Of course the answer is that it is possible at any time. If Meng Guan and Sun Qi bow their heads and admit their mistakes, then attacking Luoyang is not a problem. If the two of them stand on Sima Lun's side, they can still have a certain impact. At least Jingxiang will not pose any threat to Luoyang at all, and Sima Xin's side even needs the kings to divide their troops to rescue him.

In this way, Sima Lun can also rely on Hulao Pass and Hangu Pass, and fight against the army in Guanzhong and Central Plains. He convinced Meng Guan that once Sun Qi succeeded, he would not have to pay attention to any tactics. He could attack with more soldiers and more generals.

"No matter how strong the imperial guards in Luoyang are, I don't believe that they can withstand so many military towns and fight together." Sima Ji came forward very high-profile to boost morale. Anyway, he did not bring the infantry here, and the siege had nothing to do with him.

At worst, after the siege began, he asked Shi Chao to send 20,000 infantrymen to escort Luo Yong over, and he was slowing down along the way. He believed that after conquering Hulao Pass, he should be able to arrive at the battlefield.

On this day, King Sima Ji of Qi, King Sima Ji of Yan, King Sima Xu of Fanyang, and King Sima Yi of Changshan swore a oath in Xuchang, joining forces with King Sima Yong of Hejian, Sima Xin of Jingxiang, Sima Jian of Guanzhong, and Sima Ying of eight vassal kings to send a letter to the world to eliminate Sima Lun and welcome the emperor back. They claimed that they had an army of one million and divided into four routes to siege Luoyang.

As soon as this edict was released, the entire Sizhou was in a panic. The four vassal kings gathered in Xuchang had already sent troops and pointed directly at Hulao Pass.

It was when spring came, and there was still a ray of coldness in front of Hulao Pass. On the Hulao Pass, there were bright torches on the towers of Hulao Pass, and the charcoal fire in the brazier burned wildly, dispelling the cold air in the air, but it could not make the imperial soldiers on the top of the city feel the warmth.

Before hundreds of thousands of troops outside the pass came to Hulao Pass, they only attacked tentatively once, but the military formation that stretched for no distance was terrified even if they stood there. There were too many enemies. Even if it was tall and strong Hulao Pass, he could not make the defenders feel a little safe. Whenever they thought of the appearance of the army outside the pass, the soldiers felt a sense of powerlessness.

The gap between the enemy and us has reached the point where any soldier can be seen by picking up a soldier.

"How do we resist such an enemy? I heard that the eight vassal kings joined forces to send troops. Not only were we Hulao Pass, but there were enemies at eight passes around the capital. If the opponent charges, we may be wiped out." In the corner of the city tower, two soldiers sighed. Within the eight passes, the people of Sizhou said that the strength of the coalition of the kings was strong, and the people of Sizhou were floating, so the people of Sizhou were naturally unable to escape the customs.

"Yes, I heard that there are a million troops. My brother himself followed Dongpingfang to siege Tongguan. I heard that the two vassal kings over there also had 200,000 troops in their hands. Can our imperial guards just stop it? Shh, it seems that someone is coming." The soldiers who answered moved their ears and quickly called their companions to look at the death as if they were home, and looked ahead with vicious eyes.

Bo Chang nodded and seemed to leave with satisfaction. The two soldiers let out a long sigh and saw the frustration in each other's eyes. When they didn't know, Bo Chang left with his back, he was also sighing and looking at Hulao Pass with sorrow. Obviously, he had no confidence in resisting the coalition forces of the kings.

Like the two soldiers just now, he was mentally unsure but looked at death as if he was home. He deceived the two soldiers with a fierce look, and the two soldiers were also deceived him.

"Brother, why do you have to go to war with the army? Just leave it to me." In the army camp outside Hangu Pass, Sima Ying looked at Sima Jian worriedly, and said with an angry look on his face, "Don't you believe me?"

"It's not that I don't believe you, but I don't want to rest on the bed and recuperate." Sima Jian raised his hand with some difficulty and pointed to Luoyang's direction, "This time, the eight vassal kings sent troops at the same time. If you don't come forward for your brother, you're afraid that you won't be able to suppress them."

The last big defeat still had an impact on Sima Jian. At first, it seemed fine, but after a lot of hard work, his body still weakened. After all, the weather was still relatively cold when the troops were sent.

Looking at his youngest brother, Sima Jian said with a pale face and earnestly, "Our family is actually quite special among the gentry. If you are with me, other royal families may have some concerns, but if you can't stand it, you must be careful of someone alone."

"Who!" Sima Ying lowered her voice, thinking in her heart about who Sima Jian was talking about. In an instant, the names of several princes appeared in his heart.

Sima Jian supported himself with his hands and said lightly, "The King of Yan Sima Jimo has a good relationship with the Hu people outside the Great Wall, but Youzhou is remote and sparsely populated, so it is not too strong at present. The army of King Hejian and King Fan Yang may be difficult to deal with, but it is not impossible to deal with. Sima Xin has limited ability to protect himself and is still difficult, so he is also excluded. The only one who is concerned about Qi Sima Jiong."

"You should know that the ruler in the family was Sima Shi, and he was the successor that Emperor Xuan liked. How much effort did the father use to drive Sima You out of Luoyang? Why is it so difficult? Isn't it because he is the legitimate son of Emperor Jing? Our uncle is also the legitimate son of Emperor Wen, and he can represent Emperor Jing and Emperor Wen at the same time. He has a great influence in the royal family, and now Sima Jiong has inherited this influence. If he doesn't have much life for his brother, how can you deal with him?" Sima Jian looked at Sima Ying with a bright look, and finally shook his head slightly, "You may not be able to rob him."

