter-long spears horizontally.

The tips of each spear gleamed with a cold, metallic sheen in the sunlight.

Soon, the Srivijaya army charged forward, with the soldiers at the front crashing into their spears.

Some bodies were pierced through, and their intestines spilled out.

Some were stabbed in the neck, where the flesh was torn into a grotesque mess.

Others rushed forward and stabbed at the Song soldiers with razor-sharp wooden sticks, but the sticks struck the Song soldiers' shields instead.

With a bang, it was blocked.

Without hesitation, the spearmen in the rear of the Song army also began to exert their strength.

The captain shouted from the side, "Charge!"

The spearmen began to advance, their steps and rhythms synchronized, and they actually began to push back the advancing Srivijaya army.

Using modern units of measurement, the average height of Song soldiers was 175cm, while the average height of soldiers in Srivijaya was 155cm. Although they had no shortage of food, they mainly ate fruits and vegetables, and their animal husbandry was underdeveloped.

The Song army required meat at every meal and underwent constant training.

Aside from his height, he was physically strong, and pushing aside this group of monkey-like enemy soldiers was just a piece of cake!

The crossbowmen behind continued firing arrows, the rain of arrows arcing through the air before landing on the Srivijaya army that was still charging forward.

The war on the plains instantly turned into a fierce close-quarters battle.

Human life becomes worthless in this instant, and people are being ruthlessly killed every moment.

The Song army's left and right flanks began to change formation, stretching out like a pair of wings, and flanked the enemy.

From a bird's-eye view, the Srivijaya army, which had an overwhelming numerical advantage, was immediately suppressed by the red Song army.

Both the forwards and the left and right wings began to break down.

Li Bao stood in the central command position, surveying the military situation ahead with his telescope. Even he was astonished that the Srivijaya army had collapsed so quickly.

As expected, they are a small country with a weak team.

Their fighting style was no different from that of Zhao Yan's pirates; they lacked professional formations, let alone military strategy.

Soon, the 6,000-strong Song army, with its overwhelming momentum, completely suppressed the army of Srivijaya.

Let's start the sweep!

About half an hour later, Xia Chi saw that the army in front of him had collapsed like a house of cards, and he was completely stunned.

Even from a distance, he could feel the terrifying charge and powerful attack of the Song army.

The elephants following the running infantry let out shrill cries as they were charged by musketeers and crossbowmen.

The elephant soldiers, in pain, began to lose their composure and stagger.

Some kicked the Srivijaya infantrymen away, while others trampled them to death.

The Song army on both flanks consisted of soldiers from the first battalion wielding horse-slaying sabers, the second battalion wielding iron maces, and the third battalion uniformly using axes.

Soldiers engaged in close combat typically wield shields in their left hands and offensive weapons in their right.

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