An axe was suddenly thrown over, spinning rapidly in the air before finally striking one of Xia Chi's personal guards on the head. The head smashed open, and brains splattered all over Xia Chi's face.
The strong smell of blood almost made him vomit.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
Xia Chi was so frightened that he lost his composure and turned to run away.
The war was short-lived; the Srivijaya army quickly collapsed and began to flee.
The Song army dared not let their guard down, and the Song troops in front continued to pursue and kill them. Li Bao led his men to begin chasing and killing the fleeing Xia Chi.
For the Song army, capturing the capital of Srivijaya was only a matter of time and not difficult.
Once a small country like Srivijaya is wiped out, it is essentially rendered powerless.
Furthermore, there is no evidence that anyone else is mobilizing soldiers in the capital.
The capital city itself had a small population, and almost none of them were capable of fighting.
Therefore, after annihilating this defeated Srivijaya army, Srivijaya was essentially at the mercy of the Song army, which could do whatever it wanted there.
In orthodox history, the reason why China never sent troops to these small countries in the South China Sea was because the area was simply too poor.
Would a billionaire go and earn a few dollars from poor people in remote mountain villages?
Even if you turn that place upside down, it probably wouldn't be enough to cover the travel and food expenses of the people sent there.
If it were to be a direct confrontation, their combat strength would be on completely different levels, and they would crush each other.
If it weren't for the goal of spreading Chinese civilization globally, from an economic perspective and considering immediate gains and losses, Zhao Huan wouldn't have bothered with such a poor and worthless place.
However, from a macro perspective and in the long term, it is certain that it must become a part of China.
The conquest of Srivijaya signifies that the Song Dynasty has gained dominance over the South China Sea.
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