"Because of the army, because you are too impatient for your brother, you and I will only join forces with an army of 200,000. Sima Jiong himself recruited more than 200,000 troops. Compared with his origin, you are not a legitimate son, and you are too young to defeat him." Sima Jian sighed and pointed out Sima Ying's weakness.

"The King of Yan is also from Emperor Wen's lineage!" Sima Ying spoke unwillingly.

Sima Jian shook his head pale and said, "I have adopted it, even Qingxuan himself will not think so much like you."

A legitimate son is a very important matter, especially within the Sima family, especially the distant relatives of the royal family. In their opinion, the person in power can be the legitimate son of Sima Shi's lineage or the legitimate son of Sima Zhao's lineage. Perhaps the former is better and needs the support of the royal family. The former is Sima Jiong and the latter is Sima Jian. As for Sima Ying, he is not the legitimate son at all. If he wants to compete with Sima Jiong, he must be supported by the Qin King, as long as possible, the premise is that Sima Jian must live until that time.

"I am afraid of my brother and change. You must quickly conquer Hangu Pass." Sima Jian grabbed Sima Ying's sleeve and said solemnly, "If you are healthy for your brother, you don't have to come forward to suppress King Qi."

The Eight Kings join forces to siege Luoyang, and Sima Lun will definitely be defeated, but Sima Kam can foresee that this is just the beginning. Now all the kings have successfully gathered their troops and may be dissatisfied with each other's war. Although Sima Kam has no talent, it can be seen from the fact that the kings each have their own troops that they have almost mobilized all their troops. After the attack on Sima Lun, if these troops do not disperse, they may have started a civil war.

Sima Jian wanted to disperse all the soldiers and horses in the hands of the kings while he was still able to hold on, but he had no confidence in his body. He could only hope that Sima Ying would quickly break through Hangu Pass so that he could go to Luoyang to justify the results of the battle and disperse the mobilized army.

"I will do my best!" Sima Ying agreed gritted her teeth. He just left Yizhou because he felt that Sima Lun usurped the throne had threatened him. He had not thought so much, but he did not expect that his brother had thought so far.

The Hulao Pass on the other side of Luoyang is now full of soldiers. Hundreds of thousands of troops are out of sight. There are several flags behind the military formation, with the words Qi, Yan, Fan Yang, Chang Shan and other words written on them. It is obviously the vassal kings representing the battle this time. Of course, the imperial guards of Hulao Pass do not know that the main force of this army is only subordinates of King Qi and King Fan Yang. Sima Yi's army is better than nothing. As for Sima Ji's 30,000 cavalry, it looks fierce and frightening, but in fact it can only play a role in suppressing the formation. I have never heard of anyone using cavalry to attack the city.

Immediately afterwards, the dense and dull sound of war drums broke the tranquility. The drum sound that was so depressing that it made people tremble in their hearts tear apart like a lightning bolt, and it sounded in the ears of every imperial guard soldier on the city, making people's hearts tense up. After the soldiers at Hulaoguan heard the sound of war drums, their breathing became rapid.

"It's the enemy. The enemy has already lined up and cheered me up." The sound of riots came from the city tower, and soldiers ran back and forth one by one. The situation seemed to be in chaos, but they were soon scolded by the general and pulled out their waist knife to force them to calm down.

"It's really scary to take a look. There are a million troops outside the Eight Passes, which seems not just a false statement." General Sun Fu, the General of the Army, shook his eyes and felt heavy in his heart.

Sun Fu didn't know if there were a million troops outside the Eight Passes, but the army in front of him must have been more than 300,000. It even exceeded the scale of the Luoyang Imperial Army, let alone the imperial guards in Hulao Pass.

"The army advances, breaks through Hulao Pass, enters Luoyang, and kills Sima Lun." Sima Jiong shouted loudly, with a kind of spirit of the leader of the Central Plains martial arts world, and the flag behind him sways to pass on the orders.

"Kill..." When the generals and officers of various army saw the flag, they immediately shouted to attack. The army of the kings immediately set off huge waves and rushed towards Hulao Pass like a tide. Just the running charge pace made the imperial soldiers of Hulao Pass feel that the earth was trembling.

"Everyone cheers me up. If the rebels rushed up, we would all die without a place to die." At the head of Hulaoguan, a young man pushed the imperial guards beside him and shouted sternly, as if only this could cover up the panic in his heart.

The soldiers of the coalition of kings had already begun to follow behind the siege armies, carrying the cloud ladders and rushing towards Hulao Pass. Archers from both sides shot at each other, and arrows fell like rain for a moment.

Under the city tower, dozens of soldiers ran down the city tower with siege cars, preparing to hit the city gate. A giant tree was hung on the siege cars. The front end of the giant tree was cone-shaped, and the tip was wrapped in iron. The soldiers held the giant tree and then ran towards the city gate. A loud bang came from the city tower. Every time the giant tree hit the gate, it would cause the gate to shake.

Flying stones kept falling from the city at Hulao Pass, hitting the soldiers of the coalition forces of the kings below. The shrill screams could not be penetrated far on the battlefield of this scale. They were instantly submerged in the waves of people and became silent.

The imperial guards who threw flying stones down had just emerged for the second time and were tumbling through their chests by arrows. They fell heavily to the ground, sobbing for a moment without any sound, and were soon taken off by others, and their original position was also filled by another soldier.
Chapter completed!