Lin Tian's reputation was far too immense for them to bear.
Moreover, the leader of Blackhead Mountain was merely a deserter from the defeated Chu army.
It was Lin Tian himself who had led the great Qin army to rout them years ago.
Now, with Lin Tian once again arriving to attack, it was undoubtedly a fatal blow to him.
His first instinct was to flee. Only by escaping would they have any chance of survival.
However, by now, it was clearly too late for them to think of fleeing.
The Great Qin army had already completely surrounded them.
They were now trapped on the mountain, with virtually no retreat.
It was because of this that some among them, having perceived their leader's intentions, hastily inquired:
"Leader, what do we do now? Our entire mountain is surrounded!!"
"Are there no other ways out?"
"None. All paths are sealed!!"
"Just how many people did Qin's Lin Tian bring?"
"At least fifty thousand soldiers. We don't know the exact number!!"
The mention of fifty thousand soldiers sent a chill down Blackhead Mountain's leader's spine.
He was very clear about his own forces.
The total number was only around fifty thousand, and not every one of them was capable of fighting.
Some were merely present to fill the ranks on the mountain.
Furthermore, their combat effectiveness was simply not strong enough. Compared to the Qin army, the difference was vast.
Under such circumstances, facing the Qin army was a dead end.
In Blackhead Mountain's leader's heart, his first thought was not resistance, but surrender.
He wanted to surrender; he wanted to live.
But he also understood that the atrocities he had committed in this region over the years were too grave.
Once Lin Tian led his army up, he would certainly offer no quarter.
Therefore, the thought of surrender, after only appearing in his mind for a short while, was dismissed.
He could not surrender; surrender might lead to a more miserable death.
It was for this reason that, despite his immense fear, Blackhead Mountain's leader still held a resolve to fight to the bitter end.
"Order our soldiers to gather on the mountain and await my command. Once the Qin army attacks, strike at them immediately!!"
"Ah! We really have to fight them? We are no match for them!!"
"I know perfectly well we are no match for them, but if we don't fight, we are sure to die. Since that is the case, we might as well take a gamble!!"
The words 'take a gamble' resonated with many.
They also understood that without a gamble, it was a dead end.
Given this, they were even more willing to fight to the end.
With this thought, a large number of Blackhead Mountain bandits gathered.
They abandoned the ground below the mountain and concentrated entirely on the mountainside.
On the mountainside, they had their advantages.
The terrain was treacherous, and with the high ground, they might be able to carve out an opening.
If a breach could indeed be made, they could quickly escape from here.
It was precisely because of this idea that all their high-ranking members appeared.
They were also on the mountainside, observing the Qin army.
Upon reaching the mountainside, they discovered that the Qin army was far more numerous than they had imagined.
They were dense, as if they had surrounded their entire Blackhead Mountain.
Looking at the numbers, there might be close to a hundred thousand.
Such a figure was undoubtedly despair-inducing.
Blackhead Mountain's leader's face became even more grim.
But at this moment, he did not utter any words of despair.
He knew that saying such things now was completely useless.
Rather than saying despairing words, it was better to take some effective action.
Therefore, after the Great Qin soldiers began their ascent, he unhesitatingly issued his command.
"Attack! Attack now! Drive back their army and attack our Blackhead Mountain!!"
"Bring out all our arrows! Those without arrows, use stones. Roll the stones down, we can surely stop them!"
"Yes!!"
It had to be said that Blackhead Mountain's leader possessed some combat experience.
Therefore, when he ordered the Blackhead Mountain bandits to intercept the Great Qin army, he did so in an organized manner.
It was precisely this orderly action that gave the Blackhead Mountain bandits a different kind of confidence.
They had initially been in a state of panic, but upon hearing the orders, they executed their leader's commands without much thought.
It had to be said that under such circumstances, their execution power was indeed formidable.
However, they were ultimately not a regular army. While their execution was commendable, their killing power remained limited.
The arrows they shot were weak and inaccurate, easily blocked by the Qin soldiers.
The large stones they pushed down were in a similar situation.
Either they were not large enough to be lethal, or they were not fast enough to avoid easily.
In fact, many stones simply gave out halfway down.
And the Great Qin army pressed forward step by step.
As they advanced, they also continuously fired arrows.
A volley of arrows rained down, and the Blackhead Mountain bandits involuntarily retreated.
It wasn't that they didn't want to resist, but the disparity in strength between them was too great.
Such a vast gap in power left them with no ability to resist.
Under the arrows of Great Qin, they were forced to retreat.
This caused the Blackhead Mountain bandits, despite occupying advantageous terrain, to fail to utilize their advantage.
Instead, under the pressure of the Qin army, they were pushed back bit by bit.
Of course, it wasn't just them who retreated; Blackhead Mountain's leader also retreated.
He had wanted to resist, but he found that his position was too close, within the Qin soldiers' attack range.
It was highly possible that with one mistake, they would be shot dead by the Qin soldiers.
Under such circumstances, he naturally had to retreat.
His retreat further spurred many others.
And because of this, a strange scene unfolded on Blackhead Mountain.
Although the Blackhead Mountain bandits were stationed on the mountainside, they were slowly retreating towards the summit.
Especially when they took a step back, they found it impossible to stop their backward movement, making the situation even more peculiar.
As the war had just begun, the Blackhead Mountain bandits were already showing signs of defeat.
This situation made Blackhead Mountain's leader extremely anxious.
"No, we can't continue like this! If this goes on, I will surely die!!"
"I must break out! I must fight my way out! I want to live!!"