In fact, not only Sun Ning, but also Yanhu He Qing and other generals also had the same question in their hearts after calming down, and then their eyes also fell on their own emperor.

The next choice will determine the life and death and future of these 2,000 people.

"Luoyang is definitely not going back. Now that the rebels have completely mastered the city, it is even more likely that they have begun to send troops and horses to find my whereabouts. Sun Ning's mind spun rapidly, and he immediately rejected one of the options.

If he, the emperor, really wants to run back to Luoyang, he will throw himself into the net, but if he doesn't go back to Luoyang, where can he go?

The nearby state capitals were either captured by the rebels or completely independent, and his status as emperor was not needed at all.

As for going to Jiangnan or the southwest, which are far away from the Central Plains, it is completely inappropriate to travel a long way and lack food and soldiers.

So after some calculation, Sun Ning finally turned his heart on the side and said decisively: "At this moment, the primary purpose is to preserve my own strength, and I can retreat without confronting a large number of rebels." It's also about finding a suitable place to live. ”

"Your Majesty, shall we go back to the palace?" Someone couldn't help but suggest.

"No, it's really a dead end to stay there, there must be a place where the rebels don't expect!" Sun Ning quickly recalled the geographical terrain around Luoyang in his mind, and then his expression was solemn.

"Into the mountain!"

"Ah......" Everyone was stunned, obviously unable to accept His Majesty's decision.

They are all dignified officers and soldiers, and they are the most noble Yulinwei. Even if the world is in chaos now and Luoyang is lost, it will not fall to the point of falling into the grass, right?

Even if you want to run, you should go to a nearby state capital city to settle down.

Sun Ning quickly glanced at them, and said: "If you go elsewhere, the rebels will be on guard, and only by entering the mountain can we buy a period of time to breathe and gain a foothold."

"Also, the current situation is that the enemy is outnumbered, and the head-on duel is far from being the enemy of the rebels, but after entering the complex terrain of the mountain, the victory or defeat is no longer determined by the number of troops.

"Last point, there have been many thieves and cottages in the depths of the mountain over the years, and the imperial court has been unable to suppress them many times, so if we enter it, we can naturally ensure safety.

"Of course, this is only a stopgap measure for now, and it is not too late for us to come out and regroup when the situation changes. This is my decision. ”

The emperor has said this, and the soldiers can only comply with any objections, after all, they have just sworn to be loyal to the emperor forever.

So, with Sun Ning's order, the entire army moved quickly.

They left the flat and wide official road and followed the rugged path towards the mountain to the north.

After such a rapid march for half a day, when it was dark, they had gone around to the foot of the mountain, and thus entered the vast deep mountains.

Although this mountain is located near Luoyang, the capital of the capital, but because it is no longer on the key road, it has not been deliberately developed by the imperial court. In addition, over the years, there have always been several bandits entrenched in it, scaring away the ordinary people who depend on the mountains for their livelihood, which has led to dense forests and complex terrain.

Not to mention that more than 1,000 of them entered the mountain, even if the imperial court sent tens of thousands of officials and soldiers into the mountain before, it was like water entering a soup pot, and there was no movement.

After only a few twists and turns, the whole team has been completely cut off from the outside world, and its own safety has been truly ensured.

At this time, even if any of the rebels knew that they had entered the mountain and wanted to chase them, it would probably not be possible to find their whereabouts.

It was only at this time that Sun Ning ordered to rest on the spot, and the soldiers lit bonfires, took out the pots and bowls of the army, and began to bury pots and make rice.

Sun Ning didn't see the emperor's specialness, and like everyone, he only gnawed on the nest.

This kind of performance made all the soldiers admire it even more. I thought that His Majesty the Emperor's so-called sharing weal and woe was just talking, but now I know that what he said is completely true.

It's just that this doesn't mean that there is no problem, just when everyone was eating food and resting against the tree, Yan Hu came to Sun Ning's side and whispered: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the food we carry with us is not enough." At most, it will be enough for the brothers to eat for three or five days, and then they will have to run out of cooking. ”

Sun Ning nodded, he had already thought of this. Originally, when they came out of the palace, they didn't let the team bring too much food, but now that there are more soldiers and horses, the consumption is naturally greater.

"The problem of food naturally still has to be solved, since it is in this mountain, it is natural to rely on the mountain to eat the mountain."

"Your Majesty means ...... Do you want everyone to go hunting and picking fruits? I'm afraid this is not a long-term solution. ”

Sun Ning glanced at Yan Hu's embarrassed appearance, and smiled: "Who said that he relied on the beasts and fruits on the mountain to live?" Aren't there still several villages in the mountains? I think they have a lot of food left in their warehouse, enough for us to live for a few months! ”