The Xiongnu did not know that Lin Tian harbored ambitions of attacking their main camp.
If they had known, they would have been greatly surprised, followed by mockery.
After all, the Xiongnu had existed for so many years, and no one had ever breached their main camp.
During times of war, it was always the Xiongnu who attacked the Central Plains, never the other way around.
The Central Plains could only passively endure.
To attack the Xiongnu's main camp was simply a pipe dream.
The Xiongnu were exceedingly confident in their cavalry, believing that if the Central Plains dispatched their own cavalry to the Xiongnu's main camp, they would be annihilated.
If it were infantry, it would be even more impossible.
Their cavalry was incredibly agile, and the Xiongnu region was their homeland; no one was more familiar with it.
With the advantage of home turf in the Xiongnu region, how could they possibly lose?
Even now, as the Xiongnu attacked Yanmen Pass, they had never once considered the possibility of defeat.
On the contrary, they were full of high spirits, determined to capture Yanmen Pass.
"Charge! Have no fear, charge forward quickly!!"
"Your warhorses have been blindfolded, they have nothing to fear, so you simply need to charge forward with them!"
"Soldiers, the rewards I mentioned before are still valid, and those who achieve great merit will be rewarded with gold, silver, jewels, and beauties!"
A series of encouraging policies were relayed, revitalizing the Xiongnu cavalry.
Initially, they had harbored a slight fear of the fire bottles.
After all, deaths would occur whether from the explosion or the flames.
But now, with assurances and rewards, these cavalrymen no longer hesitated.
Before reaching Yanmen Pass, they charged forward relentlessly.
The sound of their rapid charge attracted everyone's attention.
Seeing the warhorses wearing blindfolds, Lin Tian was also quite surprised.
"These Xiongnu are quite resourceful, knowing to blindfold the horses to reduce their fear!"
"It's indeed a wise decision, but as wise as their decision is now, they will soon realize how foolish it was!"
"It seems General Li Mu has great confidence in my cavalry!"
"I not only have confidence in the Great General's cavalry but also complete trust in the Great General himself!"
Li Mu rarely admired anyone, but Lin Tian was certainly one of them.
Therefore, when Lin Tian spoke those words, Li Mu immediately praised him profusely.
He knew what Lin Tian was about to do, and thus, he understood even better what these Xiongnu cavalry would experience next.
He, too, eagerly awaited that moment.
At this moment, the Xiongnu cavalry were still unaware that Lin Tian had prepared a hundred thousand cavalry to engage them.
They were still attacking Yanmen Pass.
Seeing that Yanmen Pass was still being defended with arrows, rolling logs, and catapults, they felt less apprehensive.
"As expected, these Qin forces only have such tricks! They have no other way to deal with us!"
"Our previous defeat was entirely due to lack of preparation; this time, they have no means to stop us!"
"Just a little longer, and once they start throwing those strange bottles, it will be time for us to capture Yanmen Pass!"
Having dodged the arrows and rolling logs, the Xiongnu cavalry's attention naturally turned to the fire bottles.
In their eyes, as long as they could withstand the onslaught of fire bottles, they could capture Yanmen Pass.
However, what they failed to see was that Lin Tian, along with Li Mu and others, had already descended from Yanmen Pass.
Many soldiers had mounted their warhorses with them, awaiting the opening of Yanmen Pass to charge out.
Outside Yanmen Pass, the Xiongnu cavalry finally awaited the arrival of the fire bottles.
A large number of fire bottles were thrown, killing many Xiongnu cavalry and burning many Xiongnu warhorses.
A significant portion of the Xiongnu cavalry lost their composure at this point.
However, after the time it took to brew half a cup of tea, they stabilized the situation.
They reached the gates of Yanmen Pass and no longer feared the destructive power of the fire bottles.
This filled the Xiongnu cavalry with immense joy.
"We're close, we're finally close to Yanmen Pass!"
"The gates of Yanmen Pass are just ahead, victory is within reach, soldiers, charge!"
"Kill! Let's storm into Yanmen Commandery and plunder everything!!"
Their desperate slaughter was all for the sake of entering Yanmen Commandery to engage in wanton killing, burning, and looting.
If they could occupy Yanmen Commandery and even several neighboring counties, it would be an even greater cause for celebration.
Then, they would have inexhaustible wealth and endless delicacies.
Riches and glory would be theirs at any moment.
Therefore, their expressions were filled with fervor.
"Attack! Break through Yanmen Pass!!"
As this command was issued, the sound of violent ramming echoed.
At this moment, the soldiers outside Yanmen Pass no longer cared about the arrows or the fire bottles being thrown.
They had only one thought: to break through Yanmen Pass.
With this thought, they rammed the city gates with all their might.
Even the Xiongnu commander in the rear became exceptionally tense.
He stared intently at Yanmen Pass, awaiting its breach and the victory of his strategy.
Under his burning gaze, the gates of Yanmen Pass were indeed rammed open by the Xiongnu cavalry.
Feeling the gates of Yanmen Pass being opened, the soldiers who had been ramming them cheered with joy.
"Roar! We've broken open Yanmen Pass!!"
"Soldiers, the gates of Yanmen Pass are open, charge inside!!"
With virtually no hesitation, as soon as the Xiongnu cavalry heard the gates were breached, they wanted to surge into Yanmen Pass.
However, as they looked towards the gates of Yanmen Pass, they found them densely packed with people.
And these people were all cavalry.
Leading them was the Qin general who had been on the city walls earlier, and beside him was Li Mu, with whom they were constantly dealing.
Seeing these figures, some Xiongnu cavalry instinctively sensed that something was wrong.
However, before they could retreat, Lin Tian led the army to charge out first.
"Kill!!"
A large number of cavalry charged out with Lin Tian.
The Xiongnu cavalry, who should have been surging into Yanmen Pass at this moment, began to retreat continuously.
This situation was highly abnormal.
The Xiongnu commander in the distance quickly noticed the anomaly at the gates of Yanmen Pass.
However, when he saw Lin Tian and others leading the cavalry charge, he laughed.
"Hahaha! These Qin people are truly courting death!"
"Our Xiongnu cavalry has been renowned throughout the world, conquering all nations; from where do they derive the courage to fight us!"